performing country - queensland
katina olsen - cosmology across country
BlakDance’s Performing Country is a purposefully crafted On Country residency for contemporary Indigenous choreographers to develop new dance works. Through a creative development residency tour throughout Queensland, leading Indigenous choreographers will engage local communities in the creation of their work, collaborate with community leaders and emerging artists, and uncover the next generation of Indigenous performance makers.
In March 2020, Wakka Wakka and Kombumerri choreographer Katina Olsen and her Polish collaborator Aleksandra Borys will engage local Indigenous communities in the creation and development of their latest cross-cultural contemporary dance work Cosmology Across Country.
If you are interested in engaging with Performing Country, please contact admin@blakdance.org.au
Katina and Aleks will travel through Mackay, Rockhampton, Bundaberg and Gympie in march 2020. the development residency reveals dreaming of the night sky, led by local communities to share and exchange astronomy stories through yarns, song and dance.
MACKAY MARCH 2 - 7
ROCKHAMPTON MARCH 9 - 14
BUNDABERG MARCH 16 - 20
GYMPIE MARCH 23 - 28
Katina Olsen, Wakka Wakka and Kombumerri contemporary Indigenous choreographer and dance artist, originally from Rockhampton. Katina has worked as a dancer and choreographer all across Australia including four years with Bangarra Dance Theatre and now as a free-lance dance and theatre artist.
Aleksandra Borys, an Art and Science artist and choreographer. Aleks is an experienced artist who has graduated from the National Ballet School in Poland and has also developed her skillset at the University of Arts in London.
Performing Country - Cosmology Across Country is made possible through the generous contributions of our partners:
Mackay Entertainment and Convention Centre
Rockhampton Regional Council
Bundaberg Regional Council (Moncrieff Entertainment Centre)
Gympie Regional Council
Central Queensland Regional Arts Services Network (CQRASN)
BlakDance has received financial assistance from the Queensland Government through the Arts Queensland Backing Indigenous Arts initiative.