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Bangarra Dance Theatre: Yuldea

October 4, 2023 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

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$54 – $114

From the incomparable storytellers of Bangarra Dance Theatre comes a major new work.

We are memory.
Glimpsed through shimmering light on water.
A story place where black oaks stand watch.
Carved into trees and painted on rocks.
North – South – East – West.
A brittle landscape of life and loss.
A celestial symphony crossing time and space.

At Yuldea, stories hover in the sky. The stars reveal a divine Songline, stretching between earth and sky. 

Frances Rings’ first work as Artistic Director is a ceremonial affirmation of history and heritage. Yuldea awakens the earth and sky worlds to tell the story of the Aṉangu people of the Great Victorian Desert.

Yuldea explores the moment traditional life collided with the industrial ambition of a growing nation. In 1917, the two halves of the Transcontinental Railway met at the precious water soak on the edge of the Nullarbor, Yuldi Kapi.

Great metal serpents scarred the landscape, draining all water from the sacred soak. Then came the black mist of the atomic testing at Maralinga, forcing the Aṉangu people to leave their desert homelands where they had lived for millennia.

Now memories lay scattered, like the Aṉangu people, displaced from their home. Remnants of colonial progress are swallowed by sand. But the Aṉangu endure, determined to keep strong their knowledge systems of land and sky, honouring their eternal bonds of kinship between people and place.

Yuldea features original music by Leon Rodgers with featured songs by award-winning electronic pop duo Electric Fields, inspired by Yuldea and the Aṉangu people.

Designers Elizabeth Gadsby (sets), Jennifer Irwin (costumes) and Karen Norris (Lighting) create a desert world on stage.

27 September – 7 October             Playhouse Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne

Community night Wednesday 27 September, 7:30 PM*
Season Monday 6:30 PM; Tuesdays 6:30 PM; Wednesdays 2:00 PM, 7:30 PM; Thursdays 7:30 PM; Fridays 7:30 PM

TICKETS: $54 – $114

Details

Date:
October 4, 2023
Time:
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Series:
Cost:
$54 – $114
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Organiser

Bangarra Dance Theatre
Phone
02 9251 5333
Email
bangarra@bangarra.com.au
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Venue

Arts Centre Melbourne, Playhouse
100 St Kilda Road
Melbourne, VIC 3000 Australia
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Phone
1300 182 183
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