Bangarra Dance Theatre is an

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dance company focused on contemporary dance. 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 from 1991 to 2021, with Frances Rings 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

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modern dancer and founder of the

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(NAISDA), Rob Bryant, a

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 leading aircraftman 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

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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, 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".

has been the artistic director 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

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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, 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 Hobart and then

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as part of the

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in March 2022.

People

Page brothers

, artistic director 1991–2021 * David Page (1961–2016), composer and musical director * Russell Page (1968–2002), dancer

Others

* Raymond D. Blanco, who featured in the film ''

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'' (1992), was former Head of Culture and Training Operations at

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, 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 *

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, dancer and musician * Ningali Lawford-Wolf * Daniel Riley, dancer and choreographer with Bangarra since around 2009, appointed as artistic director of

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from the end of 2021 * Frances Rings, 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

) * 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 – ''

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'' *2018 – ''Dubboo - life of a songman'' *2018 — ''Dark Emu'' *2019 — ''Spirit''

Discography

Albums

Films

* ''

'' (1992), featuring then lead dancer

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. This was the first fiction feature film directed by an Aboriginal director (

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). *''

'' (2015) –

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directed by

, based on the live performance ''Skin'' (2000). * ''Firestarter – The Story of Bangarra'' (2020) is a

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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 on 11 October 2020, and eight days later won the

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'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

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(Ausdance) for performance, choreography, 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

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, (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 , Stephen Page and Bangarra Dance Theatre , Achievement in Theatre or Live Performance , , , -

Helpmann Awards

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. ! , - , rowspan="4", 2001 , ''Skin'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) ,

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for ''Skin'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Helpmann Award for Best Choreography in a Ballet or Dance Work , , - ,

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, , - , Karen Norris for ''Skin'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Helpmann Award for Best Lighting Design , , - , rowspan="4", 2002 , ''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 , rowspan="2", ''Walkabout'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Ballet or Dance Work , , rowspan="6", , - , Best New Australian Work , , - , Stephen Page for ''Walkabout'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) ,

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, , - , Stephen Page and Steven McTaggart "Rush" - ''Walkabout'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , rowspan="2", Best Choreography in a Ballet or Dance Work , , - , Frances Rings "Rations" - ''Walkabout'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , , - , Russell Page – ''Walkabout'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Male Dancer in a Ballet or Dance Work , , - , rowspan="4", 2004 , ''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 , Jennifer Irwin – ''Amalgamate'' (The Australian Ballet & Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Costume Design , , rowspan="1", , - , rowspan="1", 2007 , ''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 ...

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, ''True Stories'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Regional Touring Production , , rowspan="1", , - , rowspan="3", 2009 , ''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 , ''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 , Frances Rings – ''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",

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, 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",

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, ''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",

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, David Page &

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– ''Blak'' , Best Original Score , , rowspan="1", , - , rowspan="1", 2015 , Stephen Page – ''Patyegarang'' (Bangarra Dance Theatre) , Best Choreography in a Dance or Physical Theatre Production , , rowspan="1", , - , rowspan="7",

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, ''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",

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, ''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",

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, ''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",

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, 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 , , , -

References

External links

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