Performance History of ATAMIRA Dance Company
March 2010
HOU - Work-in-progress showing of new works by emerging choreographers, and symposium at MAU Theatre.
June/July/August 09
Memoirs of Active Service - Tour to Hamilton, Gisborne, and Browns Bay, Orewa and Devonport with CART & DANZ. Read reviews.
April 2009
Ngai Tahu 32 - Australian premiere at the 10 Days on the Island Festival in Tasmania.
March 2009
Taonga premiere – full length work choreographed by Louise Potiki Bryant for Auckland Festival 2009. Read reviews
October 2008
Mapunapuna - Short Works season at Tempo Auckland Festival of Dance. 
Featuring 4 short new works by Maaka Pepene, Jack Gray, Dolina Wehipeihana and guest choreographer Moana Nepia. Read reviews
September 2008
Noumea tour – performing Symbole et Realitie by guest choreographer from Noumea Richard Digoue made on the collective in 2007, plus short works from ATAMIRA Dance Company’s repertoire.
January/February 2008
Hawaii tour – premiere USA performances of Ngai Tahu 32 and excerpts from Whakairo, Kohatu and Memoirs of Active Service. The 5 centre tour also included lecture demonstrations, and workshops at the University of Hawaii and local schools.
September 2007
Whakairo premiere – full-length work choreographed by Moss Patterson at Tempo Auckland Festival of Dance 2007, and as part of the STAMP programme at the Edge. ‘Best Production by an Emerging Choreographer’ NZ Listener, and also winner of 3 Tempo Awards for Choreography, Music and Set Design. Symbole et Realitie – guest choreography and workshop with New Caledonian choreographer Richard Digoue. A successful international exchange the work-in-progress was presented alongside Whakairo in the Tempo Season. Read reviews
March 2007
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf performance at the opening of the Te Tuhi The Mark AK07 exhibition.
Art on the Beach produced by Lopdell House. Atamira Dancers appear in performance conceived and directed by Louise Potiki Bryant and Vanda Karolczak.
January 2007
Memoirs of Active Service at Rotorua Arts Festival
November 2006
Memoirs of Active ServiceChoreographed by Maaka Pepene, at the Maidment Studio Theatre featuring dancers Peter Sears, Sean MacDonald, Jack Gray, Justine Hohaia and Kelly Nash.
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Armistice Day performance of excerpts from Memoirs of Active Service on 11 November at the Auckland War Memorial Museum.
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June 2006
Performance at Te Papa Tongarewa’s Matariki Gala, and public performances at Te Marae to celebrate Matariki.
December 2005
Short performance at the Opening of the Michael Parekowhai sculpture Ataarangi 2 at Te Tuhi/The Mark gallery in Pakuranga.
August 2005
Ngai Tahu 32 tour – A four centre tour to Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin. Read reviews
June 2005
Te Paki performed at the Auckland Museum to celebrate Matariki and alongside Te Wananga o Aotearoa students at their choregraphic showing at TAPAC (as mentors)
February 2005
AKO5 launch party – excerpt of Ngai Tahu 32 performed alongside a kapa haka group waiata.
October 2004
Ngai Tahu 32 at Tempo Dance Festival, Concert Chamber, The Edge. Choreographed by Louise Potiki Bryant.
Best contemporary dance production and Best Soundscore 2004, The NZ Listener Read reviews
July 2004
9th Festival of Pacific Art, Palau. Dolina Wehipeihana, Justine Hohaia, Moss Patterson and Louise Potiki Bryant performed Te Paki by Moss Patterson and Whare tangata by Louise Potiki Bryant as part of the NZ delegation to Palau. Celebrating Matariki with ATAMIRA Dance Company - pPerformed Te Paki and Whare tangata at the Auckland Museum as part of the Matariki festival.
June 2004
Te Paki performed at Te Papa Tongarewa (Museum of New Zealand) Matariki celebrations (Maori New Year)
February 2004
Atamira at the Wellington Fringe Festival, Bats Theatre.
Featuring Te Paki by Moss Patterson, Hail by Jack Gray, and Whare tangata by Louise Potiki Bryant.
April 2003
Atamira at the Maidment Studio, 2 - 5 April. Featuring Te Aroha me te mamae by Louise Potiki Bryant, Hail by Jack Gray
and Mauri by Stephen Bradshaw. Dancers - Dolina Wehipeihana, Louise Potiki Bryant, Cathy Livermore, Corinna Hunziker, Maaka Pepene, Moss Patterson. Read reviews
PSi9 Conference - Performance Studies International conference, Christchurch.
ATAMIRA Dance Company led a fieldstation at this international conference held in Christchurch 9 - 13 April. Fieldstation - Land, Mapping and Whakapapa.
July 2003
Presentation at Currents Tertiary Dance Festival 2003.
April 2002
Sub-Urban Legends at UNITEC DANCE STUDIO. Choreographic development workshop and showing of Hail by Jack Gray, Te aroha me te mamae by Louise Potiki Bryant, and Legends on the Dance Floor by Dolina Wehipeihana. Dancers - Justine Hohaia, Jack Gray, Dolina Wehipeihana, Louise Potiki Bryant, Maaka. Read reviews
June 2002
Putake - Matariki Art Exhibition Opening. Performed Te Aroha me Te Mamae by Louise Potiki Bryant. Dancers - Justine Hohaia, Louise Potiki Bryant, Dolina Wehipeihana.
July 2002
ATAMIRA Dance Company Performance and Discussion at Waikato University. Performed excerpts of Maori Kabuki Princess and Hail by Jack Gray, Legends on the Dance Floor by Dolina Wehipeihana, and Te Aroha me te Mamae by Louise Potiki Bryant.
June 2001
PaePae choreographed by Louise Potiki Bryant. Performed by Dolina Wehipeihana and Louise Potiki Bryant at The Celebration of Performing Arts, ASB Theatre Aotea Centre, Auckland.
April 2001
Freshly Minted season at Tatai Hono Marae. Choreographic Development Workshop and Performance.
Whare Tangata by Louise Potiki Bryant, dancers - Louise Potiki Bryant, Justine Hohaia and Dolina Wehipeihana. Maori Kabuki Princess by Jack Gray, dancers Dolina Wehipeihana, Justine Hohaia, Louise Potiki Bryant. Read reviews
2000
ATAMIRA Dance Company founded by Jack Gray with Dolina Wehipeihana, Louise Potiki Bryant and Justine Hohaia. First performance at The Celebration of Performing Arts, Town Hall, Auckland.
