Royal New Zealand Ballet Dance Education Resource
"A highly informative, user-friendly and ideas-rich resource supporting the teaching of dance in the New Zealand curriculum." - Tina Hong, National Dance Coordinator, Ministry of Education.
The Royal New Zealand Ballet has created dynamic new education resources for New Zealand teachers, students and classrooms. Leaping out from its pages are ideas for students and teachers to create dance in their own classrooms and the opportunity to explore Royal New Zealand
Ballet works through the exploration of classical and contemporary ballets. These resources provide a brief introduction to the history and development of the Royal New Zealand Ballet, highlighting its current productions and artists. This resource is written for primary, intermediate and secondary teachers and their students.
It is available online here at the beginning of each season or on a disk by contacting the company’s Education staff.
Hard copies of past seasons resources are available for purchase from the company.
Yes! I would like to purchase the Dance Education Resource. Download Dance Education Resource Order Form (pdf 32 kb) - requires Acrobat Reader.
Tutus and Town Halls video
A documentary that deals candidly with romance, sore feet and the finer points of junk food in a dance tour of provincial New Zealand. The 2001 Nationwide Road Tour echoes the Ballet's pioneering days with a hectic 47 night schedule in which dancers brave tiny stages, dodgy wiring and rickety town halls.
Retailing at $50, you can send your order to DANZ, PO Box 9885, Wellington, phone (04) 801 9885.
Ihi FrENZy: The Making of a Dance video resource
The kit goes behind the scenes, interviews the choreographers and includes stunning performance footage of the 2001 production of Ihi FrENZy by the Royal New Zealand Ballet and Te Matarae I Orehu. The accompanying teacher's booklet suggests activities for using the video, and contains reviews, articles, and lists of related resources and websites for further research and information gathering. Aimed at year 9-13 students.
Kits cost $40.50 (plus GST) and can be ordered through Learning Media Customer Services, Box 3293, Wellington, phone (04) 471 5549, freephone 0800 800 565.
Season education resources
Educational resources based on Royal New Zealand Ballet seasons are available. For details contact Education Manager, Stacey White.