Bangarra Dance Theatre productions SandSong, Spirit: a Retrospective 2021, and The Vigil, photographs by Daniel Boud

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19 January-5 June 2021

Graphic Materials, Photographs

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18 photographs - digital, JPEG, colour

18 digital photographs that document preparations taking place backstage before three performances by Bangarra Dance Theatre in 2021. Images include Bangarra Dance Theatre company members; former Artistic Director, Stephen Page; and collaborators such as Dean Widders, Adam Goodes and Stan Grant.

SANDSONG: STORIES FROM THE GREAT SANDY DESERT

Item 01: Bangarra dancer Courtney Radford paints up backstage before performing in SandSong in the Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House, 5 June 2021, photograph by Daniel Boud

Item 02: Stephen Page sketching paint designs in the dressing room of the Drama Theatre before a performance of SandSong, Sydney Opera House, 5 June 2021, photograph by Daniel Boud

SPIRIT: A RETROSPECTIVE 2O21

Item 03: Bangarra dancer Glory Tuohy-Daniell paints up backstage before a performance of Spirit: a Retrospective 2021 at Barangaroo Reserve headland, 19 January 2021, photograph by Daniel Boud

Item 04: Bangarra dancers Rikki Mason, Kallum Goolagong, Kiarn Doyle and others wait in the wings before performing in Spirit: a Retrospective 2021 at Barangaroo Reserve headland, 19 January 2021, photograph by Daniel Boud

Item 05: Bangarra dancers Bradley Smith, Daniel Mateo and Beau Dean Riley Smith wash off their body paint backstage between acts at an outdoor performance of Spirit: a Retrospective 2021 at Barangaroo Reserve, 19 January 2021, photograph by Daniel Boud

Item 06: Bangarra dancers Daniel Matteo, Lillian Banks and Courtney Radford apply the finishing touches to their paint before performing in Spirit: a Retrospective 2021 at Barangaroo Reserve, 20 January 2021, photograph by Daniel Boud

Item 07: Bangarra dancer Ryan Pearson helps Lillian Banks paint up backstage before a performance of Spirit: a Retrospective 2021 at Barangaroo Reserve, 20 January 2021, photograph by Daniel Boud

Item 08: Bangarra dancers form a circle before they take the stage for Spirit: a Retrospective 2021 at Barangaroo Reserve, 20 January 2021, photograph by Daniel Boud

Item 09: Bangarra dancers form a circle before they take the stage for Spirit: a Retrospective 2021 at Barangaroo Reserve, 20 January 2021, photograph by Daniel Boud

THE VIGIL

Item 10: Randall Briggs and Randall Briggs Jr. painting up at the Bangarra Dance Theatre studios before appearing with Bangarra in The Vigil, 25 January 2021, photograph by Daniel Boud

Item 11: Tynga Williams and George Johnson painting up at the Bangarra Dance Theatre studios before appearing with Bangarra in The Vigil, 25 January 2021, photograph by Daniel Boud

Item 12: Adam Goodes, Michael O’Loughlin, Shane Phillips and Ezekiel Phillips with young men from Tribal Warrior at the Bangarra Dance Theatre studios before appearing with Bangarra in The Vigil, 25 January 2021, photograph by Daniel Boud

Item 13: Adam Goodes and Michael O’Loughlin backstage at Barangaroo Reserve before appearing with Bangarra in The Vigil, 25 January 2021, photograph by Daniel Boud

Item 14: Stephen Page in conversation with Dean Widders backstage at Barangaroo Reserve before a performance of The Vigil, 25 January 2021, photograph by Daniel Boud

Item 15: Bangarra dancer Beau Dean Riley Smith backstage before performing in The Vigil, 25 January 2021, photograph by Daniel Boud

Item 16: Bangarra dancers and designer Jacob Nash backstage at Barangaroo Reserve before a performance of The Vigil, 25 January 2021, photograph by Daniel Boud

Item 17: Journalist Stan Grant backstage at Barangaroo Reserve before participating with Bangarra Dance Theatre in The Vigil, 25 January 2021, photograph by Daniel Boud

Item 18: George Johnson backstage at Barangaroo Reserve before participating with Bangarra Dance Theatre in The Vigil, 25 January 2021, photograph by Daniel Boud

In copyright:
Copyright holder:: Daniel Boud
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy Daniel Boud

Founded in 1989, Bangarra Dance Theatre is a company of professional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander performers that seeks to promote awareness and understanding of First Nations cultures in Australia. As well as being one of Australia’s leading performing arts companies, Bangarra is also globally renowned for its powerful theatrical experiences bringing together choreography, sound, poetry and design.

SandSong: Stories from the Great Sandy Desert was performed at the Sydney Opera House. Spirit: a Retrospective 2021, and The Vigil were performed at the Headland at Barangaroo Reserve as part of the Sydney Festival.

References:
Bangarra. Accessed online 10 October 2024.
https://www.bangarra.com.au/
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