Note to Self

A contemporary dance season made up of a collection of original works by the New Zealand School of Dance’s 3rd-year students.

The season lives in the space between who we are, who we think we are, and who we become when witnessed.

Note to Self is a full-length contemporary dance season made up of a collection of original short works by the New Zealand School of Dance’s third-year contemporary dance students. Each work has been independently created, then thoughtfully woven together to form one shared performance experience.

Together, these works sit inside the tender and uneasy space of being seen. They ask what it means to be viewed, to be perceived, and how that gaze can shape, distort, reveal, or challenge our sense of self. The season explores the body not simply as something to look at, but as something that knows, remembers, senses, absorbs, and reveals.

Running through the work is a deep humanness — vulnerability, discomfort, identity, observation, and the quiet negotiation between who we are privately and who we become when witnessed