After a trip to Bathurst Island in 2009 for the Tiwi Art Sale and Football Grand Final, Darwin Festival staff were inspired by the mural paintings on the boatshed in Nguiu and decided to commission two Larrakia artists to create a mural for the walls of their new Lighthouse.
Continue Readingimoves, the showcase of independent territory contemporary dancers, has surprised and delighted Darwin Festival audiences each year. In 2010 it moves indoors and features the alice springs dance group Dusty Feet Dance Collective, Julia gray of sunameke, and alex Jordan with members of the Darwin Dance Collective.
Continue ReadingAugust 2010, Events, Music, Performing Arts
Her new album “Nirvana Nights” is due for release in early August, with a Darwin Festival appearance later in the month to launch it. Nirvana Nights is the follow up to the singer-songwriters’ self-titled debut, which earned her the title of “Best Emerging Artist” of 2007’s Northern Territory Music Award, so expectations are high.
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The project was designed to create the opportunity for the artists to share knowledge and observations of the natural environment from a range of cultural viewpoints, including the holistic perspective of Yolngu people.
Continue ReadingAugust 2010, Events, Music, Performing Arts
Stories of old Darwin will be re -en acted by two performance s in this year’s Darwin Festival
Continue ReadingEvents, Festivals, Indigenous, July 2010
Most people meeting Tom Lewis are immediately impressed by his forthright way of cutting through to the heart of the issue, and by his passionate belief in how arts and culture can heal not just individuals but societies.
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If you haven’t seen the Chooky Dancers version of ‘Zorba the Greek’ on you tube you’ve missed a unique experience. It’s no accident that it’s been viewed by over 1.5 million people.
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