Elma Kris and Waangenga Blanco in 'Ni Ngoe Dhe Goiga' (You Are My Sunshine) from 'Debe Idim', 'I.B.I.S', Photography Greg Barrett, 2015

Elma Kris and Waangenga Blanco in 'Ni Ngoe Dhe Goiga' ( You Are My Sunshine) from 'Debe Idim', 'I.B.I.S', Photography Greg Barrett, 2015

Elma Kris in 'Ni Ngoe Dhe Goiga (You are My Sunshine)' from 'I.B.I.S', Photography Lisa Tomasetti, 2015

Female Ensemble in 'Baskets' from I.B.I.S, Photography Lisa Tomasetti, 2015

The Bangarra Ensemble in 'Tup Song (Sardine Song)' from I.B.I.S, Photography Edward Mulvihill, 2015

Dance Artists Kyle Shilling, Leonard Mickelo, Kaine Sultan-Babij, Waangenga Blanco, Beau Dean Riley Smith and Luke Currie-RIchardson in 'Stalking' from I.B.I.S, Photography Edward Mulvihill, 2015

Waangenga Blanco and the male ensemble 'Stalking' from 'I.B.I.S', Photography Lisa Tomasetti, 2015

Waangenga Blanco and the male ensemble in 'Stalking' from 'I.B.I.S', Photography Lisa Tomasetti, 2015

Waangenga Blanco and the male ensemble in 'Stalking' from 'I.B.I.S', Photography Lisa Tomasetti, 2015

Waangenga Blanco in 'Stalking' from 'I.B.I.S', Photography Edward Mulvihill, 2015

Yolanda Lowatta in 'Turtle Egg' from 'I.B.I.S', Photography Edward Mulvihill, 2015

Yolande Lowatta and the male ensemble in 'Turtle Egg' from 'I.B.I.S', Photography Lisa Tomasetti, 2015

Waangenga Blanco, Tara Gower, Deborah Brown, Nicola Sabatino, Leonard Mickelo and Kaine Sultan-Babij in 'Turtle Egg' from 'I.B.I.S', Photography Edward Mulvihill, 2015

Nicola Sabatino in 'Turtle Egg' from 'I.B.I.S', Photography Edward Mulvihill, 2015

The Male Ensemble in 'Neck Tie' from 'I.B.I.S', Photography Greg Barrett, 2015

The Female Ensemble in 'Freezer' from 'I.B.I.S', Photography Greg Barrett, 2015

The Female Ensemble in 'Freezer' from 'I.B.I.S', Photography Greg Barrett, 2015

The Female Ensemble in 'Freezer' from 'I.B.I.S', Photography Jacob Nash, 2015

Elma Kris 'Rising Water', from 'Freezer', 'I.B.I.S', Photography Lisa Tomasetti, 2015

Tara Robertson and Luke Currie-Richardson in 'Crayfish' from 'I.B.I.S', Photography Edward Mulvihill, 2015

Luke Currie-Richardson and Tara Robertson in 'Crayfish' from 'I.B.I.S', Photography Lisa Tomasetti, 2015

Dance Artists Jasmin Sheppard and Kaine Sultan-Babij in 'Crayfish' from 'I.B.I.S', Photography Edward Mulvihill, 2015

Kyle Shilling, Yolanda Lowatta, Leonard Mickelo and Rika Hamaguchi in 'I.B.I.S', Photography Lisa Tomasetti, 2015

Kyle Shilling in 'Crayfish' from 'I.B.I.S', Photography Edward Mulvihill, 2015

The Bangarra ensemble in 'Crayfish' from 'I.B.I.S', Photography Greg Barrett, 2015

The Bangarra ensemble in 'Crayfish' from 'I.B.I.S', Photography Greg Barrett, 2015

Jasmin Sheppard and Nicola Sabatino in 'Baskets' from 'I.B.I.S', Photography Lisa Tomasetti, 2015

Waangenga Blanco, Elma Kris, Yolande Lowatta, Tara Robertson and Beau Dean Riley Smith in 'Tup Song (Sardine Song)' from I.B.I.S, Photography Lisa Tomasetti, 2015

The Bangarra Ensemble in 'Tup Song (Sardine Song)' from 'I.B.I.S', Photography Lisa Tomasetti, 2015

Elma Kris and the Bangarra Ensemble in 'Debe Ki (Good Night)', 'I.B.I.S', Photography Greg Barrett, 2015

Deborah Brown in 'Debe Ki (Good Night)' from 'I.B.I.S', Photography Jeff Tan, 2015

Deborah Brown and Waangenga Blanco in 'Debe Ki (Good Night)' from 'I.B.I.S', Photography Jeff Tan, 2015

Dance Artist, Luke Currie-Richardson, in 'Debe Ki' (Good Night) from 'I.B.I.S', Photography Jeff Tan, 2015

Deborah Brown, Wangenga Blanco and Leonard Mickelo and the Bangarra ensemble in 'Company Rice' from 'I.B.I.S', Photography Lisa Tomasetti, 2015

Waangenga Blanco, Nicola Sabatino, Leonard Mickelo, Rikki Mason and Beau Dean Riley Smith in 'Company Rice' from 'I.B.I.S', Photography Edward Mulvihill, 2015

The Bangarra Ensemble in 'Company Rice' from 'I.B.I.S', Photography Greg Barrett, 2015

The Bangarra Ensemble in 'Ooura (Kir Kir Keber Dance)' from 'I.B.I.S', Photography Lisa Tomasetti, 2015

Bangarra Ensemble in 'Ooura (Kir Kir Keber Dance)' from ''Debe Ki', I.B.I.S', Photography Greg Barrett, 2015

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I.B.I.S is a story from the Torres Strait, a beautiful and isolated land of laughter and sunny smiles. This joyful work explores life on the islands: a place where, despite challenges of displacement and climate change, the culture remains strong and the people optimistic.

In these heartfelt dance works, Bangarra explores themes of identity, inequality, climate change, and sustainability with a hopeful and positive outlook for the future.