Legacy and innovation in Bangarra's Wudjang: Not the Past

Von Chantal Nguyen, 22 Januar 2022

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“Australia would not be the same without Bangarra – a triumphant story of vision, voice and talent”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney, am 19 Januar 2022

Wudjang: Not the Past (Stephen Page)

Bangarra

Alan John, Musikalische Leitung

Jacob Nash, Bühnenbild

Jennifer Irwin, Kostüme

Nick Schlieper, Licht

Elma Kris, Tanz

Kirk Page, Tanz

Lillian Banks, Tanz

Jessica Hitchcock, Tanz

Justin Smith, Tanz

Elaine Crombie, Sänger

Tessa Nuku, Sänger

Gifts of gold: Bangarra's SandSong

Chantal Nguyen, 11th June

Bangarra's first full-length work in three years is a treasure trove of cultural and historical insights about Australia's vast and mysterious Kimberley region. Not to be missed.

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History in the making: Bangarra's 30 years of sixty five thousand

Chantal Nguyen, 14th June

Bangarra celebrates its 30th anniversary, with the momentous return of Jiří Kylián's Stamping Ground to its Indigenous roots.

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Bangarra: The darkness between the stars

Chantal Nguyen, 16th June

Dark Emu is a beautifully choreographed dance response to Bruce Pascoe's award-winning book. In combining current debate with millenia-old living tradition, it is both topical and profoundly poetic.

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Terracinis Antwort für die Kritiker

Jeremy Eccles, 21st January

Hätte Großbritannien Spaß an The Rabbits? Denn so allegorisiert die neue, australische Familienoper die Briten der Kolonialzeit, die in diese herrenlose Welt Downunder kamen und die Existenz der australischen Ureinwohner leugnete - die in dieser Oper in Gestalt von Beuteltieren auftreten.

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Netia Jones directs Pinchgut Opera in a well-oiled Fairy Queen

Jeremy Eccles, 7th June

A rare 17th-century English Baroque spectacular, designed to delight the Restoration crowd, is given a contemporary twist in Sydney.

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Sydney Dance Company’s Twofold: a quirky bulldozer of authenticity

Katie Lawrence, 24th September

Sydney Dance Company premieres Melanie Lane’s Love Lock, alongside existing repertoire Impermanence by Rafael Bonachela. It’s a work of bold genius and a dazzling double bill that's not to be missed.

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Chantal Nguyen

Chantal has a background in ballet and contemporary dance, and was the first Australian to complete the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in Higher Level Dance. She has completed violin studies, and plays regularly in Sydney ensembles. She also dabbles in folk songs and subversive musical parody.