Movement Art Practice.
Movement Art Practice (MAP) is a Not-For-Profit
contemporary dance organisation based in Ōtautahi Christchurch.
MAP believes in an Aotearoa where contemporary dance and performance
is woven into the cultural fabric of our community.
MAP runs community dance classes, artist residencies, and workshops.
You can find us at 76 Hawdon Street in Sydenham, Ōtautahi Christchurch.
welcome to our place!
You can find us at 76 Hawdon Street where we run community classes, an In House Studio Artist Programme providing much needed space to local artists to work and share. and host the MAP SESSIONS, a monthly sharing platform to feed your social and cultural hankerings from these wonderful humans.
See you in the studio
weekly community contemporary dance classes
MAP offers community contemporary dance classes that you won't get anywhere else in Christchurch. Leave your assumptions of dance class at the door and let us give you a new take. Contemporary dance gives you creative ways to explore and push new pathways for your body.
Come on a casual basis, book a pass or sign up for a MAP membership. We have a number of pricing options to suit everyone's unique lifestyle!
creative kids dance
We would love to have your child dancing with us at the MAP studio!
We are super excited to nurture the next generation of innovative choreographers, fluent dance writers, and curious dance audience members.
We're running classes for 5 - 8 year olds on Saturdays during school terms. If you are looking for an alternative to the traditional dance studio model for your children, this is the place for you!
the map sessions
7.00pm last Friday of each month
MAP Studio
BYO Drinks | KOHA Entry
The MAP Sessions are a monthly studio happening and social gathering where we invite our In-House Artists and local performance artists to share a snippet of what they are up to at the moment, including live improvisations and works-in-progress.
quarterly publication
This is a platform for MAP's IN HOUSE STUDIO ARTISTS, DANCERS, CHOREOGRAPHERS, and MOVERS OF AOTEAROA to share WORDS, SCORES, CLASSES, IMAGES . It is intended as a source of INSPIRATION, to be a MEMENTO and MOMENTO. It is here as an OFFERING for your AUTUMN and YOUR BODY'S JOURNEY. It is here to LET YOU KNOW what MAP is up to, or not. It is here to SWALLOW YOU WHOLE ALL THE GOOD, ALL THE BAD, ALL THE DISGUSTING AND ALL THE WONDERFUL. Artists include Juanita Hepi Robyn Jordaan Virginia Kennard Kosta Bogoeivski Julia Harvie Josie Archer Josiah Morgan Georgina Tarren-Sweeny Natalie Kittow collated, edited, and designed by Robyn Jordaan
You can read our quarterly online at Issuu. We have Winter 2021 - Winter 2022 issues available for sale at the studio. Keep an eye out for our luanches to nab the latest MAP edition.
Printed Books $10
AUDACITY
MAP supports and encourage performance makers and audiences to be daring and experimental.
LEGACY
MAP will position Ōtautahi as a sustainable creative hub for emerging and established movement practitioners.
INCLUSIVITY
MAP embraces all people, all bodies, and all forms of movement practice at MAP.
COLLABORATION
We celebrate the ability of contemporary movement to offer informing and enduring experiences.
INTEGRITY
We uphold the mana of contemporary movement as a professional practice.
appreciation through experience
MAP provides a platform for community dancers
to get to rub up alongside practising dance artists in a variety of ways.
classes.
We have a range of classes available throughout the year, which cater to a wide range of abilities and interest, working with out skilled tutors.
movement labs.
Join guest artists for one-off workshops and learn about the choreographic process, attend an artist talk or read artist reflections on our blog.
artist residencies.
We offer space and time for you to research and share ideas through research in-studio, teaching, and contributing to our blog.
corporate workshops.
We run half and full day workshops for businesses looking to support their teams. We facilitate sessions that allow participants to reconnect with their bodies in motion through therapeutic guidance as well as improvisation that tunes into performance, communication, and creativity.
funding partners.
