Indigenous Dance
The ELLA Foundation, which provides First Nations youth with access to culturally responsive dance opportunities, has opened applications for its 2026 Scholarship and Mentoring Program.
Warning: This report includes the name, voice and creative legacy of a person who has passed. Australia's leading Indigenous performing arts company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, has announced it will pres...
Australia's leading performing arts training organisation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, NAISDA, is proud to present its 2025 end of year season, 'echoing the future'.
The ELLA Foundation will celebrate the first ever AusArt Day on Thursday, October 23, hosting an online fundraising event dedicated to empowering the next generation of First Nations dancers, mentors...
In celebration of 30 years since the premiere of its inaugural work, Marrugeku returned to Gunbalanya – the community in West Arnhem Land where the company began with its first-ever production...
It was a landmark day for Aboriginal Australia when the new Michael C Rockefeller Wing of the Oceanic Art Galleries was recently officially opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) in New Yo...
Proud graduates from across Australia were celebrated at the 2025 NAISDA Graduation Ceremony on Wednesday, on Darkinjung Country - NSW Central Coast.
Australian Dance Theatre's new production 'Marrow' is set take to the stage at The Art House next month. The exciting new offering from Australia's longest running contemporary dance company, describe...
The National Aboriginal and Islander Skills Development Association (NAISDA) Foundation has announced the appointment of Rhoda Roberts AO and David Gonski AC as its new co-Patrons.
Next month Australia's leading Indigenous performing arts company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, will present the world premiere of their first-ever visual arts collaboration, Illume, a new presentation fro...
A powerful new dance work by Wiradjuri artist Joel Bray will premiere as part of RISING 2025, with performances running from 3 to 15 June at Arts House, North Melbourne Town Hall.
NAISDA has long been the national leader in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander performing arts education – a dynamic training organisation where emerging First Nations artists gain the skills...
The vibrant and rhythmically-charged world of the Deaf Indigenous Dance Group – also known as DIDG – where the art of movement becomes a powerful expression of culture, identity, and resil...
