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What the world calls climate change, First Peoples call colonisation.
Preparing Ground, co-directed by Marilyn Miller, Jasmin Sheppard and Katina Olsen, is a powerful new dance work that speaks through movement and language - carrying the weight of history and the fire of resistance. Projections reveal a landscape both sacred and stolen, while sound and movement entwine to evoke a deep connection to Country. This world premiere invites audiences to consider, what does it mean to belong to a land that remembers
WORLD PREMIERE
16 May 2025 | The Art House, Theatre
PLATFORM Opening Night
Thu 8 May
BUKUMINKUM
Bukuminkum, face forgotten in Yolŋgu Matha, is an Indigenous Australian contemporary work inspired by Giselle's Second Act, created by Gary Lang, Artistic Director of NT Dance Company in collaboration with Banula Marika. Arising from the real-life story of a celebrated First Nations dancer and pioneer, the work reveals betrayal after being cast off by colleagues and family and honouring their resilience.
Australian Dance Theatre, BlakDance and Adelaide Festival are thrilled to announce Caleena Sansbury and Rikki Wilson as the recipients of the 2025 Blak Futures Residencies.
Thrumming with dance, body percussion, syncopated rhythms, and stunning visuals, the performance unites Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, and Indonesian artists in a powerful rebuke of colonial amnesia. Co-directed by raymond d. blanco and Priya Srinivasan and co-devised with Waangenga Blanco, Alfira O’Sullivan, Murtala and Tyrel Dulvarie, featuring visual design by Vernon Ah Kee, this contemporary work uses immersive choreography to celebrate the interconnectedness of cultures.
STRUT & BlakDance Fellowship Announcement
Announcing the recipients of the BlakDance × STRUT Fellowships for Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s Manifest at Perth Festival
First Nations Dialogues tanzmesse - Düsseldorf, Germany is a curated experience of global Indigenous performances, discussions, workshops, and protocols across internationale tanzmesse nrw 28 - 31 August 2024.
It is for us, by us* and at times, we invite the broader tanzmesse delegates to join us for insights into our collective experience.
Led in Australia by BlakDance, in partnership with TAIWAN MOVE!, The Dance Centre Vancouver, Canadian Association for the Performing Arts (CAPACOA), Creative Australia and tanzmesse.
In a revolutionary moment for dance in this country, Blak Futures is an unprecedented two day event that sees some of our fiercest Blak artists converge on Kaurna Yerta to plant the seeds of the future of blak dance.
A collaboration between Australian Dance Theatre, BlakDance and Adelaide Festival’s Time to Talk series, Blak Futures sees First Nations Artistic Directors from funded dance companies gather on Kaurna Yerta to plant the seeds of the future of blak dance and artistry in this country.
Facilitated by Marilyn Miller and Wesley Enoch AM, Blak Futures will see artists Gary Lang (NT Dance Company), Frances Rings (Bangarra Dance Theatre), Jacob Boehme (Idja Dance Theatre), Dalisa Pigram (Marrugeku), Daniel Riley (Australian Dance Theatre), Joel Bray (Joel Bray Dance) and Thomas E.S Kelly and Taree Sansbury (Karul Projects) reimagine what dance can be in this country.
Australasian Dance Collective (ADC) and BlakDance are thrilled to launch First Collective Residencies for established and emerging First Nations choreographers and dancers over the next two years.
The self-determined First Nations Performing Arts Companies ILBIJERRI Theatre Company, Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company, Marrugeku, Moogahlin Performing Arts and BlakDance invite you to the First Nations Performing Arts Workforce Development Roundtable.
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