Mura Buai
Co-Directed by Ghenoa Gela and Danielle Micich
ABOUT
Created by award-winning Torres Strait Islander artist Ghenoa Gela, Mura Buai is a thoughtful new work infused with a sense of the past that explores strength, tradition and identity.
Produced by Australian dance theatre company Force Majeure and co-directed by Danielle Micich, Mura Buai features a contingent of Torres Strait Islander performers in collaboration with local Indigenous performers from Turtle Island, resulting in a captivating work that uses stories and movement inspired by traditional practices, contemporary dance and sport.
From this playful choreographed-yet-improvised environment come relationships and meaning that shift and change depending on your perspective.
CREDITS
Co-Directors Ghenoa Gela and Danielle Micich
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
2019
October | Caminos 2019, Native Earth Performing Arts | Toronto, Canada
September | National Arts Centre | Ottawa, Canada
Performers Sid Bobb, Josée Bourgeois, Luke Currie-Richardson, Christine Friday, Taryn Laleen, Berthalia Selina Reuben
2018
April | Festival ‘18 – the Commonwealth Games Cultural Program | Kurrawa Park, Gold Coast, QLD
Performers Ses Bero, Darren Compton, Jacqueline Cornforth, Elle Evangelista, Taryn Laleen, Berthalia Selina Reuben, Miranda Wheen
2015
October | Performance Space’s LiveWorks Festival | Carriageworks, Eveleigh, NSW
Performers Darren Compton, Jacqueline Cornforth, Michael Cutrupi, Ghenoa Gela, Melanie Palomares, Taryn Laleen, Berthalia Selina Reuben, Melinda Tyquin.
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body.