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DanceRites 2024 Winners Announced

Dance 26 Oct, 2024

DanceRites 2024 Australia’s National Dance Competition for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Groups Mackay Torres Strait Islander Cultural Group has claimed the top prize at DanceRites 2024 – Australia’s only national dance competition for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Is… Read Article

REVIEW | Horizon

Reviews 1 Sep, 2024

Horizon A Compelling Double Bill That Brings Contemporary Indigenous Storytelling to Life Through Dance Reviewed by Brendan Daynes Horizon by Bangarra Dance Theatre is a compelling double bill that brings contemporary Indigenous storytelling to life through dance, set design, li… Read Article

Bangarra Dance Theatre Presents Horizon

Dance 27 Apr, 2024

Horizon Sydney Opera House From two of the world’s great First Nations comes a major new work: Horizon. Go behind the scenes as Sani Townson shares his journey bringing his culture and family to stages across Australia. Horizon is a double bill opening with Kulka by Sa… Read Article

Sydney Opera House Presents DanceRites 2023

Interview with Stephen Page – Director – Waru – Journey of the Small Turtle

Interviews 27 Aug, 2023

Interview with Stephen Page Cultural and Creative Visions Interview by Brendan Daynes Stephen Page, the visionary and artistic luminary, has been instrumental in Bangarra Dance Theatre’s journey through the world of performing arts. Over the years, he has masterfully chore… Read Article

Waru – Journey of the Small Turtle at Arts Centre Melbourne

Dance 6 May, 2023

Waru – Journey of the Small Turtle! Arts Centre Melbourne Bangarra’s first dedicated work for children, Waru – journey of the small turtle will have its Melbourne debut at Arts Centre Melbourne’s Fairfax Studio from 15 -19 September. A contemporary saltwater Lagaw Kazil (… Read Article

Bangarra Dance Theatre has Announced the Return of Dance Clan

Dance 17 Dec, 2022

Dance Clan 2023 Bangarra Dance Theatre After a ten-year hiatus, Bangarra Dance Theatre announces the return of Dance Clan in 2023; presented at Bangarra’s own Studio Theatre on Gadigal Country, Walsh Bay, from 3rd to 18th February, 2023. Since its inception in 1998, Dance Clan has fost… Read Article

Bangarra Dance Theatre Presents the Stories of Emerging Artists in 2023

Dance 29 Oct, 2022

Dance Clan Bangarra Dance Theatre After a ten-year hiatus, Bangarra Dance Theatre announces the return of Dance Clan in 2023; presented at Bangarra’s own Studio Theatre on Gadigal Country, Walsh Bay, from 3rd to18th February, 2023. Since its inception in 1998, Dance Clan has fostered… Read Article

Bangarra’s First-Ever Children’s Work – Premieres this September

Dance 8 Apr, 2022

Waru – Journey of the Small Turtle Bangarra Dance Theatre Australia’s leading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander performing arts company, Bangarra Dance Theatre will present their first ever dedicated work for children Waru – journey of the small turtle. Making its world… Read Article

40 Years of NAISDA Culminates in 'Restoration'

Dance 26 Oct, 2017

RESTORATION presented by NAISDA November 22-25 | Carriageworks This year has marked the 40th anniversary celebrations for NAISDA Dance College and they wind-up the powerhouse year with a return to Carriageworks in Sydney as they present Restoration. Playing from November 22 … Read Article