Event held on January
Jan
18
Bankstown Arts Centre presents world premiere immersive work Black Drop Effect
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8:00 PM
to 9:10 PM
Daily, until 18/01/2020
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Sydney, Australia: Bankstown Arts Centre, in collaboration with Sydney Festival, presents the world premiere of Black Drop Effect, a new work by Nardi Simpson. Produced by Bankstown Arts Centre, Black Drop Effect is an immersive, multi-layered experience that draws audiences into the contested spaces of ideas and emotions inspired by and responding to, the 250th anniversary of Captain Cook’s landing in Australia.
Yuwaalaraay woman and famed Stiff Gins musician Nardi Simpson turns her attention to the ongoing effects of colonisation in a powerful collaboration, with a collective of First Nations and non-Indigenous artists, led by director Felix Cross.
Binno, an Aboriginal elder and erstwhile member of a community dance group, is asked to present a series of traditional dances, alongside readings of Captain Cook’s diaries, for an Australian Day celebration. Binno is unsure, until his straight-talking sister Beenie convinces him to teach the dances to three young men seeking connections with culture, country and their place in the world. As they learn the dances and understand their meanings, a bigger plan emerges.
Entry Cost
All tickets $30