DANCE RITES 2018/2019

2019 DANCE RITES >> Arrow past project update

ARROW, Foundation Partner, Dance Rites (2015-2018), Sydney Opera House.

Congratulations #muggeradancers from Mununjali, Minjungbal, Yugambeh, Yuin nation. Winners of $20,000 #dancerites2019 Absolutely sensational.

Runner up $5,000: Miku from Rirratjingu, Gumatj, Djapu nation.
Rites of Passage award $4,000: Allkumo Malpa Paman, from Ayapathu, Lana Lama, Kaantju, Umpila, Munkaahu, Olkola nation.
Wild card winner $3,000: Meuram Murray Island Dancers, from Meriam nation.

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags have been raised to celebrate the 2019 Dance Rites at Bennelong Point, originally called Tubowgule by its traditional custodians.

Click link to see the finals which were live streamed from 6pm AEDT on Sunday 24 November: Dance Rites 2019 | Highlights and finals at Sydney Opera House The annual First Nations Dance competition returned to the Sydney Opera House, with over 350 performers from 19 language groups, celebrating the dance and culture of the first inhabitants of this land.

Find out more: A guide to Dance Rites

2018 is our final year as foundation partner…

Our Dance Rites journey began in 2014, when we seed-funded the pilot program, which was an incredible success.

Working together with the Sydney Opera House and Rhoda Roberts, we have nurtured Dance Rites which is a yearly event. Participants come from all around Australia, including remote areas.

“Dance Rites provides a national platform for the transmission of cultural knowledge from one generation to the next and from one community to another ... It has become a significant national event, demonstrating how the world’s oldest living culture continues to flourish, thrive and evolve.”

Rhoda Roberts AO, Sydney Opera House Head of First Nations Programming

More information about Dance Rites can be found on the Sydney Opera House website: Guide to Dance Rites

Visit our Past Projects page for more Dance Rites history.

LEARN MORE

Read about Dance Rights on the Sydney Opera House website. 

GET INVOLVED

For more information on this project, and opportunities to get involved in other projects, contact ARROW Collective Founder/Curator, Janne » info@arrowcollective.org

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