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Extra shows for Patyegarang
Following a hugely successful opening, Bangarra Dance Theatre has announced six new shows.
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Deadly Sounds Episode 1031 – Stephen Page
Bangarra Dance Theatre’s Stephen Page talks about the evolution of the nations leading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander performing arts organisation.
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World premiere of ‘Patyegarang’
‘Patyegarang’ commemorates the story of a young Eora woman who shared her culture and language with one of the first settlers, Lieutenant William Dawes
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Get ready for Patyegarang
The journey of a potent Aboriginal spirit alive in Australia’s past and present will grace stages across Australia in Bangarra Dance Theatre’s latest production
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Bangarra heads to Holland
Bangarra Dance Theatre will perform in the Netherlands for the very first time at the 2014 Holland Dance Festival
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Weaving their Magic
For the first time ever, Bangarra Dance Theatre has asked four of their female artists to create their own choreographic piece
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Join Bangarra at Dance Clan 3
Bangarra Dance Theatre has assembled an all-women choreographic team and will be showcasing their performance
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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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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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Bangarra Community Night performance
Bangarra Dance Theatre commences 2011 with three key events, comprising two vital fundraising performances and one of the biggest European tours the company has ever undertaken. Special performances of the awe-inspiring Spirit will take place at the Sydney Theatre on February 4 for indigenous communities affected bythe Queensland Floods and on February 5 in support […]
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Celebrity Health – Yoalnde Bown
She’s performed in some of Bangarra’s biggest productions, and even won a Deadly Award for Dancer of the Year. Deadly Vibe sits down to yarn with Yolande Brown. Statistics Height 166cmAge (Cant ask a lady that question!)Mob Bidjara Occupation Performing ArtistNickname Yo, YolliePets Brindabella Brothers and Sisters One Brother Julian How long have you been […]
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Bangarra Dance Theatre – Twenty years of making fire
Bangarra’s dance continues across the millennia Bangarra, from the Wiradjuri “to make fire” still burns with creative energy after 20 years with an extensive touring schedule this year and a retrospective production, Fire, opening in August. It is a wonder that artistic director and choreographer Stephen Page has time to reflect on how it all […]
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Mathinna (May 16 – August 23)
Bangarra Dance Theatre continues to resonate world-wide as an acclaimed contemporary dance company of unique style committed to the traditions of Indigenous culture. In 2008 Bangarra Dance Theatre presents Mathinna, an exhilarating brand new work by Stephen Page. Inspired by a young girl’s journey between two cultures, Mathinna traces the history of a young Aboriginal […]
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Jasmine Gulash
Born in Murwillumbah, northern NSW, Jasmine is a descendant of the Gubbi Gubbi people in south-east Queensland. In her final year of studies at NAISDA College, 1988, she performed with the Aboriginal and Islander Dance Theatre in Melbourne, Germany and Finland. She also undertook a three-month secondment with the Melbourne company Danceworks, under the direction […]
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Naian
NAIAN Born in Lismore, NAIAN began his performance at NAISDA College, where he received a Diploma of Dance. Spending a year at South Africa’s Moving Into Dance Mophatong and The Australian Ballet School, he also gained a Diploma in Community Dance Teaching and an Advanced Diploma of Dance Teaching respectively. As a freelance performance artist, […]
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Albert David
Deadly Vibe Issue 94 December 2004 My island home Dancer Albert David might live in the big city but his heart lies firmly in a tropical paradise. In 1989, a 17-year-old Albert David left his home in the Torres Strait to begin studying at the NAISDA Dance College, thousands of kilometres away in Sydney. It […]
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