Gathering Clouds
Gathering Clouds is a new dance work by internationally acclaimed choreographer Neil Ieremia. Beautiful in its fury, Gathering Clouds responds to controversial claims made by economist Greg Clydesdale in which he warns that Polynesians display “significant and enduring under-achievement” – a problem he believes immigration is making worse.
“I have always believed in the spirit of the Long White Cloud that embraces everyone equally. But after reading these claims and reviewing passages of my personal journey, I realise the Long White Cloud has become dark in places and it feels like a is storm brewing”— Neil Ieremia
“Gathering Clouds translates to the viewer, through the beauty of dance, the subtle triumphs, and unjust struggles of Pacific Islanders living in New Zealand over the last 40 years”Waikato Times, 2009
| Production | Venue | Date |
| Gathering Clouds | Auckland Festival 2009 | 5 – 8 March |
| The Civic, THE EDGE | ||
| The Opera House, Wellington | 26 – 28 March | |
| TelstraClear Pacific, Manukau | 16 – 17 April | |
| The Centre, Kerikeri | 24 – 26 April | |
| Clarence St Theatre, Hamilton | 29 April – 2 May | |
| Guam | Sheraton Laguna Resort, Guam | 1 April |
| UYM YOU BETTER RUN BOY! | Herald Theatre, THE EDGE®, Auckland | 8 – 12 September |
| Switzerland Tour | Theatre Casino Zug, Switzerland | 3 October |
| Germany Tour | Parktheater, Iserlohn | 5 October |
| Stadttheater, Remscheid | 8 October | |
| Congress Park Hanau | 9 October | |
| Stadttheater, Amberg | 12 – 13 October | |
| Oberrheinhalle, Offenburg | 14 October | |
| Graf – Zeppelin – Haus, Friedrichshafen | 15 October | |
| Theater am Ring, Villingen | 16 October | |
| Theater der Stadt, Schweinfurt | 17 October | |
| Theater der Stadt, Wolfsburg | 20 October | |
| Stadttheater, Fürth | 22 – 24 October | |
Black Grace – Gathering Clouds Highlights from Black Grace on Vimeo.
