Auckland audiences caught a glimpse of acclaimed choreographer and Starmap Champion Neil Ieremia’s latest work Gathering Clouds: Peace, poverty, dreams and the Pacific at the Manukau Festival of Arts last week. Gathering Clouds responds to controversial claims made by economist Greg Clydesdale that Pacific Islanders in New Zealand display “significant and enduring under achievement”, a problem he believes immigration is making worse. Commenting on Clydesdale’s disparaging remarks, Neil Ieremia says: “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 storm is breaking.” Black Grace’s full-length performance will be premiered at the Auckland Festival, 5-22 March, 2009.
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[...] including a season at the prestigious Kennedy Centre in Washington DC, Neil has been busy preparing Gathering Clouds, a brand new full-length work which promises to be “beautiful in its fury”. Gathering Clouds [...]