By Ashleigh Fielding | posted on October 13, 2018
OCHRE Contemporary Dance Company’s new performance Kwongkan will debut at the Albany Entertainment Centre next week and showcase a collaboration of indigenous Australian and Indian dancers conveying their feelings towards climate change through dance, physical theatre and aerial acrobatics.
Artistic director Mark Howett said upon learning that by 2050 there would be no more banksia and peppermint trees left in WA, he considered the long-term effects of climate change.
He said Kwongkan developed as a result of that and described it as a journey of self-discovery and of people fighting to protect their ancient cultures and lands from “the tsunami of change”.
“Peppermint trees were such a big part of my childhood and have great cultural significance,” Howett said.
“It made me think… there’s so much to talk about, about how perilous climate change is.”
Kwongkan will take centre stage at the AEC on October 13 and tickets can be purchased via the AEC Box Office or online.
