50mins
Holding Ground brings together two dynamic works in sharp contrast – one grounded in place, the other in technology.
A new duet by Moss Te Ururangi Patterson unfolds within a confined space, where two dancers engage in a shifting exchange of tension and release. With an original score by Shayne P Carter and James Webster, the work draws on deep currents of gravity and wairua. Entering a state of hypofrontality, the dancers move instinctively – calm in the storm, present, and guided by something older than thought.
In Intensional Particle, Japanese artist Hiroaki Umeda immerses us in a futuristic terrain of light, sound, and movement. The body dissolves into data – a pulse of vibration and force. What emerges is both meticulous and explosive.
These works form a vivid counterpoint, inviting us to sit in the tension between motion and stillness, and find balance within it. Together, they ask: what does it mean to hold your ground?
A New Zealand Dance Company Production
Supported by: Avoca Web Design
