Tracks Inc

Tracks is a dance theatre company based in Darwin, Northern Territory.

History

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

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
  • Nominated, 2000 Northern Territory Human Rights Awards for work with refugees and migrants, Sticks ‘n’ Stones project.
  • Shortlisted 2007 Australian Dance Awards Services to Dance
  • 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
  • Shortlisted 2010 Australian Dance Award Outstanding Achievement in Youth or Community Dance. The Cook, The Queen and the Kelly
  • Winner 2013 Australian Dance Award for Outstanding Achievement in Youth or Community Dance. Eight to Eighty - the Architecture of Age
  • 2014 David McMicken and Tim Newth made Members (AM) in the general division of the Order of Australia
  • Shortlisted 2014 Australian Dance Award Outstanding Achievement in Youth or Community Dance. Zombies in the Banyan Tree
  • Winner 2015 Australian Dance Award Outstanding Achievement in Community Dance. Milpirri (jarda-warnpa)
  • Shortlisted 2017 Australian Dance Award Outstanding Achievement in Community Dance. Landed
  • Shortlisted 2017 Australian Dance Award Outstanding Achievement in Youth Dance. Milpirri - Kirdiji
  • Winner 2018 Australian Dance Award, Outstanding Achievement in Community Dance. Man Made

Works and performances

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
  1. 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.
  2. "Contact Details". Tracks Dance. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  3. 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)
  4. Gastin, Annie (22 February 2005). "Local Dance Company Takes Out Top Gong". ABC Northern Territory. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
  5. "Previous winners Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards" (PDF). Myer Family Philanthropy.
  6. Newth, Tim; David McMicken (12 August 2003). "Tracks going outback". ABC Rural: Bush Telegraph. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
  7. REAL TIME (April/May 2003) David McMicken and Tim Newth Archived 2007-08-30 at the Wayback Machine 72kb
  8. "Snakes, Gods and Deities". ABC Radio National: Sunday Morning. 22 August 2004. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
  9. Humphris, Kate (2007). "You Dance Funny has everyone laughing" (item). ABC Darwin: Arts and Entertainment. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
  10. "Revealing why it takes women so long to get ready". ABC Darwin: Arts and Entertainment. 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2008.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.