"Geopoetics: Art, Dance and Ritual among the Tiwi of Northern Australia" is now available on Vimeo (original) (raw)

Abstract

It is common for people to think of Australian Aboriginal culture in the singular. Whilst at a certain level this is appropriate in that there are certain pan Aboriginal traits such as the cosmology of the Dreaming that is shared throughout the continent, my presentation will demonstrate the multiple and complex Aboriginal cultures, using the arts in general and dance in particular to argue the case. I will focus especially on the rituals of the Tiwi people, among whom I have worked since 1980, discussing how through dance one can make sense of the Tiwi geopoetics – the intense relationship between human beings and the land.

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