"I'll never stop telling stories"Gary Lang

Gary Lang is a Larrakia man; he trained at the National Aboriginal and Islander Dance School (NAISDA) and has toured nationally & internationally with some of Australia's premier dance companies, the Aboriginal and Islander Dance Theatre, Bangarra, Dance North and Tracks Inc. We Cover

* Finding where you fit in the world of Australia as a dancer* Making “Aboriginal Ballet” * How to know what to do in the studio * WA Ballet* Finding and learning essence within gestures * How do learnings filter into being a director * Directing a festival and calling yourself a, “festival director”* Teaching children how to be, “right”, in this country* Having strong women within his life * How to know if you’re perpetuating the cycle* The, “divorce dance,” and shifting through music* Making valid work to exist for certain people* Choosing to work with adults not children * How often to star something* Shifting to, “knowing how to dance,” * NASIDA and Paul Saliba * How to know what to do to create good work* Teaching dance to children * Biggest hopes for running a company and being festival, “director,” * Working in the dance scene in Darwin * Always have manners * When will you know you’re done with making dancing * Feeling safe with people

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* https://www.ntdance.org/gary-lang-artistic-director* http://larrakia.com/talent-view/gary-lang/* https://naisda.com.au/* https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-22/ballet-nt-dance-gary-lang-wa-milky-way-aboriginal-arnhem-land/11235036* https://waballet.com.au/nt-dance-company-collaboration/* https://www.instagram.com/garylang5/* https://www.facebook.com/gary.lang.7921