Ausdance WA is funded by the State Government of Western Australia through the Department of Local Government Sport and Cultural Industry.
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Cut The Sky
February 27, 2015 @ 7:30 pm - 8:40 pm
$25 – $60Presented as part of the 2015 Perth International Arts Festival
Marrugeku
Concept by Dalisa Pigram and Rachael Swain
Directed by Rachael Swain
Choreographed by Dalisa Pigram and Serge Aimé Coulibaly
Storyteller Edwin Lee Mulligan
It is synthetic theatre at its boldest, most expressive and physical, where the imagination stalks unchained on stage and the spirits of the land move unseen among us.
THE AUSTRALIAN (on Crying Baby)
In the dead of night on 7 August 1980, a convoy of 49 drilling vehicles left Perth for the dusty plains, purple escarpment and old boab trees of Noonkanbah Cattle Station. They were stopped by a wall of people whose now-infamous protest set a new direction for Aboriginal land rights forever. In 30 years we have come so far, but as we face our future, have the questions changed or are they still the same? Who will be there to sing the rain song when the sky speaks?
Featuring the poems of dream-catcher Edwin Lee Mulligan, a custodian of Noonkanbah, and songs by Ngaiire and Nick Cave, Cut the Sky is a richly layered genre-defying dance work set to ignite your imagination by raising questions about how we value that which is above and below the earth’s crust.
In this world premiere season, Marrugeku’s hallmark choreography and personal storytelling brings to the fore a vision of our future that is something to behold.
Artist Talk Sat 28 Feb, post–7.30pm show
Created by the cast and creative team:
Media and visual concept Desire Machine Collective
Set and costume Stephen Curtis
Dramaturg Hildegard de Vuyst
Musical director Matthew Fargher
Cultural consultant Patrick Dodson
The community of Ausdance WA acknowledges the Traditional Owners of all Lands and Countries on this continent. We pay particular respect to Elders, Cultural and Community Leaders, and emerging leaders. With this understanding of the country’s First Peoples, we are grateful for our place in learning and serving dance, Arts and Culture in Western Australia.
Always Was. Always Will Be.