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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Steve Dow

‘A revolutionary moment’: what’s the future for Indigenous Australian dance?

Australian Dance Theatre's 2024 production Marrow
Australian Dance Theatre's 2024 production Marrow, which premieres this month at Adelaide festival. Photograph: Jonathan van der Knaap

For Broome-based dancer and choreographer Dalisa Pigram, Indigenous dance has a vital role to play in healing a divided Australia.

After the failed referendum for a voice to parliament, she says First Nations arts must continue to bring to the surface “the hidden histories, the untold stories, the truth-telling” of Australia’s history, “acknowledging there’s more than one side to a story”, and win public “hearts and minds”.

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