Established in 2005 as a direct outcome of the watershed national indigenous dance forum, blakdance is a national industry organisation for first nation contemporary dancers and. Blakdance producers provide high quality artistic, strategic, administrative, operational and financial project management directly to professional queensland first nations contemporary. We seed new work through our residency program, build networks.
As a member of the blakdance producer development program, emily has evolved her skills as a producer with blakdance, she will be supporting the team and project lead, joella warkill, in. The meeting delivered guidance to blakdance about the role and responsibilities of the blakdance elders. Blakdance capacity building programs grow the next generation of producers, productions and dancers.
These meetings will create space for discussion, knowledge sharing, and. Led in australia by blakdance, in partnership with a global indigenous performing arts consortium, first nations dialogues has been initiated and led by indigenous artists and. Blakform was created through over 120 sector consultations undertaken in 2020 during the first wave of covid and is blakdance’s strategic response to both the adverse impacts, and. Blakdance is a national industry organisation for first nations contemporary dancers and choreographers.
This group of aboriginal and torres strait islander people inform the.