Indigenous Dance
Twenty-five First Nations students from across Australia graduated from the National Aboriginal and Islander Skills Association (NAISDA) at a ceremony held on Darkinjung Country, NSW Central Coast, on...
As leading performing arts training college for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, NAISDA, celebrates its 50th anniversary, its Board has announced a planned executive leadership transiti...
A young Indigenous dancer from Lockhart River has been selected for a Sydney holiday program run by Australia's premier Indigenous ballet company after just one year of training.
Created to nurture and further the careers of today's cultural storytellers, First Nations dance schools are gaining in popularity every year.
Bangarra Dance Theatre has been recognised with the prestigious Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in Dance by the Biennale Danza 2026, the dance division of La Biennale di Venezia, becoming the fir...
A major new work from leading First Nations artist, Dharug choreographer Peta Strachan and her all-female Jannawi Dance Clan will take the stage at Sydney Opera House in a world premiere season as par...
Sydney Opera House has announced a powerful healing work centred on a Stolen Generations experience will make its Sydney debut next year. The Other Side of Me, an inspiring dance production, will be p...
The ELLA Foundation, which provides First Nations youth with access to culturally responsive dance opportunities, has opened applications for its 2026 Scholarship and Mentoring Program.
Warning: This report includes the name, voice and creative legacy of a person who has passed. Australia's leading Indigenous performing arts company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, has announced it will pres...
Australia's leading performing arts training organisation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, NAISDA, is proud to present its 2025 end of year season, 'echoing the future'.
The ELLA Foundation will celebrate the first ever AusArt Day on Thursday, October 23, hosting an online fundraising event dedicated to empowering the next generation of First Nations dancers, mentors...
In celebration of 30 years since the premiere of its inaugural work, Marrugeku returned to Gunbalanya – the community in West Arnhem Land where the company began with its first-ever production...
NAIDOC Week's theme in 2025 - The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy - is at the core of the Wurundjeri women's dance group and cultural network Djirri Djirri.
