Dakota of the White Flats - Tour

Dakota is ready to fly.

She has her guitar, her best friend Treacle and a fierce sense of adventure.

Now she needs a boost.

We are taking Dakota of the White Flats across the sea to Queensland, Australia and we need our creative community behind us to get her there.

This campaign will help us freight the set, transport the world of the show, manage logistics, and quite literally get Dakota over the water.

We have built the work. Now we need to move it.

We make bold, visually striking devised theatre. We build original worlds. We collaborate deeply. We back artists fully.

This show was created through rigorous development, physical exploration, music, story crafting, and the kind of ensemble process that Red Leap is known for. It is handcrafted theatre. Built by a team of brave, brilliant creatives.

Here is exactly what your support will help cover:

• Freight of set and props to Australia
• Transport of staging elements and technical gear
• Logistics and shipping costs
• Travel-related production expenses
• The unglamorous but essential costs of moving a show across the sea

Touring is expensive.
Independent theatre companies do not have hidden reserves.
We make magic, but it still requires freight containers and invoices.

Dakota of the White Flats is a story of grit, imagination, friendship and finding your own wild courage. It is a theatrical rock-concert of bold characters, daring adventure, and friendship.

And now, for the first time in a long time, we are touring internationally.

Taking Dakota overseas matters.
It signals that New Zealand devised work travels.
It shows that our stories belong on international stages.
It opens doors for future artists.

Queensland is next.

The world is waiting.

When independent New Zealand theatre tours internationally, it lifts the whole sector.

It tells presenters that Aotearoa makes brave, inventive, high quality work. It tells young artists that their stories can travel. It strengthens our sustainability as a company. It builds future opportunity.

If you have ever loved a Red Leap show.
If you believe in bold original theatre.
If you want to see Dakota take on the world.

Back us. Let’s get Dakota across the sea.