28 Mar 2023

Our March newsletter is out now!

Nau mai haere mai to our March newsletter!

Our quote of the month is "Inclusion without power or leadership is tokenism," by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (she/they), a queer, autistic and disabled nonbinary femme writer, disability and transformative justice movement worker, curator and educator of Burgher/Tamil Sri Lankan and Irish/Roma ascent.

Click here to read our March newsletter!

What we're talking about this month:

* From the GM: "Inclusion without power or leadership is tokenism"
* PANNZ - ADP feedback through a disability lens
* PANNZ - Creative Producer's exciting takeaway
* Register for our Matariki 2023 Education Programme!
* New education class tutor!

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✨TOI TUKU MATARIKI DANCE INTENSIVE JULY 2026 for ages 16+

🌟 Move. Connect. Create. 🌟Join us for a 3-day Disability-Led Dance Intensive inspired by the themes of Matariki. Open to ages 16+, all experience levels, disabled and non-disabled participants, this intensive invites you to explore movement through creativity, connection, and lived experience.

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🔊✨ (((ORO:RESONANCE))) live showing at Basement Theatre

ORO:RESONANCE is a Touch Compass crip-led, disability-led short-form arts mentorship programme empowering disabled young adult creators through sound and music creation, and performance. An accessible sound design programme for disabled youth in NZ. Participants learn from professionals, create alongside professionals, and witness their work performed live at Basement Theatre Auckland on Friday 24 April. Sound and music creation is led by disabled composer, sound designer and music maker Drew McMillan; with rangatahi-created works supported by the professional dance and performance professionals of Touch Compass, and a young and hungry diverse set of next-generation dancers.

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