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We are a national industry and producing organisation for First Nations contemporary dance in Australia #BlakDance
Brisbane, Queensland
Joined August 2011
The Australian Ballet's Identity sees choreographers Daniel Riley and Alice Topp wrestle with the national identity in groundbreaking collaborations https://t.co/32uoKIlBvc via @ABCaustralia
abc.net.au
A new double bill from The Australian Ballet shows how our national dance is light-years away from some of the earliest Australian ballets in both content and creation.
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The ability for our songlines to continue the highly sophisticated system of cultural transmission, artistic expression, knowledge, governance, organising, strategy and law continues to this day. @abcnews
https://t.co/ln5RLUh1Vr
abc.net.au
A Brisbane organisation is advocating for an increase of skilled Indigenous artistic people within a new national cultural policy case study.
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Gary Lang clocks 20 years of teaching dance in the Northern Territory
abc.net.au
Gary Lang has seen the world through his dancing, but says his biggest achievement has happened at home — helping the next generation of Northern Territory dancers grow.
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Bridge- “talented co-choreographers achieved a masterful work that expresses the ineffable, has the guts to face up to the darker aspects of being young & different in a society which is mired in discrimination & self-scrutiny.” https://t.co/Kz42SioGmD
@Dancehouse_Melb @ArtsHub
artshub.com.au
A performance that parlays the many benefits of dance: escapism, connection, seeking a greater purpose.
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Chase, by Carly Sheppard, Directed by Kamarra Bell-Wykes @MalthouseMelb Review https://t.co/j99UbndC0i
#ClapChasey
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Great to talk to @JessicaMudditt at the @AICDirectors #magazine, about @BlakDance in this unusual year - read it here:
As another challenging year draws to a close, I spoke to three @AICDirectors members about the difficulties faced and overcome, and what they are looking forward to in 2022. Thanks to the chair of BlakDance and ABC Canberra news presenter @Dan_Bourchier
https://t.co/aafKMAF1bg
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Dalisa Pigram & Rachael Swain are guest artists & facilitators for Choreolab 2022! @ChunkyMove Choreolab with @marrugeku is open to dancers of all backgrounds interested in improvisational movement processes to generate performance. EOI to apply, closes 15 Dec.
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Getting vaccinated is our ticket to returning to the cultural and creative venues and events we love. We are encouraging Australians to #TakeYourSeats so that we can safely reopen and stay open. Read more: https://t.co/WW88fSYO5b
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“Karul has come to represent a sophisticated new generation of Indigenous dance-based storytellers, whose bold presence and playful, but highly relevant, productions are adding immeasurably to shapeshifting the Australian performing arts landscape” https://t.co/JLNhD0mN9g
artshub.com.au
Creationist stories through shapeshifting dance and poetry.
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"Culture is also with us every day – it is present in how we speak, the choices we make, the people we prioritise and how we organise our lives" – Sandra Phillips https://t.co/eacK4gzpRl
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"As a non-shapeshifter, I found this show incredibly powerful and instructive. It was a privilege to be educated on boundaries and Indigenous safe spaces while watching the magnetic dance of Karul Projects." https://t.co/DwIhIJsKkq
nothingeverhappensinbrisbane.com
“Are you coming as a human or as an animal tonight?” a well-dressed guy asked us as we descended into New Benner Theatre at Metro Arts on Saturday night. “Animal!” I said without giving myself the...
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Previews THIS weekend! "Weredingo is a support group for shape-shifters, as the show marries a Western skepticism for magic with First Nations histories which celebrate becoming one with animals and land." https://t.co/4hs7pKx4RX via @InQldMedia
indailyqld.com.au
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Chookas to Karul Projects and @BlakDance for the opening of Weredingo at @BrisFestival tonight! If you're in QLD, don't miss it. https://t.co/3jLbWQuWU2
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SEQ based ppl: Karul Projects' world premiere of Weredingo - part of @BrisFestival runs 3-11 Sept (I'm seeing it Sat night) at Metro Arts West End. They said to wear something 'animal'. The pic I sent of my unbrushed hair got the tick. https://t.co/5AUBFYcJFN
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"The humorous pretext of the show is imbued with a much weightier objective, to cement the visibility of Indigenous ways of knowing, doing, being, within the psyche of Australia’s general populace" Vicki Van Hout on Karul's new work 'Weredingo' @formdance
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Karul are howling with excitement to share the world premiere of WEREDINGO with you. Take a peek behind the scenes as Thomas E.S. Kelly, Taree Sansbury, Benjin Maza and Grayson Millwood shift into their …other selves. 3-11 Sept https://t.co/9snLGBsGsz
@MetroArtsAU @BrisFestival
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‘Dream Big‘: Blue Wiggle and Taribelang and Djabugay woman, Evie Ferris would love to inspire our kids in her exciting new role #TheWiggles
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Taribelang and Djabugay woman Evie Ferris https://t.co/iQ1meGp4rT
abc.net.au
Evie Ferris is the first Indigenous Wiggle and says she's still in a state of disbelief after adoring The Wiggles as a toddler in her hometown of Cairns.
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Jacob Boehme will be sharing his insights into the journey of Wild Dog in conversation with Maria Randall this Thursday at 6:30pm. Jacob conceived the Wild Dog project to map songlines and collaborations between different Nations. Zoom event register:
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Historic appointment of Daniel Riley, Artistic Director, Australian Dance Theatre. A warm congratulations from the BlakDance fam 🖤 https://t.co/8r51BbMCtt
abc.net.au
One of Australia's leading dancers and choreographers, Daniel Riley, will become the first Indigenous person to lead a non-Indigenous dance company when he takes on a new role this year.
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