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The Other Side of Me
May 23 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Choreographed by industry leader, Larrakia man, Gary Lang, this international, cross-cultural collaboration with Northumbria University (UK) communicates a story of the Stolen Generations. With care and compassion, it poses questions about relationships between country of origin, identity, adoption, the criminal justice system and psychological health.
The Other Side of Me translates into dance the true-life story of a young Aboriginal man, born in the 1960s in the Northern Territory, adopted by a white English family and raised in the English countryside. Drawing on a collection of personal letters and poems, it offers insights into the mind of a man struggling with his belonging from the other side of the world.
The Other Side of Me shares the tragedy of Stolen Generations through the true story of an Aboriginal man stranded between two families, continents and cultures – sharing the little known aspect of Stolen Generations – those adopted into internationally based families.
The Other side of Me is a powerful healing work that takes its audiences on a profound journey.
Come for the journey and see where it takes you.
The Other Side of Me is produced and toured by BlakDance. The UK tour has received financial assistance from the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body, and the Northern Territory Government through Arts NT.
The production is a collaboration between Gary Lang NT Dance Company and Northumbria University, UK. It received financial support through the Northern Territory Government, Darwin Entertainment Centre, Regional Arts Australia, the British Council, Creative Australia, Brisbane Festival and Queensland Performing Arts Centre for the premiere in 2023 in Darwin Festival at the Darwin Entertainment Centre.
Presented as part of RISE 2026, Dance North’s Festival of Contemporary Dance and Performance. From Sat 23 May to Sat 6 June, RISE will honour global Indigenous artists whose work connects land, story, and movement worldwide.www.dancenorth.scot
