Santos Opening Night: Buŋgul

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Event Santos Opening Night: Buŋgul
Venue George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens, The Amphitheatre, The Gardens, NT
Umbrella Event Darwin Festival 2021
First Date 5 August 2021
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Darwin Festival kicks off with a huge, free opening night extravaganza. This year’s Santos Opening Night Concert sees The Amphitheatre transformed into a meeting place of dance, song and ritual. Created on country in North East Arnhem Land with the Yunupiŋu family, Buŋgul is a ceremonial celebration of Gurrumul’s seminal final album that brings together western music and his family’s musical traditions.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Dance
Indigenous
Music
Song
Extravaganza
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Created
Subjects Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Artists
Culture
Related Events
Organisations
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Darwin Festival Programme 2021
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 211738