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'We are memory.
Glimpsed through shimmering light on water.
A story place where black oaks stand watch.
Carved into trees and painted on rocks.
North – South – East – West.
A brittle landscape of life and loss.
'At Yuldea, stories hover in the sky. The stars reveal a divine Songline, stretching between earth and sky.
'Frances Rings’ first work as Artistic Director is a ceremonial affirmation of history and heritage. Yuldea awakens the earth and sky worlds to tell the story of the Anangu people of the Great Victorian Desert.
'Yuldea explores the moment traditional life collided with the industrial ambition of a growing nation. In 1917, the two halves of the Transcontinental Railway met at the precious water soak on the edge of the Nullarbor, Yuldi Kapi.
'Great metal serpents scarred the landscape, draining all water from the sacred soak. Then came the black mist of the atomic testing at Maralinga, forcing the Anangu people to leave their desert homelands where they had lived for millennia.' (Production summary)
Production Details
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Presented by Bangarra Dance Theatre and performed at the Sydney Opera House : 14 June - 15 July 2023.
Choreographer Frances Rings.
Set Designer Jacob Nash.
Costume Designer Jennifer Irwin.
Lighting Designer Karen Norris.
Composer Leon Rodgers.
Featured songs by Electric Fields.
Cultural Consultant Maureen Smart.
Cultural Authority Representatives from the Yalata Anangu Aboriginal Community Council.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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In Bangarra’s New Work Yuldea, Frances Rings Peels Back Indigenous, Colonial and Personal History, Inspired by a Precious Water Source
2023
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— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , August 2023; -
A Cultural Extravaganza
2023
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— Appears in: Koori Mail , 8 August no. 807 2023; (p. 15)'First Nations visual arts, storytelling, dance and music will be celebrated at Adelaide Festival Centre this August and September.'
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Bangarra's Next Step
2022
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 29 October 2022; (p. 8)
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Bangarra's Next Step
2022
single work
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 29 October 2022; (p. 8) -
A Cultural Extravaganza
2023
single work
column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 8 August no. 807 2023; (p. 15)'First Nations visual arts, storytelling, dance and music will be celebrated at Adelaide Festival Centre this August and September.'
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In Bangarra’s New Work Yuldea, Frances Rings Peels Back Indigenous, Colonial and Personal History, Inspired by a Precious Water Source
2023
single work
column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , August 2023;
- Nullarbor,
- 1917