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On the right track
The Deadly Vibe Group has won a prestigious national Indigenous health award in the category of Environmental health initiatives – Improving living conditions and quality of life. Vibe accepted the award at a gala dinner at the 3rd Annual Excellence in Indigenous Health Awards 2012, held in Sydney. The awards are given in recognition of […]
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A bloke full of jokes
Aboriginal comedian Kevin Kropinyeri’s star is certainly on the rise. He is performing a series of shows at this year’s International Melbourne Comedy Festival and is booked out with comedy gigs until September. Not bad for a bloke who only started doing comedy “seriously” about three years ago. But according to his family, he has […]
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Circus Oz
Circus Oz is Australia’s internationally acclaimed circus that presents breathtaking feats, serious fun and irreverent Australian humour for audiences of all ages. Circus Oz’s audience is mainly adults and their children looking for entertainment that they can enjoy together. It is an animal free circus. Live music is an important element of the show. There’s […]
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Class act
The dreams of young people wishing to run off and join the circus have become a step closer, with Circus Oz offering internships to budding Indigenous circus performers. Each year, the internationally-renowned circus company runs a masterclass from which two interns are selected. This year a bunch of talented Indigenous performers attended the Circus Oz […]
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Smooth moves
Move It Mob Style®, Australia’s latest dance-based youth, health and fitness television show is bursting out of TV screens to showcase young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s culture through dance and music WITH DEADLY BEATS TO get you up off the couch and moving. In fact, that’s what Move It Mob Style® is about, […]
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Celebrity Health: Joshua Bond
How do you stay fit? “You need to stay fit in the circus. As an acrobat there is a whole lot of cardio and strength training that goes along with it,” Joshua says. “To become good at it (acrobatics) and to be able to throw yourself around up in the air, your body adapts but […]
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Ghenoa Gela: Move It Mob Style
My Name Is… Ghenoa Gela (Move It Mob Style® host dancer) My Job Is… I call myself an independent artist – dancer, musician, actor… My mob Is… My totem on mum’s side is crocodile from the Koedal people (western part of Torres Strait); and my dad’s side totem is the Frigate bird, the Waumer people […]
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Curtain Call
One of Bangarra Dance Theatre’s longest serving dancers – Sidney Saltner – announced his retirement at the end of last year. Since joining Bangarra in 1997, Sidney has become one of Australia’s most loved dancers, recognised for his extraordinary artistic ability and passion for Indigenous dance. Following more than 1000 performances over the past 15 […]
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Larger Than Life
Indigenous theatre-maker Wesley Enoch is directing an ambitious new show for the Sydney Festival this month. I Am Eora will celebrate three heroes of Aboriginal Sydney, whose enduring spirits still inspire – Pemulwuy, Barangaroo and Bennelong. The massive production features a huge cast of more than 50 Aboriginal musicians, performers, creative artists and technicians from […]
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A Dancing Life
Yolgnu Matha woman, dancer and actor, Kathy Balngayngu Marika is a mentor to many. Her significant contribution to the arts was recognised when she won the 2011 Deadly Award for Dancer of the Year, but the award touches only on the surface of her achievements throughout her lifetime. Kathy works with the Bangarra Dance Theatre […]
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Best of Both Worlds
When you’re onto a good thing, stick to it, or so the saying goes, and after two decades in the performance business, Stephen Page and Bangarra Dance Theatre can certainly attest to being onto a very good thing. During that time, Stephen and a select number of cultural mentors and talented dancers have helped transform […]
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DANCER OF THE YEAR
TAMARA PEARSON Tamara is a former student of NAISDA and established herself as a hard working dancer and choreographer. She directed, choreographed and performed at her NAISDA graduation show called Thaaraamali, and became the first student in the history of NAISDA to become the director of its end of year show. Tamara plays an active […]
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Pure expression – Casey Keed
Every day, we express ourselves in countless ways. We speak, we write, we paint – Casey Keed dances. Eighteen years of age and wise beyond her years, Wiradjuri woman Casey Keed has been dancing for as long as she can remember. For NAIDOC’s 2010 Young Person of the Year, dance is about more than just […]
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Deadlys Nominees 2011: Dancer of the Year
Albert David A former Bangarra Dance Theatre dancer and choreographer, Albert has since performed choreographic works by Stephen Page, Kim Walker, Bill Pengelly, Raymond Blanco, Virginia Ferris, Jason Pitt, Vivienne Rogis and Elizabeth Dalman, performing in a number of works with her Mirramu Dance Company. In 2002 Albert performed in his own work ‘Giz’, and […]
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Windmill Baby opens in Sydney
A classic of Aboriginal theatre comes to Sydney this month when David Milroy’s Windmill Baby opens at the Belvoir Street Theatre in Surry Hills. Directed by Kylie Farmer, the play was first performed in Perth in 2005 and has since toured all over the world. Set to the backdrop of pastoral life from half a […]
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Laugh out loud
The ability to have a good laugh at ourselves and the situations we can find ourselves in has long been acknowledged as a great coping mechanism for stress and even a way of assisting people with depression. Aboriginal comedian Kevin Kropinyeri has been a performer at the Deadly Awards as well as a standup comedian […]
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