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Indigenisation resources: Dance

Resource portal to assist with locating Indigenous content for courses.

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A collaboration between Bangarra Dance Theatre and The Australian Ballet, Warumuk was commissioned to celebrate The Australian Ballet's 50th anniversary.

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Presents a unique glimpse of Aboriginal Australia. The stories of this ancient land are carried in dancing. When these Aboriginal communities meet, they present a true identity through their dances and songs. This is a true cultural meeting and exchange and it is happening here within the borders of Australia.

Hosted in the Library's Kanopy database

Featured resources

  • BlakDance - National industry body for contemporary Indigenous dance.
  • Bangarra - Major Indigenous contemporary dance company.
  • Narragunnawali - Dance - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, cultures and contributions, within the specific subject/learning area of dances.
  • Informit Indigenous Collection - Contains specialist journals, conference papers, reports, magazines, eBooks and grey literature unavailable elsewhere online. Some full-text.
  • JSTOR - Archival access to scholarly journals published in the Arts and Humanities, Sciences and Social Sciences, music, business, mathematics and statistics.
  • BlackWords - Covers all forms of creative writing, film, television, criticism and scholarship, both by and about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers, and literary and storytelling cultures.