Photo left: Matthew Moore, Matiu Hamuera in Apt Y Idos. Photo: Blair McTaggart.
TRANSIT
T.H.E. Dance Company II, Singapore
"I was transfixed ... an earthbound force driving the piece forward ... the choreographer exerts tight control over the visions she creates, while successfully coaxing authentic performances ... the composition by Indira Force (aka indi) suggests the shifting of consciousness."
- Arts Equator, Singapore.
Asia : New Zealand Foundation Press Release
"The Asia New Zealand Foundation has announced the selection of Natalie Maria Clark for The Human Expression (T.H.E.) Dance Company residency in Singapore — one of the most influential contemporary dance companies in the city-state and in Southeast Asia."
Article from Residency with T.H.E. Dance Company
"Choreographer Natalie Clark says she experienced a 'creative insomnia' born of a flood of ideas while on a four-week Foundation residency with T.H.E. Dance Company in Singapore."
- Arts Equator, Singapore.
Asia : New Zealand Foundation Press Release
"The Asia New Zealand Foundation has announced the selection of Natalie Maria Clark for The Human Expression (T.H.E.) Dance Company residency in Singapore — one of the most influential contemporary dance companies in the city-state and in Southeast Asia."
Article from Residency with T.H.E. Dance Company
"Choreographer Natalie Clark says she experienced a 'creative insomnia' born of a flood of ideas while on a four-week Foundation residency with T.H.E. Dance Company in Singapore."
ORCHIDS: 95bfm Interview
"Natalie stops in to chat about the piece she's helped bring to TEMPO, the yearly festival of dance that unites 700+ artists to perform in a vibrant programme that celebrates the discipline's diversity. Orchids, which Natalie has Assistant Directed and Produced, was a collaborative three years in the making and while it's sadly sold out this time around... it'll hopefully return to Auckland audiences soon before it launches into the wider world."
"Natalie stops in to chat about the piece she's helped bring to TEMPO, the yearly festival of dance that unites 700+ artists to perform in a vibrant programme that celebrates the discipline's diversity. Orchids, which Natalie has Assistant Directed and Produced, was a collaborative three years in the making and while it's sadly sold out this time around... it'll hopefully return to Auckland audiences soon before it launches into the wider world."
2AM PHONE CALL
THE LIQUID SUNLIGHT COLLECTIVE
& BLACK SHEEP PRODUCTIONS
Concrete Playground Preview for 2am Phone Call:
"When acting and dancing collide, the result doesn't always have to end up in musical theatre. Instead, the synergistic pairing explores pertinent topics through poetic dialogue and expressive movement in a harmonious, cohesive way."
"When acting and dancing collide, the result doesn't always have to end up in musical theatre. Instead, the synergistic pairing explores pertinent topics through poetic dialogue and expressive movement in a harmonious, cohesive way."
All The Feelings - Basement Blog:
"We both have words. We both have bodies that move. We both have thoughts about the world around us. We both stay up far too late. We over-think everything. We both want to say something about how over-thinking those thoughts about friends makes us feel."
"We both have words. We both have bodies that move. We both have thoughts about the world around us. We both stay up far too late. We over-think everything. We both want to say something about how over-thinking those thoughts about friends makes us feel."
The Wireless article
Interview for an article by Olivia Round on the growing popularity of "gigging" rather than working a single full time job.
Interview for an article by Olivia Round on the growing popularity of "gigging" rather than working a single full time job.
EVERYTHING ANYONE EVER WANTED
BLACK SHEEP PRODUCTIONS
"It takes extreme grit, vulnerability and bravery to create a show with ideas that plague and expose you, and to put your name on it ...Natalie has trumped her previous works ... Quietly raging ... This generation of artists [are] a powerful force."
- Theatreview
"One of the strongest pieces of performance, let alone dance, to advocate for Generation Y... An incredibly dense work. The impact is both immediate and resonant."
- Theatrescenes
- Theatreview
"One of the strongest pieces of performance, let alone dance, to advocate for Generation Y... An incredibly dense work. The impact is both immediate and resonant."
- Theatrescenes
Photo: Blair McTaggart.
"I was kind of in love and kind of depressed. Beautiful and awful all at once. I had both nothing and everything. And there it was. Everything Anyone Ever Wanted manifested..."
- Sunday Star Times Interview
"The only way I can describe finding contemporary dance, this weird and wonderful art form that I didn’t even really know existed until I began my degree, is like “arriving home.” Dance is like a skin, or like skin on skin, a hug. And my inherent desire to express and communicate my thoughts and feelings leads to creating choreography."
- What's Good Blog Interview
REVILERY
FOOTNOTE DANCE NZ - NOW 2015
"Revilery is my highlight of the night – slick, nervous, and beautifully crafted."
- Theatreview
"...strikingly ominous ... an unwavering vigour ... admirable [and] unsettlingly relatable."
- Rip It Up Magazine
"...strong and dramatic ... subtle [yet] darkly focussed and exciting to watch."
- Stuff.co.nz
- Theatreview
"...strikingly ominous ... an unwavering vigour ... admirable [and] unsettlingly relatable."
- Rip It Up Magazine
"...strong and dramatic ... subtle [yet] darkly focussed and exciting to watch."
- Stuff.co.nz
Photo: Elias Rodriguez
"...a dark and cryptic work, conveying a kind of fragility
... delivered with a great deal of skill."
- Radio NZ
"...a troubled apocalyptic world..."
- DANZ
"A visceral, raw piece..."
- Theatreview
"...fragile, ecstatic madness."
- NZ Herald
... delivered with a great deal of skill."
- Radio NZ
"...a troubled apocalyptic world..."
- DANZ
"A visceral, raw piece..."
- Theatreview
"...fragile, ecstatic madness."
- NZ Herald
Photo: Elias Rodriguez
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BLACK SHEEP PRODUCTIONS & JOE CITIZEN
"Calming, thought-provoking, enigmatic, beautiful ... timelessness, women's rituals, ancient cultures brought into the present, nurturing, cleansing, traveling on a life journey..."
- Theatreview
- Theatreview
APT Y IDOS
BLACK SHEEP PRODUCTIONS
"...a chilling perspective on human life ... immersing the audience into a dystopian world full of disconnection, dissociation and detachment..."
- Theatreview
"...[Apt Y Idos] directs the audience to experience tension, sorrow, humour and realisations ... I was left speechless ... a very detailed piece."
- Student Media Hub
- Theatreview
"...[Apt Y Idos] directs the audience to experience tension, sorrow, humour and realisations ... I was left speechless ... a very detailed piece."
- Student Media Hub
Photo: Blair McTaggart.
"We are constantly connected, yet we are alone, lonely. We seldom have any deep experience of one another..."
- NZ Herald Preview
HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS AND STILL APPEAR NORMAL
BLACK SHEEP PRODUCTIONS
"Incredibly well developed ... deliciously dynamic ... I would not hesitate in seeing this twice."
- Theatreview
"Raw, evocative and humble ... stunning fluidity ... visual prowess"
- The Press
"...an assured and polished production ... beautifully executed."
- NZ Herald
" ... a gentle but physical commentary ... People who can create work like this ... are really brave."
- Theatreview
"...poignant and funny ... a thoughtful choreography."
- Theatreview
- Theatreview
"Raw, evocative and humble ... stunning fluidity ... visual prowess"
- The Press
"...an assured and polished production ... beautifully executed."
- NZ Herald
" ... a gentle but physical commentary ... People who can create work like this ... are really brave."
- Theatreview
"...poignant and funny ... a thoughtful choreography."
- Theatreview
Photo: Blair McTaggart.
FAUX PAS
BLACK SHEEP PRODUCTIONS
"...strong, focussed and charismatic performers..."
- Theatreview
"...it appears to be just another table of diners until the high jinks start."
- Otago Daily Times
"...a dancer could glissade past your eggs benedict and pull off a grand pas d'action."
- Otago Daily Times
- Theatreview
"...it appears to be just another table of diners until the high jinks start."
- Otago Daily Times
"...a dancer could glissade past your eggs benedict and pull off a grand pas d'action."
- Otago Daily Times
Dancer: Shani Dickins. Photo: Otago Daily Times.
SUNDAY NIGHT OBSERVATIONS
Natalie Maria, Galatos 2011
"...hilariously postmodern..."
- Theatreview
- Theatreview
Photo: Blair McTaggart