Founded by Jess Johns & Christina Guieb
Kia Ora
Creative Workshops NZ is proudly brought to you by Jess Johns and Christina Guieb.
Meet our awesome team!
Jess Johns: Co Director
Jess is a freelance performer, stunt woman and dance teacher - born and raised in Wellington, New Zealand.
Jess graduated from the New Zealand School Of Dance and then Sydney Dance Company with a Diploma in Performing Arts.
Since graduating, Jess’ highlights have been touring New Zealand performing Onepū with Atamira Dance Company, performing with The New Zealand Dance Company at the Woman of Influence Awards and most recently has been working on the Avatar 'Sequels' as an action performer.
Jess has a huge passion for teaching her students and hopes to positively change the dance world with her teaching.
Christina Guieb: Co Director
Christina is a freelance contemporary dancer born and based in Pōneke.
Christina trained at the New Zealand School of Dance, where she graduated in 2017. Before her studies, she was accepted into the NZSD Associates Programme from 2011-2014.
In 2018, she performed with the New Zealand Dance Company in Orpheus- A Dance Opera by Michael Parmenter, If Never Was Now by Stephanie Lake and Matter by Ross McCormack. Over the years, Christina has worked with choreographers such as Lucy Marinkovich, Dan Belton and House of Sand. In 2019, she performed in Muscle Mouth’s, As It Stands, by Ross McCormack at the Auckland Arts Festival. She then featured as a dancer in Thom Yorke's Netflix music short film, Anima, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and choreographed by Damien Jalet. Christina later performed in Chunky Move’s, Token Armies, by Antony Hamilton at the Melbourne International Arts Festival.
Recently, she has been collaborating with Pōneke artists such as Java Dance Theatre and House of Sand on improvisation based developments. Earlier this year she performed in the work, DuEls, by Nagelhus Schia Productions, Damien Jalet and Erna Ómarsdóttir, at the Vigeland Museum in Oslo.
Christina is passionate about sharing her knowledge and curiosities with dance and enjoys creating a safe and inviting dance space for everyone.
Liv Chan: Manager
Liv graduated from Toi Whakaari New Zealand Drama School in 2017 & went on to pursue contracting within the arts. With a range of skills in production & technical crew work, this creates flexibility around collaboration & being able to work in different capacities.
Creative Workshops Youth Collective
Creative Workshops NZ are holding a week-long contemporary technique and compositional/choreographic workshop, ending with a theatre performance for the Wellington public.
18th-22nd Janurary 2021
Te Auaha, 65 Dixon Street, Te Aro, Wellington.
$50 registration fee.
13-18 years old with a passion for contemporary dance.
The aim is to provide an opportunity beyond the usual one hour contemporary class, to perform and learn the choreographic skills for making a short length work as a youth company in Wellington.
We understand at that age there are pressures of knowing what career to pursue after leaving high school and we believe that everyone has their own individual relationship to dance, whether it be their main focus or something they really enjoy.
Providing this opportunity will give young students of Wellington a wider understanding of what it is like to work as a professional dancer in a safe and encouraging environment to help guide their future endeavours, whatever they may be.
To register, please click the button below, let us know your age, your contemporary experience and what dance school you attend. From there we will send you a confirmation email and a registration form to fill out on 30th November.
Spaces are limited.
Proudly supported by Wellington City Council and Capital Theatre Productions.
Testimonials
"Zara has been on such a high since the course. I applaud you both for your kindness and your level of expertise. You instilled such confidence in Zara and that self-belief is so crucial at that age.
We will be signing up again!
Also a big thank you for the photos and videos. Really appreciated also. It allowed me to watch in a relaxed manner not worrying about how to work the technology!!"
Caroline Robertson
