Blak single work   drama   Indigenous story  
Issue Details: First known date: 2013... 2013 Blak
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

Blak is physical and edgy, drawn from the artists' urban perspectives, telling the stories of Indigenous Australia in powerful and moving dance theatre.(Source: Bangarra Dance Theatre website www.bangarra.com.au)

Teaching Resources

Teaching Resources

This work has teaching resources.

Teachers' notes via Bangarra Dance Theatre's website.

Production Details

  • Performed At:

    • Arts Centre Melbourne, 3 - 11 May, 2013
    • IPAC, Wollongong, 17 & 18 May 2013
    • Sydney Opera House, Sydney, 7 - 22 June, 2013
    • Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra, 11 - 13 July, 2013
    • QPAC, Brisbane 18 - 27 July, 2013
  • Artistic Director: Stephen Page

    Dancer/choreographer: Daniel Riley McKinley

    Composer: David Page fused with the electronic sounds of Paul Mac

    Set Designer: Jacob Nash

    Costume Design: Luke Ede

    Lighting Design: Matt Cox

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Bangarra Set to Stage Blak Margaret Smith , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 24 April no. 549 2013; (p. 72)
Dance Captures Real Creative Synergies Olivia Stewart , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 22 July 2013; (p. 40)

— Review of Blak 2013 single work drama
Blak 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 16 July 2013; (p. 34)
New Direction Respects Company's Past Michelle Potter , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 13 July 2013; (p. 22)

— Review of Blak 2013 single work drama
Bangarra Blak on Stage at the Sydney Opera House 2013 single work column
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 12 June vol. 12 no. 315 (p. 28)
Dancers Come of Age Elissa Blake , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 9 June 2013; (p. 11)

— Review of Blak 2013 single work drama
Added Polish Brings Out Nuances in Moody Work Jill Sykes , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10 June 2013; (p. 39)

— Review of Blak 2013 single work drama
Blak Tale Embraces Old & New Nathanael Cooper , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 15-16 June 2013; (p. 11)

— Review of Blak 2013 single work drama
New Direction Respects Company's Past Michelle Potter , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 13 July 2013; (p. 22)

— Review of Blak 2013 single work drama
Dance Captures Real Creative Synergies Olivia Stewart , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 22 July 2013; (p. 40)

— Review of Blak 2013 single work drama
Bangarra Set to Stage Blak Margaret Smith , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 24 April no. 549 2013; (p. 72)
Bangarra Blak on Stage at the Sydney Opera House 2013 single work column
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 12 June vol. 12 no. 315 (p. 28)
Blak 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 16 July 2013; (p. 34)
Bangarra Hits Top End Kirstie Parker , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 27 February no. 545 2013; (p. 31)
Bangarra Staging Community Events 2013 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 5 June no. 552 2013; (p. 57)
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