Spirit: A Retrospective 2021

They prove how dance can speak when words fail

Spirit: a retrospective 2021 is 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). Tracing an unbroken songline, the works unravel a sacred world of plants, animals, and ancestral medicine, laid down one step at a time.

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.

ABOUT

Bangarra Dance Theatre is one of Australia’s leading performing arts companies, fusing Aboriginal culture with contemporary dance. Since the foundation in 1989, the relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are the heart of Bangarra, with a repertoire created on country and stories gathered from respected community Elders. ‘Bangarra’ is the Wiradjuri word meaning “to make fire”. 

The company’s dance technique is forged from over 65,000 years of culture, embodied with contemporary movement. The 17 company dancers are professionally trained, dynamic artists who all have a proud Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, from various locations across the country. 

Authentic storytelling, outstanding technique and deeply moving performances are Bangarra’s unique signature.

TOURING IN 2021

GRIFFITH, NSW | 13 February | BOOK NOW
ORANGE, NSW | 17 February |BOOK NOW
TAMWORTH, NSW | 20 February |BOOK NOW
WYONG, NSW | 24 & 25 February | SOLD OUT