Stephen Page descends from the Nunukul, Munaldjali and Yugambeh people of south-east Queensland. He has an international reputation as a leading artistic director and choreographer. A dancer for the Sydney Dance Company until 1991, Page was appointed Artistic Director of Bangarra Dance Theatre in the same year. Bangarra’s unique productions merge styles of traditional and contemporary dance, oral traditions and social history. Page’s involvement in APT5 brings together three generations of the Page family to develop a performance titled Kin.
Kin, a story of youth, culture and social history, takes shape through the eyes of seven young Aboriginal boys aged between nine and thirteen. It explores the boys’ urban upbringing and the ties they have with their community, family and history. Influenced by popular culture and their love for hip-hop and football, these boys are also at an age where they are starting to form their own identities, beliefs and understandings of the world around them. Their idea of culture and an understanding of their spirit as Aboriginal men is becoming more and more important to them.
Stephen Page was the director of the Indigenous segments in the opening and closing ceremonies at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. His achievements include the Sidney Myer Individual Award as Artistic Director of the Adelaide Bank Festival of the Arts in 2004; the Matilda Award for Contribution to the Arts in Queensland in 2002; and two Helpmann Awards — Best Choreography for Corroboree in 2001, and Best New Australian Work and Best Dance Work for Skin in 2000.
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Stanley Place
South Bank
Brisbane
Australia
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PO Box 3686
South Brisbane
Queensland 4101
Australia
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