mi:wi
As Mother Nature's fate hangs by a thread, we find ourselves scrambling for a lifeline. Though sometimes tangled, does the connection to our ancestry reveal a way forward?
mi:wi refers to the invisible ties we have to our past and future, people and country. In this dance theatre work, choreographer and performer Taree Sansbury thoughtfully re-connects three Indigenous women through the practice of Ngarrindjeri weaving.
Looking back and moving forward with growing sense of urgency, mi:wi speaks to the impacts of climate change while emphasising future lineages' passage in continuing cultural knowledge. With one eye on the future and the other on the past, Sansbury interweaves time and bodies in an attempt to reveal the messenger bird's warning cry in the present.
CHOREOGRAPHER
TAREE SANSBURY
ORIGINAL PERFORMERS
TAREE SANSBURY
CALEENA SANSBURY
KATINA OLSEN
ADDITIONAL PERFORMERS
KEIA MCGRADY
SOUND DESIGNER
ALYX DENNISON
LIGHTING DESIGN
CHERYN FROST
COSTUME DESIGN
PETA STRACHAN
PHOTO CREDIT
GREGORY LORENZUTTI
CURRENT PRODUCERS
KARUL
SEASONS
2018
NEXT WAVE, MELBOURNE, VIC, NORTHCOTE TOWNHALL WORLD PREMIERE
2029
MURRAY BRIDGE, SA, MURRAY BRIDGE TOWNHALL
PORT ADELAIDE, SA, VITALSTATISTIX
2020
BRISBANE, QLD, QUEENSLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, QPAC
REVIEWS
THIS PROJECT WAS CREATED WITH SUPPORT FROM;
AUSTRALIA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS
NEXT WAVE FESTIVAL
NORTHCOTE TOWNHALL
CREATE NSW
KURRURRU CULTURE AND ARTS HUB
CRITICAL PATH
PERFORMANCE SPACE
BLACKTOWN ARTS CENTRE
CAMPBELLTOWN ARTS CENTRE
UNSW
NAISDA DANCE COLLEGE