| DATES AND VENUES MONACO 2002 Dec 13 & Dec 14 - Monaco Dance Forum back to top 
ABOUT CORROBOREE In December 2002 Bangarra performed a 'best of Bangarra' production in Monaco called Corroboree. "A Corroboree is a meeting ground, a 'stomping'ground, where Aboriginal people gather to evoke the Dreamtime through sacred rituals, dance and song. The Dreamtime is at the heart of our spirituality, a time when our totemic ancestral beings appeared and created the land. With this production Bangarra is inviting audiences to journey with us to this sacred ground - to challenge, awaken and cleanse their spirits. It is about the transformation of the human spirit and the relationship between Aboriginal people, creatures and the land." Artistic Director, Stephen Page back to top
"Roo"
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PROGRAM Following is an outline of the pieces performed in Monaco 2002: Hunting and Gathering
An abstract portrayal of traditional hunting and gathering methods, inspired by Aboriginal women who nurture and maintain the land - they hunt, they prepare powerful 'bush' medicines, and use digging sticks to find nourishment from the harsh Australian earth. Black
An ash storm has blown over. The call and pain of the initiation can only be viewed from a distance... this is sacred Men's Business. Toxic
A raw and powerful story about the effect of mining projects on traditional desert homelands and culture. Jagged bodies struggle and convulse with toxins. Roo
An elder spirit from the bush calls a group of young Aboriginal men back to cleanse their spirits on the 'stomping ground' of the powerful Red Kangaroo. Cocoon
A luminous spirit covered in white ochre travels and searches for a meeting ground, a place of rebirth. Bow and Arrow
Traditonal male Torres Strait Island dance (Saibai Island) White
At dawn, Mother Earth yawns, her call engulfs the 'white ochre' spirits. The white ochre (clay pigment) protects all spirits on their journey. back to top
CREDITS CREATIVES MONACO 2002 Artistic Director/Choreographer: Stephen Page
Assistant Artistic Director: Jasmine Gulash
Co-choreographer: Bernadette Walong (for Black and White)
Creative Cultural Consultants: Djakapurra Munyarryun & Albert David
Composers: David Page & Steve Francis
Set Designers: Peter England (for Hunting & Gathering, Toxic and Cocoon), Stephen Page & John Matkovic (for Roo)
Costume Design: Jennifer Irwin
Lighting Designers: Karen Norris (for Hunting & Gathering and Toxic)
Joseph Mercurio (for Black, Roo and White) Mark Howett (for Cocoon)
Lighting Transfer: John Colvin, Vanessa Hutchins PRODUCTION MONACO 2002 Production Manager: Vanessa Hutchins
Stage Manager: Narelle Lewis
Head Mechanist: John Matkovic
Assistant Stage Manager: Ebony Williams
Tour Manager: Clare McGregor DANCERS MONACO 2002 Victor Bramich, Albert David, Elma Kris, Peggy Misi, Frances Rings, Gina Rings, Desley Roberts, Sidney Saltner, Patrick Thaiday, Sani
Townson, Rachael Wallis
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