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Ballet Behind Bars: Bringing dance to prisons in Aotearoa

Since 2017, the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Education team have been visiting prisons across the motu to bring ballet to incarcerated people. Our Education and Community Manager, Lauren Byrne has been teaching at these workshops since 2020, so we sat down to chat to her about the programme, what the classes look like, and how ballet can have an impact in perhaps the most unexpected of places.

Behind the Score: Shayne P Carter Talks Home, Land and Sea

When it comes to music that hits you in the gut, Shayne Carter is a master. Known for his fierce originality and fearless approach to genre, the award-winning composer and musician has carved out a singular voice in New Zealand’s sonic landscape. Now, he brings that voice to the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s new season of Home, Land and Sea - a powerful exploration of place, identity, and connection. We caught up with Shayne to talk about writing for dance, evoking landscapes through sound, and his lifelong quest to embrace the contradictions of the human experience.

Dancing the 'Dream'

Liam Scarlett's A Midsummer Night's Dream has become a jewel of the RNZB's repertoire.

Meet Sarah Foster-Sproull

Choreographer in Residence Sarah Foster-Sproull is an internationally-renowned choreographer with a close and ongoing relationship with the RNZB.

Seven decades of Swans

The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s association with Swan Lake stretches back 71 years.

Sara's final bow

After 7 years with the RNZB, Principal Sara Garbowski takes her final bow.

Logos, a story of hope and courage

LOGOS is about hope, having the courage to face things, endure them, and come out the other side. Take a deeper dive into LOGOS with choreographer Alice Topp, whom we are honoured to have had in studio, inspiring our dancers with this brave, beautiful ballet as part of our LIGHTSCAPES programme in 2023.

Coppélia: A Beloved Ballet Classic

The Wedding Pas de Deux in Coppélia’s Act III is a joyous highlight that celebrates the union of Swanhilda and Franz with lively grace and romantic elegance. This pas de deux, featured in our Tutus on Tour 2025 repertoire, is a celebratory dance, combining tenderness with virtuosic displays as both characters express their newfound happiness.

The Capital Kiwi Project | transporting our national bird

What does the Royal New Zealand Ballet, Cactus Outdoor, young Wellington architects, Maungatautari mud, a fashion stylist and Mākara scrub have in common? Capital Kiwi's kiwi transporter bags.

Meet Alice Topp

Alice Topp is an acclaimed choreographer working in Australia, New Zealand and internationally.

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