Tracks Inc
Tracks is a dance theatre company based in Darwin, Northern Territory.
History
[edit]Tracks dance company was founded in 1994, although its beginnings lie in a community dance program in 1988. It has completed residencies in Lajamanu (1989 and 1990) and continues to work with that community.[1]
Description
[edit]The company is located at Harbour View Plaza in Darwin.[2] It seeks to engage community members in its productions, applying community cultural development practice in their work over many years. It focuses on engaging with Indigenous Australians and their communities.[1][3]
A seniors dance group, the "Grey Panthers", has also been formed.[1]
Awards
[edit]- Nominated, 2000 Northern Territory Human Rights Awards for work with refugees and migrants, Sticks ‘n’ Stones project.[citation needed]
- The Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards 2004 Group Award was awarded to Tracks Dance Theatre[4] and Melbourne Workers Theatre.[5]
- Shortlisted 2007 Australian Dance Awards Services to Dance[citation needed]
- Winner Australian Dance Award for Outstanding Achievement in Youth or Community dance - 2008 for Struck[citation needed]
- Winner 2009 Australian Business Arts Foundation Giving Award: SA and NT Australian business and the arts Giving Award for Milpirri 2008 with the Milpirri Management Committee and Rio Tinto Aboriginal Fund[citation needed]
- Shortlisted 2010 Australian Dance Award Outstanding Achievement in Youth or Community Dance. The Cook, The Queen and the Kelly[citation needed]
- Winner 2013 Australian Dance Award for Outstanding Achievement in Youth or Community Dance. Eight to Eighty - the Architecture of Age[citation needed]
- 2014 David McMicken and Tim Newth made Members (AM) in the general division of the Order of Australia[who?][citation needed]
- Shortlisted 2014 Australian Dance Award Outstanding Achievement in Youth or Community Dance. Zombies in the Banyan Tree[citation needed]
- Winner 2015 Australian Dance Award Outstanding Achievement in Community Dance. Milpirri (jarda-warnpa)[citation needed]
- Shortlisted 2017 Australian Dance Award Outstanding Achievement in Community Dance. Landed[citation needed]
- Shortlisted 2017 Australian Dance Award Outstanding Achievement in Youth Dance. Milpirri - Kirdiji[citation needed]
- Finalist, 2017 Australian of the Year - Northern Territory. David McMicken and Tim Newth[citation needed]
- Winner 2018 Australian Dance Award, Outstanding Achievement in Community Dance. Man Made[citation needed]
Works and performances
[edit]Tracks has toured interstate and regularly performs throughout the Northern Territory.[3][6][7]
- Flying off the Edge (1992)
- Tracks and Clusters (1992)
- Lajamanu Kurra Karna Yani (1992)
- From Little Things Big Things Grow (1992)
- Old Spice Club Cabaret (1992)
- Land (1993)
- Silent Thought (1993)
- Sacred Space (1994)
- My House (1994)
- Sacred Space (1994)
- Yawalyu, Lajamanu Ceremonial Dances
- Open House 2 (1994)
- Healthy Wealthy and Wise (1995)
- Yipirinya - After the Rain (1995)
- Boundaries and Beyond (1995)
- Ngapa - Two Cultures One Country (1996)
- The Opportunity of Distance – Tour (1996)
- Six Feet Over or Under (1996)
- Angurugu Residency - Wild Things (1997)
- Bodies of Light (1997)
- 4WD Sweat Dust and Romance (1997)
- The Land the Cross and the Lotus (1998)
- Kukanarri Show – Tiwi Islands (1998)
- Walking on Water (1999)
- Reluctant Retirees (1999)
- Shades of Pink (1999)
- Top of the Tower (1999)
- Recollections (1999)
- Emergence (1999)
- Love vs Gravity (2000)
- Outside the Camp (2000)
- Sticks n Stones (2000)
- Two Fold Journey (2000)
- Dear Auntie (2001)
- Mother Daughter (2001)
- Fierce - The Story of Olive Pink (2001)
- Rivers of the Underground (2001)
- Fierce - The Meeting of Olive Pink (2002)
- Rivers of the Underground (return season) (2002)
- Ignite (2002)
- Local (2003)
- Janganpa (2003)
- A Bowls Club Wedding (2003)
- Rust (2004)
- Fast (2004)
- Snakes Gods and Deities (2004)[8]
- Milpirri - Jarda-Warnpa (2005)
- Angels of Gravity (2005)
- Arafura Games 05 (Opening Ceremony) (2005)
- A Bowls Club Wedding (return season) (2006)
- Mr BIG (2006)
- Without Sea (2006)
- You Dance funny (2007)[9]
- Arafura Game - Opening Ceremony (2007)
- Lipstick and Ochre (2008)[10]
- Struck (2008)
- Milpirri – Jurntu (2009)
- Endurance (2009)
- Allure of Paradise (2010)
- The Cook the Queen and the Kelly (2010)
- Milpirri Showing – Yinapaka (2011)
- Crocodile Man Pineapple Woman (2011)
- Milpirri – Pulyaranyi (2012)
- Eight to Eighty - The Architecture of Age (2012)
- Zombies in the Banyan Tree (2013)
- Future Age (2013)
- Milpirri - Jarda-Warnpa (2014)
- You Dance Funny - The Sequalé (2014)
- Last Light (2015)
- Hidden Meaning (2015)
- Milpirri – Kurdiji (2016)
- Landed (2016)
- Caravan (2017)
- Man Made (2017)
- Tracktivation (2018)
- In Your Blood (2018)
- Milpirri – Jurntu (2018)
- En Masse (2019)
- Global Positioning (2019)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c O'Riordan, Maurice (29 April 2003). "The Space Performance Arts Feature: Tracks Theatre Company". ABC Arts Online. Archived from the original on 1 January 2006. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
- ^ "Contact Details". Tracks Dance. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ a b National Library of Australia (26 August 2004). "Australia Dancing - Tracks Dance Theatre (1994 - )". Archived from the original on 29 October 2004. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Gastin, Annie (22 February 2005). "Local Dance Company Takes Out Top Gong". ABC Northern Territory. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
- ^ "Previous winners Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards" (PDF). Myer Family Philanthropy.
- ^ Newth, Tim; David McMicken (12 August 2003). "Tracks going outback". ABC Rural: Bush Telegraph. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
- ^ REAL TIME (April/May 2003) David McMicken and Tim Newth Archived 2007-08-30 at the Wayback Machine 72kb
- ^ "Snakes, Gods and Deities". ABC Radio National: Sunday Morning. 22 August 2004. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
- ^ Humphris, Kate (2007). "You Dance Funny has everyone laughing" (item). ABC Darwin: Arts and Entertainment. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
- ^ "Revealing why it takes women so long to get ready". ABC Darwin: Arts and Entertainment. 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
External links
[edit]- Jaensch, Sarah (27 October 2006). "Tracks Dance Theatre Company". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Stateline. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012.