No
expense was spared for the glittering opening concerts at the newly
refurbished Hamer Hall in Melbourne this week.
Over
two nights patrons were treated to a wonderfully eclectic program. Opening with
the Welcome to Country, the aroma of smoking eucalyptus pervaded the
performance space, and was followed by the wonderful IDJA Dance Theatre and
Jack Charles, Barerungar ngargee (coming together to celebrate our land).
The
contemporary dance told the stories of three ancestral spirits: Bunjil (the eagle)
protector and creator of man, Balang (his brother the bat) creator of woman,
and Waa (the crow) protector of the waterways. Continue reading
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