“Our dream is that BlakDance will be a place our contemporary performers will look to for inspiration, information and support in the field.” This year BlakDance is undertaking a market probe of emerging international markets with a fellowship awarded by the International Society of Performing Arts (ISPA) Congress in New York, Vancouver’s PUSH performing arts market and the Talking Stick First Nations Performing Arts Festival.

Image - BlakDance Showcase Rita Pryce - Warupaw Uu

“Seu Ngapa Welcome Lagaw Gub Island Wind brings the Torres Strait Islands to you.”

Lagaw Gub is a Torres Strait Islander dance education kit developed to share information about the rich heritage of Mua Island in the Torres Straits showcasing the songs, dances and stories of Dujon Niue

“From time immemorial, dance has, and is still used by all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people both for ritual purposes and to express and represent many facets of their lives and beliefs.” BlakDance 2012, an international showcase celebrating First Nation contemporary dance.

'Then, Now and What's Ahead', Interview with Jocob Boehme.

A wonderful energy was experienced at the The Ausdance Educator’s Network Queensland Conference (AENQ) held at The Queensland Ballet with many teachers committed to supporting Indigenous perspectives in their classrooms.

Image - The wonderful Ms Jeanette Fabilia leading a workshop for the AENQ Conference.