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Bangarra Dance Theatre is an
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Indigenous Australians or Australian First Nations are people with familial heritage from, and membership in, the ethnic groups that lived in Australia before British colonisation. They consist of two distinct groups: the Aboriginal peoples ...
dance company focused on
contemporary dance Contemporary dance is a genre of dance performance that developed during the mid-twentieth century and has since grown to become one of the dominant genres for formally trained dancers throughout the world, with particularly strong popularity in ...
. It was founded by African American dancer and choreographer Carole Y. Johnson,
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man Rob Bryant, and South African-born Cheryl Stone.
Stephen Page Stephen George Page (born 1965) is an Australian choreographer, film director and former dancer. He is the current artistic director of the Bangarra Dance Theatre, an Indigenous Australian dance company. Page is descended from the Nunukul peopl ...
was
artistic director An artistic director is the executive of an arts organization, particularly in a theatre or dance company, who handles the organization's artistic direction. They are generally a producer and director, but not in the sense of a mogul, since the ...
from 1991 to 2021, with
Frances Rings Frances Rings is an Aboriginal Australian dancer, choreographer and former television presenter. She was born in Adelaide, South Australia, and is a Kokatha woman. She is the associate artistic director for the Bangarra Dance Theatre and will ta ...
taking over in 2022. ''Bangarra'' (pronounced ''bungurra'') means "to make fire" in the
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.


History

Bangarra Dance Theatre was founded in October 1989 by Carole Y. Johnson, an
African-American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American ...
modern dancer and founder of the
National Aboriginal and Islander Skills Development Association The NAISDA Dance College (usually referred to as simply NAISDA) is a performing arts training college based in Kariong, New South Wales for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia. It was established as the Aboriginal Islander ...
(NAISDA), Rob Bryant, a
Gumbaynggirr The Gumbaynggirr people, also rendered Kumbainggar, Gumbangeri and other variant spellings, are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Mid North Coast of New South Wales. Gumbathagang was a probable clan or sub-group. The traditional lands of th ...
man and graduate of NAISDA, and Cheryl Stone, a
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n-born student at NAISDA. Clive Joseph Robin "Rob" Bryant (later known as Uncle Rob Bryant), born in
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in 1947, was a retired
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of the
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and a
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. Stone had been born in South Africa, growing up in
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and moving to Australia as a teenager in 1969. She participated in the six-week Black Theatre workshop established by Johnson in Redfern, Sydney, in 1975 Johnson toured Australia in 1972 with American choreographer
Eleo Pomare Eleo Pomare (20 October 1937 – 8 August 2008) was a Colombian-American modern dance choreographer. Known for his politically-charged productions depicting the Black experience, his work had a major influence on contemporary dance, especially Bl ...
and his company, and remained in Australia. In 1975, Johnson became the founding director of the Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Scheme, now known as the National Aboriginal and Islander Skills Development Association (NAISDA). Johnson had a three-part plan for Aboriginal dance in Australia. It was to establish a school to give academic qualifications, and train dancers as members of a student and graduate performing company that would also teach. It would further provide a path for the dancers to other dance-related areas, including
choreography Choreography is the art or practice of designing sequences of movements of physical bodies (or their depictions) in which Motion (physics), motion or Visual appearance, form or both are specified. ''Choreography'' may also refer to the design ...
, tour management, and all front and back of house skills. The other key aim was to maintain authentic cultural continuity, friendships, and close ties to traditional communities. Johnson mentored Stone, who studied alongside the dancers. She planned the formation of Bangarra Dance Theatre and, in 1989, became its founding artistic director. ''Bangarra'' is a
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word meaning "to make fire".
Stephen Page Stephen George Page (born 1965) is an Australian choreographer, film director and former dancer. He is the current artistic director of the Bangarra Dance Theatre, an Indigenous Australian dance company. Page is descended from the Nunukul peopl ...
has been the
artistic director An artistic director is the executive of an arts organization, particularly in a theatre or dance company, who handles the organization's artistic direction. They are generally a producer and director, but not in the sense of a mogul, since the ...
since 1991. Bangarra's first full-length show, ''Praying Mantis Dreaming'', was produced in 1992. In 1994, Page, with Bernadette Walong as associate director, created ''Ochres'' and productions have followed annually since 2000. All have been successful within Australia and some have toured the United States and the United Kingdom. The group also made significant contributions to the opening and closing ceremonies of the
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in Sydney. The company has received the
Helpmann Award for Best Ballet or Dance Work The Helpmann Award for Best Ballet or Dance Work was a dance award presented by Live Performance Australia at the annual Helpmann Awards from 2001 to 2016. The Helpmann Awards are Australia's national awards for live performance. From 2017, t ...
a number of times. In 2019, the company marked its thirtieth anniversary with the launch of a digital archive and exhibition called ''Knowledge Ground''. In early December 2021, Page announced that he would be stepping down from the role of artistic director in 2022, handing over to
Frances Rings Frances Rings is an Aboriginal Australian dancer, choreographer and former television presenter. She was born in Adelaide, South Australia, and is a Kokatha woman. She is the associate artistic director for the Bangarra Dance Theatre and will ta ...
, former dancer and choreographer with Bangarra and later associate artistic director. Bangarra's last performance with Page as director was ''Wudjang: Not the Past'', which premiered at the Sydney Festival in January 2022 before touring to
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and then
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as part of the
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in March 2022.


People


Page brothers

*
Stephen Page Stephen George Page (born 1965) is an Australian choreographer, film director and former dancer. He is the current artistic director of the Bangarra Dance Theatre, an Indigenous Australian dance company. Page is descended from the Nunukul peopl ...
, artistic director 1991–2021 * David Page (1961–2016), composer and musical director * Russell Page (1968–2002), dancer


Others

*
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, who featured in the film ''
Jindalee Lady ''Jindalee Lady'' is a 1992 Australian film about an Aboriginal Australian woman who is a successful fashion designer. Directed by Brian Syron, it is the first feature film directed by an Aboriginal person in Australia.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Austra ...
'' (1992), was former Head of Culture and Training Operations at
NAISDA The NAISDA Dance College (usually referred to as simply NAISDA) is a performing arts training college based in Kariong, New South Wales for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia. It was established as the Aboriginal Islander ...
, and the first Indigenous Australian to lead a dance company when he took over the reins of the Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre in 1991 *
Lillian Crombie Lillian Crombie (born 1958) is an Aboriginal Australian actress and dancer, known for her work on stage, film and television. Early life and education Lillian Crombie was born in 1958. She is of the Pitjantjatjara/ Yankunytjatjara people of cen ...
, dancer * Ella Havelka, dancer *
Elma Gada Kris Elma Gada Kris is an Australian dancer, choreographer and NAIDOC award winner. She is a Torres Strait Islander woman of the Wagadagam, Kaurareg, Sipingur, Gebbara and Kai Dangal Buai peoples, and a member of the Bangarra Dance Theatre. Early lif ...
, dancer and choreographer *
Banula Marika Banula (David) Marika is an Aboriginal Australian dancer, actor, singer and performer from Yirrkala in North East Arnhem Land, in the Northern Territory of Australia. The son of Roy Marika, he is a member of the Rirratjingu clan of the Yol ...
, dancer and musician * Ningali Lawford-Wolf * Daniel Riley, dancer and choreographer with Bangarra since around 2009, appointed as artistic director of
Australian Dance Theatre Australian Dance Theatre (ADT), known as Meryl Tankard Australian Dance Theatre from 1993 to 1999, is a contemporary dance company based in Adelaide, South Australia, established in 1965 by Elizabeth Cameron Dalman . The ADT was the first moder ...
from the end of 2021 *
Frances Rings Frances Rings is an Aboriginal Australian dancer, choreographer and former television presenter. She was born in Adelaide, South Australia, and is a Kokatha woman. She is the associate artistic director for the Bangarra Dance Theatre and will ta ...
, dancer and choreographer, artistic director from 2022


Works

*1992 – ''Praying Mantis Dreaming'' *1995 – ''Ochres'' *1997 – ''Fish'' *1997 – ''Rites'' (with
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) *2000 – ''Skin'' (
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, 2015 film, based on this) *2001 – ''Corroboree'' *2002 – ''Walkabout'' *2003 – ''Bush'' *2004 – ''Unaipon'' *2004 – ''CLAN'' *2005 – ''Boomerang'' *2006 – ''Gathering'' with the Australian Ballet *2007 – ''True Stories'' *2008 – ''Mathinna'', based on the life of Palawa girl Mathinna *2008 — ''Rites'' (with
The Australian Ballet The Australian Ballet is the largest classical ballet company in Australia. It was founded by J. C. Williamson Theatres Ltd and the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust in 1962, with the English-born dancer, teacher, repetiteur and direct ...
) * 2009 — ''Fire – A Retrospective'' * 2010 – ''of earth & sky'' * 2012 – ''Terrain'' * 2013 – ''Blak'' * 2014 – ''
Patyegarang Patyegarang (c 1780s) was an Australian Aboriginal woman, thought to be from the Cammeraygal clan of the Eora nation. Patyegarang (pronounced Pa-te-ga-rang) taught William Dawes the language of her people and is thought to be one of the first p ...
'' and ''Kinship'' * 2015 – ''lore'' * 2016 – ''OUR land people stories'' * 2017 – ''
Bennelong Woollarawarre Bennelong ( 1764 – 3 January 1813), also spelt Baneelon, was a senior man of the Eora, an Aboriginal Australian people of the Port Jackson area, at the time of the first British settlement in Australia in 1788. Bennelong serv ...
'' *2018 – ''Dubboo - life of a songman'' *2018 — ''Dark Emu'' *2019 — ''Spirit''


Discography


Albums


Films

* ''
Jindalee Lady ''Jindalee Lady'' is a 1992 Australian film about an Aboriginal Australian woman who is a successful fashion designer. Directed by Brian Syron, it is the first feature film directed by an Aboriginal person in Australia.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Austra ...
'' (1992), featuring then lead dancer
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. This was the first fiction feature film directed by an Aboriginal director (
Brian Syron Brian Gregory Syron (19 November 1934 – 14 October 1993) was an actor, teacher, Aboriginal rights activist, stage director and Australia's first Indigenous feature film director, who has also been recognised as the first First Nations featur ...
). *''
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'' (2015) –
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directed by
Stephen Page Stephen George Page (born 1965) is an Australian choreographer, film director and former dancer. He is the current artistic director of the Bangarra Dance Theatre, an Indigenous Australian dance company. Page is descended from the Nunukul peopl ...
, based on the live performance ''Skin'' (2000). * ''Firestarter – The Story of Bangarra'' (2020) is a
feature-length A feature film or feature-length film is a narrative film (motion picture or "movie") with a running time long enough to be considered the principal or sole presentation in a commercial entertainment program. The term ''feature film'' originall ...
documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...
about the dance company, directed by Nel Minchin and Wayne Blair. It covers 30 years of Bangarra's existence, charting the story of the three Page brothers' (Stephen, David and youngest brother, the dancer Russell) roles in the development of the company. The film had its world premiere as the closing night film of the
Brisbane International Film Festival The Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) is an annual film festival held in Brisbane, Australia. Organised by the Screen Culture unit at Screen Queensland, the festival has taken place since 1992, with the program including features, doc ...
on 11 October 2020, and eight days later won the
Adelaide Film Festival The Adelaide Film Festival (AFF, formerly ADLFF) is film festival usually held for two weeks in mid-October in cinemas in Adelaide, South Australia. Originally presented biennially in March from 2003, since 2013 AFF has been held in October ...
's Feature Documentary Award.


Awards and nominations


Australian Dance Awards

The Australian Dance Awards recognise excellence and promote dance in Australia. They are awarded under the auspices of the
Australian Dance Council The Australian Dance Council, known as Ausdance or Ausdance National and formerly the Australian Association for Dance Education (AADE), is or was the national dance advocacy organisation in Australia, representing the dance profession and coordi ...
(Ausdance) for performance,
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, design, dance writing, teaching and related professions. they commenced in 1997. (wins only) ! , - , 1997 , Stephen Page (Artistic Director of Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Outstanding achievement in choreography , , , - , rowspan="2", 2004 , Frances Rings for ''Unaipon'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Outstanding Achievement in Choreography , , , - , ''Fire - A Retrospective'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Outstanding Performance by a Company , , , - , 2010 , Bangarra Dance Theatre for ''Belong'' , Outstanding Performance by a Company , , , - , 2012 , Bangarra Dance Theatre for ''Belong'' , Outstanding Performance by a Company , , , - , 2015 , Waangenga Blanco (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Outstanding Performance by a Male Dancer for ''Patyegarang'' , , , - , rowspan="3", 2016 , Bangarra Dance Theatre for ''Lore'' , Outstanding Performance by a Company , , , - , Elma Kris for ''Lore'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Outstanding Performance by a Female Dancer , , , - , David Mack for ''Frame of Mind'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Outstanding Performance by a Male Dancer , , , - , 2017 , Bangarra Dance Theatre for ''OUR Land People Stories'' , Outstanding Performance by a Company , , , - , 2018 , Beau Dean Riley Smith for ''Bennelong'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Outstanding Performance by a Male Dancer , , , -


Deadly Awards

The Deadly Awards The Deadly Awards, commonly known simply as The Deadlys, was an annual celebration of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community. The event was held from 1995 to 2013. Description T ...
, (commonly known simply as The Deadlys), was an annual celebration of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community. They ran from 1996 to 2013. (wins only) ! , - , Deadly Awards 2008 , Stephen Page and Bangarra Dance Theatre , Outstanding Achievement in Entertainment , , , - ,
Deadly Awards 2009 Winners of The Deadlys Awards 2009. The award was an annual celebration of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community. Music *Most Promising New Talent in Music: Yabu Band *Single R ...
, Stephen Page and Bangarra Dance Theatre , Achievement in Theatre or Live Performance , , , -


Helpmann Awards

The
Helpmann Awards The Helpmann Awards are accolades for live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group Live Live Performance Australia (LPA) since 2001. The annual awards recognise achievements in the disciplines of musical t ...
is an awards show, celebrating live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group ''Live Performance Australia'' since 2001. Note: 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to the
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. ! , - , rowspan="4",
2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...
, ''Skin'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) ,
Helpmann Award for Best Ballet or Dance Work The Helpmann Award for Best Ballet or Dance Work was a dance award presented by Live Performance Australia at the annual Helpmann Awards from 2001 to 2016. The Helpmann Awards are Australia's national awards for live performance. From 2017, t ...
, , rowspan="4", , - , rowspan="2",
Stephen Page Stephen George Page (born 1965) is an Australian choreographer, film director and former dancer. He is the current artistic director of the Bangarra Dance Theatre, an Indigenous Australian dance company. Page is descended from the Nunukul peopl ...
for ''Skin'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Helpmann Award for Best Choreography in a Ballet or Dance Work , , - ,
Helpmann Award for Best New Australian Work __NOTOC__ The Helpmann Award for Best New Australian Work is an award presented by Live Performance Australia (LPA), an employers' organisation which serves as the peak body in the live entertainment and performing arts industries in Australia ...
, , - , Karen Norris for ''Skin'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Helpmann Award for Best Lighting Design , , - , rowspan="4",
2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...
, ''Corroboree'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Ballet or Dance Work , , rowspan="4", , - , rowspan="2", Stephen Page for ''Corroboree'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Choreography in a Ballet or Dance Work , , - , Best New Australian Work , , - , David Page and Steve Francis – ''Corroboree'' , Best Best Sound Design , , - , rowspan="6",
2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ...
, rowspan="2", ''Walkabout'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Ballet or Dance Work , , rowspan="6", , - , Best New Australian Work , , - , Stephen Page for ''Walkabout'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) ,
Helpmann Award for Best Original Score The Helpmann Award for Best Original Score is a musical award presented by Live Performance Australia (LPA) at the annual Helpmann Awards since 2001. In the following list winners are listed first and marked in gold, in boldface, and the nominees ...
, , - , Stephen Page and Steven McTaggart "Rush" - ''Walkabout'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , rowspan="2", Best Choreography in a Ballet or Dance Work , , - ,
Frances Rings Frances Rings is an Aboriginal Australian dancer, choreographer and former television presenter. She was born in Adelaide, South Australia, and is a Kokatha woman. She is the associate artistic director for the Bangarra Dance Theatre and will ta ...
"Rations" - ''Walkabout'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , , - , Russell Page – ''Walkabout'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Male Dancer in a Ballet or Dance Work , , - , rowspan="4",
2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
, ''Bush'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Ballet or Dance Work , , rowspan="4", , - , Stephen Page ''Bush'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Choreography in a Ballet or Dance Work , , - , Jennifer Irwin – ''Bush'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Costume Design , , - , Nick Schlieper – ''Bush'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Lighting Design , , - , rowspan="1",
2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...
, Jennifer Irwin – ''Amalgamate'' (The Australian Ballet & Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Costume Design , , rowspan="1", , - , rowspan="1",
2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...
, ''Clan'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) ,
Helpmann Award for Best Regional Touring Production __NOTOC__ The Helpmann Award for Best Regional Touring Production is an award, presented by Live Performance Australia at the annual Helpmann Awards since 2007. The award recognises excellence in a production which has toured in the last thr ...
, , rowspan="1", , - , rowspan="1",
2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...
, ''True Stories'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Regional Touring Production , , rowspan="1", , - , rowspan="3",
2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...
, ''Mathinna'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Ballet or Dance Work , , rowspan="3", , - , Stephen Page ''Mathinna'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Choreography in a Dance or Physical Theatre Production , , - , David Page for ''Walkabout'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Original Score , , - , rowspan="4",
2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...
, ''Fire'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Ballet or Dance Work , , rowspan="4", , - , Deborah Brown ''Fire'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Female Dancer in a Dance or Physical Theatre Work , , - , Stephen Page ''Fire'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Choreography in a Dance or Physical Theatre Production , , - , ''True Stories'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Regional Touring Production , , - , rowspan="2",
2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...
,
Frances Rings Frances Rings is an Aboriginal Australian dancer, choreographer and former television presenter. She was born in Adelaide, South Australia, and is a Kokatha woman. She is the associate artistic director for the Bangarra Dance Theatre and will ta ...
– ''Artefact (of Earth & Sky)'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Choreography in a Dance or Physical Theatre Production , , rowspan="2", , - , ''Mathinna'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Regional Touring Production , , - , rowspan="3",
2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...
, Stephen Page – ID from ''Belong'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Choreography in a Ballet or Dance Work , , rowspan="3", , - , Waangenga Blanco – ''Belong'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Male Dancer in a Ballet or Dance Work , , - , David Page and Steve Francis – ''Belong'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Original Score , , - , rowspan="5",
2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...
, ''Terrain'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Ballet or Dance Work , , rowspan="5", , - , Deborah Brown – ''Terrain'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Female Dancer in a Dance or Physical Theatre Production , , - , David Page - ''Terrain'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Original Score , , - , Frances Rings - ''Terrain'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Choreography in a Ballet or Dance Work , , - , ''Artefact (of Earth & Sky)'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Regional Touring Production , , - , rowspan="1",
2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...
, David Page &
Paul Mac Paul Francis McDermott (born 17 September 1965), who performs as Paul Mac, is an Australian electropop musician, singer-songwriter, producer and music re-mixer. He was classically trained at Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Mac has formed variou ...
– ''Blak'' , Best Original Score , , rowspan="1", , - , rowspan="1",
2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...
, Stephen Page – ''Patyegarang'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Choreography in a Dance or Physical Theatre Production , , rowspan="1", , - , rowspan="7",
2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...
, ''Sheoak'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Ballet or Dance Work , , rowspan="7", , - , Frances Rings – ''Sheoak (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , rowspan="2", Best Choreography in a Dance or Physical Theatre Work , , - , Stephen Page, Bernadette Walong-Sene, Djakapurra Munyarryun – ''Ochres'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , , - , Yolanda Lowatta – ''Sheoak'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Female Dancer in a Dance or Physical Theatre Work , , - , Frances Rings, Deborah Brown and Waangenga Blanco – ''Lore'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best New Australian Work , , - , rowspan="2", David Page - ''Ochres'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Original Score , , - , Best Sound Design , , - , rowspan="4",
2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...
, ''OUR Land People Stories'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Dance Production , , rowspan="4", , - , Jennifer Irwin - ''OUR Land People Stories'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Costume Design , , - , Elma Kris – ''Nyapanyapa'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Female Dancer in a Dance or Physical Theatre Work , , - , ''Terrain'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Regional Touring Production , , - , rowspan="7",
2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...
, ''Bennelong'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Dance Production , , rowspan="7", , - , ''OUR Land People Stories'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Regional Touring Production , , - , Stephen Page – ''Bennelong'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best New Australian Work , , - , Steve Francis – ''Bennelong'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Original Score , , - , Jennifer Irwin – ''Bennelong'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Costume Design , , - , Jacob Nash – ''Bennelong'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Scenic Design , , - , Nick Schlieper – ''Bennelong'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Lighting Design , , - , rowspan="2",
2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...
, Waangenga Blanco – ''Dark Emu'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Male Dancer in a Ballet, Dance or Physical Theatre Production , , rowspan="2", , - , ''Bennelong'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Regional Touring Production ,


Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards

The
Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards The Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards were created in 1984 by the trustees of the Sidney Myer Fund to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Sidney Myer Sidney Myer (born Simcha Myer Baevski (); 8 February 18785 September 1934) was a Ru ...
commenced in 1984 and recognise outstanding achievements in dance, drama, comedy, music, opera, circus and puppetry. , - , 1993 , , Bangarra Dance Theatre , , Group Award , , , -


See also

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Aboriginal Dance Theatre Redfern The Aboriginal Dance Theatre Redfern (ADTR) is an Australian non-profit organisation providing cultural and dance programs for Aboriginal Australian, located in the Sydney suburb of Redfern. It was founded in 1979 by Christine Donnelly, who r ...
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Dance in Australia Ceremonial dancing has a very important place in the Indigenous cultures of Australia. They vary from place to place, but most ceremonies combine dance, song, rituals and often elaborate body decorations and costumes. The different body paintings i ...
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NAISDA Dance College The NAISDA Dance College (usually referred to as simply NAISDA) is a performing arts training college based in Kariong, New South Wales for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia. It was established as the Aboriginal Islander ...
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National Black Theatre (Australia) The National Black Theatre (NBT) was a theatre company run by a small group of Aboriginal people based in the Sydney suburb of Redfern which operated from 1972 to 1977. The original concept for the theatre grew out of political struggles, espec ...


References


Further reading

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