London 2015

Make Their Praises Heard Afar

The Royal New Zealand Ballet are taking two brand-new Anzac-inspired works to one of the most celebrated dance centres in the world, London. Kiwi stories, Kiwi choreographers, and our New Zealand ballet company: all that is missing is you. Be a part of one of the most significant tours that the RNZB has ever staged. Help us take New Zealand art to the world.

You're seeing them now in the RNZB's Salute season, currently touring the country. Neil Ieremia's 'Passchendaele' and Andrew Simmons' 'Dear Horizon': shudderingly powerful dance about some of our darkest days.

If you were mesmerised by the unbridled talent of these choreographers and dancers, and moved by the challenging themes they conveyed - if you felt a sense of pride and wanted to share these works with others - then we invite you to join us for what comes next.

Theatres of War

You can help us take these special WWI-themed pieces from New Zealand stages back to the original theatres of war. The tour keeps growing, with more dates added in Scotland, England, and Italy to meet the New Zealand demand for the company's work. And with bigger tours come greater financial burdens and bigger logistical demands. Our best-laid plans have burst their seams, and we don't want to say 'no' to this opportunity.

In what will now be one of the lengthiest New Zealand tours in the company's history, we will be taking these works, along with our blockbuster production of Giselle, to European audiences through October-December 2015. Every costume and piece of set will make the journey, from the washing machines to lighting rigs to hundreds of pointe shoes - not to mention our dancers and crew.

Poppies and Pohutukawas

We're the little company that can, from the little country that could.

We're fortunate enough to have the enlightened support of government, companies, and individuals who believe in what the RNZB achieves on a fraction of what New Zealand ballet companies have. But this is a moment to reach beyond what we can do, to what we could do.

That's why we're offering every Kiwi who wants to see New Zealand represented on New Zealand stages the opportunity to donate. Join us. However big or small an amount, your support gets us a step closer to London.