Dancer left: Alisha Anderson. Above: Caitlin Davey.

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An immersive, interactive and intimate roaming dance theatre piece full of nonsensical wonder. 

Black Sheep Productions goes canine for an experiment in choreographic re-purposing. In Old Tricks New Dogs, Natalie Maria Clark digs up the bones of old shows and throws them at a salivating pack of agile wee pooches - er, talent - to gnaw on.

The audience is invited into a bizarre yet charismatic world to examine the dangers and delights of youthful desperation, the exploitation of unquestioned authority and the performer as a "dog's body." 

Accompanied by an unsettling score from Doprah's Indi Force, Old Tricks New Dogs celebrates the tenacity and resilience of young performers ready to make their pawmarks on the world with great fer-RAWR-city. 

Video: Jason Yan

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"...delightful and cleverly constructed ... subtly mysterious, never predictable and entirely beguiling ... altogether a charmingly satisfying experience."
- NZ Herald

"Audience interaction is key... but not in the humiliating, man-dragged-on-stage-and-forced-into-a-tutu way that most people cringe at; the audience is roving... we are coaxed, through gesture, role-modelling and even touch. This all works beautifully..."
- Theatrescenes

"...a quirky, humorous, and thought-provoking adventure...
​paw-fectly performed." ​
- Theatreview

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Photographs: Isabelle Culpan.