Community Choreographic Project 2025

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MANIFESTA is the sixth edition of our Community Choreographic Project

An innovative platform that brings together community dancers and artists to collaborate on professionally choreographed pieces in unique, site-specific locations around our city. Inspired by the carnaval traditions and the vibrant energy of Ōtautahi’s rave scene, MANIFESTA is a party-protest uniting diverse communities through movement, performance, and activism. Choreographed by Brazilian-born, New Zealand-based artist, Janaína Moraes.

ABOUT MANIFESTA

After the success of Tiny Fest 2024, we’re embarking on a bold new journey… Raving! Protesting! Performing!

Tiny Fest is proud to be commissioned to deliver this year’s Community Choreographic Project — MANIFESTA. Featuring a dynamic cast of 15+ community dancers, MANIFESTA is more than just a performance — inspired by the Brazilian carnival culture, this is a collective call to action, a protest, and a creative uprising. Choreography by art gatherer Janaína Moraes and Sound Design by the electrifying Bea Gladding (aka Mr Meaty Boy)

Joining us are incredible guest organisations lighting up the show with rhythm and spirit:

Live music by

  • Clube de Choro de Christchurch
  • DziDzor Uplifting Drum and Dance
  • ECAMAR Ōtautahi – Capoeira Angola Group
 
Masks and Estandartes (carnaval banners) by

 

  • The White Room Creative Space
  • Stitch-O-Mat Community Sewing
 

You don’t want to miss this!

TWO SHOWS ONLY
June 28 at 3PM & 5PM

Climate Action Campus
180 Avonside Dr. 

See previous edition of the Community Choreographic Project

MANIFESTA Workshop Series

13th of May – 28th of June 

Tuesdays & Saturdays 4-7pm

MANIFESTA invites you to learn new craft skills and join us in co-making the masks, heads, crowns and estandartes (textile banners) for our winter parade.

In the run-up to the performance on June 28th, the choreographer, The White Room, and Stich-O-mat will collaborate to create a series of weekend public and free workshops at Climate Action Campus. 

The workshops include crafting, sewing, mask-making and more… weaving discussions on social action through the joy of co-creating together, and widening the conversation about climate crisis and other global/local issues.

Our Tiny Fest Artists, 2024

Tane Te Pakeke-Patterson, Humble Cowboy Productions

Hester Ida and the Music

Tui Emma Gillies and Sulieti Fieme’a Burrows

Bea Gladding, Nicholas Ahu Gartner, Janaye Henry, Shaun McTague

Cris Obregon

Cryptids Club