Theatre, Dance and Literature - Touring 2009
MUTTACAR - SORRY BUSINESS
Muttacar - Sorry Business is a hard hitting theatre piece aimed at reducing the road toll in Indigenous communities. The play tackles key issues such as drink-driving and risk-taking behaviour. All performances and their accompanying workshops are free.
The 2009 tour incorporated NT actors into 22 shows performed to 1622 people in Darwin schools, the Berrimah Jail and remote communities throughout Arnhem Land and the Roper Gulf regions. The group travelled 4464 km in four weeks, including performances at the Barunga Festival, June 2009.
18 May - Kormilda College, Darwin; 19 May - St. Johns College, Darwin; 21 May - Belyuen Community School; 25 May - Katherine High School; 26 May - Bulman Community School; 27 May - Ramingining Community School; 28 May - Gapuwiyak Community School; 29 May - Nhulunbuy Community High School; 30 May - Nhulunbuy; 1 June - Yirrkala Community School; 4 June -Kalkarindji Community School; 5 June - Barunga Festival; 8 June - Ngukkur Community; 9 June - Minyerri; 10 June - Jilkminggan Community
EYE OF THE STORM TOUR
April 24 - May 1 ; Alice Springs
Eye of the Storm, the NT Writers' Festival, will be staged in Alice Springs, May 1-4. Prior to this, a group of Indigenous writers and songwriters appearing at the festival will tour communities in Central Australia.
The tour will feature concerts, performances, school and adult workshops and will incorporate local writers, as well as the touring writers.
Touring writers will include screenwriter/songwriter Richard J Frankland, songwriter Shellie Morris and poets Yvette Holt and Ali Cobby Eckermann.
An NT Writers' Centre initiative supported by Artback NT, Arts NT and the Australia Council for the Arts.
THE DREAMING FESTIVAL
5 - 8 June ; Woodford Queensland
In 2009, Artback NT worked with Arts NT and The Dreaming Festival to facilitate the travel arrangements for a number of NT Artists to attend the Dreaming Festival in Woodford Queensland. Artback NT recognises that the Festival is a great showcase for Territory artists who offer a unique experience to the majority of visitors who are from the southern States. In addition, the Dreaming Festival provides important opportunities to promote Northern Territory artists to a wider audience including Festival Directors and other industry representatives as well as significant networking opportunities amongst the artists.
Artback NT supports music and dance groups from across the Territory to share their music with new audiences, develop profiles and evaluate audience feedback. The focus for 2009 was to provide performance opportunities to those artists who have not previously been to the Dreaming Festival, including:
Leah Flanagan, Darwin ; Shellie Morris, Darwin; Tjanpi Desert Dancers, NPY Central Desert Region; Djilpin Dancers, Beswick; Miwatj Dancers, Yirrkala.
Photographer: Cameron Herweynen
Courtesy of Dreaming Festival