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Born in Auckland Jessica studied multiple genres of dance until she moved to Melbourne to further her dance education as a full-time student. During these studies, Jessica was offered a contract with Black Grace Dance Company and joined them for their 2007 tour of their work “Amata”. After successfully completing her full-time studies, a Diploma in Dance (Performance) and becoming a qualified fitness professional, she realised her passion lay in dance education and so began her teaching journey. Jess has taught in diverse sectors from preparing students for large scale international competitions to working in remote towns in Australia and in programs created for disadvantaged youth. Jess has been involved primarily in the education sector as a choreographer, working across multiple schools and putting together performances with casts of 800+ performers. She toured internationally as the choreographer for the Australian Girls’ Choir and worked with Aboriginal Youth in remote towns in Australia. Jess has recently completed her Diploma in Dance Teaching Studies with Distinction through the Royal Academy of Dance (London). Jess is an approachable and committed dance teacher with a particular love for classical and contemporary ballet and believes the arts are a vital aspect of education. Her dedication to fostering young dancers has led her to joining with Meghan Rowe with a joint vision of providing performance opportunities for young dancers in a collaborative environment. Romeo and Juliet - Jessica Opacic's choreography highlight reel https://www.theclassicalcollab.co.nz/meaghan daily 0.75 2022-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/1614223405273-9660MVHKKL4L2ALMZ1A1/meaghan%2Bheadshot.jpg Meaghan - Meaghan Rowe - Director and Choreographer Meaghan has been immersed in the arts since a very young age. Her dance journey began with Paula Hunt in Wellington, who was instrumental in nurturing her love for classical ballet. For many years Meaghan trained only in ballet, before her eyes were opened to modern dance as a Contemporary Associate at the New Zealand School of Dance as a teenager. Unsure which avenue to pursue, Meaghan took a break from the dance world to continue with academics, using her time to gain a Bachelor of Arts and Honours degree in International Relations from Victoria University of Wellington. However, at the completion of her studies she knew that she must return to dance. Meaghan then gained her Royal Academy of Dance teaching certificate with Robyn Sinclair in Dunedin in 2010. The next few years were spent dancing, teaching, and exploring in Europe; meeting her mentor Claudine Merkel (John Cranko Schule, Royal Ballet of Flanders) and training with the Münster Tanz Theatre. It was during this time that Meaghan fell in love with contemporary ballet, enraptured by the concept of manipulating the classical form to achieve an exciting new aesthetic for the modern audience. After relocating to Auckland in 2014, Meaghan began her own dance school while also tutoring as a classical ballet coach at Unitec. Then in 2021, she decided it was time to take her passion for contemporary ballet in a new direction, by joining with friend and colleague Jess Opacic in the creation of The Classical Collab. Romeo and Juliet - Meaghan Rowe’s choreography highlight reel https://www.theclassicalcollab.co.nz/home-page daily 1.0 2025-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/f91f5578-57b9-429b-a571-7b0437a2c643/Collab-26+Logo+01+Artboard+1.png Home page https://www.theclassicalcollab.co.nz/scholarships daily 0.75 2025-11-06 https://www.theclassicalcollab.co.nz/loughlan-prior daily 0.75 2025-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/1615517661693-WP6W51PTW83URV7H3MAM/L.Prior.jpg Loughlan Prior - Loughlan Prior - Mentor Image by Garth Badger. Described by Dance Aotearoa New Zealand as “a creative tour de force,” Loughlan Prior is an award-winning choreographer recognised for his visually compelling and dynamic work across stage and film. Prior joined the Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) in 2010 and rose to become a company soloist, enjoying a decade-long career performing in New Zealand and internationally. In 2018, he was appointed RNZB Choreographer in Residence, where he has crafted a diverse collection of works for the company’s repertoire, including Cinderella, Hansel & Gretel, The Firebird, Woman of Words, and Ultra Violet. Prior has created and staged works for companies including Alberta Ballet, BalletCollective Aotearoa, Ballet Ireland, BalletX, Ballet Unleashed, Dance Lab New York, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Queensland Ballet, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Singapore Ballet, and West Australian Ballet, among others. He has also worked extensively as a guest choreographer and tutor with the Australian Ballet School, Canada’s National Ballet School, New Zealand School of Dance, and Palucca University Dresden. In 2022, he was invited to present a full evening of works for the New Zealand School of Dance’s Performance Season. His wide-ranging creative collaborations span both live and digital platforms, with projects for TV3’s Dancing with the Stars, Auckland Arts Festival, Chamber Music New Zealand, iD Fashion Week, New Zealand String Quartet, Te Papa Tongarewa, Tempo Festival, Vogue Australia, Wānaka Festival of Colour, WGT LUX, and Zambesi. Prior’s dance films have screened internationally, including at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, San Francisco Dance Film Festival, and the Short Film Corner at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2022, his short Inklings won first prize at the Berlin Filmhaus Awards. Prior is the co-founder and Artistic Director of the project company Lo|Co Arts. He has received Creative New Zealand’s Tup Lang Award for choreography, a Warren Douglas Scholarship, the Ballet Foundation of New Zealand’s Harry Haythorne Choreographic Award, and was recognised as a ‘Distinguished Graduate’ of the New Zealand School of Dance in 2019. He was named one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” in 2025. https://www.theclassicalcollab.co.nz/rebecca-bassett-graham daily 0.75 2021-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/1615708709791-3JRE3BTUA8CQMVJ0AJNJ/Rebecca+Bassett-Graham.png Rebecca Bassett-Graham - Rebecca Bassett-Graham - Ambassador We’re excited to be endorsed by Rebecca Basset-Graham, Company Wayne McGregor Dancer and The Classical Collab Ambassador. Born in Ontario, Canada, Rebecca Bassett-Graham trained at the New Zealand School of Dance, graduating in 2011. Alongside internships with New Zealand Dance Company and DanceNorth, she performed in DanceNorth’s Townsville Queensland season and in The Australian Ballet's Melbourne season. Rebecca moved to London in 2013 where she worked with Lewis Major, performing at Sadler’s Wells and at a TEDx conference in London, and performed her first professional work at the Australia & NZ Festival of Literature & Arts. Rebecca joined Company Wayne McGregor in 2017. Rebecca see’s the benefit for young kiwi dancers to have the opportunity to perform new and existing repertoire in professional-level performances and can’t wait to collaborate next time she can visit New Zealand! https://www.theclassicalcollab.co.nz/ariana daily 0.75 2024-06-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/1624089279357-5EC9HKV50YOY3KMAJM8O/image2.jpeg Ariana - Ariana Hond - Classical Tutor Ariana grew up dancing in Auckland, training with Mt Eden Ballet Academy. In addition, she was fortunate to be a classical Junior Associate with the New Zealand School of Dance and attended summer intensives on scholarship in America, England and Australia. Ariana competed in many local and international competitions, such as the RAD Genée where she won the silver medal and audience award, the Alana Haines Awards where she was a junior winner and senior finalist, and the YAGP as a New York finalist. At 16, Ariana moved to Brisbane to join the pre-professional program at Queensland Ballet. Within 3 months she performed in her first professional production, Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella, as part of the corps de ballet. After two years with Queensland Ballet, Ariana joined Melbourne City Ballet where she performed in a number of new contemporary works, as well as classical soloist roles like Aurora, Lilac Fairy and Carmen. Over the years Ariana has been a guest performer across Australasia, and has had the opportunity to learn from an incredible range of teachers, choreographers and directors. In 2018, Ariana decided to change career paths, and before coming home travelled to China to teach English (and also taught some ballet). In 2019 she began studying full-time at the University of Auckland, following on from part-time study with the University of Melbourne. She has now graduated with a BA(Hons) in Psychology with First Class Honours. Ariana works as a community researcher with a Kaupapa Māori research centre and as the Tuākana Coordinator for Psychology at the University of Auckland. 
Ariana continues to guest teach in Tāmaki Makaurau and occasionally dances in a freelance capacity. She really enjoys being involved in passing on knowledge to future generations of dancers and is excited to see the work that Classical Collab creates! https://www.theclassicalcollab.co.nz/amelia daily 0.75 2021-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/1622974200212-7KFZIJE6C5NNBEGK5M0K/Amelia.jpg Amelia - Amelia Chandulal-Mackay - Guest Choreographer Amelia grew up in Whanganui, New Zealand. In her early years she participated in the Junior Associate program at the New Zealand School of dance, trained at the Whanganui Ballet and Dance Academy and attended summer/winter programs in New Zealand and overseas. After 18 months of full-time training in Australia, she moved to the United States at nineteen where she danced with Orlando Ballet Company, Milwaukee Ballet Company, Oklahoma City Ballet and also studied on scholarship at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre in New York City in 2017. In 2019 Amelia moved back home to New Zealand where she began a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Auckland, majoring in Psychology and Criminology. After a year away from dance, she began teaching at South Auckland Ballet Academy and Victory Performance Centre. In 2020 she adjudicated PACANZ ballet and modern groups in Palmerston North. She is currently choreographing and performing in Phantom of the Opera, opening in Whanganui in September 2021, alongside her full-time study at the University of Auckland. Amelia has a strong passion for the creative arts, and is excited to continue pushing creative boundaries during her work with the Classical Collab this year. https://www.theclassicalcollab.co.nz/blair daily 0.75 2021-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/1624174497099-19OVG1K423YAT5SSJ1YU/Headshot+-Blair+Wood+Photographer+David+Kelly.jpg Blair - Blair Wood - Classical Tutor Blair’s early dance training was supported by inspiring teachers in the Wellington region including Elayne Cherry, Carl Myers, Paul Jenden, Caroline Steele, Shayne Rumbal, and Bronwyn Bennett. During his teenage years, Blair attended a male coaching class at the NZ School of Dance and was a Wellington Dance Scholar and a Junior Associate of the NZ School of Dance. At 15, Blair accepted his first dance contract to tour NZ with Hairy Maclary Productions where he strengthened his dance stagecraft skills. One year later he travelled to New York for the International Summer Intensive and performances with Ajkun Ballet Theatre. On his return, Blair was awarded distinction in his RAD advance 2 exam, then he accepted a full scholarship to Ecole Ballet Studios in Sydney, Australia, under the direction of Ashley Killar. After completing his dance training, Blair spent six years with Queensland Ballet performing regionally and internationally. Some of his performance highlights include Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet, the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland, Mordred in King Arthur and the Tales of Camelot, Thisbe in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Nils Christe’s Fearful Symmetries, Ben Stevenson’s Nutcracker under the direction of Li Cunxin, Allegories in collaboration with Dance North, and the principal role in François Klaus’ Don Quixote. Also in Australia, Blair performed with Paris Opera Ballet in Swan Lake, La Bayadère, and Boléro. From 2014 - 2017 Blair performed in Tokyo Disneyland’s flagship show, One Man’s Dream 2. He was invited back in 2019 to be a part of the final year closing cast. In 2020 Blair hung up his professional performance shoes to pursue an academic career in healthcare. He is now looking forward to sharing his professional dance experience and performance skills with the next generation of dancers. https://www.theclassicalcollab.co.nz/colour-in-pdf daily 0.75 2021-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/1623752550785-0VGOQP637J0YR75LG4S2/R%26J+colouring.png Colour in PDF A fun activity for younger students! https://www.theclassicalcollab.co.nz/synopsis-and-family-tree daily 0.75 2021-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/cf38d1e4-5481-44e1-aba0-40109669d82c/Screen+Shot+2021-06-16+at+2.46.02+pm.png Synopsis and family tree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/56817896-d491-4263-8f64-80cf74c59970/Screen+Shot+2021-06-16+at+2.36.29+pm.png Synopsis and family tree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/fb930eb9-3ede-46a1-953a-fd7dae493cad/Screen+Shot+2021-06-16+at+2.36.41+pm.png Synopsis and family tree https://www.theclassicalcollab.co.nz/age-groups-and-pricing daily 0.75 2026-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/5fd2c42c-fdad-4963-95c8-93a919e2d439/Reframe+Universal+Sigh+Ocean+Bloom-52.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/9a631e8c-35c4-4703-ba9d-7519948dcc59/Reframe+Universal+Sigh+Ocean+Bloom-2.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/687d82ba-051b-4b4a-8b93-4c892f3e0396/Reframe+Universal+Sigh+Ocean+Bloom-1.jpeg https://www.theclassicalcollab.co.nz/tabitha daily 0.75 2022-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/1647471127885-POZB7TJDYDUAQ4K4QYTQ/NEF_9404.jpeg Tabitha - Tabitha Dombroski - Guest Choreographer Tabitha Dombroski completed their full-time training in 2019 with The John Cranko School in Germany after receiving their certificate in dance at The New Zealand School of Dance. In their time training she fell in love with choreography and coaching. Choreographing over 10 solos being performed in Spain, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, USA and Ukraine. Also, the first student in 10 years to have 3 of their own works performed at the gala on the Stuttgart Opera House stage. After graduating they worked in Switzerland with Swiss Offspring Ballet, until COVID-19 brought them home. Since then, they have had the greatest pleasure in joining Ballet Collective Aotearoa, Primarily Dance, LO|CO arts, choreographing for The New Zealand School of Dance and teaching full time at En Pointe Dance Academy, starting her freelance journey. Tabitha is also currently studying a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. https://www.theclassicalcollab.co.nz/madison daily 0.75 2025-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/0b76a4bd-1dbd-4453-a3c4-798e283d7c1c/Madi+Cronin+headshot.jpeg Madison - Madison Cronin - Guest Choreographer Madison is an ex-ballet dancer. She trained pre-professionally in Sydney at Tanya Pearson Academy and upon graduation moved to complete her training at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague, Netherlands. Over the following two and a half years living in Holland she spent time with the Dutch National Ballet Junior Company and Netherlands Dance Theatre. Madi had the opportunity to work with and perform works by world renown choreographers in both classical and modern repertoire including Hans van Manen, Jiri Kylián, and Crystal Pite. She also performed leading roles in ballets such as Giselle and The Nutcracker. One of Madi’s career highlights was premiering a new full length neo-classical ballet, Diamante by Katarina Wester, together with Julien Keulen (now with Swedish National Ballet) which was choreographed on them in 2017. Madi returned home to New Zealand at the end of 2018 to pursue her other passions within the dance industry. She went on to complete a Master of Dance Studies at the University of Auckland, centered within choreographic research. She also fell in love with producing, and after multiple years of freelance producing for artists across Aoetearoa, Madi joined Foster Group Dance as Creative Producer in 2022, where she continues to work closely with Artistic Director Sarah Foster-Sproull on the company’s artistic growth and development. Madi is also a ballet teacher and a group fitness instructor. 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Sarah is Artistic Director of Foster Group Dance, Choreographer in Residence at The Royal New Zealand Ballet, Resident Fellow at the Centre for Ballet and The Arts at New York University ('21) and Session Choreographer for the New York Choreographic Institute (’21). Sarah has been the Creative New Zealand Choreographic Fellow (2017) and is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Auckland, in Dance Studies. Sarah was the 2019 Director of Choreography for the World of Wearable Art. She is a distinguished graduate of the New Zealand School of Dance and holds a Master in Dance Studies from the University of Auckland. In 2023 Sarah will develop and present new choreography in Auckland, Edinburgh and New York. https://www.theclassicalcollab.co.nz/sarahknox daily 0.75 2023-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/5e1b2a06-52f2-40d6-9bad-6725873b4874/Photo+credit+%40evmovement.jpeg Sarah Knox - Sarah Knox - Guest Choreographer Sarah Knox is an independent dance artist and Lecturer in the Dance Studies Programme at The University of Auckland. Her academic research explores choreographic collaboration and choreography pedagogy. Sarah originally trained in classical ballet and contemporary dance at the New Zealand School of Dance. Following graduation in 2001 she worked as a professional dancer for over 14 years and performed nationally and internationally for companies such as Footnote Dance, Black Grace and the New Zealand Dance Company. Sarah also works as a dance maker, developing her own choreographic work independently, and as commissioned work for dance companies. In 2017 Sarah was awarded the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Harry Haythorne Choreographic Award for her work ‘Between There and Now’. In 2020 Sarah created ‘Last Time We Spoke’ for BalletCollective Aotearoa which was performed at the Auckland and Dunedin Arts Festivals. As a teacher Sarah specializes in choreographic and dance technique education and she has taught dance extensively in New Zealand and internationally in diverse contexts. She has broad experience in rehearsal direction and staging dance. Sarah regularly engages in guest teaching in recreational and vocational contexts, and adjudicates dance competitions around New Zealand. She is excited to choreograph a new work for The Classical Collab and work with young dancers to support their choreography and contemporary ballet skills. https://www.theclassicalcollab.co.nz/bjorn daily 0.75 2023-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/96bdd2b1-2189-4f1f-905e-820c8917ec9a/Bjorn+Headshot+Aimee+Sullivan+2.jpeg Bjorn Aslund - Björn Åslund - Guest Choreographer Björn Åslund is an prolific and award winning dancer, performer, and choreographer. A graduate from the New Zealand School of Dance they freelance as a classical and contemporary dancer, but have a broad experience across a number of different genres including circus, cabaret, musicals, music videos and performance art. Björn teaches at En Pointe Dance Academy and travels to teach workshops, adjudicate and coach all around the country. As a performer and collaborator, they have an ongoing relationship with the Ballet Collective Aotearoa, Java Dance Theatre, Primarily Dance, and Lo|Co Arts. Most recently performing at 2023 World Pride in Sydney with physical theater circus company Legs on the Wall, and taking premiere Lo|Co arts work Half | Life choreographed by Loughlan Prior to the 2022 Tempo Dance Festival. Åslund's own work “Sublime Interludes” created and produced in collaboration with Tabitha Dombroski, received nominations and was awarded best choreography and movement at the Wellington Fringe Festival 2022, being brought back to Circa Theater for a Refringe season. Björn was also winner of The George Webby Most Promising Newcomer Award at the Wellington theater awards 2022, and holds Ultimate Champion of the Burlesque Rumble 2022 and Mr Burlesque Aotearoa 2020-21. Find them on Social media @theeverchangingboy https://www.theclassicalcollab.co.nz/workshop-schedule-shortstories daily 0.75 2023-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/4cd80397-b138-4bec-b37f-6585dbbef869/Junior+Workshop+Schedule.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/a5ed394a-64ec-4d73-bcfd-c9a7f65fcba8/Advanced+Workshop+Schedule.png https://www.theclassicalcollab.co.nz/workshop-schedule daily 0.75 2023-05-25 https://www.theclassicalcollab.co.nz/geordan daily 0.75 2023-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/1beeb425-ce8f-4859-b735-6c22cf024060/geordan+wilcox.jpeg Geordan Wilcox - Geordan Wilcox - Classical Tutor Geordan started dancing at Southern Ballet in Christchurch and went on to study at the New Zealand School of Dance in Wellington. After graduating from the three year Dance Diploma he worked as a freelance dancer, dancing in New Zealand with Mary Jane O’Reilly and then Timothy Gordan in Company Z. Geordan then gained employment as a full time dancer with the Royal New Zealand Ballet where he toured both nationally and internationally and had the opportunity to work with world class contemporary and ballet choreographers and teachers during his 13 year career with the company. During his time at the company Geordan was awarded a scholarship and sabbatical to attend the Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival in Massachusetts, where he studied Modern Traditions with Milton Myers (Alvin Ailey, Julliard School) and Broadway Evolutions with Chet Walker (choreographer and co-creator of the Broadway show Fosse) Geordan was also invited to attend company classes and rehearsals with the Mark Morris Dance Company in New York whle on sabbatical. On retiring from the Royal New Zealand Ballet Company, Geordan went on to the University of Auckland where he completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Creative and Performing Arts in Dance Studies and a Master of Creative and Performing Arts in Dance Studies. On completion of his Masters (MCPA) with the University of Auckland, he continued studies in Dance Education and completed a Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary) at The University of Auckland. Geordan has now been Head of Dance at Saint Kentigern College for 9 years. Geordan has also taught for Ballet Preljocaj, The New Zealand School of Dance, The University of Auckland, Mount Eden Ballet Academy, East Auckland Performing Arts School, Philippa Campbell School of Ballet and several other studios. He has taught for the RAD Wellington Summer School, Hawkes Bay Dance Summer School, Invercargill Summer School and was an examiner for RAD Solo Seal. Geordan was a board member for the New Zealand Dance Festival Trust 2013-2017, is on the DANZ Editorial Committee and has been a board member for the New Zealand Dance Company and the New Zealand Dance Archives from 2020 https://www.theclassicalcollab.co.nz/erin daily 0.75 2025-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/079216ca-94a1-49ab-9de2-f841de0dd81f/EB_2024.png Erin Bowerman - Erin Bowerman - Stage Manager and warm up coach Erin’s day job is as a qualified strength and conditioning coach with a specialist background in dance. She offers evidence-based, dance-specific strength and conditioning for dancers of all levels, incorporating latest ‘best practice’ recommendations from sport and dance science into her coaching. Erin's passion for her work, background in dance and Pilates, and specific blend of knowledge in dance training, dance science, and strength and conditioning principles means she has a unique skill set not found anywhere else in New Zealand. Since 2018, Erin has worked with and for a number of elite dance schools and companies in New Zealand, including the New Zealand Dance Company and the New Zealand Youth Ballet Company. Prior to this, she spent two years as a member of the healthcare team at the Royal Ballet School White Lodge and the National Centre for Circus Arts in London. Currently, she trains both private students and a large portion of the freelance contemporary dance professionals in New Zealand, is the strength and conditioning coach for the New Zealand School of Dance, and holds a research associate position with AUT University. Dance-trained herself, Erin completed her RAD ballet exams up to Advanced 2 level, as well as training in jazz, tap and contemporary dance. Erin holds a Master of Sport & Exercise and a Bachelor of Dance from AUT University and was awarded the Top Scholar prize in 2010 while studying for her undergraduate degree. In her spare time Erin has developed a passion for stage management and has the privilege of stage managing several dance productions throughout the year. Erin loves her involvement with the Classical Collab and thoroughly enjoys any opportunity to be back in the theatre while supporting arts initiatives for young Kiwi dancers https://www.theclassicalcollab.co.nz/past-guests daily 0.75 2025-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/680573a1-1921-48c0-b229-758684a1dee2/Photo%2Bcredit%2B%40evmovement.jpeg Past choreographers and guests https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/81ceba3c-e13e-43b9-a774-256b4ed971e5/Bjorn%2BHeadshot%2BAimee%2BSullivan%2B2.jpeg Past choreographers and guests https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/3998cfeb-98a0-43b6-b2e9-e54690deb6e5/Sarah%2BFoster_Headshot.jpeg Past choreographers and guests https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/39c30447-af78-4594-a95f-3c6a51e6ff96/Headshot%2B2020.jpg Past choreographers and guests https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/d4691e96-69dd-48e0-9e0c-b12c3a266746/NEF_9404.jpeg Past choreographers and guests https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/15cc0c00-e970-4f2d-afbd-aef056ea7384/geordan%2Bwilcox.jpeg Past choreographers and guests https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/2d7eaf1d-0ad0-436e-ad28-233e666afc8e/image2.jpeg Past choreographers and guests https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/b10c2323-2234-45bb-9328-aebae68a1463/Amelia.jpg Past choreographers and guests https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/9248e678-ffaa-4c0e-a11d-fa143db5791b/Headshot%2B-Blair%2BWood%2BPhotographer%2BDavid%2BKelly.jpeg Past choreographers and guests https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/3998cfeb-98a0-43b6-b2e9-e54690deb6e5/Sarah%2BFoster_Headshot.jpeg Past choreographers and guests https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/33dc0f5e-505b-49f4-bd0b-1368a43675ef/Castles+Choreograoher+headshot+_+Stephen+A%27Court++copy.jpeg Past choreographers and guests https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/5d4cdae4-8274-4076-a540-4a829fe5297e/Kimberly+Prosa+headshot.jpeg Past choreographers and guests https://www.theclassicalcollab.co.nz/eliza daily 0.75 2024-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/5d560da0-ea70-4002-9673-830b1b540978/Castles+Choreograoher+headshot+_+Stephen+A%27Court++copy.jpeg Eliza Sanders - Eliza Sanders - Guest Choreographer Eliza is a dancer, choreographer and teacher. She holds a Bachelor of Dance Performance from the New Zealand School of Dance (NZSD) and is a certified Countertechnique teacher and Vinyasa Flow Yoga Teacher. She has studied The Alexander Technique and Viewpoints extensively. Her practice utilises improvisation focusing on anatomical exploration and uninhibited voice work. Eliza’s work involves a prevalence of theatrical absurdity, the integration of text with movement and integrated stage and costume design. Eliza has created multiple works on Footnote Dance Company, QL2 and The New Zealand School of Dance. She was the Master Workshop Leader at the Busan International Choreographers Camp in 2023 and her new work ‘Resisting Resistance’ will premier in South Korea this June. Eliza has worked as a teacher of dance, improvisation and yoga around Australia and Aotearoa with students aged 5-82. She is the only certified teacher of Countertechnique in Aotearoa, was a key artist on the Make a Move program for the Australian National Curriculum and has been a full time tutor at The New Zealand School of Dance. Alongside her sister Charley, Eliza is the Co-Artistic Director or House of Sand - a contemporary performance company that has presented 25 seasons of 16 original shows since they launched in 2015. All of which Eliza has been a key collaborator on, whether that be as a creator, choreographer, performer or assistant director As a dancer Eliza has worked for; The New Zealand Dance Company - Jo Loyd, Katrina Bastian, Chrissie Parrot, The Australian Dance Party, Body Cartography, Java Dance Theatre, The World of Wearable Art, Battleground Productions, Little Dove Theatre Art and Liz Lea.. Eliza has created six full-length original works for House of Sand; Pedal.Peddle 2015, Knitting While Sleeping 2016, Castles 2016, Feet.Us 2017, Fear of Eggs 2018 and UNDOING 2022. Her solo shows Pedal. Peddle & Castles have toured to Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide Wellington and Auckland with support and awards from The NZ, Adelaide & Sydney Fringe Festivals, Arts Act, CNZ, QL2, and Bats Theatre. Castles received numerous awards and nominations from The NZ Fringe including Best in Fringe and Most Promising Performer. Knitting While Sleeping, Feet.Us & Fear of Eggs have been nominated for awards from the NZ Fringe Festival Eliza’s dance/ visual art film MGWH premiered at the Festival of Recorded Movement (FORM) in Vancouver, Canada in 2017. In 2017 Eliza collaborated with photographer Lorna Sim on a series of images. An exhibition of these titled Enigma featured at The Photo Room in Canberra in May/ June 2017. Eliza received one the last ArtStart grants from the Australia Council for the Arts in 2015 enabling her to undergo extensive professional development in North America and Europe. During this time she trained in Viewpoints and Suzuki with the SITI Company, participated in a residency at PAF in France and studied with numerous movement artists at ImpulsTanz in Vienna. Prior to her training at NZSD Eliza completed RAD Ballet examinations to Advanced 2 with High Distinctions and was a semi finalist in the RAD’s Genee International Ballet Competition. From 2008 - 2011 Eliza was a member of the Quantum Leap Youth Dance Ensemble (QL2) and in 2011 toured with the company to Thailand. In both 2010 and 2011 Eliza was awarded best female dancer in Short and Sweet Dance Canberra, in 2011 her work Parallels was also awarded best choreography. In 2011 Eliza was nominated in the Australian of the Year Awards in the Youth Arts category. https://www.theclassicalcollab.co.nz/kimberly daily 0.75 2024-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/b7a8ec6a-75bb-4b7e-a14b-d0bfed901dd5/ACP_7738_web.jpeg Kimberly - Kimberly Prosa - Guest Choreographer Kimberly Prosa is originally a New York City based teaching artist, choreographer, and dancer. She holds a BFA from the SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance and an M.A. from NYU where she focused her research on using dance as a tool to facilitate community peacebuilding. Her research and methodology has been implemented as part of Dance Education Laboratory (DEL’s) Dance for Social Change’s professional development summer program, as well as part of Dance Research Forum Ireland’s conference on “Power, Politics and the Dancing Body” and was selected for inclusion in Dance Performatica’s international festival in Cholula, Mexico. Kimberly is currently a doctoral student at the University of Auckland working at the intersection of dance studies and the sociology of mental health, conducting research that examines the wellbeing and mental health of working class, contemporary dancers. Highlights among Kimberly’s performance career include performing with Dance Theatre of Oregon, the Eugene Ballet Company, The Purchase Dance Corps, Angela Harriel, Pascal Rioult, Paul Talyor, AERA Dance Company and serving as a company member with the Bessie award winning HT Chen and Dancers for seven years, in addition to working with numerous independent choreographers throughout New York City. In 2010, she served as a dance double for Natalie Portman in the academy award winning film, Black Swan. Kimberly has been on faculty at Ballet Hispanico, New York City Performing Arts Center, Chen Dance Center and led New York City Public School 42’s modern dance school program. She is a recent recipient of the Leimay choreographic fellowship and is the Artistic Director of the modern dance collaborative, Contremune Dance whose work has been shown at venues including: the Connelly Theater, Manhattan Movement Arts, Shetler Studios, Triskelion Arts, The Fertile Ground series, Riverside Church Theater, Liberty University and more. Since moving to Auckland last year, Kimberly has taught professional level contemporary dance at Wellesley Studios, and presented as part of the Friday Features series. We feel so lucky to have someone of Kimberly’s prestige creating a work in Tāmaki Makaurau this year. https://www.theclassicalcollab.co.nz/apply-loughlan-prior-repertoire-workshop daily 0.75 2025-12-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/ec1a2a57-430f-41cd-b15e-04d807e43dcb/Loughlan+Prior+in+studio Loughlan Prior Repertoire Workshop Pictured: Loughlan Prior mentoring dancers from The Classical Collabs Romeo and Juliet https://www.theclassicalcollab.co.nz/secondments daily 0.75 2026-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/a187264b-2113-48a1-a39b-6ed57dd223dd/DANCE+STUDIES.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/7bef78c6-5491-4df5-ac59-08d414cce052/FN+image.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/3fb1279e-e361-49bb-8f91-bd168e4c18bd/RAD_Primary+Logo_RGB_RAD+Red.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/ac07666a-ecd3-4d1d-ae06-fb1ffcd4d6e4/NZSD_Logo_with_taonga.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/f46f93c6-41d9-4cd0-906d-351f6ea76cdd/Collab-26+Logo+01+Artboard+1.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/dd0650b4-3cbb-4158-8250-494a0271786d/unitec+logo.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/cf627c44-1e96-4cfc-8922-2f3ca62b8dcd/Logo+no+background.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/4d8b4631-4abc-4f1f-9562-ab03e46ec69a/UnitecDance_rehearsal-APR25_JCZ_0246_hires.JPG https://www.theclassicalcollab.co.nz/tickets daily 0.75 2026-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/0aaf5e68-ce78-47af-89c3-bebee4f488ef/first+light+poster+lr.png https://www.theclassicalcollab.co.nz/merchandise daily 0.75 2023-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/1629934074048-VMSU1DM8RKNYXIEDGE8Q/IMG_4045.jpeg Shop https://www.theclassicalcollab.co.nz/merchandise/p/the-classical-collab-private-donation monthly 0.5 2022-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/1658804116408-CDCD87WK5B7KCGHI1BID/Romeo++Juliet+-+High+Res-45.jpg Shop - The Classical Collab Private Donation https://www.theclassicalcollab.co.nz/projects daily 0.75 2026-02-03 https://www.theclassicalcollab.co.nz/projects/upcoming monthly 0.5 2025-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/1650360039034-KV562HAC6O6YJIXPF3RR/IMG_1089+copy.jpg Projects - Upcoming - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.theclassicalcollab.co.nz/projects/past monthly 0.5 2026-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/812b8032-0d88-4c11-9186-56e48210f44c/Classical+Collab-108.jpg Projects - Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/7fdfc584-81fa-4a63-bab7-ff5a6ecf122f/FragmentsOfForgottenMemories-51.jpeg Projects - Past MEBA dancer Manawa performing with Auckland youth dance company The Classical Collab https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/ee48c345-e399-4066-985c-c1a9a00362f4/ClassicalCollab2025-67.jpg Projects - Past Alice McArthur dancing Piwakawaka as a guest artisit with the classical collab https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/19091940-caea-4d8c-bfd7-ab1909aadb60/IMG_5104+%281%29.JPG Projects - Past Loughlan Prior repertoire dancer performing a sissonne and looking to the right https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/84a050fd-83f3-400c-8223-140279a9ac9d/Classical+Collab-244.jpg Projects - Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/55299f7e-db82-43b5-ae13-1672c5d3a6b0/2022_09-ReFrame+Classical+Collab-26210-1.JPEG Projects - Past The Classical Collab, Madison Cronin, Heidi Martin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/f90ce598-fa6c-4e27-a919-975c9c40b269/Ivory+Birds-73.jpeg Projects - Past Bjorn Aslunds Ivory Birds performeed on stage by Auckland Youth Dancers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/31df9440-2400-4a4d-890d-9539c0c583bf/FragmentsOfForgottenMemories-24.jpeg Projects - Past The Classical Collab, Auckland youth dance company performing Eliza Sanders Fragments of Forgotten Memories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/3d084938-8c89-4254-ba32-1b713b3ed50b/ClassicalCollab2025-101+%281%29.jpg Projects - Past 3 dancers in contemporary ballet form dancing Echoing Orbits by Madison Cronin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/39ce91f9-365a-4459-8350-bbf84c053a4f/IMG_6223+%281%29.JPG Projects - Past Dancers with Loughlan Prior after the repertoire workshop shows 18 dancers in a photo formation with Locky https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/1aefa372-ca66-46a3-af9b-fe1eb81a8d35/Classical+Collab-302.jpg Projects - Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/6edab77b-b5f5-4400-a2b6-5c7bfa9b0927/Ivory+Birds-17.jpeg Projects - Past Auckland youth dancers perform Ivory birds by Bjorn Aslund image features Bruce Bohao Feng https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/3777ef25-0d27-4bf9-8742-d25e2fae51f8/FragmentsOfForgottenMemories.jpeg Projects - Past Britta Hamill musician collaboration Auckland youth dance company The Classical Collab https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/9c4c06cb-5da2-4b18-b6c1-7fb462dba0da/ClassicalCollab2025-16.jpg Projects - Past Guest artists dancing Lily Jones Harvey's piece. Masters student at Auckland University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/35ccff93-75fc-4fd9-825f-0ab4e48d90cd/IMG_4828+%281%29.JPG Projects - Past Features ballerina Briese in first arabesque https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/8cd3cd81-5d93-4c58-b458-641d7211c735/Classical+Collab-45.jpg Projects - Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/2eb689d8-2e01-41e4-a621-43e894534483/2022_09-ReFrame+Classical+Collab-26229-1.jpg Projects - Past The Classical Collab, Madison Cronin, Heidi Martin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/d3536563-c8ca-46fd-985f-cf16f0fdec61/IllusionsOfGrey-14.jpeg Projects - Past The Classical Collab advanced dancers performing Kimberly Prosa's Illusions in Grey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/d934234f-3bc8-4cbe-9415-4bf424ae82d4/ClassicalCollab2025-92+%281%29.jpg Projects - Past four dancers in contemporary ballet fluid movements dancing in Madison Cronin's Echoing Orbits for Sphere. Part of Collab-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/5979ab58-8fd3-4a19-9d22-c7b69c242595/IMG_4983.JPG Projects - Past Loughlan Prior and dancers in in depth discussion about the movement quality https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/1645695762856-JUHQPKXE39R1ZVAB8Q3R/Classical%2BCollab-162.jpg Projects - Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/4727c674-b747-475f-b29f-1961792e545e/reframe.jpeg Projects - Past The Classical Collab, Madison Cronin, Heidi Martin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/aa0e61e3-f9ce-4f60-85ba-88dd7971523a/Ivory+Birds-99.jpeg Projects - Past Ivory Birds performed at The Raye Freedman Arts Centre by dancers of youth dance company The Classical Collab. Image features Taaniko https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/d667e92a-b070-4146-9d82-e161db27de4d/IllusionsOfGrey-28.jpeg Projects - Past Cameron Ballet Academy Dancer Sam performing with The Classical Collab Auckland Youth Dance Company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/a0c89804-fde7-42b0-8146-7cde7c40b1ba/ClassicalCollab2025-52+%281%29.jpg Projects - Past Chloe intermediate dancer and soloist in Blasen. The dancer stands in a pool of light coming from her right with arms above head a small shadow forming on her face. A piece choreographed by Jessica Opacoc https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/3ea04ca7-7c53-403f-8845-bd962d155256/IMG_5570.JPG Projects - Past Dancers in pas de deux https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/1645695803171-IIVLGMDIRW1PKAB1QP3R/Classical%2BCollab-93.jpg Projects - Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/a038b0bd-a4d2-44b7-8700-2142454e295c/2022_09-ReFrame+Classical+Collab-26267-1.JPEG Projects - Past The Classical Collab, Tabitha Dombroski, Heidi Martin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/86edda1d-a1ed-450e-9fbc-2018cf2192ae/IllusionsOfGrey-48.jpeg Projects - Past The Nalden Quartet and The Classical Collab performing together at the Raye Freedman Arts Centre https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/6b4d4650-7ac2-4800-8913-39e7b895b432/ClassicalCollab2025-77.jpg Projects - Past All dancers together in motion from the advanced piece in Collab-25's Sphere. Created and choreographed by Madison Cronin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/3638e154-5b54-46ae-87a6-21309b7af823/IMG_5665+%281%29.JPG Projects - Past Loughland Prior describing pas de deux technique to attending workshop dancers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/bcb93647-5fb4-4a8d-8ede-eff3d58436c8/Classical+Collab-172.jpg Projects - Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/f6b1a619-f01a-41db-b48b-3ff4188686d1/Self-Stories-81.jpeg Projects - Past Self Stories created by Sarah Knox in Collaboration with performers for The Classical Collab. Image Feature Loren https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/e4b5d7d3-de8a-4360-99d4-468fbb601732/Lisztomania-78.jpeg Projects - Past Pianist David Li and junior dancers performing with The Classical Collab season, Live https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/29b6814c-a2e3-40ea-a870-9135bcbccf4f/ClassicalCollab2025-37.jpg Projects - Past Dancer Maelee, intermediate level and performing in Blasen by Jessica Opacic. She looks with purpose to her hands which are drifting to the left side of her body. She wears a white dress and stands in bright lights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/20441f44-48cd-4c6b-9dc4-9984e02ae2a2/IMG_6012.JPG Projects - Past Dancer striking a motif moment in Loughlan Priors choreography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/c0f60919-9b75-4297-a816-eff9459ee86a/Classical+Collab-262.jpg Projects - Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/4df4136e-d554-41b5-8f41-057bdb9be498/Reframe+Efflorescence-84.jpeg Projects - Past The Classical Collab, Tabitha Dombroski, Heidi Martin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/844ff3ba-52b5-4b90-bb59-bd9c7682e89f/ClassicalCollab2025-86.jpg Projects - Past All dancers in Madison Cronin's Echoing Orbits dance together with hands up above head looking up and to the right with heads up and beginning to lift their right foot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/e5e2778b-0389-4c7e-ac89-4e9acaf79ef5/IMG_5983.JPG Projects - Past Dancers performing Loughlan Prior's choreography doing an arabesque in unison https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/3edd25fc-c8dd-42d8-ac38-64b5a5d0a456/Classical+Collab-275.jpg Projects - Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/812bfe80-5018-4bf3-aae4-ee61d10aa61b/Reframe+Efflorescence-64.jpeg Projects - Past The Classical Collab, Tabitha Dombroski, Heidi Martin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/53dc80c6-8716-4dc4-90e6-c48a61c6adaf/Self-Stories-72.jpeg Projects - Past Self Stories performed by dancers of The Classical Collab created by Sarah Knox https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/abd96ee9-4ba6-4dc4-b1a9-1fc2742fb1b7/Lisztomania-72.jpeg Projects - Past Youth Dancers performing Meghan Rowe's Lisztomania https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/b21a70bb-ecd9-4a32-b59e-42e5150068f8/ClassicalCollab2025-55.jpg Projects - Past All junior and intermediate dancers capture in Blasen by Jessica Opacic. Their hands and arms are hugging around their bodies with heads tilted to their left https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/68f89bb0-b5d4-4afa-8ce9-d1264d860be3/IMG_5998+%281%29.JPG Projects - Past Dancers in large sissonne de cote while learning in Loughlan Prior's repertoire workshop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/1645695703124-R2TRISVGKUX3TB331SAY/Classical%2BCollab-316.jpg Projects - Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/33e07bfc-2c38-4139-8fe4-9103f80c7edc/reframe3.jpeg Projects - Past The Classical Collab, Meaghan Rowe, Heidi Martin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/d6899de6-18dc-4397-a7f6-29f977a30d64/Lisztomania-14.jpeg Projects - Past Youth dancers perform on stage with The Classical Collab in Auckland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/6b84b19e-9291-4b84-b61f-9a47be19fdba/ClassicalCollab2025-17.jpg Projects - Past Alice McArthur gues performer standing in retire devant en pointe and looking to her right. She wears a bright blue tut and beautiful headpiece performing in le corsaire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/64c0f8c5-4bb4-4a55-ba0f-8b62b8efe859/IMG_5966.JPG Projects - Past Ballerina performing an off balance low develope devant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/8fe368ba-57cb-4ffb-80cb-5d9f13d9f3ae/Classical+Collab-320.jpg Projects - Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/d164b566-4928-4f76-be09-5d13388d489d/2022_09-ReFrame+Classical+Collab-26625-1.JPEG Projects - Past The Classical Collab, Meaghan Rowe, Heidi Martin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/57ad3ee8-5dfb-4101-97c3-a1ee40739426/Self-Stories-31.jpeg Projects - Past Dancers performing Self Stories by Sarah Knox for The Classical Collab https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/9b0e44eb-77ba-46d3-8e7b-eaf2303e6db0/Harmonics-36.jpeg Projects - Past Dancers perform on stage with Live musicians in Harmonics by Jessica Opacic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/c78fea2b-396f-446a-9a32-99a625d71c8d/ClassicalCollab2025-66.jpg Projects - Past Alice McArthur in a contemporary arabesque position wearing point shoes but standin en fondu and looking with intension in the line of her arm. Alice wears a soft white tutu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/0c2563a8-68fc-4633-b2d1-327a96f40ee5/IMG_4893.JPG Projects - Past Loughlan Prior performing and describing the style of movement in rrepertoire workshop with The Classical Collab https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/f4ca441a-3023-4a70-8b40-00ab91425f1a/Classical+Collab-314.jpg Projects - Past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/93b54058-3155-403f-9776-c982977b9a0e/2022_09-ReFrame+Classical+Collab-26641-2.JPEG Projects - Past The Classical Collab, Meaghan Rowe, Heidi Martin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/df98b4fa-96c0-4c22-851d-15e1f889ac81/Harmonics-81.jpeg Projects - Past Amelia Chandulal-Mackay dancing on stage at the Raye Freedman Arts Centre performing Harmonics with live musicians created by Jessica Opacic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/1b16b0a9-5254-46f3-8f98-b0d95f5f5385/ClassicalCollab2025-15.jpg Projects - Past Lily Jones Harvey and dancers perform Ambergris they stand with hands coming towards their centre in a contracted body line and shoulders up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/8a20b3ab-9580-40e2-a6a8-aaa724a0ff22/IMG_4826.JPG Projects - Past Two dancers in attitude derriere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/2ad4fb70-af5a-4706-bd69-2f2d438ba4fd/2022_09-ReFrame+Classical+Collab-26589-2.jpg Projects - Past The Classical Collab, Jessica Opacic, Heidi Martin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/4d22820b-ee9c-48c8-834e-3727b28156cf/Restraint+Collapse-26.jpeg Projects - Past Dancers jumping in Restraint Collapse by Jessica Opacic choreographed for The Classical Collab https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/3f6f06df-db6b-4c26-bf3b-09bb4a44c39a/reframe2.jpeg Projects - Past The Classical Collab, Jessica Opacic, Heidi Martin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027a17b62dfc51e7c41407f/dc9f2379-7297-4c13-8524-48e1b6e849f2/2022_09-ReFrame+Classical+Collab-26087-1.JPEG Projects - 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