The Warlpiri Elders and residents of Lajamanu presented the 2007 Milpirri Event, celebrating the Warlpiri Kurdiji Ceremony; a young man’s initiation ceremony, which tells the story of Mothers and Sons

Milpirri draws together the oldest and the most recent of Indigenous Warlpiri culture in promise of growth and rejuvenation.

Touring of Fast to this Aboriginal Community followed by a week long residence.

Traditional elders of the central desert, in collaboration with the artistic directors of Tracks present epic stories of love, greed and desire.

Wild Things was the second part of a project begun in 1993 working with young people at risk to create a full length community show within this Aboriginal Community.

Nine Australian artists journeyed into the centre of Australia, seven traditional owners and two Tracks artists. Together, they followed the 2000 km Ngapa Jukurrpa (the rainstorm dreaming) path.

Following stories of the Yipirinya caterpillar as it makes its way into Alice Springs.

Following stories of the Yipirinya caterpillar as it makes its way into Alice Springs.

Totemic puppets, music and dance bring together clans of this remote island in an inclusive evening.

Teenagers from Lajamanu ventured to Darwin to create a new work the first to be developed outside of the community.

From Little Things Big Things Grow Time passes and the seeds become trees. Echidnas, eagles, goannas, waterholes, airplanes and Michael Jackson.

Resulting work developed around the image of Goannas and hunting. Utilising circus skills, dance and visuals incorporating their Warlpiri culture and dreamings.

Guest artist Debra Batton. Although a little daunted at spending seven weeks in a mining town, I was interested in this dance project as it was flexible and new.

Three arts workers develop theatrical and visual arts skills with the younger community members, culminating in a performance and tour of other Warlpiri speaking communities.

Mr BIG is about the spirit of Darwin, from its transition as a sleepy little town to one of Australia’s fastest growing cities. Featuring Tracks’ Youth Dancers.

Lured by gravity, Angels descend from heaven, placing foot upon earth. Journey as they swing us around the middle years.

Nick Power and Erwin Fenis run week of workshops leading to a performance in this remote Aboriginal Community.

A commission by the Northern Territory Government to create the Main Act of the Opening Ceremony for this international sports event.

What does it means to be a true Territorian? And how long does it take?

A meeting between Miss Olive Pink, once labelled “the fiercest white woman in captivity” and the Aboriginal Warlpiri people of the Tanami Desert.

Miss Olive Muriel Pink, once labelled “the fiercest white woman in captivity”.

A collaboration with Tasmania’s Stompin Youth Dance Company creating a new work and seven ceremonies for Aboriginal community across the island.

Outside the Camp is a work of fiction based on stories of Indigenous and Non-indigenous people’s experience of Channel Island Leprosarium.

A celebration of youth, dance and place. Layering the journey from childhood to adulthood with that of travelling between one culture and another.

A community arts project, bringing together youth from different cultural backgrounds to celebrate cultural identities, explore ways of understanding difference and promote racial tolerance.

Working in the Aboriginal community of Nguiu, Tiwi Islands, Indigenous dancers welcome the arrival of the Olympic Flame.

A reflection on three life journeys; Purukupali the creator of Tiwi culture, the Virgin Mary of Christianity and Siddhartha, the Buddha.

Stanley Stanislaus, training with the National Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Association.

Kukanarri describes celebrations when the whole community comes together This performance dealt with the issues identified by Nguiu community that caused the high youth suicide rate.

We carry our light inside, shining on those around us. A community responds to issues surrounding HIV/AIDS.

A gutsy evening of entertainment: featuring dancers, music, and four wheel drives. A journey into the heart of the Territory.

Touring a distinctive slice of Territory life in a compelling three-piece performance.

Dorethea Randall– Aboriginal Dancer and Choreographer in residence.

A multimedia work, blending movement, images and spoken word: The affect remote Aboriginal communities may have on European people.

Indigenous Dancer/choreographer in-Residence
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Dorethea Randall – Aboriginal Dancer and Choreographer in residence.

From Little Things Big Things Grow
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Yipirinya Kids Perform. Time passes and the seeds become trees. Echidnas, eagles, goannas, waterholes, airplanes and Michael Jackson.

Produced by Corrugated Iron Youth Theatre, adaptation of Mordicia Gerstein’s The Mountain of Tibet.

Tracks artists working with Corrugated Iron Youth Theatre. Particular focus on a play written by Selma Sampson Nampijinpa from the community of Lajamanu, The Girl Who Was Taken Away from Her Family.

Tim Newth in the Aboriginal community of Lajamanu. Murals and the creation of large banners.

Founding Directors of Tracks, worked on this Corrugated Iron Youth Theatre. First contact with the Warlpiri people of Lajamanu.