"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 dancerMaking “Aboriginal Ballet” How to know what to do in the studio WA BalletFinding 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 countryHaving strong women within his life How to know if you’re perpetuating the cycleThe, “divorce dance,” and shifting through musicMaking valid work to exist for certain peopleChoosing to work with adults not children How often to star somethingShifting to, “knowing how to dance,” NASIDA and Paul Saliba How to know what to do to create good workTeaching 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-directorhttp://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/11235036https://waballet.com.au/nt-dance-company-collaboration/https://www.instagram.com/garylang5/https://www.facebook.com/gary.lang.7921
