Created by Sinsa Mansell co-directed by Sinsa Mansell & Kate Champion
BACK
World Premiere
45 mins
pakana dancer Sinsa Mansell presents her solo work celebrating the culture and courage of Tasmanian Aboriginal women.
BACK is an original solo dance conveying a story of Indigenous women after the brutal invasion of lutruwita/Tasmania in 1803. It presents the journey of a young pakana woman worn down by the daily drudge of domestic servitude. Yearning for connection, her ancestral DNA fosters the strength to embrace her cultural identity as a Tasmanian Aboriginal woman.
lutruwita/Tasmania’s leading pakana dancer Sinsa Mansell explores her millennia-old culture, its near-destruction and the resistance and courage that preserved it.
Richly supported by sound and projection, Sinsa’s deeply personal dance theatre creation, in collaboration with co-director Kate Champion, draws from traditional pakana and contemporary dance forms.
BACK is produced by Tasmania Performs.
Cast
Creator, Co-Director & Performer Sinsa Mansell
Credits
Creator, Co-Director & Performer: Sinsa Mansell
Co-Director: Kate Champion
Producer: Annette Downs
Video Artist: Keith Deverell
Lighting Designer: Greg Thompson
Composer: Kelly Ryall
Sound Designer: Matthew Fargher
Costume Designer: Anja Rienalda
Dramaturge: Mariaa Randall (Stage 1, 2019)
Stage Manager: Andrew Macdonald
Production Manager: Simon Rush
Produced by Tasmania Performs
Event Warnings
This performance contains strong language at the beginning of the performance, moments of darkness, theatrical smoke/haze, and loud sounds.
Covid Info
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Image: Jillian Mundy
Tickets
RESERVED SEATING
FULL PRICE: $29.00
CONCESSION: $25.00
GROUP (6+): $26.10
MULTIPACK: $26.10
$4.95 transaction fee applies
Dates & Times
Venue Details
Theatre Royal - Studio Theatre
29 Campbell St, nipaluna/Hobart
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