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Artistic Directors Tim Newth and David McMicken have been creating performances that speak to the Northern Territory for over two decades. The company is known for its highly visual outdoor performances in iconic sites around Darwin, combining community members and professional dancers. Tracks has won three Australian Dance Awards for its outstanding achievements.

In its 21st much-anticipated rendezvous with Darwin Festival audiences, Tracks invites us to share insights of wisdom that come from people and place. Landed more specifically draws from the company’s long-term connection with the Warlpiri people of Lajamanu and the natural beauty of the dry Marrara Swamp at the source of Rapid Creek. With an enduring sense of wonder and humour, Landed follows the homecoming of three young Darwinites, freshly arrived from their overseas own rite of passage. As their feet kiss the earth of their birthplace, the thick humidity soon permeates the bodies, the overwhelming physical experience takes hold and minds have no choice but to give in and let go.

Seasoned dancers Kelly Beneforti, Darren Edwards, and Vera Tabuzo join a cast of over 40 performers featuring breakdancers from the D*City Rockers, children of Millner Primary School, and dance students of Casuarina Senior College. The Tracks Artistic Directors weave together Larrakia renowned artist Gary Lang’s sensual choreography, Kelly Beneforti’s contemporary and Aaron Lim’s breakdancing moves. In this evocative new dance collaboration, Landed will take the audience on a very special guided tour through exquisite woodlands.

The original soundscape composed by David McMicken and mixed by Mat Cunliffe, includes the haunting sounds of DSO principal cellist, Rebecca Harris, and will bathe the scenery lit by the late afternoon light.

“Experience the magic of walking into the bush, of just being there, so close to the city that we forget such places exist” say the Directors. “The doors slide open, and you step outside, all of a sudden, you are back in Darwin”. What happens next is where the trail begins.

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01/08/2016