Mathinna

Mathinna Image Gallery: Exile 1

  • Tasmania
  • Choreography, Costumes, Sets & Lighting, Highlights, Performance
Exile 1

In Exile 1, the dancer who represents Mathinna appears by herself. Her movements are orientated from the ground towards a larger space. Her facial expression and her body language suggest fear and sadness. At the same time, her movements echo the traditional dances of her people. The other women join Mathinna and through movement they illustrate the grooming of hair while Lady Jane Franklin appears working at her sewing machine. The design, the staging, the music and the choreography all work to draw distinctions about cultural difference.

The images within this gallery were captured by photographers Jeff Busby (Main Stage Season, 2008) and Greg Barrett (Regional Tour, Cairns, 2010).

Elma Kris in 'Exile 1' from 'Mathinna', Photography Jeff Busby, 2008
Elma Kris in 'Exhile 1' from 'Mathinna', Photography Greg Barrett, 2010
Elma Kris in 'Exile 1' from 'Mathinna', Photography Greg Barrett, 2010
Elma Kris in 'Exhile 1' from 'Mathinna', Photography Jeff Busby, 2008
Elma Kris in 'Exile 1' from 'Mathinna', Photography Jeff Busby, 2008
Elma Kris in 'Exile 1' from 'Mathinna', Photography Jeff Busby, 2008
Tara Gower, Deborah Brown, Elma Kris and Katina Olsen in 'Exile 1' from 'Mathinna', Photography Jeff Busby, 2008
Elma Kris with the Female Ensemble and Yolande Brown in 'Exhile 1' from 'Mathinna', Photography Jeff Busby, 2008
Elma Kris with the Female Ensemble and Yolande Brown in 'Exhile 1' from 'Mathinna', Photography Jeff Busby, 2008
Elma Kris and Yolande Brown with the Bangarra Female Ensemble in 'Exile 1' from 'Mathinna', Photography Jeff Busby, 2008
Elma Kris in 'Exile 1' from 'Mathinna', Photography Jeff Busby, 2008
Elma Kris and Katina Olsen in 'Exile 1' from 'Mathinna', Photography Jeff Busby, 2008
The Bangarra Female Ensemble in 'Exile 1' from 'Mathinna', Photography Greg Barrett, 2010
Yolande Brown in 'Exhile 1' from 'Mathinna', Photography Jeff Busby, 2008
Yolande Brown in 'Exhile 1' from 'Mathinna', Photography Greg Barrett, 2010
Yolande Brown in 'Exhile 1' from 'Mathinna', Photography Greg Barrett, 2010
Elma Kris with the Female Ensemble and Yolande Brown in 'Exhile 1' from 'Mathinna', Photography Jeff Busby, 2008
Yolande Brown in 'Exhile 1' from 'Mathinna', Photography Greg Barrett, 2010
The Bangarra Female Ensemble in 'Exile 1' from 'Mathinna', Photography Greg Barrett, 2010
Elma Kris in 'Exile 1' from 'Mathinna', Photography Jeff Busby, 2008
Deborah Brown, Jasmin Sheppard, Elma Kris, Tara Gower and Katina Olsen in 'Exile 1' from 'Mathinna', Photography Jeff Busby, 2008
The Bangarra Ensemble in 'Exhile 1' from 'Mathinna', Photography Jeff Busby, 2008
The Bangarra Ensemble and Yolande Brown in 'Exhile 1' from 'Mathinna', Photography Jeff Busby, 2008
Sidney Saltner and the Bangarra Male Ensemble in 'Exile 1' from 'Mathinna', Photography Greg Barrett, 2010
The Bangarra Ensemble and Yolande Brown in 'Exhile 1' from 'Mathinna', Photography Jeff Busby, 2008
Elma Kris and the Bangarra Ensemble in 'Exile 1' from 'Mathinna', Photography Greg Barrett, 2010
Deborah Brown, Jasmin Sheppard, Elma Kris, Tara Gower and Katina Olsen in 'Exile 1' from 'Mathinna', Photography Jeff Busby, 2010
Elma Kris in 'Exile 1' from 'Mathinna', Photography Jeff Busby, 2008
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Inspired by a young girl’s journey between two cultures, Mathinna traces the story of a young Aboriginal girl removed from her traditional home and adopted into western colonial society, only to be ultimately returned to the fragments of her original heritage.

Explore Mathinna Image Gallery to view more more images from this production.

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