ABOUT BOOMERANG
Caught between two worlds - one ancient, one modern - a family
returns to their traditional land to rekindle the sacred wisdom
of the past for future generations.
Inspired by the songs and stories of north-eastern Arnhem Land,
internationally renowned choreographer Stephen
Page combines exhilarating dance and stunning theatricality
in Bangarra Dance Theatre's new work, Boomerang.
Boomerang captures the old and the new in powerful
visions, revealing the impact of social poisons and the beauty
of forgotten rituals.
Hailed as one of Australia's most exciting and innovative dance
companies and fresh from sell-out tours of New York and Washington,
Bangarra Dance Theatre once again breaks new ground with this
breathtaking production.
With vibrant physicality, Boomerang is dance theatre
at its most captivating!
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DATES, VENUES, TICKETS 2005
June 9 - 18 2005
MELBOURNE - Playhouse, the Arts Centre
Bookings: TICKETMASTER7 1300 136 166 or ticketmaster7.com
June 23 - July 2 2005
BRISBANE - Playhouse, Queensland Performing Arts Centre
Bookings: QTIX 136 246 or qtix.com.au
July 14 - August 6 2005
SYDNEY - Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House
Bookings: 02 9250 7777 or sydneyoperahouse.com
Please ask each venue about our special Schools and Group packages.
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2005 PROGRAM
PRELUDE:
MASSACRE soundscape
Music - David Page
FIRST WORLD:
GAPU WATER
Nama (Looking)
Family returns to the land - looking through the eyes
of their spiritual elders.
Music - Steve Francis
Songman - Djakapurra
Munyarryun
Performers - Full Ensemble
Baltha (Raincloud)
Traditional woman's dance - the cloud promises
rain and signals a change in the seasons.
Music - Steve Francis
Songman - Djakapurra
Munyarryun
Performers - Female Ensemble
Dancers: Elma Kris
and female ensemble
Photo: Frances Lyonne |
Acid Rain
A vision exposing our current climate - both environmental
and political.
Music - Steve Francis
Songman - Djakapurra
Munyarryun
Performers - Female Ensemble
Nukurr (Canoe) traditional / contemporary
A fusion of the old and new - men reflect on the way their
brothers and fathers hunted in the past.
Music - David Page
Songman - Djakapurra
Munyarryun
Performers - Male Ensemble
Malarrar (Manta Ray)
Explores the significance and many roles of the Manta Ray -
totem, prey, medicine.
Music - David Page
Songman - Djakapurra
Munyarryun
Performers - Patrick
Thaiday with Male Ensemble
SECOND WORLD:
GUTHA FIRE
Modern frustrations are exposed, revealing the corrupting effect
on cultural identity.
Music - David Page
Songman - Djakapurra
Munyarryun
Youth · Sensuality
Performers - Full Ensemble
Poison · Alcohol
Performers - Full Ensemble
Domestic Violence
Performers - Patrick
Thaiday & Elma Kris
/ Sani Townson &
Deborah Brown / Jhuny-Boy
Borja & Yolande
Brown
Gularray (Gulping)
Performer - Sani Townson
THIRD WORLD:
MUNATHAR EARTH
Music - Steve Francis
Songman - Djakapurra
Munyarryun
Mungygha (Dillybag · Hunting) traditional /
contemporary
The healing begins - women arrive on sacred ground to hunt for
bush medicine.
Performers - Deborah
Brown, Yolande Brown,
Barbra Drummond, Elma
Kris
Barrdamy (Mining) contemporary
The modern world challenges the traditional spirit of the land.
Performers - Patrick
Thaiday, Rheannan
Port, Timothy Bishop
/ Waangenga Blanco, Chantal Kerr, Jhuny-Boy
Borja
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Barrdamy (Mining) traditional
Spirits are cleansed as sacred songs are danced back into
the land.
Performers - Full Ensemble
Dream Sequence
Releasing our dreaming into the world.
Performers - Full Ensemble
Wanga Mala
Traditional dance - the gathering of clans.
Performers - Full Ensemble
Nulgu (Knowledge)
The Elder observes the passing on of knowledge to the
next generation - reclaiming the integrity of the
past.
Performers -
Djakapurra Munyarryun The Elder,
Hunter Page-Lochard /
Rhimi Johnson-Page The Child
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Dancer: Hunter Page-Lochard
Photo: Frances Lyonne |
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2005 CREDITS
Creatives
Choreographer: Stephen Page
Composer: David Page
and Steve Francis
Set Designer: Peter England
Lighting Designer: Nick
Schlieper
Associate Lighting Designer: Glenn
Hughes
Costume Designer: Gabriela
Tylesova
Company
Company Manager: Jasmine
Gulash
Rehearsal Director: Sidney
Saltner
Dancers: Deborah Brown,
Yolande Brown, Chantal
Kerr, Elma Kris, Rheannan
Port, Timothy Bishop,
Jhuny-Boy Borja,
Waangenga Blanco, Sidney Saltner,
Patrick Thaiday, Sani
Townson, Barbra Drummond
Guest Dancers
Djakapurra Munyarryun,
Hunter Page-Lochard, Rhimi
Johnson-Page
Production
Production Manager: Brenna Hobson
Stage Manager: Narelle Lewis
Head Mchinist: Billy Hopper
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January 30, 2007
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