Bangarra Dance Theatre
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Dance Style |
Contemporary
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Founder/Artistic director |
Stephen Page |
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Active |
1989–present |
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City |
Sydney |
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Region |
New South Wales |
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Country |
Australia |
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Company Detail |
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Bangarra Dance Theatre is an Indigenous Australian contemporary dance company founded in 1989 by Carole Johnson, an African-American and founding director of National Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Association (NAISDA). Bangarra is the Wiradjuri word meaning 'to make fire'. |
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Related Topics |
origin of Contemporary
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