COMMENTARY OF DREAMING
Three years in the making, Commentary Of Dreaming is both a celebration of dance, and the realisation of Beck’s vision to develop and present groundbreaking dance projects in Dunedin.
With Beck’s acclaimed choreographic style and stunning scenography, Commentary Of Dreaming offers a physical commentary on a journey into adulthood. Inspired by the astrological concept of Saturn Returns, it meditates on subconscious rites of passage and our conscious perception of ageing, culminating in a bittersweet ode to a youth spent in Dunedin.
Commentary Of Dreaming unites a talented team of national and international artists, featuring six of Aotearoa’s finest contemporary dancers alongside 15 non-dance-trained friends from the Dunedin community. Beck’s choreography and set design are enriched by a new sound score from sonic artist Hominid (Benny Jennings) and lighting design by Martyn Roberts.
REVIEWS
“Opening Dunedin Arts Festival 2025, this world premier hosted in the iconic Regent Theatre, is an affirming and reflective work that deserves a longer run. …The creative team and collaborating performers celebrate this ‘big little city’ whilst offering a model to New Zealand audiences of how we can do dance differently, as socially responsive, place relational choreographic storytelling with a big heart.”
Carol Brown / Theatreview 2025
"I loved this show. While I expected to feel myself immersed in a damp Dunedin evening featuring students and an outdoor sofa, I wasn’t prepared for how the dance transported me to other memories - to a square in downtown Havana, to a morning in Mykonos, to a much cooler childhood than mine that I saw on tv. I’m not sure how bodies and a single street light can be this evocative but what a time!"
Liz Breslin / 2025
Director / Choreographer:
Jeremy Beck
Producer:
H-J Kilkelly
Production Manager:
Theresa May Hanaray
Rehearsal Director:
Katie Rudd
Dramaturgy:
Min Kyoung Lee
Videography / Media:
Joshua Faleatu
CREATIVE TEAM
Sound Design/ Composition:
Benny Jennings / Hominid
Lighting Design:
Marty Roberts
Set Design:
Jeremy Beck / Tony De Goldi
Dancers / Performers:
Jeremy Beck
Kilda Northcott
Aloali’i Tapu
Christopher Ofanoa
Olivia McGregor
Jemima Smith
Performers:
Harrison Beck
Timothy Wight
Kane Colvin
Ciarain Gordon
Daniel More
Wetini Rapana
Cam Kahu Vercoe Groenen
Morgan Tomlinson
Trinity Maydon
Hahna Nichols
Diego Santagati
James Fletcher
William Moore
FUNDING / SPONSORS
