{"id":749,"date":"2015-07-12T22:29:03","date_gmt":"2015-07-12T22:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valdeakindance.org.nz\/?page_id=749"},"modified":"2026-09-01T00:03:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T00:03:27","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/valdeakindance.org.nz\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div aria-live=\"polite\" id=\"soliloquy-container-764_1\" class=\"soliloquy-container soliloquy-transition-fade  soliloquy-theme-base\" style=\"max-width:1140px;max-height:410px;\">\n<ul id=\"soliloquy-764_1\" class=\"soliloquy-slider soliloquy-slides soliloquy-wrap soliloquy-clear\">\n<li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-1 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"soliloquy-image-844\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-1\" src=\"https:\/\/valdeakindance.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/1-1140x410_c.jpg\" alt=\"1\" \/><\/li>\n<li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-2 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"soliloquy-image-845\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-2\" src=\"https:\/\/valdeakindance.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2.jpg\" alt=\"2\" \/><\/li>\n<li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-3 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"soliloquy-image-846\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-3\" src=\"https:\/\/valdeakindance.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/3.jpg\" alt=\"3\" \/><\/li>\n<li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-4 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"soliloquy-image-847\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-4\" src=\"https:\/\/valdeakindance.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/4.jpg\" alt=\"4\" \/><\/li>\n<li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-5 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"soliloquy-image-848\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-5\" src=\"https:\/\/valdeakindance.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/51.jpg\" alt=\"5\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">#soliloquy-container-764_1{opacity:1}<\/style>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h2>AS KIWI AS<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"line-height: 39px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1047 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/valdeakindance.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kiwias-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"Kiwi As\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valdeakindance.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kiwias-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/valdeakindance.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kiwias-102x150.jpg 102w, https:\/\/valdeakindance.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kiwias.jpg 484w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.nz\/e\/1995859022062?aff=oddtdtcreator\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to book now.<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Get ready for a fun-filled celebration of all things Kiwi at the Val Deakin Dance Theatre\u2019s upcoming programme, As Kiwi As! This lively production will take to the stage at the Dance Centre on September 18, 19, and 20, featuring both matinee and evening performances.<\/p>\n<p>Opening the programme is Val Deakin\u2019s much-loved Forever Bubbles \u2014 a heartwarming journey into the lives of New Zealand women in the 1920s, 30s, and 40s. With the music, fashion, and household inventions of the era, this nostalgic piece explores what has changed over the years\u2026 and what has stayed so familiar! A true feel-good favourite.<\/p>\n<p>A special excerpt from Flashback, also choreographed by Val, brings her charming Oamaru set Edwardian-era piece into the present day with a modern twist. The excerpt we will be presenting is titled <strong>Kick Off<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Adding plenty of laughs and Kiwi spirit, Christchurch choreographer Fleur de Thier\u2019s new work Ka Pai celebrates the quirks and humour of rural New Zealand life. 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