Tempo 2008 dance awards
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Tama Ma, an autobiographical journey of Okareka Dance Company's Taiaroa Royal and Taane Mete, has won the Tempo Spirit of the Festival award. Tama Ma also won Best Production, Best Set and Best Lighting.
The Audience Choice award was won by Touch Compass for their new show Harmonious Oddity, while Michael Parmenter's Tent picked up Best Male Performer, Best Female Performer and Best Music. Tama Ma, an autobiographical journey of Okareka Dance Company's Taiaroa Royal and Taane Mete, has won the Tempo Spirit of the Festival award. Tama Ma also won Best Production, Best Set and Best Lighting.
The Audience Choice award was won by Touch Compass for their new show Harmonious Oddity, while Michael Parmenter's Tent picked up Best Male Performer, Best Female Performer and Best Music.Les Mills awarded the Best Female performer (Sarah Foster) and Supreme Performance winner (Kilda Northcott) a year's membership - worth $1500.
The 2008 Tempo Award Ceremony was a night of celebration for Claire O'Neil who picked up the Best Choreography by an established Artist for the stunning MTYLand. Liana Yew was thrilled to win the Best Choreography by an emerging artist for her work Kiwi in Prime Cuts.
Wellington hip hop collective Legacy Dance Crew picked up Best Youth Production for The Chronicles, meanwhile the novel Yours Truly Productions, with their show Infatuated By Verses (set in their lounge in Mt Eden), picked up Most Innovative Choreography and Best Dance Film/Use of Digital Media.
The 2008 Tempo Award Ceremony was held in the glamorous surrounds of Shanghai Lil, the exquisiteness of the location was a true reflection of the elegance and quality of the performances seen this year.
Choreography
Best Choreography by an Established Artist or Company
Claire O'Neil - MTYLand
Best Choreography by an Emerging Artist or Company
Liana Yew - Kiwi ( Prime Cuts)
Best Youth Choreography
TMC Dance Crew - Like Yeah (Fresh Cuts)
Most Innovative Production
Yours Truly Productions - Infatuated By Verses
Production
Best Production
Okareka Dance Company - Tama Ma
Best Youth Production
Legacy Dance Crew - The Chronicles
Best Community Production
Monisha School of Dance - Viva La Bollywood
Best Music
Eden Mulholland - TENT
Best Dance Film/Use of Digital Media
Yours Truly Productions - Infatuated By Verses
Best Set
John Verryt - Tama Ma
Best Costume Design
Suzanne Cowan for "Grotteschi" - Harmonious Oddity
Best Lighting
Jeremy Fern - Tama Ma
Performance
Best Male Performer
Craig Bary - TENT
Best Female Performer
Sarah Foster - TENT
Best Youth Performer
Andrew Cesan - Cheek to Cheek/FreshCutsFlorian Teatiu - Tertiary Colours
Best Performance with an International FlavourThe Cuban Groove - World Dance Showcase
Jonathan Miro and Francine Sweet - Tierra Flamenca
Most Inspiring Performance
Unitec Dance Students - Tertiary Colours
Supreme Performance Award
Kilda Northcott - Lily
Peoples Choice for "Best in Show"
Touch Compass - Harmonious Oddity
Spirit of the Festival
Taiaroa Royal and Taane Mete - Tama Ma
The New Zealand Dance Festival Trust presents Tempo, NZ's Festival of Dance, the annual festival that celebrates dance in all its forms and styles. Tempo 08 is the fifth festival under the Tempo banner. This year's festival included 1000 performers, 17 venues and 122 performances, events, workshops, classes and forums.
Tempo's philosophy is to increase, enhance and support society's appreciation and experience of dance and how it relates to them.
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03/11/08