Tracks Co-Artistic Directors joined with Jerril Rechter, Artistic Director, Stompin’ Youth Dance Company and 50 of that company’s dancers to produce Placement for the 10 Years on the Island Festival.

The project draws upon PLACE as known though traditional travelling paths of the Tasmanian Aboriginal people which mark out the Aboriginal "countries", PLACE as defined by contemporary Tasmanian youth and PEOPLE as defined by birth as being Aboriginal.

Members of the artistic team and youth in each country (as defined by traditional travelling paths) were taught the construction of traditional pyres with an Aboriginal elder, Cheryl Wheatley and Tim Newth. Each of the ceremonies involved the act of lighting fire as a symbolic action of invitation to come onto Aboriginal land, which is traditionally carried out by the visitor.

The final event at Coles Bay included Tasmanian gourmet food and wine stalls and was performed with young people from the nine Aboriginal "countries", members of Stompin’ Youth Dance Co, and people from the Devonport community.

To link to Stompin' Youth Dance Co website CLICK HERE