Curve's 1999 Programme

1999 was a busy year for CURVE dancers!

January - February
The year began with a week long site-specific project, choreographed by guest Carla Martell. This work D-TOUR, was performed in Freyburg Place in central Auckland city and supported by Creative Communities. The performance involved six dancers and was a continuation of the Working Bodies Workshop, also supported by Creative Communities.

CURVE welcomed new dance graduates Anja Packham and Malia Johnstone to the group. Both Anja and Malia performed with CURVE in D-TOUR.

January also saw the return of Karen Barbour to New Zealand, after travel and dancing overseas. to begin her Doctoral studies.

March - May
Curve received funding from Creative New Zealand to workshop a new full-length dance work in 1999. The dance work was made in collaboration with two Auckland musicians Charlotte 90 and Zoe. CURVE choreographers Becca Wood and Kelly Nash developed choreographic material with five dancers. The work was inspired by aspects of surviving as a multi-skilled women in New Zealand. The results of the working process were shown to an experienced arts panel for critical analysis. As a result of the positive and valuable feedback received, further performance funding was provided by Creative New Zealand for the creation of a performance season in 2000. Some of the feedback from the showing in 1999 included the comments:

Interesting, evocative work- can't wait to see more.
-Shona McCullagh

Terrific - let me know when you're performing!
- Johnathan Besser

Seeing you do that beautiful ethereal, clear, difficult to describe movement stuff. I love it.
- Felicity Molloy

I thought the work was very inventive and interesting to watch... Love the projections & potential for these & screen- most interesting projections with dance I have seen for ages. I thought the projections defined the space beautifully from all angles.
-Sean Curham

CURVE welcomed professional dance Julie Eady to the group for Five Girls Called Doris.

Curve dancers pursued other dance work, training and jobs for the second half of 1999. In this period, Curve was able to secure futher funding for 2000 dance work.

Curve dancers also performed in 1999 at the Sweetwaters Music Festival, with 'Touch Compass', in Michael Parmenter's Jerusalem, Shona McCullagh's Mad Angels tour, in the interactive-media show Soliton and others.