No Socks Required

Sep­tem­ber is the month for dance lovers — whether obser­va­tion­al or more involved — with the Dance Your Socks Off fes­ti­val run­ning all month.

The fes­ti­val is a cel­e­bra­tion of con­tem­po­rary dance and dance the­atre, and to kick it off there are two inter­ac­tive events organ­ised by DANZ. The lead-in is on August 26th from 5:30 — 7pm with a (free) forum at the Film Archive, fea­tur­ing per­form­ers and pro­duc­ers of fes­ti­val shows talk­ing about their work and shar­ing ideas with inter­est­ed observers and peo­ple with­in the indus­try alike. It looks like the per­fect intro­duc­tion to the fes­ti­val if you’re unsure where to start after look­ing at the pro­gram here. Then on Sep­tem­ber 6th there’s a con­tem­po­rary dance work­shop at Toi Poneke (aka the Welling­ton Arts Cen­tre at 61 Abel Smith Street), only $5 on the door, with tutor Ani­ta Hutchins. Aimed at begin­ners aged 15 and up, the pro­mo says you should wear non restric­tive cloth­ing with bare feet or soft dance shoes, and take your lunch! Call (04) 802 0536 for more info about either of these events, or check the Feel­ing Great web­site for the exten­sive line-up of Dance Your Socks Off events and work­shops.