Unlock your body
with map dance classes
MAP is a Not-For-Profit Contemporary Dance Organisation
based in Ōtautahi Christchurch.
We exist to support dance makers and lovers to make heartfelt connections through community classes, guest artist workshops, artist residencies and the annual Ōtautahi Tiny Performance Festival.
covid-19 response.
Throughout lockdown and now as we retrun to Level 2, MAP has been working to provide you with a variety of ways to keep moving including digital and now studio classes.
We are also adapting our annual programme to ensure we can still support movement artists and practitioners in this unprecedented time.
Stay safe and well.
performance.
We celebrate the art of performance, and are committed to fostering environments where artists are free to perform.
research.
Uncompromising in our commitment to excellence, professionalism and rigorous artistic inquiry.
education.
We celebrate the ability of contemporary movement to offer informing and enduring experiences.
movement.
A flexible and informed organisation that calls for a shift in cultural perspective with movement at the heart.
contemporary classes
MAP offers community contemporary dance classes that you wont 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.
research exchange 2020
Through August MAP is running three Digital Artist Residencies. Join the artists for Movement Labs on Saturday August 1, 8 and 15, 10am -12pm, follow their progress and join us on August 30th IRL / URL to see the outcomes.
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.
