Australian dance troupe earns deadly international gong A First Nations dance company is set to be awarded a major accolade at the Venice Biennale - but says it represents just 35 of 65,000 years of stories. AAP · Jul 9
‘A revolutionary moment’: what’s the future for Indigenous Australian dance? The ancient storytelling tradition has a long political history. In the wake of the voice referendum, finding resources and audiences takes on a fresh urgency The Guardian - AU · Mar 4, 2024
Businesses get to work to support Indigenous voice A growing number of businesses - large and small - are throwing their support behind the push for an Indigenous voice. AAP · Apr 18, 2023
5 Australian women choreographers you should know (and where to see them in 2023) “Ballet is woman” claimed the legendary New York choreographer George Balanchine. But “where are all the women ballet choreographers?” asked researchers Oellen A. Meglin and Lynn Matluck Brooks in 2012. They found only 23 articles on women ballet choreographers in the New York Times’ 171-year history. The Conversation · Dec 29, 2022
Bangarra Dance Theatre’s incoming artistic director Frances Rings takes over later this year, but first she revives the award-winning Terrain Frances Rings joined the contemporary Indigenous dance company in 1993 and, after nearly three decades, will take the helm as the company’s first Indigenous woman artistic director later this year. ABC News · Jun 6, 2022
Bangarra’s Stephen Page and artist Destiny Deacon win $50,000 lifetime achievement awards Choreographer and dancer wins $50,000 Red Ochre lifetime achievement award alongside fellow recipient, visual artist Destiny Deacon The Guardian - AU · May 27, 2022