Gaiai

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Event Gaiai
Venue The Performance Space (1983-2007), Redfern, NSW
First Date 9 November 1995
Last Date 18 November 1995
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Training Schools/Colleges
World Premiere No
Description End of year show by students of the National Aboriginal and Islander Skills Development Association. The annual production has a twenty year history of presenting choreography by members of the ensemble under the guidance and expertise of practiced dancers, choreographers and tutors from traditional regions. The traditional dance styles of the Tiwi people of Bathurst Island in the northern Territory and the Saibai Islanders of the Torres Strait, are presented within a blend of contemporary choreography focusing on the International Year of Tolerance (Justice).
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Dance
Secondary Genre Performance
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Samantha Chalmers Choreographer
Taryn Drummond Choreographer
Donald Enoch Choreographer
Gavin Ivey Choreographer
Wayne Krause Choreographer
Elma Kris Choreographer
Peggy Misi Choreographer
Charlotte Moar Choreographer
Pauline Pearce Choreographer
Desley Roberts Choreographer
Grant Stewart Choreographer
Peta Strachan Choreographer
Jerry Babia Dancer
Altovise Buli Dancer
Samantha Chalmers Dancer
Zirala Currie Dancer
Taryn Drummond Dancer
Gavin Ivey Dancer
Wayne Krause Dancer
Elma Kris Dancer
Tessa Leahy Dancer
Peggy Misi Dancer
Charlotte Moar Dancer
Pauline Pearce Dancer
Maria Randall Dancer
Gavin Ritchie Dancer
Lara Saveka Dancer
Stanley Stanislaus Dancer
Grant Stewart Dancer
Cedric Waia an Dancer
Rachael Woods Dancer
Gavin Ivey Musician
Wayne Krause Musician
Ziggy Marley Musician
Lara Saveka Musician
Smila Sinak Musician
Samantha Chalmers Poet
Resources
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Marion Roubos-Bennett Collection NAISDA brochure
Performance Space Database Spring Issue #7 p.26
Event Identifier 72528