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'Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2014, Bangarra – Australia’s multi award winning dance theatre company – tells the story of Patyegarang, the inspirational journey of a potent Indigenous spirit alive in Australia’s past and present.'
'As the colonial fleet arrived on Eora country in the late 18th Century, Patyegarang befriended the colony’s timekeeper, Lieutenant William Dawes, gifting him her language in an extraordinary display of trust and friendship, which now inspires our imaginations about ‘first contact’.'
'In Dawes’ notebooks, rediscovered in 1972, are transcripts of this remarkable cultural exchange. Patyegarang’s words are a window into a rich, complex and utterly different perspective on her world, its values and its sacred meanings.'
'Bangarra liberates Patyegarang from the library shelves, putting spirit into her heart, as a striking visionary and educator.'
'This deeply moving production is told through the acclaimed creativity of Stephen Page’s choreography and David Page's soundscape, in a powerful and meaningful dance theatre experience.' (Source: Bangarra website)
Production Details
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Performed by the Bangarra Dance Theatre.
Choreography: Stephen Page
Music: David Page
Set Design: Jacob Nash
Costume Design: Jennifer Irwin
Lighting Design: Nick Schlieper
Dramaturgy: Alana Valentine.
National Tour from 13 June to 6 September 2014, at Sydney, Canberra, Perth, Brisbane and Melbourne.
Performed at QPAC Playhouse, South Brisbane, 15-23 August, 2014.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Colonialism on the Stage
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: History Australia , December vol. 11 no. 3 2014; (p. 226-228)
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Tale of Cultural Encounter Captures Bangarra Ethos
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 30 August 2014; (p. 41)
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Close Contact
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 23 August 2014; (p. 12)
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Hope Springs Eternal in Banarra's Latest
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 18 August 2014; (p. 26)
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First Contact
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 9 August 2014; (p. 14-15)
— Review of Patyegarang 2014 single work drama
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'First Contact' for Bangarra
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 12 March no. 571 2014; (p. 4)
— Review of Patyegarang 2014 single work drama Bangarra Dance Theatre is launching a new work, Patyegarang, the journey of a your Eora girl in a 'first contact' story. -
Patyegarang a Powerful Work
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 5 March vol. 13 no. 348 2014; (p. 28)
— Review of Patyegarang 2014 single work drama 'Celebrating it 25th anniversary in 2014, Australia's multi-award winning dance theatre company Bangarra Dance Theatre tells the story of Patyegarang, the inspirational journey of a potent Indigenous spirit alive in Australia's past and present'. -
A Meeting of Minds
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7-8 June 2014; (p. 10-11)
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History in Movement
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 7-8 June 2014; (p. 4-6)
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Moving Evocation of Early Contact
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 16 June 2014; (p. 14)
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Bangarra Ready for Patyegarang
2014
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column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 23 April no. 574 2014; (p. 58) Bangarra Dance Theatre will take to the Sydney Opera House stage with the world premiere of its new work Patyegarang. -
Intimacy
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: The Monthly , July no. 102 2014; (p. 50-51)