18 May 2023

It's Maintenance May!

a collage of images submitted to indicate how they spend Maintenance May: An old glass hothouse filled with tropical flowers; multicoloured flowers; a row inside the hothouse with flowers on each side; a coffee atop a laptop, with the words Working hard, or hardly taking the time to rest and recover? on the screen; brilliant red and yellow flower; a marina under a moody cloudy sky, with a bridge in the distance; a cup of herbal tea, with a butterfly on the front and a metal straw.

Maintenance May highlights the ways in which our whānau are taking care of themselves during this seasonally transitional time of year.

Click here to read more from our Kaiwhakahaere Mātua, Jon Tamihere-Kemeys, on why ADHD is his superpower; how ADP member Suzanne Cowan beats the feeling of insularity; Creative Producer Izzy Robinson's planning for a month of self-care, each year; Vivian Medina, Education Lead's break-taking strategy; and Kaiako Toi Toi Alisha McLennan Marler's wisdom about recovering from the common cold!

Click this link to read more about Maintenance May!

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🌟 Move. Connect. Create. 🌟Join us for a 3-day Disability-Led Dance Intensive inspired by the themes of Matariki. Open to ages 16+, all experience levels, disabled and non-disabled participants, this intensive invites you to explore movement through creativity, connection, and lived experience.

10 June 2026

✨TOI TUKU MATARIKI DANCE INTENSIVE JULY 2026 for ages 16+

🌟 Move. Connect. Create. 🌟Join us for a 3-day Disability-Led Dance Intensive inspired by the themes of Matariki. Open to ages 16+, all experience levels, disabled and non-disabled participants, this intensive invites you to explore movement through creativity, connection, and lived experience.

ORO:RESONANCE is a Touch Compass crip-led, disability-led short-form arts mentorship programme empowering disabled young adult creators through sound and music creation, and performance. An accessible sound design programme for disabled youth in NZ. Participants learn from professionals, create alongside professionals, and witness their work performed live at Basement Theatre Auckland on Friday 24 April. Sound and music creation is led by disabled composer, sound designer and music maker Drew McMillan; with rangatahi-created works supported by the professional dance and performance professionals of Touch Compass, and a young and hungry diverse set of next-generation dancers.

24 April 2026

🔊✨ (((ORO:RESONANCE))) live showing at Basement Theatre

ORO:RESONANCE is a Touch Compass crip-led, disability-led short-form arts mentorship programme empowering disabled young adult creators through sound and music creation, and performance. An accessible sound design programme for disabled youth in NZ. Participants learn from professionals, create alongside professionals, and witness their work performed live at Basement Theatre Auckland on Friday 24 April. Sound and music creation is led by disabled composer, sound designer and music maker Drew McMillan; with rangatahi-created works supported by the professional dance and performance professionals of Touch Compass, and a young and hungry diverse set of next-generation dancers.

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