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Tempo Dance Festival NZ Tempo Dance Festival | Te Rerenga o Tere 13–18 October 2026. www.tempodancefestival.co.nz

Friday night's Tāmaki Makaurau debut of DARK!DARK!DARK! from CONJAH + collaborators, presented with Auckland Live at Auc...
20/10/2026

Friday night's Tāmaki Makaurau debut of DARK!DARK!DARK! from CONJAH + collaborators, presented with Auckland Live at Auckland Town Hall was worldclass 🖤

Across Q Theatre & Basement Theatre When It Is Finished + GLIMMER from Deanne Butterworth & val smith, WHITE NOISE + Oro from Alisha McLennan Marler + guests, presented by Touch Compass, and Bloom from Lily-Mae Solhee Baird, Janina Smolira & Wiseman Mataiti filled the evening, and BODIES: a club night co-curated with Prowl Productions closed the evening out at Cassette Nine. Thank you to everyone who came out and danced with us!!

🔗 Tickets and full programme: tempodancefestival.co.nz/events-2026

📸 Photos: Yin-Chi Lee (Bloom, BODIES, When it's Finished + GLIMMER) | Danielle Hao-Aickin (WHITE NOISE + Oro)

It's our FINAL day!!! 🥰Join us at Q Theatre to acknowledge the incredible Dr Carla Marja van Zon, ONZM and her extraordi...
17/10/2026

It's our FINAL day!!! 🥰

Join us at Q Theatre to acknowledge the incredible Dr Carla Marja van Zon, ONZM and her extraordinary contribution to dance and the arts in Aotearoa and beyond at Honouring a Dance Creative at 2pm. FREE.

Tempo returns to Academy Cinemas with Dream Futures: Screendance Now, featuring six of the best dance films from across Aotearoa and Australia, co-curated with Dance (Lens) — Australia’s premier platform for screendance. This line-up is having it's Aotearoa premiere with us tonight before heading to Narrm Melbourne later in the year. Works from Charles Koroneho / Te Toki Haruru (Aotearoa) | Daniel Riley (Artistic Director at Australian Dance Theatre) | Amber McCartney (Australia) | Harrison Ritchie-Jones (Australia), Atamira Dance Company, directed & choreographed by Kelly Nash (Aotearoa), Sue Healey (Aotearoa), Threading Frames (Aotearoa), and Yuiko Masukawa (Australia).
The perfect way to sign off the Festival!

It's your last chance to catch CONJAH's DARK!DARK!DARK!, Movement of the Human's TŌRUA, and Kelly Nash's incredible The Room Would Split Open.

🔗 Book your spot at tempodancefestival.co.nz/events-2026

16/10/2026

Come along on Sunday and close out the festival with us at Dream Futures: Screendance Now! 🎞️

It's a screening of some of the best dance films from Aotearoa and beyond, and a lovely relaxing way to end the evening and connect as we wrap up this incredible week of dance.

Co-curated by Tempo and Dance (Lens), Australia's premier platform for screendance. This line-up has its Aotearoa premiere with us before heading to Narrm Melbourne later in the year. ❤️

From a dance spaghetti western to butoh influence, multi-headed creatures to high energy leaps, this gorgeous line-up has it all!

Artists include:
Charles Koroneho
Daniel Riley, Artistic Director at Australian Dance Theatre
Amber McCartney
Harrison Ritchie-Jones
Atamira Dance Company , directed and choreographed by Kelly Nash
Sue Healey
Threading Frames , with Other Than Yourself, the "Hi-Fi" winner of the Dance on Screen Film Competition at Pōneke Dance Festival 2026
Yuiko Masukawa

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📅 Sun 18 Oct
🕢 7.30pm, 60min
♿ Wheelchair accessible, hearing aid loop, service animals welcome

Co-curated with .melb

🔗 Tickets at tempodancefestival.co.nz/events-2026

Thursday was ELECTRIC! Off Axis brought hip hop to the theatre plus some, Operamoth opened to a dreamy sold out Basement...
16/10/2026

Thursday was ELECTRIC! Off Axis brought hip hop to the theatre plus some, Operamoth opened to a dreamy sold out Basement crowd, and KILL THE LIGHTS UNPLUGGED was pure glitter and glam. Thank you to all the artists, the battlers and everyone who cheered them on ❤️

Tonight is a BIGGGGG one, and some of these are ONE NIGHT ONLY:
Tōrua from Movement of the Human & Auckland Live | Meet @ Aotea Centre Box Office | Fri 16 Oct | 6pm | FREE, bookings recommended
When It Is Finished + GLIMMER - Deanne Butterworth & val smith | Q Theatre | Fri 16 Oct | 6.30pm | tonight only
Operamoth - Ctenophora Co. | Basement Theatre | Fri 16 Oct | 6.30pm
WHITE NOISE + Oro from Alisha McLennan-Marler, presented by Touch Compass | Q Theatre | Fri 16 Oct | 8pm | tonight only
Bloom - Lily-Mae Solhee Baird, Janina Smolira, Wiseman Mataiti | Basement Theatre | Fri 16 + Sat 17 Oct | 8pm
DARK!DARK!DARK! - CONJAH | Auckland Town Hall | Fri 16 + Sat 17 + Sun 18 Oct | 8pm
BODIES: a club night co-curated with Prowl Productions | Cassette Nine | Fri 16 Oct | DJs 9.30pm-1.30am + Performances 10.15-11.45pm | R18

It's not too late to book for tonight and the rest of the weekend: tempodancefestival.co.nz/events-2026

📸 Off Axis Jinki Cambronero | Operamoth Yin-Chi Lee | KILL THE LIGHTS UNPLUGGED MAHIA

It's the beginning of the weekend – i.e., Tempo is ramping up! 📈For ONE NIGHT ONLY catch two double bills: When It Is Fi...
15/10/2026

It's the beginning of the weekend – i.e., Tempo is ramping up! 📈

For ONE NIGHT ONLY catch two double bills: When It Is Finished + GLIMMER from val smith & Deanne Butterworth and WHITE NOISE + Oro presented by Touch Compass, from Alisha McLennan Marler + guests.

Across at Basement Theatre, Bloom premieres with 3 works from Wiseman Mataiti, Janina Smolira & Lily-Mae Solhee Baird, and Operamoth returns after it's sold out opening night from Ctenophora Co.

Plus Movement of the Human & Auckland Live's TŌRUA returns to take over Te Waihorotiu Station and CONJAH brings the unfleshed phenomena DARK!DARK!DARK! to Auckland Town Hall, Concert Chamber for its Tāmaki Makaurau premiere tonight 🖤

And afterwards, join us at Cassette Nine for BODIES: a club night, co-curated with Prowl Productions and featuring an incredible line up of DJs and performers. Let's goooooo!

🔗 Book your spot at tempodancefestival.co.nz/events-2026

Day two has wrapped, the vibes are great and we have so much more to come!! Last night we farewelled Atamira Dance Compa...
15/10/2026

Day two has wrapped, the vibes are great and we have so much more to come!! Last night we farewelled Atamira Dance Company and Oli Mathiesen with YMCĀ, Rebecca Jensen's Natural Basic and Sefa Tunupopo's SEKI, and watched Celia Hext & Olivia McGregor turn a K Road car park into a stage for the one night only in EXHAUST. Thank you to our huge and beautiful audiences for showing up with so much heart!

TONIGHT:
🔥 KILL THE LIGHTS UNPLUGGED: 1v1 Whacking to Disco and 1v1 Open-Style to House at Basement. Free dance battles, so come down, watch, cheer and (if you wish) sign up to battle (from 7.30pm), from Moreno Creations.

⚡John "Happyfeet" Vaifale and the Projekt Team's OFF AXIS expands what hip hop can look like at Q Theatre (8pm), from John "Happyfeet" Vaifale, presented by Projekt Team.

🦋 Operamoth opens its first of three nights at Basement, folding audiences into a dreamlike vista (6.30pm), from Ctenophora Co.

Tickets and full programme: tempodancefestival.co.nz/events-2026

Photos by Jinki Cambronero (EXHAUST photos 1+2), John Rata Photography (TŌRUA from the weekend) + some delightful fans.

Today features 3 whole new events!A dreamlike vista from Ctenophora Co. in the Tāmaki premiere of Operamoth (6.30pm, Bas...
14/10/2026

Today features 3 whole new events!

A dreamlike vista from Ctenophora Co. in the Tāmaki premiere of Operamoth (6.30pm, Basement Theatre), an epic whacking battle from Moreno Creation in KILL THE LIGHTS UNPLUGGED (between 7.30–10.30pm) and a cypher that falls off axis from John "Happyfeet" Vaifale, presented by Projekt Team in Off Axis (8pm, Q Theatre).

🔗 Book your spot at www.tempodancefestival.co.nz/events-2026-thursday-15-october

The Festival is officially underway! Hugest thanks to everyone who turned out to open the week with us, bringing the mos...
13/10/2026

The Festival is officially underway! Hugest thanks to everyone who turned out to open the week with us, bringing the most incredible energy and aroha to Q Theatre and Basement Theatre. Connecting with all of you was the perfect start to the week – it truly felt like the Christmas Day of dance!

If you missed opening night, don't worry, you can still catch these shows (and they are NOT to be missed). YMCĀ (8pm), Natural Basic (6.30pm) and SEKI (8pm) all finish their runs tonight and have limited tickets available, and EXHAUST (6.30pm) is one night only.

It's not too late to book, and don't forget you can save up to 20% when you book multiple shows through iTICKET.

What a treat to be able to share all of these extraordinary dance works and artists with you all! We're so excited for the week ahead.

❤️ Tickets and full programme: tempodancefestival.co.nz/events-2026

📸 Photos by the wonderful Jinki Cambronero

💥 Day 2 is here!6.30pm: Celia Hext + Olivia McGregor present EXHAUST, a cheeky, tantalising, dance-warming of a cold spa...
13/10/2026

💥 Day 2 is here!

6.30pm: Celia Hext + Olivia McGregor present EXHAUST, a cheeky, tantalising, dance-warming of a cold space to Karangahape Road Car Park off Mercury Lane (location information on our website).

And, it's your last chance to catch:
Rebecca Jensen's Natural Basic (6.30pm), Sefa Tunupopo's SEKI (8pm) and Atamira Dance Company, choreographed by Oli Mathiesen's YMCĀ – all of which audiences were absolutely raving about last night! ❤️ Clearly not to be missed!

‼️ Don't forget – you can double bill both of these 6.30pm shows with the 8pm, and make a truly fabulous night of it.

🔗 Book your spot at www.tempodancefestival.co.nz/events-2026-wednesday-14-october (link in our bio)

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