Daniel Belton is a New Zealand-based artist, filmmaker, and choreographer. He is known for his interdisciplinary approach, combining elements of dance, film, and visual arts to create immersive and thought-provoking projects. Belton's practice often explores themes of identity, culture, and the human condition. As artistic director of Good Company Arts, he has created works that honour the experiences of Indigenous peoples, exploring the intersections of technology and humanity, and the relationship between the individual and society.
As a choreographer, Belton has worked with a range of international dance and theatre companies, creating pieces that integrate traditional and contemporary styles. His digital films have been presented at international festivals world wide. He has exhibited his visual art with multi-media projects in galleries and museums, and developed large scale projects for projection mapping on architectural facades, planetariums and VR. Belton's work is characterised by its emotional depth, intellectual rigour, and inventive use of media. He is widely regarded as one of Aotearoa New Zealand's most innovative and important artists, and his work has been recognised with numerous awards and residencies.
He is a Te Tumu Toi Arts Foundation of New Zealand Arts Laureate, acknowledged within Asia New Zealand Foundation's Arts Practitioner Alumni and a current PhD Candidate at the School of Art Whiti o Rehua College of Creative Arts Toi Rauwhārangi, Massey University Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa.
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