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About MAP

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Here’s what we believe in

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Purpose

MAP nurtures the movement sector - connected, sustainable, making, and appreciating movement art

Movement Art Practice

MAP is privileged to be led by a team of local dancers with the energy and passion to ensure MAP provides high quality and current programmes.

Moemoeā
Vision

A healthy, sustainable, thriving movement ecosystem that is essential to the wider cultural conversation

Our Values

We are inclusive, diverse, and actively engaged in Te Tiriti

We embrace all people, all bodies, and all forms of movement at MAP.

We have integrity

We hold ourselves accountable to our staff, artists, and patrons of MAP. We will create policies that guide our actions, keeping us all safe.

Holistic well being

We believe in the holistic wellbeing of our community, patrons, staff, and artists of MAP.
Taha Wairua: Spiritual well being
Taha Tīnana: Physical Health
Taha Whānau: Family, Community, Social
Taha Hinengaro: Mental and emotional

We believe in creative expression

We support and encourage performance makers and audiences to be daring and experimental. providing a safe space to move and be expressive without judgement.

Environmental Sustainability

“Sustainability is more than recycling” We seek to position Ōtautahi as a sustainable creative hub for emerging and established movement practitioners. We create enduring connections with the local arts sector, wider community, and iwi. We approach our practice with an understanding of how our actions affect the environment and actively explore ways to lessen our environmental footprint.

The Team

Sarah Aspinwall

Interim Director/Board Trustee

janaina moraes

Janaína Moraes

Residencies Coordinator

Kat Stefanova

Kat Stefanova

Social Media Coordinator

Regina Speer

Designer (Brand, Website, Publication)

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Jamie Hanton

Board Trustee

Krista Pritchard

Krista Pritchard

Board Trustee

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Holly Chappell-Eason

Board Trustee

Anna Bate

Board Trustee

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