The Other Side of Me Gary Lang NT Dance Company
An aching dance duet of a man’s struggle with identity, loss and otherness and the redemptive beauty of singing his spirit home
Event details
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| Wednesday 6 May 2026 | 7pm |
| Thursday 7 May 2026 | 7pm |
| Friday 8 May 2026 | 7pm |
| Saturday 9 May 2026 | 1pm |
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Standard | $45.90 |
| Groups 4+ | $39.90 |
| Concession Australian Pensioner Australian Full Time Student | $34.90 |
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Warnings
Coarse language and water haze.
First Nations Cultural Content Advisory
This production makes reference to the Stolen Generation and references people who have passed away.
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About the creators and artist
Gary Lang
Born in Darwin, Larrakia man Gary Lang is a NAISDA graduate and alumnus of Bangarra and Dancenorth. Since 2002 Gary Lang has choreographed 9 seminal works in the Aboriginal dance canon, including GOOSE LAGOON, Mokuy, Waŋa (Spirit), Forbidden, Milnjiya, Milky Way' — River of Stars created with the Western Australian Ballet. In 2013, he was honoured with the distinguished Australia Council for the Arts’ Dance Board Fellowship.
Gary Lang Northern Territory Dance Company
Gary Lang NT Dance Company (GLNTDC) is a First Nations dance company based in Darwin. Acclaimed Larrakia man and one of Australia’s most senior First Nations choreographers, Gary Lang’s signature “long grass ballet” style draws deeply from Larrakia and Yolŋu traditions while reimagining ballet and contemporary dance forms. Creating a new art form within the Australian dance landscape. Lang’s style of dance, subverts and transforms traditional Larrakia and Rirratjingu Yolŋu songlines and stories at the intersection of cultures, and explores the themes of spirit worlds, loss, hope, healing and journeys. In addition to its artistic presentations, GLNTDC has a strong history of delivering training and development programs and opportunities to emerging dancers located in Darwin and the NT.
BlakDance
Established in 2005, BlakDance is a national industry advocacy and producing organisation for First Nations contemporary dance, dancers and choreographers. BlakDance is based on Yuggera and Turrbal Country in Magandjin (Brisbane) at the Judith Wright Arts Centre.
Credits
Co-Creator, Choreographer, Director
Gary Lang
Larrakia
Cultural Consultant, Songman
Banula Marika
Yolŋu
Co-Creator, Dramaturg, Writer
Laura Fish (dec)
Co-Creator, Dramaturg
Liz Pavey
Cultural Consultant
Josephine Crawshaw
Kalkarindji
Cultural Consultant
Jesse Norris
Torres Strait Island
Voice Artist
Janet Munyarryun
Yolŋu
Sound Designer
Arian Pearson
Yolŋu
Rehearsal Director
Noelle Shader
Performer
Chandler Connell
Wiradjuri and Ngunnawal
Performer
Alexander Abbot
Lighting Designer
Joseph Mercurio
Costume Designer
Jennifer Irwin
Composer/Sound Designer
Samuel Pankhurst
Projection Designer
Samuel James
Producer
BlakDance
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