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First Nations dance & drama: culture & collaboration

The Arts · Year 9

Name: ______________________Date: ____________

First Nations Australian dance and drama practitioners often work respectfully and collaboratively with their communities to explore local histories, cultures and identities — with cultural protocols and community involvement shaping how stories are told and shared. Contemporary First Nations theatre frequently challenges and expands understanding of Australian identity and history, while dance practitioners collaborate with communities to ensure cultural knowledge is represented accurately and appropriately. For this activity, research one contemporary First Nations Australian dance or theatre practitioner or company (such as Bangarra Dance Theatre or a First Nations theatre company or production you can find reliable information about), and explain how their work reflects collaboration with community and explores culture, history or identity.

Example

Bangarra Dance Theatre works closely with First Nations community members, elders and cultural knowledge holders throughout its creative process, ensuring that stories and cultural material are represented with genuine community involvement and consent, rather than being interpreted from the outside — a collaborative model reflected across much contemporary First Nations dance and theatre practice.

Key terms

Cultural protocol:: Community-guided practices for respectfully engaging with and sharing cultural knowledge.
Community collaboration:: Working closely and respectfully with a community throughout a creative process.

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