Hayz is a free-lance Choreographer, Teacher and Creative Director. Her professional training took place in London at The Italia Conti Academy of Performing Arts where she graduated with joint qualification’s; a H.Dip in Theatre Arts and ISTD Dance Instruction.  She is now working on her Masters in Performance Education.

 

AS A PERFORMER

Professionally she has performed both with seasonal and touring companies as well as shows with longstanding residence in London Theatres, including leading roles of Alice in ‘Seven Brides for Seven Brothers’, Penguin in The Snowman at the Peacock Theatre, Elsie in ‘The Wind and the Willow’s. She also performed alongside a variety of international pop artists on stage and in Music Videos such as Rachel Stevens, Outcast, Beyoncé and The Black Eyed Peas. She has had the pleasure of working with highly acclaimed stunt performers in a various blockbuster movies such as Blood Diamond and National Treasure.

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Since moving to New Zealand she has had the joys of working with many of the larger scale productions being filmed here such as Legend of the Seeker and Spartacus and Zombies 4 both in front and behind the camera. Since becoming a mother, she has taken more of a choreographic and mentoring focus, forming 'The Arts Factory' Youth Dance Company in 2019 offering young and upcoming dancers a chance to work in the professional forum and working on projects around Auckland.  

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CHOREOGRAPHY FOR STAGE

Rent, Manukau Performing Arts (Spotlight Theatre) 2024

Northern Mystics Half Time Show (Turst Arena) 2024

We Will Rock You, Papakura Theatre Company (Off Broadway Theatre) 2024

St Patricks Parade, Hugh Green Group (Auckland CBD) 2024/5

Effies Christmas Tale, SCCP, (Trust Arena) 2023

Bridgerton Summer Ball 2023, NZCBF (Cherry Tree Manor) 2023

NZ BlossFest 2023, NZCBF, (Cherry Tree Manor) 2023

A Chorus Line, Auckland Music Theatre, (Westpoint Theatre) 2023

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Pop Up Globe) 2019 - 2020

Imaginerium (Raye Freedman Arts Centre) West City Band and the infamous Lesley Bandy for stage 2019

NZ Body Arts 2018 Awards, (Q Theatre) 2018

Dance Captained for the NZ dancers for Salman Khans World Tour (Spark Arena) 2017

Long standing choreographer for The Stage Companies Triannual Kids in Show Seats Fundraising performances (Logan Campbell Centre) including, Aladdin, A Christmas Story, Robin Hood, Wind in the Willows, Charlottes Web, Sleeping Beauty, Alice in Wonderland, Rupunzel, Wizard of OZ 2016 - 2021

Annually retunring choreographer for Farmers Santa Parade Celebration 2016 - 2023

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 CHOREOGRAPHY FOR SCREEN

Music Videos for NZ artists:

Arma Del Amor

Amara Duru

Julia Turner

Screen Entertainment segments for What Now, TVNZ

The Renee Chignell Story, Mood Sequence - Industy Pictures

Multiple Short Films and Concept Videos

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She continues to create works for both, stage and screen around the country as well an a decent amount of community based work. 

Hayz guest tutors at a number of Auckland dance academys, is Managing Director of New Zealand Performing Arts, and is a key developer for the ‘Independent Dance Education Syllabus’. (IDES)