Dance in Contested Land: New Intercultural Dramaturgies

Takes a trans-disciplinary approach, drawing on sound theory, art history, indigenous studies, performance studies and dance studiesShows how contemporary indigenous dance makes visible a crisis of knowledge values in post-colonial environmentsThree parts cover: listening as devised choreographic practice; listening to cultural, historical and political contexts; and the identification of new cultural dramaturgies

Rachael Swain is a settler director, dramaturg, and researcher of intercultural and trans-disciplinary dance and performance. She was born on the lands of the Ngāi Tahu in Aotearoa/New Zealand and works between the lands of the Gadigal in Sydney and the lands of the Yawuru in Broome, Australia. Rachael is co-artistic director of Marrugeku with Yawuru/Bardi dancer and choreographer Dalisa Pigram.