The Bangarra Dance Theater is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organization founded in 1989 by African American arts administrator, Carole Johnson and is based at Walsh Bay in Sydney. The company is nationally applauded for its impressive and compelling dances. ... Stephan was chosen to be Artistic Director of Bangarra in 1991 and ever since then he has built a powerful reputation for the company touring nationally and internationally, some of his most recognized works are; Skin ( 'Best New Australian Work' and 'Best Dance Work', 2001 Helpmann Awards), Bush ( ...

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"Blue Winds Dancing," written by Tom Whitecloud, is a short story about a young man's struggle to exist in both a civilized and uncivilized America. ... When the young Native American travels to Wisconsin via train hopping, his act is seen as rather uncivilized; more modern and contemporary ways of travel would be by car not train hopping, and yet, he committed this "uncivilized" act as he does not want to conform with the ideals of society and civilization. ... When he travels from his natural and "uncivilized" world to that of a more modern and "civilized...

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Music is invariably expressed in relation to religion, celebrations and dance. ... A modern day example relates to CDs. ... For instance, it can co-ordinate the physical movement of groups of people in dancing, marching and working. ...

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Aboriginal culture also has renewal ceremonies that involve song, dance and art; the ceremony regenerates the aboriginal communities. ... The Aboriginal culture has had a major impact on the Australian culture, from 1970 onward the Aboriginal culture has enforced their cultures and ways into the national prominence across many fields including in paintings, photography, design, theater, literature, dance and music. ... From the understandings of Aboriginal culture it has changed the the prospective of Aboriginality and the different relationships the traditional and modern cutlures, it has giv...

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By adopting the modern technique 'stream of consciousness,' Winton further illustrates the vitality of culture as a role in influencing the characters' well-being. ... The community minded focuses that are a critical aspect of Aboriginal culture are alluded to by Winton through the children "passing by together" when Rose and Quick were camping, or in the instance when a "whole crowd" watched the families dance together by the river. ... Winton utilises the modern technique 'stream of consciousness' to expose the audience to the inner dialogue o...

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As argued by Isabella, an 18 year-old student at College, "Swaziland has many good dancers, is much like Hawaii, and therefore is very tropical ". ... With the use of these two examples people get the picture that Africa is safari with wild animals and there are no modern buildings or paved roads. ...

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