Guest Principals of the Royal NZ Ballet! Jacob Chown, Adriana Harper & William Fitzgerald With Ichiro Harada & Ai Ito of Japan as Herr Drosselmeyer & the Angel & Dancers of the Academy of Ballet Arts

This innovative interpretation of Tchaikovsky 's fairytale ballet is filled with the anticipation of presents and parties, boyfriends and innocent dreams of romance. The magic for Clara begins as her Uncle Drosselmeyer and a guardian angel give her a special gift of a Nutcracker doll. An enchanted fairytale dream is conjured as Clara and her Nutcracker defeat marauding mice, dance with the Snow Queen and her prince and her innocent quest for romance comes to a fantasy finale in the Kingdom of Sweets.

The Youth & Community Trust in association with Nelson Underage are proud to present The Project 2K14, the biggest U18'S dance event to hit the shores of Nelson in late September.

Flying in an array of internationally recognized DJ's from the U18's Event Scene in Australia, The Project will see a spectacular lineup built from international, national and local DJ's, featuring:

Konvex (Sydney)
Kids on the Block (Auckland)
The Game Masters (Melbourne)
Lucas Jory (Tauranga)

+ Support from local DJ's in Nelson & Blenheim to be announced soon.

The night itself will blow all other events out of the water, with a huge pre-party, thanks to our friends at THE EDGE + heaps of epic surprises to be released as we get closer to D Day. We're rolling out the red carpet, called in the best photographers across the region and are working overtime to create this night into the BEST night of your life!

Don't miss out on what will be the most talked about event of the year. We're going BIG, it's going to be CRAZY and we want YOU there with us!

Limited tickets available for purchase via Ticket Direct or listen to The Edge (to find out how you can win tickets on The Edge Guest list.

THIS EVENT WILL SELL OUT.

Tahunanui Skating Rink, Nelson - Sep 27th

The Wakatu Dance Theatre of Nelson is proud to present Catch a Falling Star, directed by Peta Spooner.
With Stars in our eyes and dreams in our hearts we STEP into the world of make believe to make all our wishes come true. The music inspires, the dance motivates and the lights and costumes provide a visual fantasy. The choreography brings together all 5 points of our very special STAR.

This year's programme has something for everyone to enjoy!

Director Gillian Francis has consistently achieved a very high standard from her very creative and talented students (ranging from the ages of 3 to their mid-20's) over many years and this year's programme includes beautiful choreography, costuming, backdrops, lighting and sound. A superb evening of entertainment not to be missed!

About The Star Seed story...
One day, deep in the heart of the New Zealand bush, a seed falls from the stars. From this seed, a tree grows at a feverish pace until, from its fruit, a Star Girl emerges. Someone is watching this magic most intently, a boy from Earth. By and by, the Star Girl and the Earth Boy fall in love, but darkness threatens, and the boy must go on an adventure through the native landscapes he thought he knew in order to save the girl.

About the performance...
This modern fairy tale is told through mime, acro-balance, aerial silk work and live music. A quaintly epic adventure that is warm, surprising and elegantly beautiful. An international cast of enormous experience pool their talents to create a visual feast for all ages.
Body in Space invites everyone to enter a world where movement speaks. To revel in the delight of the imagination. And to believe in the ongoing magic of life's cycles and surprises.

Nelson Underage in association with Mad Beat HipHop presents WORD ON THE STREET Nelson's Largest Hiphop Showcase.

With the main event created exclusively for high school aged students, we've teamed up with Mad Beat to open up 'Word on the Street' to include a special one hour teaser performance for all families and school aged children keen to come and support some of the best hiphop crews Nelson has to offer.

Kicking off at 3:30pm, the afternoon will showcase performances by Madbeats Mega Crew, New Crew, Fusion & Origin Dance Crew, plus feature an array of local artists rep'n some of the best Hiphop performances in Nelson.
Performances from all crews will include sets they're taking up to the Street Dance National Championships in Auckland the following weekend.

Nelson Underage in association with Mad Beats Hiphop proudly presents Word on the Street the biggest Hiphop Showcase to hit Nelson since ages ago

Kicking off at 7pm, the night will showcase performances by Madbeats Mega Crew, New Crew & Origin Dance Crew, plus feature an array of local artists rep’n some of the best Hiphop performances in Nelson.

Finishing the night with a huge ALL IN freestyle battle and one epic dance party you can be sure that ‘Word on the Street’ will leave you wanting more.

Limited tickets are available online via Ticket Direct for $10. Doorsales will be available on the night for $15. Set times + more info coming soon.

Vast Dance Festival celebrates the combined talents of high school students in the "Top of the South" region.
The annual performance showcases students from Waimea College, Nayland College, Garin College, Motueka High School, Salisbury School, Marlborough College for Girls and Marlborough College for Boys and Nelson College.

For the 2014 show, we hope to also include schools from the West Coast, Golden Bay and Marlborough regions - widening the youth dance network in our beautiful region.

WIZARD OF OZ
Rebecca Bignall Academy of Dance presents 'The Wizard of Oz'

A classical ballet twist on the infamous story of Dorothy and her little dog toto.

As they venture into the land of Oz, Dorothy meets, munchkins, scarecrows, tin men, lions, and many more friends!

Classical ballet students aged 3 - 17yrs showcase their talent in this much loved family classic.

RBAD's got TALENT
Rebecca Bignall Academy of Dance presents 'RBAD's got Talent'

Jazz and Contemporary students aged 5 - 18yrs showcase their skills, striving to achieve the ultimate audience vote for the most talented dance group.

Items are performed to the most recent and upbeat songs that will have you wiggling in your seats!

Family, friends and public all welcome to come along to cast your vote - who will be the winners of RBAD's got talent 2014?

Fresh from their acclaimed performances at the Holland Dance Festival, The New Zealand Dance Company brings their virtuosic choreography and stunning design in Language of Living, direct to the heart of New Zealand.

In a five centre, one night only tour, New Zealanders can experience the brave and beautiful performances showcased in Language of Living; a remarkable presentation of new and inspired dance by our finest artistic athletes.

Language of Living comprises of five short works by established and internationally recognised Arts Laureates Shona McCullagh and Michael Parmenter, alongside mid-career choreographer Sarah Foster-Sproull, and emerging choreographers Justin Haiu and Tupua Tigafua.
The company's vision for creative alchemy combines stunning costume, video, set and sound design, featuring compositions by Gareth Farr, CPE Bach, The Electric Boutique, Vivaldi, Sekai Mailata and Eden Mullholland.

"a triumph!... stylish & sophisticated" Dominion Post

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