Bangarra Dance Theatre

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Bangarra Dance Theatre
Formation1989;35 years ago (1989)
Founder Carole Y. Johnson, Rob Bryant, Cheryl Stone
PurposeIndigenous Australian contemporary dance company
Website https://www.bangarra.com.au/

Bangarra Dance Theatre is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dance company focused on contemporary dance. It was founded by African American dancer and choreographer Carole Y. Johnson, Gumbaynggirr man Rob Bryant, and South African-born Cheryl Stone. Stephen Page was artistic director from 1991 to 2021, with Frances Rings taking over in 2022.

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Bangarra (pronounced bungurra) means "to make fire" in the Wiradjuri language.

History

Bangarra Dance Theatre was founded in October 1989 by Carole Y. Johnson, [1] an African-American modern dancer and founder of the National Aboriginal and Islander Skills Development Association (NAISDA), Rob Bryant, a Gumbaynggirr man and graduate of NAISDA, and Cheryl Stone, a South African-born student at NAISDA. [2]

Clive Joseph Robin "Rob" Bryant (later known as Uncle Rob Bryant), born in Bellingen, New South Wales in 1947, was a retired leading aircraftman of the RAAF and a Vietnam veteran. [3] [4] Stone had been born in South Africa, growing up in Cape Town 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 [5]

Johnson toured Australia in 1972 with American choreographer Eleo Pomare 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). [6]

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. [6] 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[ who? ] planned the formation of Bangarra Dance Theatre and, in 1989, became its founding artistic director. [6] Bangarra is a Wiradjuri word meaning "to make fire". [7] [8]

Stephen Page 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 [6] 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 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[ citation needed ]

The company has received the Helpmann Award for Best Ballet or Dance Work a number of times. [9]

In 2019, the company marked its thirtieth anniversary with the launch of a digital archive and exhibition called Knowledge Ground. [2] [10]

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. [11] 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 Adelaide as part of the Adelaide Festival in March 2022. [12]

In 2023, Rings, a Kokatha woman, was choreographer and artistic director for the company's new work, Yuldea. It tells the story of the South Australian town of Ooldea, which was settled in the early 20th century as it was close to the water source known as "Yooldil Kapi" by the Aboriginal groups who lived in the area, including the Kokatha, Mirning, and Wirangu peoples. Rings' father, a German migrant, worked on the railway, and her mother was born nearby. Yuldea has four acts – Supernova, Kapi (Water), Empire, and Ooldea Spirit. The creative team included Gamilaroi astronomer Karlie Noon, and musical duo Electric Fields, and Bangarra's chief composer, Leon Rodgers. The voices of people from Yalata were recorded for the last track. [13]

People

Page brothers

Others

Works

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details
TitleDetails
Clan: The Music
(with David Page)
  • Released: 2004
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Nikinali Music (NN002)
Boomerang - The Music
  • Released: 2005
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Nikinali Music (NN003)
Lore - Dance Stories of Land and Sea
(with David Page and Steve Francis)
  • Released: 2015
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Bangarra Dance Theatre (BDT2015)

Films

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 (Ausdance) for performance, choreography, design, dance writing, teaching and related professions. they commenced in 1997.

YearNominee / workAwardResult (wins only)Ref.
1997Stephen Page (Artistic Director of Bangarra Dance Theatre)Outstanding achievement in choreographyWon
2004Frances Rings for Unaipon (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Outstanding Achievement in ChoreographyWon
Fire - A Retrospective (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Outstanding Performance by a CompanyWon
2010Bangarra Dance Theatre for BelongOutstanding Performance by a CompanyWon [43]
2012Bangarra Dance Theatre for BelongOutstanding Performance by a CompanyWon [44]
2015Waangenga Blanco (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Outstanding Performance by a Male Dancer for PatyegarangWon
2016Bangarra Dance Theatre for LoreOutstanding Performance by a CompanyWon
Elma Kris for Lore (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Outstanding Performance by a Female DancerWon
David Mack for Frame of Mind (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Outstanding Performance by a Male DancerWon
2017Bangarra Dance Theatre for OUR Land People StoriesOutstanding Performance by a CompanyWon
2018Beau Dean Riley Smith for Bennelong (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Outstanding Performance by a Male DancerWon [45]

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. They ran from 1996 to 2013.

YearNominee / workAwardResult (wins only)Ref.
Deadly Awards 2008 Stephen Page and Bangarra Dance TheatreOutstanding Achievement in Entertainmentawarded [46]
Deadly Awards 2009 Stephen Page and Bangarra Dance TheatreAchievement in Theatre or Live PerformanceWon

Helpmann Awards

The Helpmann Awards is an awards show, celebrating live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group Live Performance Australia since 2001. [47] Note: 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2001 Skin (Bangarra Dance Theatre) Helpmann Award for Best Ballet or Dance Work Won [48]
Stephen Page for Skin (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Helpmann Award for Best Choreography in a Ballet or Dance WorkNominated
Helpmann Award for Best New Australian Work Won
Karen Norris for Skin (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Helpmann Award for Best Lighting DesignNominated
2002 Corroboree (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Ballet or Dance WorkNominated [49]
Stephen Page for Corroboree (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Choreography in a Ballet or Dance WorkWon
Best New Australian WorkNominated
David Page and Steve Francis – CorroboreeBest Best Sound DesignNominated
2003 Walkabout (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Ballet or Dance WorkNominated [50]
Best New Australian WorkWon
Stephen Page for Walkabout (Bangarra Dance Theatre) Helpmann Award for Best Original Score Won
Stephen Page and Steven McTaggart "Rush" - Walkabout (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Choreography in a Ballet or Dance WorkNominated
Frances Rings "Rations" - Walkabout (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Nominated
Russell Page – Walkabout (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Male Dancer in a Ballet or Dance WorkWon
2004 Bush (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Ballet or Dance WorkWon [51]
Stephen Page Bush (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Choreography in a Ballet or Dance WorkNominated
Jennifer Irwin – Bush (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Costume DesignNominated
Nick Schlieper – Bush (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Lighting DesignWon
2006 Jennifer Irwin – Amalgamate (The Australian Ballet & Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Costume DesignNominated [52]
2007 Clan (Bangarra Dance Theatre) Helpmann Award for Best Regional Touring Production Nominated [53]
2008 True Stories (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Regional Touring ProductionNominated [54]
2009 Mathinna (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Ballet or Dance WorkWon [55]
Stephen Page Mathinna (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Choreography in a Dance or Physical Theatre ProductionWon
David Page for Walkabout (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Original ScoreWon
2010 Fire (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Ballet or Dance WorkWon [56]
Deborah Brown Fire (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Female Dancer in a Dance or Physical Theatre WorkNominated
Stephen Page Fire (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Choreography in a Dance or Physical Theatre ProductionWon
True Stories (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Regional Touring ProductionWon
2011 Frances RingsArtefact (of Earth & Sky) (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Choreography in a Dance or Physical Theatre ProductionNominated [57]
Mathinna (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Regional Touring ProductionWon
2012 Stephen Page – ID from Belong (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Choreography in a Ballet or Dance WorkWon [58]
Waangenga Blanco – Belong (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Male Dancer in a Ballet or Dance WorkNominated
David Page and Steve Francis – Belong (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Original ScoreWon
2013 Terrain (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Ballet or Dance WorkWon [59]
Deborah Brown – Terrain (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Female Dancer in a Dance or Physical Theatre ProductionWon
David Page - Terrain (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Original ScoreWon
Frances Rings - Terrain (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Choreography in a Ballet or Dance WorkNominated
Artefact (of Earth & Sky) (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Regional Touring ProductionNominated
2014 David Page & Paul MacBlakBest Original ScoreNominated [60]
2015 Stephen Page – Patyegarang (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Choreography in a Dance or Physical Theatre ProductionNominated [61]
2016 Sheoak (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Ballet or Dance WorkWon [62]
Frances Rings – Sheoak (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Choreography in a Dance or Physical Theatre WorkWon
Stephen Page, Bernadette Walong-Sene, Djakapurra Munyarryun – Ochres (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Nominated
Yolanda Lowatta – Sheoak (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Female Dancer in a Dance or Physical Theatre WorkWon
Frances Rings, Deborah Brown and Waangenga Blanco – Lore (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best New Australian WorkNominated
David Page - Ochres (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Original ScoreNominated
Best Sound DesignNominated
2017 OUR Land People Stories (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Dance ProductionNominated [63]
Jennifer Irwin - OUR Land People Stories (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Costume DesignNominated
Elma Kris – Nyapanyapa (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Female Dancer in a Dance or Physical Theatre WorkNominated
Terrain (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Regional Touring ProductionWon
2018 Bennelong (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Dance ProductionWon [64]
OUR Land People Stories (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Regional Touring ProductionWon
Stephen Page – Bennelong (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best New Australian WorkWon
Steve Francis – Bennelong (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Original ScoreNominated
Jennifer Irwin – Bennelong (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Costume DesignNominated
Jacob Nash – Bennelong (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Scenic DesignWon
Nick Schlieper – Bennelong (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Lighting DesignWon
2019 Waangenga Blanco – Dark Emu (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Male Dancer in a Ballet, Dance or Physical Theatre ProductionWon [65]
Bennelong (Bangarra Dance Theatre)Best Regional Touring ProductionWon

Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards

The Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards commenced in 1984 and recognise outstanding achievements in dance, drama, comedy, music, opera, circus and puppetry.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
1993Bangarra Dance TheatreGroup Awardawarded

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