Jan
12
to Jan 18
Shaun James Kelly Dance | Choreography
Jan
12
to Jan 18
Jan
12
to Jan 18
Jan
12
to Jan 18
Jan
12
to Jan 18
Jan
12
to Jan 18
Jan
12
to Jan 18
Aug
9
7:30 PM19:30
New Work RNZB - Chrysalis
Home, Land and Sea
Choreographer Shaun James Kelly will create a new work titled Chrysalis, inspired by his metamorphosis from young dancer in Scotland to Soloist and Choreographer in Residence in New Zealand, mirroring his own evolution on the dancers and guiding them through the challenges of his movements to realise their full potential.
Music by Philip Glass brings Shaun’s journey to life, with his odyssey across worlds and continents shaped by his signature choreographic style – elegant, deceptively effortless and always musical.
CHOREOGRAPHY - CHRYSALIS
Shaun James Kelly
MUSIC - CHRYSALIS
Philip Glass
COSTUME DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Rory William Docherty
SET DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Jon Buswell
LIGHTING DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Dan Wilson
Aug
9
1:30 PM13:30
New Work RNZB - Chrysalis
Home, Land and Sea
Choreographer Shaun James Kelly will create a new work titled Chrysalis, inspired by his metamorphosis from young dancer in Scotland to Soloist and Choreographer in Residence in New Zealand, mirroring his own evolution on the dancers and guiding them through the challenges of his movements to realise their full potential.
Music by Philip Glass brings Shaun’s journey to life, with his odyssey across worlds and continents shaped by his signature choreographic style – elegant, deceptively effortless and always musical.
CHOREOGRAPHY - CHRYSALIS
Shaun James Kelly
MUSIC - CHRYSALIS
Philip Glass
COSTUME DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Rory William Docherty
SET DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Jon Buswell
LIGHTING DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Dan Wilson
Aug
8
7:30 PM19:30
New Work RNZB - Chrysalis
Home, Land and Sea
Choreographer Shaun James Kelly will create a new work titled Chrysalis, inspired by his metamorphosis from young dancer in Scotland to Soloist and Choreographer in Residence in New Zealand, mirroring his own evolution on the dancers and guiding them through the challenges of his movements to realise their full potential.
Music by Philip Glass brings Shaun’s journey to life, with his odyssey across worlds and continents shaped by his signature choreographic style – elegant, deceptively effortless and always musical.
CHOREOGRAPHY - CHRYSALIS
Shaun James Kelly
MUSIC - CHRYSALIS
Philip Glass
COSTUME DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Rory William Docherty
SET DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Jon Buswell
LIGHTING DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Dan Wilson
Aug
2
7:30 PM19:30
New Work RNZB - Chrysalis
Home, Land and Sea
Choreographer Shaun James Kelly will create a new work titled Chrysalis, inspired by his metamorphosis from young dancer in Scotland to Soloist and Choreographer in Residence in New Zealand, mirroring his own evolution on the dancers and guiding them through the challenges of his movements to realise their full potential.
Music by Philip Glass brings Shaun’s journey to life, with his odyssey across worlds and continents shaped by his signature choreographic style – elegant, deceptively effortless and always musical.
CHOREOGRAPHY - CHRYSALIS
Shaun James Kelly
MUSIC - CHRYSALIS
Philip Glass
COSTUME DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Rory William Docherty
SET DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Jon Buswell
LIGHTING DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Dan Wilson
Aug
2
1:30 PM13:30
New Work RNZB - Chrysalis
Home, Land and Sea
Choreographer Shaun James Kelly will create a new work titled Chrysalis, inspired by his metamorphosis from young dancer in Scotland to Soloist and Choreographer in Residence in New Zealand, mirroring his own evolution on the dancers and guiding them through the challenges of his movements to realise their full potential.
Music by Philip Glass brings Shaun’s journey to life, with his odyssey across worlds and continents shaped by his signature choreographic style – elegant, deceptively effortless and always musical.
CHOREOGRAPHY - CHRYSALIS
Shaun James Kelly
MUSIC - CHRYSALIS
Philip Glass
COSTUME DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Rory William Docherty
SET DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Jon Buswell
LIGHTING DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Dan Wilson
Aug
2
1:30 PM13:30
New Work RNZB - Chrysalis
Home, Land and Sea
Choreographer Shaun James Kelly will create a new work titled Chrysalis, inspired by his metamorphosis from young dancer in Scotland to Soloist and Choreographer in Residence in New Zealand, mirroring his own evolution on the dancers and guiding them through the challenges of his movements to realise their full potential.
Music by Philip Glass brings Shaun’s journey to life, with his odyssey across worlds and continents shaped by his signature choreographic style – elegant, deceptively effortless and always musical.
CHOREOGRAPHY - CHRYSALIS
Shaun James Kelly
MUSIC - CHRYSALIS
Philip Glass
COSTUME DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Rory William Docherty
SET DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Jon Buswell
LIGHTING DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Dan Wilson
Aug
1
7:30 PM19:30
New Work RNZB - Chrysalis
Home, Land and Sea
Choreographer Shaun James Kelly will create a new work titled Chrysalis, inspired by his metamorphosis from young dancer in Scotland to Soloist and Choreographer in Residence in New Zealand, mirroring his own evolution on the dancers and guiding them through the challenges of his movements to realise their full potential.
Music by Philip Glass brings Shaun’s journey to life, with his odyssey across worlds and continents shaped by his signature choreographic style – elegant, deceptively effortless and always musical.
CHOREOGRAPHY - CHRYSALIS
Shaun James Kelly
MUSIC - CHRYSALIS
Philip Glass
COSTUME DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Rory William Docherty
SET DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Jon Buswell
LIGHTING DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Dan Wilson
Jul
31
7:30 PM19:30
New Work RNZB - Chrysalis
Home, Land and Sea
Choreographer Shaun James Kelly will create a new work titled Chrysalis, inspired by his metamorphosis from young dancer in Scotland to Soloist and Choreographer in Residence in New Zealand, mirroring his own evolution on the dancers and guiding them through the challenges of his movements to realise their full potential.
Music by Philip Glass brings Shaun’s journey to life, with his odyssey across worlds and continents shaped by his signature choreographic style – elegant, deceptively effortless and always musical.
CHOREOGRAPHY - CHRYSALIS
Shaun James Kelly
MUSIC - CHRYSALIS
Philip Glass
COSTUME DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Rory William Docherty
SET DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Jon Buswell
LIGHTING DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Dan Wilson
Jul
26
7:30 PM19:30
New Work RNZB - Chrysalis
Home, Land and Sea
Choreographer Shaun James Kelly will create a new work titled Chrysalis, inspired by his metamorphosis from young dancer in Scotland to Soloist and Choreographer in Residence in New Zealand, mirroring his own evolution on the dancers and guiding them through the challenges of his movements to realise their full potential.
Music by Philip Glass brings Shaun’s journey to life, with his odyssey across worlds and continents shaped by his signature choreographic style – elegant, deceptively effortless and always musical.
CHOREOGRAPHY - CHRYSALIS
Shaun James Kelly
MUSIC - CHRYSALIS
Philip Glass
COSTUME DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Rory William Docherty
SET DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Jon Buswell
LIGHTING DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Dan Wilson
Jul
26
1:30 PM13:30
New Work RNZB - Chrysalis
Home, Land and Sea
Choreographer Shaun James Kelly will create a new work titled Chrysalis, inspired by his metamorphosis from young dancer in Scotland to Soloist and Choreographer in Residence in New Zealand, mirroring his own evolution on the dancers and guiding them through the challenges of his movements to realise their full potential.
Music by Philip Glass brings Shaun’s journey to life, with his odyssey across worlds and continents shaped by his signature choreographic style – elegant, deceptively effortless and always musical.
CHOREOGRAPHY - CHRYSALIS
Shaun James Kelly
MUSIC - CHRYSALIS
Philip Glass
COSTUME DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Rory William Docherty
SET DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Jon Buswell
LIGHTING DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Dan Wilson
Jul
25
7:30 PM19:30
New Work RNZB - Chrysalis
Home, Land and Sea
Choreographer Shaun James Kelly will create a new work titled Chrysalis, inspired by his metamorphosis from young dancer in Scotland to Soloist and Choreographer in Residence in New Zealand, mirroring his own evolution on the dancers and guiding them through the challenges of his movements to realise their full potential.
Music by Philip Glass brings Shaun’s journey to life, with his odyssey across worlds and continents shaped by his signature choreographic style – elegant, deceptively effortless and always musical.
CHOREOGRAPHY - CHRYSALIS
Shaun James Kelly
MUSIC - CHRYSALIS
Philip Glass
COSTUME DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Rory William Docherty
SET DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Jon Buswell
LIGHTING DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Dan Wilson
Jul
24
7:30 PM19:30
New Work RNZB - Chrysalis
Home, Land and Sea
Choreographer Shaun James Kelly will create a new work titled Chrysalis, inspired by his metamorphosis from young dancer in Scotland to Soloist and Choreographer in Residence in New Zealand, mirroring his own evolution on the dancers and guiding them through the challenges of his movements to realise their full potential.
Music by Philip Glass brings Shaun’s journey to life, with his odyssey across worlds and continents shaped by his signature choreographic style – elegant, deceptively effortless and always musical.
CHOREOGRAPHY - CHRYSALIS
Shaun James Kelly
MUSIC - CHRYSALIS
Philip Glass
COSTUME DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Rory William Docherty
SET DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Jon Buswell
LIGHTING DESIGN - CHRYSALIS
Dan Wilson
Mar
15
7:30 PM19:30
The RNZB with Scottish Ballet
‘A revival of Shaun James Kelly’s Prismatic, originally commissioned to mark the RNZB’s 70th birthday in 2023 and inspired by Russell Kerr and Poul Gnatt’s landmark Prismatic Variations (1960). Shaun, who in 2024 celebrated a decade of performing and choreographing with the RNZB, was born in Scotland and is proud to share his work alongside his compatriots for the first time.’
Mar
15
1:30 PM13:30
The RNZB with Scottish Ballet
‘A revival of Shaun James Kelly’s Prismatic, originally commissioned to mark the RNZB’s 70th birthday in 2023 and inspired by Russell Kerr and Poul Gnatt’s landmark Prismatic Variations (1960). Shaun, who in 2024 celebrated a decade of performing and choreographing with the RNZB, was born in Scotland and is proud to share his work alongside his compatriots for the first time.’
Mar
14
7:30 PM19:30
The RNZB with Scottish Ballet
‘A revival of Shaun James Kelly’s Prismatic, originally commissioned to mark the RNZB’s 70th birthday in 2023 and inspired by Russell Kerr and Poul Gnatt’s landmark Prismatic Variations (1960). Shaun, who in 2024 celebrated a decade of performing and choreographing with the RNZB, was born in Scotland and is proud to share his work alongside his compatriots for the first time.’
Oct
12
7:30 PM19:30
Tempo Dance Festival - ‘Two’ Auckland 2024
This captivating evening of dance, presented by the Royal New Zealand Ballet and BalletCollective Aotearoa, offers a stunning exploration of the human condition through five distinctive acts.
Shaun James Kelly's Two presents a poignant exploration of relationships set to the moving strains of Max Richter's "Mercy." Inspired by the fleeting moments when two birds cross paths, this piece reflects the transient yet impactful nature of human connections, whether in love, friendship, or the simple joy of shared existence.
Oct
11
7:30 PM19:30
Tempo Dance Festival - ‘Two’ Auckland 2024
This captivating evening of dance, presented by the Royal New Zealand Ballet and BalletCollective Aotearoa, offers a stunning exploration of the human condition through five distinctive acts.
Shaun James Kelly's Two presents a poignant exploration of relationships set to the moving strains of Max Richter's "Mercy." Inspired by the fleeting moments when two birds cross paths, this piece reflects the transient yet impactful nature of human connections, whether in love, friendship, or the simple joy of shared existence.
Oct
6
9:30 AM09:30
Silver Swans Workshop - Royal Academy of Dance Christchurch 2024
In celebration of International Day of the Older Person, we are delighted to present our Silver Swans Workshop Days, featuring exclusive ballet workshops in Auckland and Christchurch. These special events will be led by our Guest Tutor Shaun James Kelly from the Royal New Zealand Ballet, offering a unique opportunity for older adults to experience the joy and artistry of ballet. Join us for a day of graceful movement, creative expression, and community connection as we honor the vibrancy and vitality of our senior dancers.
Details of workshops
Auckland – Sunday 29 September 2024
Time: 9:30am – 4:00pm
Venue: Auckland Academy of Dance, Level 1 44A Portage Road, New Lynn, Auckland
Christchurch – Sunday 6 October 2024
Due to unforeseen demand from experienced Silver Swans dancers and so that we can accommodate as many of you as possible, we have decided to reconfigure the classes slightly for our Silver Swans Day in Christchurch:
Sep
29
9:30 AM09:30
Silver Swans Workshop - Royal Academy of Dance Auckland 2024
In celebration of International Day of the Older Person, we are delighted to present our Silver Swans Workshop Days, featuring exclusive ballet workshops in Auckland and Christchurch. These special events will be led by our Guest Tutor Shaun James Kelly from the Royal New Zealand Ballet, offering a unique opportunity for older adults to experience the joy and artistry of ballet. Join us for a day of graceful movement, creative expression, and community connection as we honor the vibrancy and vitality of our senior dancers.
Details of workshops
Auckland – Sunday 29 September 2024
Time: 9:30am – 4:00pm
Venue: Auckland Academy of Dance, Level 1 44A Portage Road, New Lynn, Auckland
Christchurch – Sunday 6 October 2024
Due to unforeseen demand from experienced Silver Swans dancers and so that we can accommodate as many of you as possible, we have decided to reconfigure the classes slightly for our Silver Swans Day in Christchurch:
Apr
20
6:00 PM18:00
Royal Academy of Dance New Zealand Members Day
We have organised a special treat for our Members for RAD Members Day. Shaun James Kelly will be joining NZ National Director Bronwyn Williams in a zoom conversation with our members on Sunday 21st April 2024 at 10am. Shaun will talk about his role as Choreographer in Residence and Soloist for the Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB). He will also provide some useful tips and advice for any of our members, who are budding choreographers.
Shaun has worked with leading and top-tier creatives during his career, which has taken him through Scotland, England, Denmark and for the last 10 years the RNZB. Winner of the 2016 Harry Haythorne Choreographic Award for his work Blanc, Shaun has created several pieces for the RNZB including The Ground Beneath Our Feet, Aura for Tutus on Tour, and Alba for the RNZB's all digital programme. Most notably and recently, he created Prismatic, inspired by Russell Kerr's landmark ballet.
His performance career has been spectacular with a couple of the highlights being his performance of Puck in Midsummer Night's Dream, for which he was described as "dazzling irrepressible' and 'stunning '; and his critically acclaimed performance as Hansel in Loughlan Prior's Hansel and Gretel.
He has also worked with students from the NZSD, the RNZB mentor programme and the RAD Summer School.
To Register for this free event please email office@rad.org.nz, you must be a current RAD member to attend. If you wish to join in but are not currently an RAD member you can join up today, we have options to suit everyone https://nz.royalacademyofdance.org/membership/
There's also lots of activities happening online from London in the evening that you can join. https://www.royalacademyofdance.org/event/rad-members-day-2024/
Mar
16
7:00 PM19:00
Fashion Fantasy Ball - AUCKLAND ART GALLERY
Celebrate the fantastical world of couturier Guo Pei with a fabulous evening of art, fashion, dance, music and culinary delights. Be dazzled by exclusive performances from the Royal New Zealand Ballet and electric violinist Hannah Fang, then dance the night away. Dress to impress our fashion judges and be in to win amazing prizes.
Tickets include exclusive after-hours entry to Guo Pei: Fashion, Art, Fantasy 郭培：时装之幻梦 a bespoke welcome drink, curated canapés and plenty of entertainment.
RNZB Artist Shae Berney performing in “Two”, choreographed by Shaun James Kelly.
Feb
23
to Mar 16
Jan
14
to Jan 19
Oct
13
2:30 AM02:30
Platinum - Royal New Zealand Ballet 70th Anniversary Gala
Platinum
Shaun has been commissioned by RNZB to create the finale piece Prismatic in celebration of its 70th anniversary, performed at RNZB’s Platinum Gala on 13 October 2023 and set to the music of Johannes Brahms.
Sep
15
to Sep 17
DanceArt 2023
DANCEART 2023 - Ballet Competition
Shaun is honoured to now sit as judge for the Dance Art 2023 ballet competition in September 2023 alongside fellow RNZB Principal dancer Sara Garbowski.
Nov
12
7:00 PM19:00
Tutu’s on Tour - Royal New Zealand Ballet
Tutus on Tour
Artistic Director Patricia Barker has curated a gala programme which showcases the dancers of your national ballet company at their best, from beloved classical favourites to recent works that have claimed a rightful place on the international stage.
Opening this generous programme of dance is RNZB Choreographer in Residence Shaun James Kelly’s The Ground Beneath Our Feet (2019), an exuberant ballet, tailor-made for the RNZB, that rides the scintillating rhythms of its music like a rollercoaster.
Performances
Wellington
Opera House
7pm 7th October 2022
1:30pm & 7pm 8th October 2022
Palmerston North
Regent on Broadway
7pm 12th October 2022
Napier
Municipal Theatre
7pm 15th October 2022
Tauranga
Baycourt Theatre
7pm 20th October 2022
7pm 21st October 2022
Manukau
Due Drop Events Centre
7pm 26th October 2022
Takapuna
Bruce Mason Centre
7pm 28th October 2022
1:30pm & 7pm 29th October 2022
New Plymouth
TSB Showplace
7pm 1st November 2022
Christchurch
Isaac Theatre Royal
7pm 5th November 2022
Dunedin
Regent Theatre
7pm 9th November 2022
Invercargill
Civic Theatre
7pm 12th November 2022
Book Here
Photo credit: Stephen A'Court
Nov
9
7:00 PM19:00
Tutu’s on Tour - Royal New Zealand Ballet
Tutus on Tour
Artistic Director Patricia Barker has curated a gala programme which showcases the dancers of your national ballet company at their best, from beloved classical favourites to recent works that have claimed a rightful place on the international stage.
Opening this generous programme of dance is RNZB Choreographer in Residence Shaun James Kelly’s The Ground Beneath Our Feet (2019), an exuberant ballet, tailor-made for the RNZB, that rides the scintillating rhythms of its music like a rollercoaster.
Performances
Wellington
Opera House
7pm 7th October 2022
1:30pm & 7pm 8th October 2022
Palmerston North
Regent on Broadway
7pm 12th October 2022
Napier
Municipal Theatre
7pm 15th October 2022
Tauranga
Baycourt Theatre
7pm 20th October 2022
7pm 21st October 2022
Manukau
Due Drop Events Centre
7pm 26th October 2022
Takapuna
Bruce Mason Centre
7pm 28th October 2022
1:30pm & 7pm 29th October 2022
New Plymouth
TSB Showplace
7pm 1st November 2022
Christchurch
Isaac Theatre Royal
7pm 5th November 2022
Dunedin
Regent Theatre
7pm 9th November 2022
Invercargill
Civic Theatre
7pm 12th November 2022
Book Here
Photo credit: Stephen A'Court
Nov
5
7:00 PM19:00
Tutu’s on Tour - Royal New Zealand Ballet
Tutus on Tour
Artistic Director Patricia Barker has curated a gala programme which showcases the dancers of your national ballet company at their best, from beloved classical favourites to recent works that have claimed a rightful place on the international stage.
Opening this generous programme of dance is RNZB Choreographer in Residence Shaun James Kelly’s The Ground Beneath Our Feet (2019), an exuberant ballet, tailor-made for the RNZB, that rides the scintillating rhythms of its music like a rollercoaster.
Performances
Wellington
Opera House
7pm 7th October 2022
1:30pm & 7pm 8th October 2022
Palmerston North
Regent on Broadway
7pm 12th October 2022
Napier
Municipal Theatre
7pm 15th October 2022
Tauranga
Baycourt Theatre
7pm 20th October 2022
7pm 21st October 2022
Manukau
Due Drop Events Centre
7pm 26th October 2022
Takapuna
Bruce Mason Centre
7pm 28th October 2022
1:30pm & 7pm 29th October 2022
New Plymouth
TSB Showplace
7pm 1st November 2022
Christchurch
Isaac Theatre Royal
7pm 5th November 2022
Dunedin
Regent Theatre
7pm 9th November 2022
Invercargill
Civic Theatre
7pm 12th November 2022
Book Here
Photo credit: Stephen A'Court
Nov
1
7:00 PM19:00
Tutu’s on Tour - Royal New Zealand Ballet
Tutus on Tour
Artistic Director Patricia Barker has curated a gala programme which showcases the dancers of your national ballet company at their best, from beloved classical favourites to recent works that have claimed a rightful place on the international stage.
Opening this generous programme of dance is RNZB Choreographer in Residence Shaun James Kelly’s The Ground Beneath Our Feet (2019), an exuberant ballet, tailor-made for the RNZB, that rides the scintillating rhythms of its music like a rollercoaster.
Performances
Wellington
Opera House
7pm 7th October 2022
1:30pm & 7pm 8th October 2022
Palmerston North
Regent on Broadway
7pm 12th October 2022
Napier
Municipal Theatre
7pm 15th October 2022
Tauranga
Baycourt Theatre
7pm 20th October 2022
7pm 21st October 2022
Manukau
Due Drop Events Centre
7pm 26th October 2022
Takapuna
Bruce Mason Centre
7pm 28th October 2022
1:30pm & 7pm 29th October 2022
New Plymouth
TSB Showplace
7pm 1st November 2022
Christchurch
Isaac Theatre Royal
7pm 5th November 2022
Dunedin
Regent Theatre
7pm 9th November 2022
Invercargill
Civic Theatre
7pm 12th November 2022
Book Here
Photo credit: Stephen A'Court
Oct
29
7:00 PM19:00
Tutu’s on Tour - Royal New Zealand Ballet
Tutus on Tour
Artistic Director Patricia Barker has curated a gala programme which showcases the dancers of your national ballet company at their best, from beloved classical favourites to recent works that have claimed a rightful place on the international stage.
Opening this generous programme of dance is RNZB Choreographer in Residence Shaun James Kelly’s The Ground Beneath Our Feet (2019), an exuberant ballet, tailor-made for the RNZB, that rides the scintillating rhythms of its music like a rollercoaster.
Performances
Wellington
Opera House
7pm 7th October 2022
1:30pm & 7pm 8th October 2022
Palmerston North
Regent on Broadway
7pm 12th October 2022
Napier
Municipal Theatre
7pm 15th October 2022
Tauranga
Baycourt Theatre
7pm 20th October 2022
7pm 21st October 2022
Manukau
Due Drop Events Centre
7pm 26th October 2022
Takapuna
Bruce Mason Centre
7pm 28th October 2022
1:30pm & 7pm 29th October 2022
New Plymouth
TSB Showplace
7pm 1st November 2022
Christchurch
Isaac Theatre Royal
7pm 5th November 2022
Dunedin
Regent Theatre
7pm 9th November 2022
Invercargill
Civic Theatre
7pm 12th November 2022
Book Here
Photo credit: Stephen A'Court