From Broome-based dance company Marrugeku, this new work is a throbbing protest about the violence experienced by Indigenous, racial, trans and queer Australia.
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Rachael Swain believes that performance can cross political boundaries. Pictured: Rachael Swain. Courtesy of Marrugeku.
May 15, 2021
At an outdoor theatre in Broome, a dancer paces around a restraining chair in a lifelike prison cell. CCTV video projections paint the stage, evoking harrowing images of Don Dale Youth Detention Centre.
Jurrungu Ngan-ga a Yawuru kinship concept meaning ‘Straight Talk’ is a hybrid work of contemporary dance, spoken word and multimedia. Through its chilling performances, it defiantly confronts Australia’s crises of Indigenous incarceration and offshore detention.
“We wanted to create a conversation about Australia’s incredible capacity to lock up that which it fears,” says Director Rachael Swain.