Limbs Dance Company
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The Limbs Dance Company was a contemporary dance company formed in the late 1970s in New Zealand. Their first tour was 1978-9.
The artistic directors were: Chris Jannides (1977 - 1979), Mary-Jane O'Reilly (1978 - 1986) and Cath Cardiff (1986 - 1989). Mark Baldwin, who helped establish the company, is now Artistic Director of the Rambert Dance Company.
The company worked with composers including Don McGlashan, Wayne Laird, Ivan Zagni and Jan Preston. Music used included New Zealand bands: Split Enz - I Got You and Shark Attack, Hello Sailor - Big Bump and songs by Coconut Rough. Other dances were choreographed to music by, for example, Oscar Peterson, Miles Davis, Kraftwerk, Talking Heads, Phil Manzanera, JS Bach and Stravinsky.
New Zealand band Spats appeared on stage with the dance company at the Maidment Arts Centre in 1978. There is film of a piece called New Wave Goodbye with the band.
The company disbanded in 1989. The company records are currently in Auckland City Library.
