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News Items:
TAONGA: DUST, WATER, WIND 2010 National Tour - 19th Aug 2010
BRIGHT STARS DANCE DURING MATARIKI - 20th Apr 2010
HOU: Emerging Works from New Choreographers - 8th Feb 2010
Moss Patterson appointed Executive Director - 2nd Dec 2009
Atamira warmly received in New Caldeonia - 10th Sep 2008
Atamira dance in Hawaii - 28th Feb 2008
Whakairo wins three awards in debut season - 12th Nov 2007
Taiawhio II features Atamira - 9th Jul 2007
Maori Dance Company carve a moving portrait - 2nd Jul 2007
First Quarter Newsletter 2007 - 4th Apr 2007
ATAMIRA Dance Company presents MEMOIRS OF ACTIVE SERVICE - 4th Sep 2006


Whakairo wins three awards in debut season

12th Nov 2007

Our latest work, Whakairo, premiered at The Edge as part of Tempo 07 - Auckland's annual festival of dance, opening at the Concert Chamber on 28 September to a great audience response and reviews. Whakairo won 3 Tempo Dance Awards for 2007 -- for Best Choreography, Best Set Design, and Best Music.

You can read reviews of our season by following the links below:
"the immediacy of a heartbeat" - review by Bernadette Rae in NZ Herald

"Sensitive and devastating" - review by Felicity Molloy, for Theatreview

"beautiful, challenging work" - review by Marianne Schultz for Metro Live