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 Ballet in New Zealand
 For Arts Sake - Michael Parmenter
 For Arts Sake - Mary Jane O'Reilly
 The Big Art Trip - Series Two, Episode Three
 Mataku - The Fishing Trip (Te Hi Ika)
 Haunting Douglas

Synopsis

This episode from series five of Kete Aronui, a documentary series featuring Aotearoa's artists that screened on Māori Television, follows the careers of iconic contemporary dancers Taane Mete and Tairoa Royale. For both, training at Te Whaea propelled them into their art, teaching them not only technique but also a way of life. Featuring footage of Royale dancing in Douglas Wright's Forever (1993), the excerpt also includes a dance class with Michael Parmenter, another dance great, and discussion of dance companies Limbs and Black Grace.

Credits (10)

 Jane Reeves

Jane Reeves
Director

 Chelsea Winstanley

Chelsea Winstanley
Producer

 Chris Pryor

Chris Pryor
Camera

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Related Titles (7)

 Ballet in New Zealand

Ballet in New Zealand

Short Film, 1963 (Full Length)

An NFU short about ballet in NZ in the 1960s

 For Arts Sake - Michael Parmenter

For Arts Sake - Michael Parmenter

Television, 1996 (Full Length)

Doco about dancer and choreographer Michael Parmenter

 Haunting Douglas

Haunting Douglas

Television, 2003 (Excerpts)

A documentary portrait of Douglas Wright

 The Big Art Trip - Series Two, Episode Three

The Big Art Trip - Series Two, Episode Three

Television, 2002 (Full Length Episode)

Doco featuring dance company Black Grace

 For Arts Sake - Mary Jane O'Reilly

For Arts Sake - Mary Jane O'Reilly

Television, 1996 (Full Length)

Doco featuring Mary Jane O'Reilly, founder of Limbs Dance Company

 Mataku - The Fishing Trip (Te Hi Ika)

Mataku - The Fishing Trip (Te Hi Ika)

Television, 2002 (Excerpts)

Also executive produced by Rhonda Kite

 Black Grace - From Cannon's Creek to Jacob's Pillow

Black Grace - From Cannon's Creek to Jacob's Pillow

Television, 2005 (Full Length)

Featuring Tairoa Royale

Quotes

I seem to think that dance chose me, I didn’t choose it. It chose me to be a vehicle to communicate. 

– Tairoa Royale

Limbs was like a second family to me. A lot of relationships that happened in that period of time I still have … And the same with Black Grace. 

– Tairoa Royale on family in dance companies