Performing and Screen Arts

This study focuses on dance as an activist practice in and of itself, across geographical locations and over the course of a century, from 1920 to 2020

The 1960s was a period of radical conflict, when the desire for a new, socially defiant freedom affected every aspect of NZ culture: theatre, the visual arts, Māori activism, rock ‘n roll, literature, feminism, NZ film, direct action, culminating in a series of bombings that rocked Auckland at the end of the decade

This book provides insight into unconventional programs that employ dance to inspire a different way of thinking and intervening