27 Jul 2023

Our July newsletter - Decolonising the arts: Mātauranga Māori, or is it?

five separate photos of different images depicted in TC's July newsletter: Group photos in Greece with the Acropolis in the background; a girl leaning against a rock, her hands in the air, next to a babbling brook; a solo dancer in a studio with a wood floor; Three dancers linking arms together, sitting in various poses; a group of dancers with hands up in the air, sitting on the ground and in wheelchairs, with some standing behind them, in a black and white photo.

Although July is typically a month of hibernation and waiting for the warming turn of seasons, this year Touch Compass has been busy hosting a residency with Canadian amputee dancer, Lawrence Shapiro, Aiga rehearsals, working with schools as we receive their final Matariki videos, and planning ahead for the three pieces that comprise Tuarā Wairua!

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🌟 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.

10 June 2026

✨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.

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.

24 April 2026

🔊✨ (((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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