Bangarra Dance Theatre Presents BLAK- National Tour to Begin in May, 5/3-11

Bangarra Dance Theatre breaks the silence with its emotionally powerful, physically dynamic production Blak. The brand new work explodes with stories about a contemporary clan and the collision of two worlds.

Blak will have its World Premiere season at Arts Centre Melbourne from May 3 to 11. Following the Melbourne season, Blak will tour to Wollongong from May 17 to 18 before being presented at the Sydney Opera House from June 7 to 22. The production will then be presented in Canberra (July 11 to 13) and in Brisbane (July 18 to 27) for the ?nal leg of the national tour.

In Blak, Bangarra's acclaimed Artistic Director Stephen Page and dancer/ choreographer Daniel Riley McKinley peel back the layers of men's business and women's business, crossing the worlds of old and modern, exposing our universal yearning for spiritual connection.

For the ?rst time, Bangarra's artist in residence and music composer David
Page will collaborate with Paul Mac on the exciting soundscape for Blak,
bringing together two legends of contemporary Australian music. A songwriter,
musician and producer, the multi-ARIA award winning Paul Mac is one of the
country's leading ?gures in electronic music.

Fourteen dancers will be featured in Blak, including the two newest Bangarra company members Nicola Sabatino and Beau Dean Riley Smith, and guest artist Hunter Page-Lochard. The son of Stephen Page, Hunter is one of Australia's young talents to watch, having appeared in previous Bangarra productions, last year's acclaimed Sydney Theatre Company production Bloodland and numerous ?lms including the worldwide hit The Sapphires.

Drawn from the artists' urban perspectives, Blak tells the stories of contemporary Indigenous Australia in a work of dance theatre that is physical and edgy. Jacob Nash's sensational set designs, Luke Ede's costumes and Matt Cox's lighting will combine to bring further depth and mood to Bangarra's evocative theatrical journey.

Bookings:

Melbourne Arts Centre Melbourne, 3 to 11 May
Bookings: artscentremelbourne.com.au
p 1300 182 183
Ticket prices : $29 - $89 plus transaction fees

Wollongong Illawarra Performing Arts Centre (IPAC), Wollongong 17 & 18 May
Bookings: merrigong.com.au
p 02 4224 5999
Ticket prices : $41 - $67 plus transaction fees

Sydney Sydney Opera House, 7 to 22 June
Bookings: sydneyoperahouse.com
p 02 9250 7777
Ticket prices : $29-$89 plus transaction fees

Canberra Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra 11 to 13 July
Bookings: canberratheatrecentre.com.au
p 02 6275 2700
Ticket prices : $40 - $63 plus transaction fees

Brisbane Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC), Brisbane 18 to 27 July
Bookings: qpac.com.au
p 136 246
Ticket prices : $34.50 - $65 plus transaction fees