Muruwari man Matthew Doyle was a founding member of the Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre (AIDT) and subsequently worked with Bangarra as a Cultural Consultant and Songman on productions such as Bennelong (2017). As a musician, he has performed at events such as the opening and closing ceremonies of the Sydney Olympic Games, at the opening of the Musee du Quai Branly, Paris, and of the Australian pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2016. He is currently Cultural Advisor and 'Uncle in Residence' at NIDA.
Purchased with funds provided by the Annual Appeal 2024
© Tracey Moffatt
Courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney.
Join us for Essor, choreographed and performed by Australian Dance Party artist, Yolanda Lowatta, a Geidei woman from Iama, Zenadth Kes with Papua New Guinea and Fijian heritage.
On one level The Companion talks about the most famous and frontline Australians, but on another it tells us about ourselves.
In her self-portrait, Tracey Moffatt presents herself as her work.
