TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER CULTURE CELEBRATED AT UQ CAMPUSES

Despite NAIDOC Week being postponed to November this year, the University of Queensland (UQ) still held NAIDOC-themed celebrations at two of its campuses in August, and Bamaga Productions organised dance performances for both festivals. Kutaw Zoeru performed at UQ’s St Lucia campus on August 11 and the Gatton campus on August 12. Kutaw Zoeru’s dancers

By |2020-09-09T06:41:32+00:00September 9th, 2020|Uncategorized|0 Comments

DANCERS SHOW TWO CULTURES AT NRL INDIGENOUS ROUND 

This year’s 2020 NRL Indigenous Round at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium featured pre-match performances by Brisbane's two leading Indigenous dance troupes -- including Kutaw Zoeru, who are managed by Bamaga Productions. Kutaw Zoeru, an internationally-recognised Brisbane-based troupe of dancers from Boigu Island in the Torres Strait, performed traditional song and dances representing their cultural stories.

By |2020-09-04T00:54:50+00:00September 3rd, 2020|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Torres Strait Annual Events are online

Due to COVID 19,  two Torres Strait annual celebrations are online this year. Mabo Day 2020 Celebrations 28th Anniversary. Eddie Mabo, a Torres Strait Islander, was the lead plaintiff in the case which challenged the notion of terra nullis in the High Court. The Mabo case ran for 10 years, eventually leading to the recognition

By |2020-05-17T17:07:21+00:00May 17th, 2020|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Bamaga Productions is currently working on two significant Torres Strait Islander annual celebrations online. Mabo Day 2020 Celebrations 28th Anniversary. Eddie Mabo, a Torres Strait Islander, was the lead plaintiff in the case which challenged the notion of terra nullis in the High Court. The Mabo case ran for 10 years, eventually leading to the

By |2020-05-17T17:00:33+00:00May 17th, 2020|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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