Waŋa: Spirit

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Event Waŋa: Spirit
Venue Darwin Entertainment Centre, The Playhouse, Darwin City, NT
Umbrella Event Darwin Festival 2022
First Date 5 August 2022
Last Date 6 August 2022
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description Larrakia man Gary Lang, Rirratjŋu lore man Banula Marika and MIKU Performing Arts join together with Darwin Symphony Orchestra’s String Quartet to create the evocative new dance work Waŋa. At the moment of death, the waŋa (spirit) takes a journey that follows the sunset and the morning star back to the East, where it’s meant to be. Opening with an expressive interpretation that touches on the funeral rites of the Yolŋu people, Waŋa moves between ceremonial dance and Gary Lang’s own unique style of contemporary ‘Indigenous ballet’.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Dance
Secondary Genre Indigenous
Orchestral
Dance Theatre
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Produced
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Created
Subjects Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Culture
Related Events
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Gary Lang Choreographer
Banula Marika Choreographer
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Contains funeral rites of the Yolŋu people of Arnhem Land.
Event Status Completed
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 211338