Every part of Australia is,
always was and always will be,
Aboriginal land.

As a community gathering-place, a festival of arts, cultural exchange and celebration and as a site for the sharing of ideas and stories, Ten Days on the Island pays respect to the Palawa/Tasmanian Aborigines – The original owners and cultural custodians - of all the lands and waters across Lutruwita/Tasmania upon which our Festival takes place.

With thanks to the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre for place names and other words in palawa kani, the language of Tasmanian Aborigines.

Ten Days on the Island and Assembly 197 in association with Tasdance, Mudlark Theatre and IO Performance present

DANCE WITH THE DIEMEN

Creative Development

Lutruwita/Tasmania

North + North East

When

2 Mar Thu 10:00 pm

4 Mar Sat 10:00 pm

Where

PRINCESS THEATRELaunceston

Tickets

FREE
Bookings Essential

Duration

60 mins

Venue Accessibility

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Wheelchair Accessibility

The stalls of the Princess Theatre are accessible to people who use wheelchairs. Meeting at the box office through the glass sliding door adjacent to the Princess Theatre folding doors, people who use wheelchairs or have limited mobility can use a platform lift that raises the person to the Stalls level of the Theatre. Please note that access to the circle is by stairs only.

A variety of seating options are available for people who use wheelchairs. Please contact the Theatre North Box Office directly to discuss these options.
Walking frames may be used by patrons to help them to their seating, however, they cannot be left in the aisles and walkways. Ushers will store your walker and return it to you at the conclusion of the performance.

An accessible bathroom is available in the Theatre North Box Office on the Ground Floor.

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Level Access

The Stalls of the Princess Theatre are level access when entering through the Box Office on Brisbane Street and using the platform lift provided.
A variety of level accessible seating options are available to book. Please contact the Theatre North Box Office directly to discuss these options.

Covid

Ten Days on the Island is closely following and implementing all restrictions and recommendations advised by National and State Governments regarding public gatherings and event venues, you can find the relevant government information here. 

We, as well as the venue will be managing the risk of COVID-19 at our event venues in the following ways:

  1. Public availability of hand sanitiser at Festival venues.
  2. Encouraging patrons, staff, volunteers and artists not to attend events if they are unwell.
  3. Regular disinfection of public areas and between event sessions.

A rare opportunity for Festival audiences to hear from a leading creative team for a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the making of a powerful new Tasmanian performance work.

Paige Rattray and Nathan Maynard, two of Australia’s leading contemporary theatre-makers, both from Launceston, join forces with some of Launceston’s leading creative minds to co-create Dance with the Diemen, an immersive work that jumps through time and myth.

Parallel stories of Mathinna, the palawa child ‘adopted’ and abandoned by the Tasmanian Governor, and Orpheus’ mythological journey to the underworld merge and morph, wrestling the myths of the past into our present. Orpheus and Mathinna were both told “don’t look back”. Resisting this, Dance with the Diemen invites audiences to revisit our shared history and look back without fear, so we can move forward together.

Shaping the audience experience is vital to Dance with the Diemen, so, by participating in a work-in-progress session, you become a part of the creative process!

Participating Artists

Jayla Booth
Angela Casey
Gabriel Comerford
Samantha Dennis
Travis Hennessy
Chris Jackson
Jenni Large
Sinsa Mansell
Nathan Maynard
Keia McGrady
Cheyne Mitchell
Emma Porteus
Paige Rattray
Grace Roberts
Adam Wheeler
The Launceston College Choir

Associated Talks

ARTIST TALK WITH THE CREATIVES OF DANCE WITH THE DIEMEN
12 MAR SUN 2PM
QVMAG, ROYAL PARK
LAUNCESTON

Image Credit: Courtesy of the artists

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