Java Dance

29/05/2026

What a week 🤯

If in doubt, dance!

📸Stephen A'Court Photographer Dancers Sarah Dyson Emma Fay Fairless Charley Davenport from Dirt and Other Delicious Ingredients from the Artisan Series

18/05/2026

Ngā mihi nui Performing Arts Network NZ - PANNZ

11/05/2026

And what an Honest Conversation it was!!!💥

Thanks to Tiaki Kerei for coming to Te Whanganui A Tara

Ataahua.

ngā mihi to Circa Theatre for hosting and thanks toToe Fai! and Talaucaka for sharing their space and Alex Dickson for operating.

An Honest Conversation with Tiaki Kerei and Sacha Copland

09/05/2026

Talking and dancing honestly...

An Honest Conversation' with Sacha Copland returns to Circa Theatre for the first of three performances, this Sunday 10 May.

Described as a 'high-risk dance duet' the dancers talk while they dance and try to be honest about bravery in creativity.

The NZ Aotearoa Arts Festival talks to Sacha about how confronting these conversations are.

See the interview here: https://www.festival.nz/article/talking-and-dancing-honestly/

08/05/2026

We sat down with Sally Woodfield from Tawhiri NZ Festival to talk about bravery in art

An Honest Conversation was the ideal topic.

21 performed conversations after its premiere choreographer Sacha Copland has been changed by this work.

What happens when we let art change us?

What happens when we risk failure?

A long list of beautiful artists have now deep dived into this risky show Bjorn Aslund Kia Jewell Stela Dara Samara Reweti Ella Williams Braedyn Togi Lesley Bandy Anita Hutchins Loughlan Prior / Dance + Visual Li'amānaia Tupe Lualua Emma Cosgrave Jess Johns Juanita Hepi Olivia McGregor Sophie Gargan Lachlan Broughton Cheyanne Teka Hoyori Maruo Azzam Mohamed Vicki Van Hout

No conversation is ever the same.

Come see for yourselves

This Sunday 10th May at 7.30pm

An Honest Conversation with Tiaki Kerei and Sacha Copland

Still some tickets left but not for long...

https://www.circa.co.nz/package/an-honest-conversation/

Circa Theatre
ngā mihi to Wellington City Council

Described as a “high-risk dance duet”, An Honest Conversation was created by Wellington dancer Sacha Copland in 2021 and this month marks the 21st conversation.Every performance features two dancers who dance, talk and attempt to be as honest as possible in a completely improvised one-hour duet....

07/05/2026

This is what audiences have to say about what it's like to experience An Honest Conversation.

What will this one be like???

😲🧎‍♀️‍➡️🧎🏾😵‍💫💃🏽🕺🏾🤪🏋🏻‍♀️🏋🏾😘🤸🏾‍♂️🤸🏽‍♀️

Tiaki Kerei Sacha Copland
Emily Writes NCM

https://www.circa.co.nz/package/an-honest-conversation/

04/05/2026

Tiaki was once an aerobics champion and Sacha was once this serious.

What are they like now?

Come see An Honest Conversation to find out....

You have to be in the room
https://www.javadance.nz/show/an-honest-conversation-with-tiaki-kerei-and-sacha-copland

Circa Theatre Wellington City Council
Sun 10th May 7.30pm

03/05/2026

1 week to go! ⏳⏰⚡️

Sunday 10th May 7.30pm

An Honest Conversation with Tiaki Kerei and Sacha Copland

Sacha and Tiaki both started dancing way back when film came in little canisters. Now they will dance for you.

Come see them dance, talk and attempt to be honest.
Bring your mum x

https://www.javadance.nz/show/an-honest-conversation-with-tiaki-kerei-and-sacha-copland

Circa Theatre Wellington City Council