Outsider Cherish will be our guide through a community torn in two, divided by bloodline. This is Cherish’s place, This is where she hides away from the real world, speaks to imagined friends and is visited by ghosts of relatives long dead.

At the centre of the story is a young couple; two lovers united in their devotion but separated by clan. Theirs is a tale of social dysfunction, black on black conflict and the difficulties of observing traditional lore in a community permeated by western culture.

Stephen Page, Artistic Director of Bangarra Dance Theatre and award-winning choreographer, collaborates with writer and actor Wayne Blair on this landmark work. Stephen and Wayne developed this original work for over a year, collaborating with local storytellers in Arnhem Land.

Featuring an Indigenous cast of twelve including established urban actors as well as traditional Yolgnu storytellers, Bloodland fuses traditional languages and Pidgin English, plus dance and song to tell the story. This landmark work promises to be unique in scale and significance.

Warnings: Mild violence

Production photographs by Danielle Lyonne.