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"I have a problem with ...we need everything so instantly, that we're willing to compromise things that are so sacred."Emily Flannery

Emily Flannery is a proud Wiradjuri woman from Forbes in the Central West of NSW. As an emerging Indigenous dancer and choreographer Emily hopes to share her culture and her spirit through movement. We also cover;

her upcoming Sydney Opera House show - Bulnuruwanha which explores the Wiradjuri Dreaming stories of the Magpie, Willy-WagTail, Kookaburra, Cockatoo and Platypus through contemporary Indigenous dance.Lost All Sorts collectiveWorking with siblingsTokenismForbesExpectations of what indigenous should look likeEverything happening all at onceLucy Guerin Inc internshipTraining under the Craig Barytaking feedback from industry experts who are not cultural knowledge holderswanting to make ensemble workgood intentions without self-educationAboriginal culture is still alive"You can't support BLM and then blow up our sacred sites" - Emily Flannery

links:

march dance - https://www.marchdance.com/emily-flannerydirty feet - https://www.dirtyfeet.com.au/emily-flannerydance informer - https://dancemagazine.com.au/2021/05/bangarra-appoints-new-company-dancer-emily-flannery/Bangarra - NAISDA - https://naisda.com.au/2020/12/17/naisda-graduate-emily-flannery-selected-as-lgis-first-nations-intern-for-2021/PACT - http://www.pact.net.au/lost-all-sorts-collective#:~:text=Lost%20All%20Sorts%20is%20a,virtues%20as%20artists%20and%20friends.facebook - https://www.facebook.com/emily.flannery.54Forbes Advocate - https://www.forbesadvocate.com.au/story/7227346/years-of-work-pay-off-with-busy-year-of-dance-ahead-for-emily/Coast Community News - https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2021/01/internship-for-naisda-graduate/NORPA - https://norpa.org.au/indigenous-makers-studio/Daniel Riley as new Artistic Director of ADT - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-06/first-indigenous-artistic-director-appointed-to-dance-company/100194208