Through the beating of a drum, bodies thrash through white noise to continue a 250-year plus old struggle. Yet still no action. Still no resolution.

SILENCE pulls Treaty out from under the rug, slams it back on the table and, with riveting intent, invites you to the conversation.

There’s silence between the stars as the Emu travels across the night sky. There’s silence in the dancer’s energy when they hit the cut, the rupture between rhythms and movement where the spirit world can enter. It’s also the deafening silence under white noise. SILENCE is about the space in between. The conversations not being heard and the responses that are muted.

On a minimalist set, seven dancers perform to a complex music score punctuated by dynamic live percussion. This bold and uncompromising contemporary dance work explores past, present, alternate realities and dreamscapes as it breaks the silence to call for the return of Indigenous lands.

We have marched across Country. We have had promises made and promises broken. The same questions have echoed through generations. This electrifying experience ensures the conversation about a Treaty will not be silenced. SILENCE breaks the silence.

“An urgent piece of ceremony.” KOORI MAIL

Produced by BlakDance

Performance warnings
Contains adult themes, strobe lighting and haze effects and references to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have died.
Suitable for ages 12+