Sandy Collins This is Me

 Web References

1. 1. Contact Bangarra Dance Theatre

   bangarra.com.au/contact/contac - [Cached]

   Published on: 1/16/2008   Last Visited: 1/16/2008

   Business Manager - Sandy Collins

2. 2. Contact Bangarra Dance Theatre

   www.bangarra.com.au/contact/co - [Cached]

   Published on: 1/16/2008   Last Visited: 1/16/2008

   Business Manager - Sandy Collins

3. 3. mice.net - meetings & business events

   www.mice.net.au/february2005/1 - [Cached]

   Published on: 12/31/2005   Last Visited: 12/31/2005

   Cultural, spiritual and artistic integrity are the core of all Bangarra,s works,, says their business manager Sandy, ,and audiences are given a unique opportunity to access contemporary indigenous culture whilst being given an insight into stories and steps that are 40,000 years old., Her views on Bangarra Dance Theatre Company,s attractiveness to the MICE market could be echoed by any number of indigenous owned tourism related companies. For a nation with such rich indigenous heritage, it,s surprising how little aboriginal culture is actually promoted by Australian events and incentives organisers. Personally, I have probably been invited to five Moulin Rouge parties in the past 12 months but to not even one indigenous themed event or venue.
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   But remember this is contemporary indigenous culture, says Sandy Collins, and the group won,t accept stereotyping from event artistic directors. ,[Often] they want to change the music, , says Sandy, ,[saying things like] ,why can,t you get a didgeridoo player?, Or they want to change the choreography , ,that piece is too long/too slow, why can,t you start it here?, ,Accept when booking that Bangarra is in the frontline of contemporary Australian culture, and that is something they, like most artists, will not compromise, no matter how big the client., And contemporary Aboriginal theatre is not just confined to Sydney.