Bangarra Dance Theatre: Waru – journey of the small turtle
Thursday 28 September from 11am to 11:45am Thursday 28 September from 1:30pm to 2:15pm Friday 29 September from 1:30pm to 2:15pm Saturday 30 September from 11am to 11:45am Saturday 30 September from 1:30pm to 2:15pm Tuesday 3 October from 1:30pm to 2:15pm Wednesday 4 October from 11am to 11:45am Wednesday 4 October from 1:30pm to 2:15pm Thursday 5 October from 11am to 11:45am Thursday 5 October from 1:30pm to 2:15pm Friday 6 October from 11am to 11:45am Friday 6 October from 1:30pm to 2:15pm Saturday 7 October from 11am to 11:45am Saturday 7 October from 1:30pm to 2:15pm Saturday 14 October from 11am to 11:45am Saturday 14 October from 1:30pm to 2:15pm
Australia’s leading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander performing arts company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, presents their first ever dedicated work for children, Waru – journey of the small turtle. Waru is a must-see Australian work for kids ages 3 and up and their families.
A journey of survival and discovery with our heroine Migi the turtle, the contemporary saltwater Lagaw Kazil (Island Children) story is inspired by the totemic system of the green turtle, in an interactive and immersive introduction to Torres Strait Islander culture and dance for three to seven year-olds.
Under the star-illuminated skies of the Torres Strait, a green turtle navigates her way back to the beach where she was born. The season has started, the turtles are returning to nest, and soon the island will welcome a new generation of hatchling – amongst them, our small turtle friend, Migi.
Waru is created by Bangarra’s artistic director and multi award-winning choreographer Stephen Page, together with his son Hunter Page-Lochard, and Bangarra alumni dancers and choreographers Sani Townson and Elma Kris.
Waru provides teachers, parents and care-givers with a unique opportunity to open up conversations about climate change, caring for the environment and the traditional cultural values of respect and reciprocity.