Awakenings

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Event Awakenings
Venue Harvey Lichtenstein Theater, Fort Greene, New York, United States of America
First Date 21 October 2008
Opening Date 21 October 2008
Last Date 25 October 2008
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Awakenings in two parts: Boomerang and Brolga. Boomerang returns to the mesmerizing rituals of Aboriginal heritage, remembering through movement and song the age-old wisdom of elders and their spiritual connections to the earth. In Brolga, the dancers recount a young girl's initiation into womanhood, revisiting her vivid transformation at a sacred site where the river meets the sea. Foreign yet familiar and always deeply affecting, Awakenings offers an arresting vision of the world seen through the eyes of a vital indigenous culture.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Dance
Secondary Genre Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Produced
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Created
Subjects Indigenous Australia
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Stephen Page Choreographer
Steve Francis Composer
David Page Composer
Jennifer Irwin Costume Designer
Gabriela Tylesova Costume Designer
Joseph Mercurio Lighting Designer
Nick Schlieper Lighting Designer
Peter England Set Designer
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brooklyn Academy of Music BAM Identifier 2008f.00904
Web http://www.bam.org/dance/2008/awakenings
Event Identifier 107786