Bangarra Dance Theatre: True Stories

	About True Stories
	Regional Dates, Venues
	International Dates, Venues
	Reviews
	Watch a video clip of True Stories

ABOUT TRUE STORIES

Frances Rings
Photo: Greg Barrett

Bangarra's reputation as one of the most exciting contemporary dance companies in Australia and one of our country's leading performing arts exports, takes yet another leap forward with their brand new work True Stories. Exploring the unending inspiration of Australia's Indigenous culture, the company enters new theatrical territory with the choreographic originality of award-winning Frances Rings and with Elma Kris making her main stage debut.

X300

In the 1950's a series of Atomic explosions were conducted on Maralinga Tjarutja traditional lands. The code name of the test site was X300. Frances Rings' new work powerfully and spectacularly explores a landscape assumed vacant and cleared of occupation but which in reality became a contaminated desert which poisoned the people. Rings' work is known for its theatricality and inventiveness. X300 will bring Australian audiences a memorable evening of lasting imagery.

EMERET LU ("Very Old Things")

Elma Kris

The passion and energy of the traditional people of the Torres Straits fuel this exhilarating new work by choreographer, Elma Kris. She explores her people's love of the land, the sea and of each other with an exuberance handed down from generation to generation. The power and excitement of dances celebrating rain, wind, the hunt, desire and pleasure mingle with the charm of the spiritual to create an uplifting work of lasting imagery and a thrilling experience of a fascinating and little-known culture.

From the stages of New York, Washington and London, Bangarra has been heralded as an exciting dance ensemble bringing audiences theatre experiences unique in the language of movement. True Stories takes that reputation to a new and thrilling level!

Read more about the choreographers: Frances Rings and Elma Kris

TRUE STORIES 2009 REGIONAL TOUR DATES AND VENUES

NSW
Thursday 5 Feb to Sunday 8 Feb	Glen St Theatre Belrose NSW
Friday 13 Feb to Saturday 4 Feb	Laycock Theatre Gosford NSW
Wednesday 18 Feb	Regional Theatre Griffith NSW
Saturday 21 Feb	Civic Theatre Orange NSW
Wednesday 25 Feb to Thursday 26 Feb	Memorial Entertainment Centre Bathurst NSW
Tuesday 3 Mar to Wednesday 4 Mar	Riverside Theatre Parramatta NSW
WA
Wednesday 20 May	Queens Park Theatre Geraldton WA
Saturday 23 May	Walkington Theatre Karratha WA
Friday 29 May to Saturday 30 May (Mat & evening)	His Majesty's Theatre Perth WA
NSW
Wednesday 3 Jun	Performing Arts Centre Albury NSW
Saturday 6 Jun	Civic Theatre Wagga Wagga NSW
Wednesday 10 Jun	The Capitol Theatre Tamworth NSW
Saturday 13	Manning Entertainment Centre Taree NSW
For tickets & further information, please contact venue directly

TRUE STORIES 2009 INTERNATIONAL TOUR DATES AND VENUES

Friday 3 April ,Saturday 4 April & Sunday 5 April	Palace of the Arts Budapest HUNGARY
Monday 6 April	Pecs HUNGARY
Friday 17 April to Saturday 18 April	Festspielhaus St Polton, AUSTRIA
Wednesday 29 April, Thursday 30 April, Friday 1 May & Saturday 2 May	Movimentos Festival Wolfsburg , GERMANY
For tickets & further information, please contact venue directly

this page updated December 17, 2008