I wonder… Indigenous Corroborees and Masked Dances in Northwest Australia

Dominique Sweeney

I wonder… Indigenous Corroborees and Masked Dances in Northwest Australia

Dominique Sweeney

Social Work and Arts

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Abstract

I wonder… provides a living example from the northwest region of Australia of Indigenous masked dance performances that foster connection to Country.
This ongoing research interest explores the way dreams and performances make sense of the world though masked corroborees. When one looks closely into the designs of masks and other performance objects and the dancing bodies, connections can be made to the stars, the rivers, the mountains and trees. The dancers extend into beings while they dance and bring into the performance those places, those entities, their ancestors and their progeny.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Building Sustainability with the Arts: Proceedings of the 2nd National Ecoarts Australis Conference 2016
Editors	David Curtis
Place of Publication	Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Publisher	Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Chapter	27
Pages	377-384
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Print)	9781443891332, 1443891339
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	EcoArts Australis 2nd National Conference - University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia Duration: 14 Feb 2016 → 16 Feb 2016 http://www.ecoartsaustralis.org.au/events-and-projects/conference-2016-building-sustainability-with-the-arts/

Conference

Conference	EcoArts Australis 2nd National Conference
Abbreviated title	Building Sustainability with the Arts
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Wollongong
Period	14/02/16 → 16/02/16
Other	The EcoArts Australis 2nd National Conference (14–16 February 2016) brings together environmental and arts practitioners to explore the visual and performing arts in creative ways to foster environmental sustainability.
Internet address	http://www.ecoartsaustralis.org.au/events-and-projects/conference-2016-building-sustainability-with-the-arts/

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Sweeney, D 2017, I wonder… Indigenous Corroborees and Masked Dances in Northwest Australia. in D Curtis (ed.), Building Sustainability with the Arts: Proceedings of the 2nd National Ecoarts Australis Conference 2016. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, pp. 377-384, EcoArts Australis 2nd National Conference, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, 14/02/16.

I wonder… Indigenous Corroborees and Masked Dances in Northwest Australia. / Sweeney, Dominique.

Building Sustainability with the Arts: Proceedings of the 2nd National Ecoarts Australis Conference 2016. ed. / David Curtis. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017. p. 377-384.

Research output: Book chapter/Published conference paper › Conference paper › peer-review

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