your Skin, my Skin
Image: Photo by Branco Gaica
Indigenous culture will be celebrated through contemporary dance, as Carriageworks hosts your Skin, my Skin this December. An initiative of NAISDA Dance college, it explores untold stories from past to present, through Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander contemporary and cultural dance.
“NAISDA is a training institution so it is a showcase, but it’s also about identifying strongly with the indigenous experience, whats happening today and about respecting our past,” says director, Frances Rings.
Your Skin my Skin will feature work from a range of national and international choreographers. “All of the choreographers have a very fresh vision,” Rings explains. “They are all very in touch with their independent practice as well as an extensive teaching history at NAISDA.”
Rings realised she had a passion for dance early on, learning about NAISDA when she was in high school. “I always had a passion for dancing. When I discovered NAISDA, I realised the stories I wished to tell had a platform.”
“Students are taught through different styles and genres of dance,” she continues. “It’s very vibrant and about discovering who you are and what your ancestors have bestowed upon you.”
Dec 10-13, Carriageworks, 245 Wilson St, Eveleigh, $18-$38, carriageworks.com.au
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