Moss Patterson

“Home Opening”, from this year’s Royal NZ Ballet/NZ Dance Company co-production of “Home Land And Sea”. Music by Shayne P Carter. Vid by Dan Harris. Choreography by Moss Patterson. Full soundtrack available now at /

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Holding Ground brings together two dynamic works in sharp contrast – one grounded in place, the other in technology from the New Zealand Dance Company. Together, these works form a vivid counterpoint, inviting us to sit in the tension between motion and stillness, and find balance within it.⁠ ⁠ A duet by Moss Te Ururangi Patterson - don't miss this incredible dance work at Nelson Arts Festival. ⁠ Thursday 30th October at Theatre Royal⁠ ⁠ Link in bio to book your tickets!⁠ ⁠ Supported by our partners Avoca

@nzballet X @nzdanceco x @theartsnz Wrap Party! 🩰 Last night in Ōtautahi Christchurch, we brought some of our Kotahi supporters to meet the two 2020 Arts Foundation Laureates (@shaynepcarter & @mosspatterson ) behind the historic Home, Land and Sea. Guests were treated to chats about the very special collaboration between two dance companies, insights into the score and movement, and we shared a toast 🥂 with dancers from both companies after their 3 week season across Aotearoa. The bone pendant? @mosspatterson gifted each of the dancers something to remember this moment by. And the shell necklace above? Gifted by another Arts Laureate, @witi_ihimarera to @nzballet dancers when they made a ballet after his story, The Wedding in 2006. @shaynepcarter (@2020 Laureate) @mosspatterson (2020 Laureate & Director NZ Dance Company) @tykingwall (Artistic Director, RNZB) @jessicapalalagi (Director, The Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi)

"In the third piece, Home, Land and Sea, I was blown away by all the shapes, and the choreography is incredible." - Audience Feedback​ Book your tickets for shows in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch through our link in bio now 🌊​ 🩰 The Company of Home, Land and Sea, featuring dancers from the Royal New Zealand Ballet and The New Zealand Dance Company​ 📷 Stephen A'Court

“When we are making the work, I’m really interested in the connections that the dancers are making in the studio. That’s really important to me. That, I think, is why we’re here. We’re here to try and answer some questions around ‘can these two styles coexist? Are they a blueprint for the future of dance in New Zealand?’ I was asking the contemporary dancers and the ballet dancers to ask each other questions through movement and for us to, try to answer that question together.” - Choreographer Moss Te Ururangi Patterson Come and see dancers from The New Zealand Dance Company and Royal New Zealand Ballet share the stage for the first time ever, in Home, Land and Sea 🌊 Book your tickets through our link in bio 🔗 Wellington 24 – 26 July Auckland 31 July – 2 August Christchurch 8 – 9 August 🎥 Dan Harris

Set to a new score by New Zealand musician and composer Shayne P Carter, ‘Home, Land and Sea’, choreographed by Moss Te Ururangi Patterson, is shaping up to be an incredible performance that you won’t want to miss. ​Having The New Zealand Dance Company dancers in the studio alongside the Royal New Zealand Ballet has been an incredible opportunity to learn from and be inspired by each other throughout the collaboration and creation process, and we can’t wait to bring this work to our audiences. ​ ​Book tickets for our mixed bill ‘Home, Land and Sea’ via the link in our bio. 🎟️​ ​🎥 Tessa Karle

The last time we collaborated with Home, Land and Sea choreographer Moss Te Ururangi Patterson and composer Shayne P Carter was for Te Ao Mārama, as part of Lightscapes in 2023 ☀️ Moss said of the work, “I hope that audiences, when they see the work, will open their hearts to a new way of experiencing Te Ao Māori and be intrigued to see more. They’ll see difference and diverse elements coming together, something that they may not have experienced before.” We’re thrilled to be collaborating with Moss and Shayne for Home, Land and Sea, and bringing Te Ao Mārama back to the stage as part of DanceX in Australia Book your tickets for Home, Land and Sea through our link in bio now 🌊 🩰 The cast of Te Ao Mārama, led by Principal Joshua Guillemot-Rodgerson, Lightscapes, 2023 🎥 Dan Harris

"Home, Land and Sea is my personal reflection on what it means to be from Aotearoa New Zealand — not just where I come from, but who I am now, and who we are becoming as a nation." ​ In the studio, dancers from the Royal New Zealand Ballet and The New Zealand Dance Company are working together to bring the vision of choreographer Moss Te Ururangi Patterson to life.​ Book your tickets for Home, Land and Sea now through our link in bio 🌊 📷 Stephen A'Court

Moss Te Ururangi Patterson lives in a state of creative motion – always evolving, always shifting, always in cycle. “There’s nothing static,” he says from Wellington, where the chief executive and artistic director of the New Zealand Dance Company has relocated to from Auckland to choreograph a bold new work for the Royal New Zealand Ballet. "I had to find a way to be fearless ... to have no blocks.”⁠ ⁠ Home, Land and Sea is a response to Aotearoa’s complex history and our evolving national identity. It touches on the ideas of belonging and tūrangawaewae (a place to stand), and is set to a defiant, searing original score by Shayne P Carter.⁠ ⁠ “All Kiwis have navigated to this land in their own way. Whether you just arrived yesterday on Air New Zealand, or you navigated here 1000 years ago. We’re still discovering and exploring what that means ‒ that we’re in [this] relationship with each other.”⁠ ⁠ At the link in bio, the renowned Māori choreographer and artistic director talks to André Chumko about the groundbreaking collaboration - one that unites artists from the New Zealand Dance Company and the Royal New Zealand Ballet for a first-of-its-kind blended performance.⁠ ⁠ 📝 @andrechumko ⁠ 📸 @darkerartsnz ⁠ 📰 @sundaymag

This October, the Royal New Zealand Ballet is proud to make our first appearance at DanceX - a bold, visionary festival celebrating the depth and diversity of dance across Australia and Aotearoa. ​ The 2025 programme features fourteen leading companies and choreographers, including The Australian Ballet, West Australian Ballet, and Restless Dance Theatre.​ The Royal New Zealand Ballet will be performing Te Ao Mārama. Created for the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s 70th anniversary in 2023, Te Ao Mārama is a powerful work by Moss Te Ururangi Patterson. Inspired by haka and powered by the strength of the men of the RNZB, this is a striking and lasting addition to the RNZB’s repertoire. Te Ao Mārama shares the strong Māori culture that is celebrated in Aotearoa and it is a privilege to share it on the international stage for the first time in Australia.​ Book your tickets through our link in bio!

As the former Artistic Director of Atamira Dance Company, Moss Te Ururangi Patterson transformed it into New Zealand’s premier Indigenous dance company. 👏🏾 His acclaimed works, including Whakairo, Moko, and Haka, have graced international stages, and he choreographed the iconic New Zealand Rugby World Cup opening ceremony. Now leading The New Zealand Dance Company and collaborating with Bangarra Dance Theatre, Moss is a passionate advocate for Māori culture and contemporary dance, striving to unite Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists through vibrant intercultural dialogue and storytelling. B-roll 🎥: Cass Eipper