Bangarra Dance Theatre Australia Limited
ABN 96 003 814 006
Pier 4/5 Hickson Road,
Walsh Bay, NSW, 2000
Australia
web: www.bangarra.com.au
Ph: 61 2 9251 5333
Fax: 61 2 9251 5266
email:
bangarra@bangarra.com.au
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MEDIA RELEASE 22nd Feb 2007
MEDIA ENQUIRIES CONTACT:
EMMA COLLISON, Emma Collison Publicity
Tel: 02 699 5199 or 0418 584 795
mmsemmac@bigpond.net.au
BANGARRA CLAN tells its TRUE STORIES
Recently returned from a highly successful UK tour, which culminated in a sell-out season at London's prestigious Sadler's Wells, Bangarra Dance Theatre is gearing up for its busiest year to date.
In 2007 the company will create and tour a new double bill, True Stories, and will take Frances Ring's Clan to regional centers over 7 weeks in 4 states from September 24, performing to more people in more places than ever before.
The national capital city tour of True Stories doubles that of past years with Canberra, Newcastle and the Illawarra joining Brisbane, Melbourne and a five week season at the Sydney Opera House, their Sydney home.
Bangarra's exciting new double bill, True Stories, choreographed by Frances Rings and Elma Kris, premieres in Melbourne then tours to Brisbane, Wollongong, Canberra, Newcastle and Sydney from May to September 2007.
True Stories (X300 and Emeret Lu) delivers quintessential Australian tales taken from the desolate wastelands of Maralinga and the rolling seas and volcanic sands of the Torres Strait Islands.
Bangarra is thrilled to introduce three stunning new young Indigenous dancers, Jasmin Sheppard, a descendant of the Walangamma tribe in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Daniel Riley McKinley, a descendant of the Wiradjuri people from the Wellington area in western NSW and Katina Olsen, a descendant of the Waka Waka people in the Central Qld Region.
Waangenga Blanco makes
a welcome return to Bangarra in 2007. Blanco joins the current company
line-up comprising Sidney Saltner, Elma Kris, Yolande
Brown, Patrick Thaiday, Deborah Brown, Jhuny-Boy Borja, Leonard Mickelo
and Tara Gower.
| TRUE STORIES | |
| The Arts Centre, Melbourne | May 17-26 |
| Qld Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane | June 7-16 |
| IPAC, Wollongong | June 21-23 |
| Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra | June 28-30 |
| Civic Theatre, Newcastle | July 12-14 |
| Sydney Opera House, Sydney | August 3-Sept 1 |
| CLAN | |
| Middleback Theatre, Whyalla | September 26 |
| Keith Michell Theatre, Port Pirie | September 29 |
| Chaffey Theatre, Renmark | October 3 |
| Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre, Mt Gambier | October 6 |
| Princess Theatre, Launceston | October 12, 13 |
| Westside PAC, Shepparton | October 18, 19 |
| Dandenong Theatre, Dandenong | October 23 |
| Esso BHP Wellington Theatre, Sale | October 26 |
| Warragul Theatre, Warragul | October 30 |
| Albury Theatre, Albury | November 2, 3 |
| Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre, Wagga Wagga | November 7 |
| Orange Civic Theatre, Orange | November 10 |
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
EMMA COLLISON, Emma Collison Publicity
Tel: 02 699 5199 or 0418 584 795
mmsemmac@bigpond.net.au