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Bangarra Dance Theatre. Widely acclaimed within Australia and internationally, Bangarra Dance Theatre presents the spirit of true Australia. They make traditional culture accessible and enjoyable, providing an enriching experience for the audience. Their works are creative and thought-provoking, contributing to a greater understanding and acceptance of Aboriginal values. Bangarra is the.
Bangarra Dance Theatre’s 2008 original production of Mathinna evokes the calamity, confusion and prejudice experienced by the members of the Stolen Generation. The performance is inspired by the true story of a young Aboriginal girls’ journey between the traditional lives of her ancestors to her western colonial adoption. In response to Bangarra’s production, Dance Critic Neville Wright.
Chorographic Fusion between Contemporary Dance and Indigenous Movement in Bangarra Dance Theatre Stephen Page has been the Artistic director of Bangarra Dance Theatre since 1991. During this time he has choreographed many works, including his two major pieces Ochres and Fish. Ochres was first performed in Sydney in 1995 playing an essential part in traditional life and it explored the.
A new generation of Bangarra dancers will celebrate that legacy next week in a short revival season of Ochres, co-choreographed by Bernadette Walong-Sene, with a rare appearance by another.
Poster, 'Ochres', paper, Aboriginal, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales, 1995. At the top of the poster it says 'Bangarra Dance Theatre' and below this it says 'Ochres'. Beneth this is a photo of male and female dancers posing and painted up in ochre.
Here again we find the core dance value of the company in full flight, for Bangarra, as ever, are a whole lot more than just dance and theatre. To purchase tickets for Bangarra Dance Theatre’s production of Ochres at Carriageworks, from November 27-December 5, click here. By Paul Ransom of Dance Informa.
In all, a perfect production admirably supported by Jacob Nash’s set, Jennifer Irwin’s costumes, and Jo Mercurio’s lights, and it is hoped that Bangarra’s partnership with Carriageworks and return to Redfern will continue. The greatest pleasure of this revisited Ochres is the almost palpable desire of the youthful ensemble of highly accomplished dancers to meet the responsibility of.