#197: Choreographer Parris Goebel Born to Dance

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News of New Zealanders via Global Media From Brian Sweeney, producer NZEDGE.COM | 20 January 2016 | #197 | New York Dance | Los Angeles Times 15 January 2016 Choreographer Parris Goebel Born to Dance If you were one of more than 500 million recent YouTube views for Justin Bieber’s song “Sorry” and were dazzled by the dancing, know that the moves originated from the mind of New Zealand-born choreographer Parris Goebel. The Los Angeles Times talks with Goebel… Cricket | Daily Mail 18 January 2016 Ben Stokes Smashes His Way into Record Books New Zealand-born cricketer Ben Stokes’ “stunning” 258 runs for England at Newlands in Capetown broke a host of records in early January, including the… Education | Fiji Times (The) 18 January 2016 Fiji Appointment for Prof Nigel Healey Professor Nigel Healey has been appointed the new vice-chancellor of Fiji National University (FNU) with the New Zealander, who is currently the pro-vice-chancellor and head of the… Nature | New York Times (The) 17 January 2016 Antarctica shaping up as 21st century geopolitical hotspot The locale of one of today’s greatest real estate development grabs might surprise you. It’s not Dubai, Las Vegas, or… Business | Stuff 17 January 2016 Lord of the Leaf New Zealand native John Lord has built a wholly legal cannabis empire in Colorado over the past five years with annual sales that exceed $80 million. “We’re more than a dispensary, we’re leading a movement,” goes the mission statement of… New Zealand | Daily Mail 16 January 2016 Adventurer Captures NZ’s Untouched Beauty Professional photographer, Belgian-born Johan Lolos, 28, travelled through New Zealand for one year exploring and photographing its beauty. His images have attracted more… Rugby | Telegraph (The) 16 January 2016 Ben Franks up for London Irish Challenge Ben Franks, 31, knew what he was getting himself in for when he joined London Irish. The double World Cup winning prop from Christchurch received far more lucrative offers from… New Zealand | Independent (The) 16 January 2016 New Zealand’s Lavender Farms Inspiration for Novel Research for her first novel Jakob’s Colours took British writer Lindsay Hawdon and her two young sons to the Land of the Long White Cloud… Film & TV | Los Angeles Times 15 January 2016 Lesley Vanderwalt’s Mad Max Work up for BAFTA If the hair and makeup from the post-apocalyptic science-fiction film Mad Max: Fury Road looks out of this world, it very well might be, according to the Los… Sport General | New Zealand Herald 15 January 2016 Pat Deavoll in Training for Tirich Mir Ascent New Zealand mountaineer Pat Deavoll, 56, is planning ahead to 2017 when she will climb Tirich Mir (7708m), the highest peak in the world outside of the… Film & TV | MTV 14 January 2016 Manu Bennett and Jed Brophy Take up Noalath In a Shannara Chronicles “Behind the Scenes” MTV video, New Zealanders Manu Bennett, who plays the druid Allanon, and Jed Brophy, demon king Dagda Mor, reveal their… Te Reo | YouTube 14 January 2016 Kapa Haka At Te Papa Museum Watch this great Kapa Haka performance by Whitireia Performing Arts at Te Papa museum in Wellington, as they welcome international students coming to Wellington, New Zealand. New Zealand | Stuff 14 January 2016 Australian Travel Show Dedicates Episode to Capital Wellington’s “amazing culture, incredible creativity, and beautiful food” was recently showcased to one million Australians on Explore TV,… War & Peace | BBC 14 January 2016 Measuring the Anzacs for Online Database Researchers at Waikato University are calling on the public to help create an online database of all the New Zealanders who served during World War One for a project called… Music | Guardian (The) 13 January 2016 Everyone’s Listening to Nadia Reid’s Debut Singer Nadia Reid’s highly rated debut,Listen to Formation, Look for the Signs is included in the Guardian’s annual roundup of “The Albums We Missed”… Film | YouTube 12 January 2016 Behind the Scenes at Weta Workshop: Krampus You better watch out, you better not cry… Because Krampus is here! Weta Workshop brings this terrifying character alive from the depths of the workshop floor, along… See all stories and an 10,500 story archive of international New Zealand news 2000-2015 at NZEDGE/MEDIA. Researched and edited by Jane Nye (Berlin), Andrew Conn (New York), Henrike Forschler (Auckland). Web published by Samuel Hames (Auckland). Ferm symbol via www.nzflag.com founded by Lloyd Morrison.