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SandSong: Stories from the Great Sandy Desert
Bangarra Dance Theatre
Ulumbarra Theatre
9 Sep 2022 to 10 Sep 2022
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Tickets
ADULT $60.00
CONCESSION $55.00
STUDENT $35.00
First Nation Community Members $15.00
First Nation Elders $0.00
Duration -
80 minutes, no interval
Restrictions/Warnings
Strobe lighting effects used
Smoke effects used
Contains political and social themes, including aspects and depictions related to traumatic events suffered by First Nations Peoples. Contains images and voices of deceased persons.
Tour Dates and Locations
15 Jul 2021
17 Jul 2021
Canberra Theatre Centre
Tickets & Sessions:
From $59.00 ...more
Premium $89.00
Premium Concession/ Groups 6+ $79.00
Premium Under 30 $69.00
A Reserve $79.00
A Reserve Concession/ Groups 6+ $69.00
A Reserve Under 30 $59.00
B Reserve $69.00
B Reserve Concession/ Groups 6+ $59.00
B Reserve Under 30 $50.00
Premium 2020 Subscriber $69.00
Premium Concession 2020 Subscriber $59.00
Premium Under 30 2020 Subscriber $49.00
Thursday 15 July 2021, 7.30pm
Friday 16 July 2021, 7.30pm
Saturday 17 July 2021, 1.30pm
Saturday 17 July 2021, 7.30pm
Booking Website
30 Jun 2022
23 Jul 2022
Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre
Tickets & Sessions:
$49 - $109 ...more
See booking link for detailed ticket prices.
Thursday 30 June 7.30pm - PREVIEW PERFORMANCE
Friday 1 July 7.30pm
Saturday 2 July 7.30pm
Tuesday 5 July 6.30pm
Wednesday 6 July 1.30pm
Wednesday 6 July 7.30pm
Thursday 7 July 7.30pm
Friday 8 July 7.30pm
Saturday 9 July 1.30pm
Saturday 9 July 7.30pm
Tuesday 12 July 6.30pm
Wednesday 13 July 1.30pm
Wednesday 13 July 7.30pm
Thursday 14 July 7.30pm
Friday 15 July 7.30pm
Saturday 16 July 1.30pm
Saturday 16 July 7.30pm
Tuesday 19 July 6.30pm
Wednesday 20 July 1.30pm
Wednesday 20 July 7.30pm
Thursday 21 July 7.30pm
Friday 22 July 7.30pm
Saturday 23 July 1.30pm
Saturday 23 July 7.30pm
- Audio Described Performance with Tactile Tour.
Booking Website
24 Aug 2022
3 Sep 2022
Arts Centre Melbourne - Playhouse
Tickets & Sessions:
$49 - $109 ...more
See booking link for detailed ticket prices.
Season: 24 August - 3 September
Community Night
Wednesday 24 Aug 7:30 PM
Tuesday 6:30 PM
Wednesdays Fridays 7:30 PM
Saturdays 1:30 PM, 7:30 PM
Booking Website
9 Sep 2022
10 Sep 2022
Ulumbarra Theatre
Tickets & Sessions:
$0.00 - $60.00 ...more
ADULT $60.00
CONCESSION $55.00
STUDENT $35.00
First Nation Community Members $15.00
First Nation Elders $0.00
7:30 PM on Fri 9 Sep 2022
7:30 PM on Sat 10 Sep 2022
Booking Website
25 Nov 2022
26 Nov 2022
Darwin Entertainment Centre - The Playhouse
Tickets & Sessions:
$25.00 - $69.00 ...more
Full Price: $69.00
Member: $59.00
Under 18: $25.00
Friday 25 Nov 2022, 7:30pm
Saturday 26 Nov 2022, 7:30pm
Booking Website
StageCenta App
Synopsis
Bangarra Dance Theatre presents
SandSong: Stories from the Great Sandy Desert
Under the vast Kimberley sky, the red pindan dust stretches across the desert homelands of the Walmajarri, where the ancient knowledge of People and of Country is preserved through Songlines that have endured for hundreds of generations.
At the heart of this land is the Living Water –
Jila
– that resides in desert waterholes across the region and is the basis of cultural beliefs and practices.
SandSong
tells the unique story of this Place and the survival of its People.
Between the 1920s and 1960s, Aboriginal people were removed off their Country and onto pastoral stations where they were forced into hard labour, usually for no wages and only minimal rations. Despite this displacement and cultural disruption, the Traditional People of the Western Desert have maintained unbroken connection to Land and Country – keeping songs, stories and kinship strong.
This is the Country of Wangkatjungka woman Ningali Josie Lawford-Wolf (1967 – 2019), a close cultural collaborator of Bangarra whose spirit, stories and artistic contributions have inspired a number of the company’s works and enriched the broader arts landscape.
The Lawford family has long generational ties to this part of the Kimberley and are current owners of the pastoral lease for Bohemia Downs cattle station, allowing them the stability to continue to care for their Land, Culture and Community.
SandSong
is a journey into ancient story systems framed against the backdrop of ever-changing government policy and of the survival of people determined to hold strong to their Culture.
SandSong
is created by Bangarra Dance Theatre in consultation with Wangkajunga and Walmajarri Elders from the Kimberley and Great Sandy Desert regions, drawing on the stories, knowledge and memories of the past to create a new narrative for our Indigenous futures.
This work honours the legacy of Ningali Josie Lawford-Wolf and her family – past, present and future.
Media
Australian Arts Review
ACTea review
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