TICKET OFFER FOR AUSDANCE NSW MEMBERS ONLY
WIN ONE OF THREE DOUBLE PASSES TO SEE MATTHINA ON SATURDAY 20 FEBRUARY
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS EMAIL US AT administration@dance.net.au
BUT BE QUICK !!
“The theatrical strength of the dance and its ideas make Mathinna a benchmark in Bangarra’s repertoire”
Sydney Morning Herald
“If you get one night at the theatre, see this show Mathinna. If you get two nights, see it again.”
The Age
www.bangarra.com.au
RIVERSIDE THEATRES, Cnr Church and Market Sts, Parramatta
DATES: Friday 19 & Saturday 20 February
TIMES: 8pm
SINGLE TICKET PRICES: Adults $52, Conc $47, 30 & Under $39
SEASON TICKETS*: Adults $45, Conc $40, 30 & Under $35
BOOKINGS: Riverside Box Office 02 8839 3399 or www.riversideparramatta.com.au
In 2009, Bangarra Dance Theatre’s Mathinna won Helpmann Awards for Best Ballet or Dance Work 2009, Best Choreography in a Dance or Physical Theatre Production 2009 and Best Original Score 2009. This multi-award winning production is back in 2010 with an encore performance at the Riverside Theatre, on February 19 and 20 for two performances only. This is the last chance for NSW to see this very special story of a girl's journey between two cultures.
In this powerful work of visual storytelling, charged with both beauty and an aesthetic empathy, the story of Matthina unfolds. Mathinna is a young Tasmanian Aboriginal girl removed from her traditional life, adopted into western colonial society to be ultimately returned to the fragments of her original heritage.. Young Mary was born on Flinders Island, Tasmania in 1835. As a young girl, Mary was adopted by Governor Sir John and Lady Jane Franklin. Mary was renamed Mathinna. Somewhat an educational and charitable project, Mathinna was raised with the Governor's daughter. When Governor Sir John and Lady Jane Franklin returned to England, Mathinna was sent to an orphanage in Hobart where she struggled to adjust. At sixteen she left the School to rejoin her people at an Aboriginal station at Oyster Cove, south of Hobart. At this settlement Mathinna’s life came to a disheartening end.
Mathinna became the archetype of the ‘stolen child’ and, in this brand new work, Bangarra Dance Theatre recreates her powerful story of vulnerability and searching in an era of confusion and intolerance.
Choreographer and Bangarra Dance Theatre Artistic Director, Stephen Page made his creative debut with The Australian Ballet, choreographing Alchemy. After being appointed Artistic Director of Bangarra Dance Theatre he has established milestones for Australian dance with works such as Praying Mantis Dreaming, Ninni and Ochres. Page has been integral to the fabric of the Australian arts. He choreographed the flag handover ceremony for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games and co-directed segments of the ceremonies of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. In 2006 Page and The Australian Ballet created Gathering, a double bill consisting of a reworked Rites and Amalgamate. Also in 2006, the Queensland Art Gallery director asked Page to create a new dance work for the opening of the Gallery of Modern Art. Stephen, along with his son and nephews, created Kin, a special project that opened the Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art. Page has choreographed many additional works and he won Awards for his work on Skin, Corroboree and Matthina. Most recently, Page choreographed the film adaptation of Bran Nue Dae.
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