Touch Compass

[6]Touch Compass recognise principles of Te Tiriti O Waitangi and in 2019 the organisation after a review made an agreement to 'move to a disability-led business model, in which artists with disabilities hold leadership positions'.

[8] The first work programmed by Bell, Cowan and Faiva on the new Artistic Development Panel was the 25th Anniversary performing arts festival hybrid-event that took place on 15 February 2022 called /rītaha/.

[14] People the company has collaborated with include BodyCartography Project's Olive Bieringa and Otto Ramstad, composer Claire Cowen,[15] choreographers Carol Brown and Sarah Foster Sproull.

[16][17] Touch Compass dancers over time have included Alex Smithson, Duncan Armstrong, Tess Connell, Rodney Bell, Suzanne Cowan, Lusi Faiva, Daniel King, Eden Mulholland and Julia Milsom.

[20] Lusi’s Eden[21] first performed 2001, remount 2002 and for Touch Compass’ tenth birthday celebrations 2007[22] Lighthouse[21] DanceBox - short film series[21] Triple Bill [23] Acquisitions (2015) - multi-media contemporary dance[15] Somatechnics (2017) - with dancers Lusi Faiva, Rodney Bell, Alisha McLennan Marler, Julie Van Renen and Duncan Armstrong.

[24] I’mPaired (2019) - with a programme of work including Clasp!, (co-creators Alisha McLennan Marler & Georgie Goater, performers, Alisha McLennan Marler, Julie Van Renen), Drift (film), (choreographer Sarah Foster Sproull, performers Julie van Renen, Rodney Bell), The Language of Colour, (by dancer Julie van Renen and artist Yung Chen), Rhythms of Sameness, (performers Duncan Armstrong and Mabingo Alfdaniels), and duets by Touch Compass's hip hop crew Integr8.

Rodney Bell & Sonsherée Giles performing with AXIS Dance Company