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NAISDA RISING TO NEW HEIGHTS
IN ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR
NAISDA continues to celebrate its
40th Anniversary in 2016, marking this
incredible milestone with a whirlwind of
activities and events.
FOOTPRINTS ACROSS THE
GLOBE – NAISDA DANCE 2016
USA TOUR
To celebrate 40 years of contemporary
Indigenous dance, NAISDA Dance
College kicked off 2016 with four
representatives travelling to universities
in Colorado and New York where they
showcased and taught Australian
Contemporary Indigenous dance and
cultural= dance.
The four representatives were Aboriginal
dancers Thomas E.S Kelly, Taree
Sansbury and Torres Strait Islander
dancer Hans Ahwang, accompanied
by American-born Artistic Director
Emeritus and Founder of NAISDA Carole
Y Johnson. The tour started at the 28th
Annual International Association of
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SEOUL FRIENDSHIP FAIR
Blacks in Dance (IABD) Conference
in Denver and continued for six weeks
from Denver to New York where the
group taught, exchanged creative ideas
and trained alongside dancers from
across the USA.
SEOUL FRIENDSHIP FAIR
15 of NAISDA’s Developing Artists
and staff travelled to South Korea to
participate in the Seoul Friendship
Fair, which took place from 4 May to
10 May 2016.
The NSW Department of Premier and
Cabinet invited NAISDA to represent
New South Wales at the Fair, which is a
huge multicultural celebration attended
by 300 performance teams from sister
cities in over 14 different countries.
NAISDA’s Developing Artists had a blast
taking part in the opening of the Fair and
sharing the dances from the Datiwuy
Clan of North East Arnhem Land on a
world stage, using their downtime to
explore the city of Seoul its people,
culture and everything it has to offer.
“I have gained a better understanding
of the magnitude of the power of culture
and art,” said NAISDA Developing Artist
Shana O’Brien.
“It was really beautiful.
Even though we had
language barriers, we
were able to make
connections with people
from around the world
through culture and
dance”
EVENTS