Award-winning Melbourne dancer and choreographer Jo Lloyd is creating a new work for the New Zealand Dance Company's 10th anniversary, incorporating insults and phrases she's gathered over many years.
What They Said will premiere as part of the Tempo Dance Festival in Auckland.
Jo's worked with dancers and presented work at Festivals around the world . She's also gathered a cabinet full of awards along the way.
But while some of her previous shows have been brought to New Zealand, this is the first time that she's worked with one our our dance companies.
Lynn Freeman asks Jo about the collection of phrases, statements and insults she's woven into What They Said.
The work premieres at Auckland's Q Theatre on the 7th of October as part of the Tempo Dance Festival
