Bangarra - Spirit: a retrospective 2021

Bangarra Dance Theatre is Australia’s leading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander performing arts company. This February, Bangarra return to Griffith with Spirit: a retrospective 2021, a powerful collection of dance stories chosen from Bangarra’s 31-year repertoire. 

Featuring the full Bangarra ensemble of 17 dancers, Spirit draws from a selection of the company’s most celebrated works, comprising of Brolga (Corroboree), Black (Ochres), Yellow (Ochres), Dingo (Skin), White (Ochres), Moth (Bush), Two Sisters (Bush), The Call (Walkabout), and In Her Mind (Nyapanyapa).

Set to a haunting score, Spirit invites audiences to connect with stories and songlines drawn from all over Australia, in a celebration of First Nations Peoples’ unbroken connection to the land.

CREATIVES:
Choreography: Stephen Page, Bernadette Walong-Sene 
Traditional Choreography and Music: Djakapurra Munyarryun 
Music: David Page, Steve Francis 
Costume Design: Jennifer Irwin 
Set Design: Jacob Nash 
Brolga Cloths: John Matkovic, Stephen Page 
Lighting Design: Nick Schlieper, Karen Norris, Joseph Mercurio, Matt Cox.