Ms Jan Bolwell, ONZM, for services to dance and theatre
Jan Bolwell is a playwright, performer, choreographer, and dance educator. She has been a tertiary lecturer at multiple institutions, a dance teacher for tertiary courses and community groups, and a board member of dance advisory committees including the NZQA and the Arts Council. She was the national facilitator of Artists in Schools for the Ministry of Education. She wrote online dance education resources for the Royal New Zealand Ballet and the New Zealand Correspondence School. She founded and directs the Crows Feet Dance Collective for mature women and has created more than 30 works for the Collective. She has participated in international dance conferences and has created numerous bicultural dance productions. Ms Bolwell runs her own theatre company, Handstand Productions, and five of her plays have toured New Zealand.