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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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Michael Tuahine
In his final year of training at Sydney’s National Institute of Dramatic Arts, Michael Tuahine is set to consolidate his burgeoning career in the performing arts. Even before gaining admission to NIDA’s highly competitive acting course, Michael had proven that he has what it takes. A professional entertainer for over eight years, he has been […]
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Rheannan Port
Deadly Vibe Issue 86 April, 2004 FRIDAY, 2PM: At Walsh Bay, there are construction workers everywhere. This piece of old-time Sydney, with its old wharves jutting out into the harbour, is undergoing a major facelift. They’re turning history into glitzy office and apartments – the yuppies are about to move in. Go past the men […]
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The Pigram Brothers
Band of Brothers Deadly Vibe Issue 116, October 2006 Eight years after picking up their first Deadly, the Pigram Brothers were back to claim their second. They’re currently one of the biggest Indigenous bands around, and it wasn’t hard to see why when the Pigram Brothers opened the 2006 Deadlys with their hit song Moonlight. […]
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Lafe Charlton
Deadly Vibe Issue 86 April, 2004 Lafe Charlton is pretty happy. He was recently told he’d won the Indigenous Facilitator’s Prize at the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards. These are prestigious awards, so it’s a great achievement by any standards. Lafe, 43, hasn’t won any previous awards so he wasn’t holding his breath. ” I […]
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Skin
David Page Born in Brisbane, David is a descendant of the Munaldjali clan, part of the Bundjalung nation from southeast Queensland. David’s music career began as a singer at age 13 when he recorded two singles for WEA and sang on television. In 1991 he joined Bangarra Dance Theatre as resident composer and performer, working […]
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Stephen Page
All in the Family Stephen Page returns with a modern tale of family, music and culture. Take seven boys aged between 10 and 14, and let them tell stories, sing songs, and generally yarn about what is important to them. In a work that takes the best of story-telling, dance, and just jamming with your […]
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