This triple bill features dazzling choreography by Sarah Knox, Cameron McMillan and Loughlan Prior, with dynamic performances by some of New Zealand’s best freelance dancers, sharing the stage with NZTrio.
Auckland based Sarah Knox’s beautiful work ‘Last Time We Spoke’ is set to music by Rhian Sheehan (arranged for NZTrio by Ryan Youens), and presents an emotively accessible exploration of the Covid-19 times that all of us have navigated – audiences and artists alike. New Plymouth born Cameron McMillan’s haunting work uses the score “Helix” by acclaimed NZ composer John Psathas, exploring ideas around homecoming. Loughlan Prior’s titular work is a fresh, nuanced contemporary ballet from one of Aotearoa/New Zealand’s brightest rising choreographers, and takes its name from Claire Cowan’s much loved NZTrio commission, “Subtle Dances”.
This stunning collaboration of contemporary ballet and homegrown music premiered at the Auckland Arts Festival in 2021 and has since been presented at Dunedin Arts Festival (2021), Taranaki Winter Fest (2024), and Wānaka Festival of Colour (2025).
