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Dr Kristian Larsen is a critically acclaimed New Zealand based artist working in contemporary dance 

and experimental sound via improvisation and post-disciplinary performance practices sustaining a career 

in producing and performing his own work for 30 years. Larsen is a graduate of three of New Zealand's 

key dance institutions (UNITEC-PAS, The New Zealand School of Dance, and the University of Auckland).
 
Larsen has an extensive history of performance and collaboration with many noteworthy New Zealand 

choreographers including Joshua Rutter (Germany / NZ),  Alicia Frankovich, (NZ/AUS), forest v kapo (AUS /NZ)

Claire O'Neil (Brussels / NZ), Raewyn Hill (Aus /NZ), Lisa Densem (Germany / NZ), Alys Longley, val smith, 

Sean Curham, Malia Johnston, Maria Dabrowska, Julia Milsom, Zahra Killeen Chance, Tallulah Holly-Massey, 

Ross McCormack, Lemi Ponifasio, Cat Ruka, and Daniel Belton.
 
Larsen has performed for and collaborated internationally with a variety of artists including Min Tanaka (Japan), 

Jerome Bel (France), Ko Nakajima (Japan), Hans Van Den Broeck (Belgium), Magpie Music Dance Company (Netherlands). 

Paul Pinson (Scotland), Kerstin Kussmaul (Austria), istheatre (Australia), LTK4 (Germany), Yin-Chi Lee (Taiwan / NZ), 

and MJ Lee (Korea / NZ).
 
Commissioned works include four choreographies for dance company Footnote Dance Co, and acollaboration between 

mixed ability dance company Touch Compass and the Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra. Larsen has collaborated on 

interdisciplinary performance projects with directors Stephen Bain, Sam Trubridge, Andrew Foster, actor Miranda Manasiadis, 

director/writer Emma Willis, Scratch Orchestra (UK), composers Phil Dadson Eve DeCastro Robinson, Warwick Blair, 

Norman Skipp, leyton, Miriama Young, Drew MacMillan, Gareth Farr, and musician Jeff Henderson. Larsen formed a band with 

multidisciplinary artist Ivan Mrsic,’ and was artistic director for interdisciplinary improvisation movement music ensemble

Shameless Crowd Pleaser.
 

Recently Larsen has facilitated and contributed for the International Documentation of Contemporary Dance Education at 

Impulstanz in Vienna, and produced sonic compositions for Audio Foundation Radio. Currently Larsen is involved with ongoing 

sonic collaborations including three bands: AileronS with Ivan Mrsic', Masters of Pubroc' with Paul Smith,

and Self Defense with Kitt McCoy