DANCERITES
5 Seasons
DANCERITES — Australia’s First Nations dance competition — is the Sydney Opera House’s free celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island dance and cultures on the Sydney Opera House Forecourt, taking place each spring.
DANCERITES draws together performers representing nations from across the country from The Kimberleys to Far North Queensland, the Tiwi Islands, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and New South Wales. Groups travel to Sydney to showcase their unique cultures in one of the world’s most spectacular outdoor performance spaces: Bennelong Point. Formerly known as Tubowgule, Bennelong Point has been a meeting place for ritual celebration and dance for tens of thousands of years.
Each group has the opportunity to present three dances: a welcome and a farewell dance — one of which must include a chant in local language — and a ‘wildcard’ dance of the group’s choosing. These are judged by an expert judging panel for their technical skill and engagement with language, skin-markings and traditional instruments.
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1:25:56Episode 1DanceRites 2024
Episode 1
DanceRites 2024 transformed the Sydney Opera House Forecourt into a vibrant celebration of live dance, music, and community, uniting hundreds of performers to honour the rich cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This captivating special spotlights the eight finalists, whose ...
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DanceRites 2024: Finals (Full Livestream)
Episode 2
Presented from the Sydney Opera House Forecourt, eight finalists are revealed and compete to become the winners of DanceRites 2024. Each group takes to the Sand Circle to perform at Tubowgule, showcasing the richness and diversity of their cultures. With guest performances from Maraku Arts Dance ...
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DanceRites 2024: Heats (Full Livestream)
Episode 3
Presented on the Sydney Opera House Forecourt, nearly 20 dance groups will take to the Sand Circle to perform at Tubowgule, showcasing the richness and diversity of their cultures. Each group showcases their local storytelling and language in the Cultural Dance and Song cycle.
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DanceRites 2024: Wild Cards (Full Livestream)
Episode 4
Presented from the Sydney Opera House Forecourt, dance groups take to the Sand Circle to perform for a second time this weekend at Tubowgule, showcasing the richness and diversity of their cultures. Groups showcase a ‘Wild Card’ dance - exploring contemporary or cultural dance and showing off th...
