indigenous performance

Isabella Whawai Waru’s Where We Stand raises urgent questions about the structures that inform Indigenous artmaking, says Jacob Boehme

These days, says comic Angelina Hurley, there’s no excuse not to understand Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. And what better way to get to know them than through humour?

DubaiKungaMiyalk’s Same but Different foregrounds the vast range of contemporary Indigenous dance, says First Nations Emerging Critic Jacob Boehme

First Nations Emerging Critic Carissa Lee discusses why culturally informed reviews are crucial for Indigenous performance

Sermsah Suri Bin Saad’s Liyan begins strongly but feels a little rushed, says First Nations Emerging Critic Carissa Lee

“I hope that the people who see this performance don’t think that this is just history.” First Nations Emerging Critic Carissa Lee reviews Bangarra Dance Theatre’s Dark Emu

On The Witness Podcast this month, Carissa Lee and Alison Croggon discuss the recent controversy around the VCA dance work Where We Stand, which caught the attention of right wing commentators and faced calls to be banned.

Carissa Lee breathes in the empathy that powers Black Birds’ Exhale at Arts House for the Next Wave Festival

In this must-listen episode of The Witness Interview, Gunditjmara man Richard Frankland speaks candidly to Carissa Lee about how art and activism unite in his acclaimed creative life.

Witness Histories Part 1: Choreographer and creative director of the Yirramboi First Nations Festival Jacob Boehme talks to Robert Reid about 80,000 years of Indigenous performance history in Australia.