Bangarra helps humanise our stories
Dancer and Choreographer Beau Dean Riley Smith in 'Wamboin / Marri (Family)', 'Miyagan', Photography Tiffany Parker, 2016
Nicola Sabatino and the Bangarra Ensemble in 'Family' from 'Miyagan', Photography Tiffany Parker, 2016
Side-stage photo of Dancer Deborah Brown in 'Family', 'Miyagan', Photography Tiffany Parker, 2016
Aboriginal people across Australia have always used storytelling through dance and music to pass on our knowledge’s, teach cultural significance and ensure we remain connected to one another.
Group photo following the fantastic, indepth workshop about the Wiradjuri kinship system, lead by Cultural Consultant Lynette Riley, Photo features Jacob Nash, Deborah Brown, Kaine Sultan Babij, Leonard Mickelo, Matt Cox, Daniel Riley, Tyrel Dulvarie, Waangenga Blanco, Lyn Riley, Yolande Lowatta, Beau Dean Riley Smith, Rikki Mason, Tara Gower, Anton, Rika Hamaguchi, Tara Robertson, Matthew Schubach, Elma Kris, Glory Tuohy-Daniell, Nicola Sabatino, Jasmin Shepard, Luke Currie-Richardson, Photography Tiffany Parker, 2016
Engraved Kangaroo Skins made by Wiradjuri people and used as a cultural teaching tool in Cultural Consultant Lynette Riley's Kinship Workshop, Artists: Elma Kris, Beau Dean Riley Smith, Rikki Mason, Glory Tuohy-Daniell (Behind), Nicola Sabatino, Rika Hamaguchi, Daniel Riley, Deborah Brown, Tara Robertson, Matt Cox (Behind), Kaine Sultan Babij, Yolande Lowatta, Lyn Riley, Waangenga Blanco (Behind), Luke Currie-Richardson, Tara Gower, Photography Tiffany Parker, 2016
Time on Country: Diane Riley McNaboe taking Bangarra artists to the Ochre Pitt near Dubboo, Photography Lillian U, 2018
Bangarra not only helps us maintain these traditions, they also train our youth, and ensure the world gets a real understanding and reflection of who we are culturally and this humanises our stories through personal interaction.
Lynette Riley wearing her ‘Wilay’ Cloak, Photography Louise Cooper, The University of Sydney, 2018
Lynette Riley was cultural Consultant for Miyagan (2016)
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Cultural Consultant
Lynette Riley
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Cultural Consultant