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Scoop
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scoop
Tom Sainsbury And The Dynamotion Misfits Are Home For Christmas
Press Release – Elephant Publicity Auckland's baddest, booty-shaking, big-hearted dance-comedy maniacs, Dynamotion, are back to wreak merry havoc on your holidays with A Christmas Crisis — burning up the floor in Q Theatre from 10 – 20 December. It's festive season, baby — and everything's falling apart. Mr and Mrs Claus are headed for splitsville. Ashleigh's Christmas Cupcake Shoppe is teetering on the edge. The elves are cracking under the pressure of soulless consumerism. Oh, and the North Pole? Melting faster than a snowman in a sauna. Looks like it's time for a Christmas miracle — Dynamotion style. From the brilliantly twisted minds of Tom Sainsbury and Lara Fischel-Chisholm comes a full-blown, high-kicking, sleigh-sliding, disco-ball-drenched Christmas spectacular packed with interpretive dance, chaotic energy, and enough tinsel to choke a reindeer. Starring some of New Zealand's funniest, fiercest, and naughtiest performers — including Tom Sainsbury, Chris Parker, Kate Simmonds, Harry McNaughton, Liv Tennet, Karamia Muller, Lara Fischel-Chisholm, Jennie Robertson, and a whole sleighful of Dynamotion misfits — A Christmas Crisis is here to serve your silly season (or at least distract you from it for 90 minutes). Since bursting onto the scene in 2012 with Terror Island Dynamotion have been putting the 'fun' back in 'funk' — and also 'fundamentally questioning what dance theatre even is.' These legends invented dacting (dramatic acting + interpretive dance) and have built a cult following for their gloriously silly, ridiculously clever full-length shows that are part dance party, part fever dream, and 100% joy. They've been praised by Metro, Theatreview, Theatrescenes, and probably your mate from Pilates who went once and hasn't shut up about it since. 'A high-adrenaline production full of thumping dance tracks, inspired and very clever choreography and wall-to-wall laughter.' – Andrew Whiteside (The Children of Sacred Valley) 'The dance numbers are terrific… extremely clever and very, very silly.' – Theatrescenes 'Dynamotion is dynamite indeed.' – Theatreview Dynamotion's original dance comedy works have become a staple of the Auckland theatre calendar, with 10 full-length productions to their name. They've presented at the NZ International Comedy Festival, the Body Festival in Christchurch, and Tempo. Their last show sold out after one Facebook post! So get booking. Yule be glad you did.
Scoop
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scoop
Tom Sainsbury And The Dynamotion Misfits Are Home For Christmas
Auckland's baddest, booty-shaking, big-hearted dance-comedy maniacs, Dynamotion, are back to wreak merry havoc on your holidays with A Christmas Crisis — burning up the floor in Q Theatre from 10 – 20 December. It's festive season, baby — and everything's falling apart. Mr and Mrs Claus are headed for splitsville. Ashleigh's Christmas Cupcake Shoppe is teetering on the edge. The elves are cracking under the pressure of soulless consumerism. Oh, and the North Pole? Melting faster than a snowman in a sauna. Looks like it's time for a Christmas miracle — Dynamotion style. From the brilliantly twisted minds of Tom Sainsbury and Lara Fischel-Chisholm comes a full-blown, high-kicking, sleigh-sliding, disco-ball-drenched Christmas spectacular packed with interpretive dance, chaotic energy, and enough tinsel to choke a reindeer. Starring some of New Zealand's funniest, fiercest, and naughtiest performers — including Tom Sainsbury, Chris Parker, Kate Simmonds, Harry McNaughton, Liv Tennet, Karamia Muller, Lara Fischel-Chisholm, Jennie Robertson, and a whole sleighful of Dynamotion misfits — A Christmas Crisis is here to serve your silly season (or at least distract you from it for 90 minutes). Since bursting onto the scene in 2012 with Terror Island Dynamotion have been putting the "fun" back in "funk" — and also "fundamentally questioning what dance theatre even is." These legends invented dacting (dramatic acting + interpretive dance) and have built a cult following for their gloriously silly, ridiculously clever full-length shows that are part dance party, part fever dream, and 100% joy. They've been praised by Metro, Theatreview, Theatrescenes, and probably your mate from Pilates who went once and hasn't shut up about it since. "A high-adrenaline production full of thumping dance tracks, inspired and very clever choreography and wall-to-wall laughter." – Andrew Whiteside (The Children of Sacred Valley) "The dance numbers are terrific… extremely clever and very, very silly." – Theatrescenes "Dynamotion is dynamite indeed." – Theatreview Dynamotion's original dance comedy works have become a staple of the Auckland theatre calendar, with 10 full-length productions to their name. They've presented at the NZ International Comedy Festival, the Body Festival in Christchurch, and Tempo. Their last show sold out after one Facebook post! So get booking. Yule be glad you did.
RNZ News
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- RNZ News
The close cultural favourites of indie country star Mel Parsons
'Post High Slide' from Ohinehou Lyttleton based singer songwriter Mel Parsons is one of several new songs released ahead of a tour of Aotearoa and Australia that kicks off Sunday March 25 in Poneke Wellington. That's just ahead of the Aotearoa Music Awards, where Parson's sixth album Sabotage is nominated for Te Tino Pukaemi o te Tau Album of the Year. And Mel's song '5432', from that album, has also just been announced as a finalist for 2025 APRA Best Country Music Song. Mel Parsons joins Culture 101 for 'Fast Favourites'. They include an annual music festival she can walk to - Port Noise - and a fellow artist who also grew up in Westport, Becky Manawatu. The cover artwork for Sabotage features paintings by a favourite painter, Emma Hercus (also up for an AMA for that artwork). Mel's "Instagram go-to when she needs a laugh" meanwhile is Tom Sainsbury. As for music: she's looking forward to Jeff Parsnips' album for children in June, and Otautahi's Mim Jensen is her pick of emerging musicians who are going to make an impact.
