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Greetings MEDANZ Members!

Wishing you all a restful and happy holiday season, may you enjoy some time with family and friends over this summer time.

MEDANZ FESTIVAL 2025 TUTOR ANNOUNCEMENTS

Following the October announcement of our three key tutors at Festival 2025 in Palmerston North 25-27 April 2025:

Mirian, Setsuna and Vanessa, we are happy to confirm these additional tutors and workshops over the festival weekend:

Lenna Rose - Core Control for Dancers Juniper - Vintage Six Part Routine - American Cabaret Rosina June - Fantastic Fan Veils Samantha Flower Nova - Juicy Wiggle Fernanda - Rhythms and Combinations

In addition, subject to the number of tickets sold, we have these workshops (tutors to be announced) ready to bring their magic to the festival:

Tribal Choreography Balkan Bonanza! Make the music your own (Baladi) Raqs Sayef (Sword) The Magic in Your Arms (arm technique)

We will confirm these tutors once the required number of tickets have been sold, in the lead up to festival via our monthly updates and on social media.

You can view the entire Festival programme on our website.

MEDANZ FESTIVAL 2025 TICKETS

Just 6 early bird tickets are now available for purchase at a 25% discount of $187.50. Once sold, there will be no further discounted tickets available, so if you are attending festival and wish to perform please purchase your festival ticket as soon as possible.

SHOW AND HAFLA PERFORMERS - APPLICATIONS OPEN

If you would like to perform at the Hafla (cabaret setting) or at the Festival Show (theatre setting) applications are now open through to mid January. All Festival Ticket holders are eligible to perform. Login to our website then select Performance Application from the Events menu.