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TAGGED: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dancers
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Working on The Never Never Land

In 1964 Kay Roberts directed The Never Never Land, a filmed version of the Elizabethan Theatre Trust’s Aboriginal Theatre, featuring 45 performers from the Tiwi I

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The Never Never Land: Fish Hunting Dance

This clip from The Never Never Land shows a fish hunting dance from Yirrkala.

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Nimbin Aquarius Festival – Pastor Don Brady and dancers

In 1973, the Aquarius Festival moved off campus to the Northern New South Wales town of Nimbin.

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Walkabout To Hollywood: dance

David Gulpilil visits the Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre in Redfern and teaches dance to young Aboriginal people.

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3 Dances Gulpilil

Three dances of traditional Aboriginal dance performed by David Gulpilil. Made by Film Australia in 1978. Directed by David Roberts.

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My Name is Gulpilil: trailer

This is a trailer for the 2021 documentary My Name is Gulpilil (Molly Reynolds, Australia) about David Gulpilil's extraordinary life and career.

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Rare footage of David Gulpilil dancing, 1979

This exquisite home movie featuring David Gulpilil, David Bylanadii (Blanasi) on didjeridu, dancer Dick Plummer, and songman Djoli 'Jolly Lajwong

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Storm Boy - dancing David Gulpilil portrait

Fingerbone Bill (David Gulpilil) dancing as he tells Storm Boy (Greg Rowe) a dreamtime story about the pelican. 

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Sydney Opera House: Welcome to Country

Gadigal Elder Allen Madden performs a 'Welcome to Country' at the Sydney Opera House for the Deadly Awards in 2008. The Deadlys (1994 – 2014) were the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

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Dead Heart Dance: Young Talent Time, 1988

This clip comes from a special episode of Young Talent Time featuring Aboriginal performers.