FRESH MOVEMENT endeavours to explore the stories of our ancestors, identities and experiences. Alongside bridging our dance community in Aotearoa by sharing our aroha for dance to others through our classes, school/national/international tours or highlighting and acknowledging the amazing talent in this country through our showcases and BATTLEZONE events celebrating ALL DANCERS not just Fresh. Juggling all these projects  we have been inspired to develop our own theatrical shows and have built a portfolio from the mahi of our elite team of FRESH choreographers, dancers and musicians expressing our love of creativity.

STATION AT TEMPO DANCE FESTIVAL 2022

After a sell-out season of their critically acclaimed show, Māui, at the Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre in June, Fresh Movement and the Freshmans Dance Crew are back to tell another precious story that will captivate audiences and celebrate our diverse community. 
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All walks of life come together at the Station, for a split moment in time our paths cross and our stories intertwine, no one understands our backstory, no one can comprehend where we are going, but it all happens at the Station. This year, Fresh Movement celebrates 10 years of operating.  The Station was the first show created by Fresh Movement in 2014, so it is only fitting that we celebrate this milestone by reviving this fan favourite, one last time. 2022’s revival Station is a neo-Pacific / street dance theatre show that tells the stories of characters from different walks of life as their worlds collide at the local train station. 

This show is action-packed with a stellar cast of young creatives from the Fresh Movement Arts Trust and Freshmans Dance Crew.  Station is directed by Hadleigh Pouesi and will feature works from Christopher Ofanoa, Leilani Elliott and more. Station is driven by dance, live music and spoken word that tells a beautiful story and is guaranteed to keep you at the edge of your seat. 

MĀUI​ 2021

MĀUI is a piece that uses dance, music and physical theatre to tell the stories that we grew up with and have travelled throughout the Pacific for hundreds of years. MĀUI demonstrates strength, growth, leadership and vulnerability and through movement these stores are re-told in a way like never before.

​Choreographed by Hadleigh Pouesi and Christopher Ofanoa, with music by Tony O’Rourke & Gibson Harris, the production is a retelling of Maui’s legend and stories using the language of dance, projected film sequences and graphic illustrations.

"Māui – is part of the revitalisation of Māori and Pasifika stories kicked off by the film Moana”, says director, Hadleigh Pouesi. "At such a young age we let go of the mythology, the Māori stories, the Pacific stories… Māui is about revisiting the Pacific tales that we've told in primary school and kindergarten… [and retelling them through a] more contemporary lens. Māui – features live music, special effects and a fusion of hip-hop, Pacific, Māori and contemporary dance. We take the best of the best and merge it together to create a unique flavour"

MELTING POT

Stirring together genre's, styles and cultures to create something unique, refreshing and thought provoking. Melting Pot is a short-works showcase of some of the works created by Freshmans Dance Crew and a number of pieces from guest choreographers, musicians, designers and spoken word artists. This show merges hip hop / street dance, contemporary dance, physical theatre, haka and pacific movement with a soundtrack of chart toppers, throwbacks and originals that will bring an energy like no other.

Freshmans Dance crew and friends bring works from Hadleigh Pouesi, Christopher Ofanoa, Faith Schuster, Carlo Darang, Leilani Elliott and more to life in this invigorating and intimate exploration of movement and space.

 MĀUI 2019

Māui demonstrates strength, growth, leadership and vulnerability and through movement these stories are retold in away like never before.

​Māui is a piece that uses dance , music and physical theatre to tell the stories that we grew up with and have travelled throughout the Pacific for years.

After a sold out debut season at Auckland Fringe Festival 2019. Fresh Movement brings the stories of the Pacific back to life in this thrilling dance theatre work at the Pacific Dance Festival

NU'U

Nu'u is an urban pacific story that looks at the modern migration of the pacific people in a humerus and realistic fashion.

Nu'u is an hour long work and utilizes pacific movement, kapa haka, hip hop and contemporary dance to tell a great story. 

Nu'u also has a strong pacific soundscape with a mixture of home grown favorites and live musical accompaniment.

You will laugh, you will cry. Nu'u is a show not to be missed. ​

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THE STATION

Welcome to the Station, a place where all walks of life come together, though we don't know where each has come from or where each other is going for a brief moment we share the same space.

Come along with Freshmans Dance Crew as they use Hip Hop and urban movement to tell different stories of what life is like through various eyes and the conflicts that arise when multiple sets of eyes share the same space. 

The Station is a family friendly show that fuses Hip Hop movement, Pacific dance, Kapa Haka and Contemporary dance into one melting pot of creativity

After a successful sell out first season we are now into phase two of the development of this show which will be taken to a town near you. If you would like to see The Station come to your town let us know here.

FRESH OUT THE BOX

Fresh Out The Box is a annual showcase of fresh theatre based short works. It is a chance for us to celebrate the highlights and successes of the year and gives us an opportunity to create without borders.

Fresh Out The Box is a show for the whole family and welcomes guest performances from our Wider fresh family.