GENERATIONS

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Between generations lies the unknown. A place of memory and spirit, where ancestral knowledge meets the imaginings of future makers.

Grounded in wisdom of the past and charged by voices of the future, GENERATIONS is a bold new double bill curated by Mirning woman Frances Rings, Bangarra’s Artistic Director and Co-CEO. Bringing together First Nations cultural leaders with acclaimed artists this is a unique dance theatre experience. Journey with us through a world where sacred knowledge and contemporary ideas converge in movement, music and design, propelling memory into a powerful current of new possibilities.

Renowned Yolŋu songman and artist of the Wangurri clan Douglas Djakapurra Munyarryun joins Kullilli man and longstanding Bangarra company member Rikki Mason to create Sever · Rom Bukthunami — a powerful exploration of fractured belonging. Where do you belong when you live between worlds? How does culture take root in urban landscapes? How can young people reconcile ancestral knowledge with emerging technologies? Through Munyarryun’s songline, Sever · Rom Bukthunami explores these urgent questions, tracing the tensions between cultural inheritance, identity and the search for connection.

Pipalyatjara Elder Josephine Mick is a respected healer, artist, irrepressible songwoman and champion of the tjakura (Great Desert Skink). Like all women of the Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands, she carries a profound responsibility for Culture, Country, Community and Family. Working with acclaimed Tagalaka Aboriginal woman, choreographer and former Bangarra dancer Jasmin Sheppard, and Josephine’s daughter Sally Scales as cultural consultant, SpearHead · Kunpu Kanyini celebrates the strength, leadership and enduring power of Central Desert women. It is a dynamic ceremony of song and dance, set against an ancient desert landscape brimming with life, and a deep commitment to caring for Country.

GENERATIONS reminds us the future is not out there waiting to be found – it is already moving within us. Ancestral knowledge is awakened by the voices of the future, shaping a vision for what comes next: alive, evolving and ready to be danced into being.

Show Warning 

As this is a new work still being developed, precise content information is not yet known. This production may contain strobe lighting, smoke effects, elevated sound levels, political and social themes, depictions related to traumatic events suffered by First Nations Peoples, and voices or images of deceased persons. Recommended ages 12+.

Running time 

Approximate running time: 1 hour 35 minutes

Photo by Daniel Boud