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Bangarra Dance Theatre in Frances Rings' Yuldea

By Ruth Ridgway, 04 September 2023

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“Other components throughout the work are ambient sounds – the noises of insects and calls of birds”

Reviewed at QPAC: Playhouse, Brisbane on 2 September 2023

Yuldea (Frances Rings)

Bangarra

Elizabeth Gadsby, Set Designer

Jennifer Irwin, Costume Designer

Karen Norris, Lighting Designer

Kassidy Waters, Dancer

Daniel Mateo, Dancer

Lillian Banks, Dancer

Kallum Goolagong, Dancer

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Ruth Ridgway

Ruth, from Brisbane, Australia, has been writing about dance since 2000. Music and dance are her most abiding passions. She learned classical ballet in her youth, and later attended adult classes for many years. She also became a committed Latin and Argentinian tango dancer. Currently, she sings alto in a chamber choir. After a long career in publishing and communications as a writer and editor, Ruth studied archaeology and now works in a completely different field as a technical officer in the Queensland Museum.