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Hawaii Tour Honolulu Festival.
Descendance Tour of Qatar for the Asian Football Cup.
Descendance, Corporate, Tourism, Conventions.
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Dance Theatre
RESUME WITH DESCENDANCE AND JOSE CALARCO
Hawaii Tour Honolulu Festival.
Descendance Tour of Qatar for the Asian Football Cup.
Descendance, Corporate, Tourism, Conventions.
Les Daniel is one of the true veteran performers in indigenous dance in Australia today; he has a Torres Strait background mixed with Aboriginal bloodline. Les has connections from many of the islands in the Torres Strait including Murray & Darnley Islands from his mother’s side, and Yam Island from his Father’s side, with bloodlines to Aboriginal owned islands like Frazer and Thursday Islands. Les graduated in 1993 with NAISDA and was an original member & founder of the Ngaru Aboriginal & Islander Dance Company (now Descendance) in 1993. Les is a versatile performer covering dance, song, and instrument in both Torres Strait Island and Aboriginal culture. Les has also worked in many contemporary cross cultural projects such as Flamenco Dreaming and To India with Love, Les was nominated at the 2006 Deadly Awards in the best dancer category.
RESUME WITH DESCENDANCE AND JOSE CALARCO
Aboriginal Business Awards Sydney Town Hall.
Tribal Warrior Sydney Cruises cultural performances.
Descendance/Ngaru in (Sydney/Australia): completing Corporate work, International Conventions, Schools, Community Work, Radio Work, Festivals, Jails, Cruise Liners, Workshops, Galleries, Theatre, Museums, Expos, TV, Political Events, Recording, Humanitarian projects for UNESCO and assignments for The Australian Government.
Nominated for a Deadly Award Sept 2006 Opera House.
Germany and France Tour (June) Two major World Events first The Soccer World cup, followed by The International Indigenous Forum in Pau (South of France).
Tours New Zealand , for Australia Week, (Mar) performances in Wellington and Auckland co coordinated by Tourism Australia.
Artist in residence at Disney World Florida for 6 weeks with Descendance at the International Food and Wine fair at The Epcot Centre Descendance wins best show for the annual event 2004-2005.
Descendance in New Zealand, this tour was sponsored by Air New Zealand, Descendance performed at The Oz Talk conference at Auckland Showground and performed for the traditional land owners of Auckland, the Ngati Whatua Ki Orakei.
Descendance in Russia (May) Aus-trade completed over 20 major events including opening the great Moscow Circus, performing at the Bolshoi Theatre.
Descendance at The Dreaming Festival Woodford (July) the Inaugural three day festival of the countries leading indigenous acts. Descendance Torres Strait providing one of the Festivals highlights.
Descendance wins the First Cultural style Olympics in Seoul Korea (Sep) at The World Culture Open sponsored by UNESCO.
Tours London with Descendance for the International Travel Expo representing Aboriginal Tourism Australia.
Hungary Tour Descendance, his performed at 35 major festivals, and made 8 major TV appearances and was the team leader for the tour.
Sydney Dreaming” The Rhoda Roberts epic indigenous showcase.
With Descendance at The Rugby Union World Cup opening ceremony, Olympic Stadium with an estimated TV audience of one billion persons.
Tour of Italy with Red Centre dreaming show, promoting Descendance Alice Springs residency.
Artist in residency at The NSW Art Gallery.
Was part of Naroo Dance Companies tour of Taiwan, China and Japan,with Aboriginal legends Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter, over 30 performances.
“To India with Love” Reuben is part of the indigenous tribute to India at Sydney’s Town Hall, the concert was held for the 50th anniversary of India’s liberation from British sovereignty, the show also explored fusion work in dance and music with other traditional cultures, the show was presented Jose Calarco , Air India, and the Government of India.
Japan tour with Ngaru Dance Company.
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Corporate Events Descendance Sydney.
Aboriginal Deadly Awards Opera House Sydney Performance with Descendance.
Artist in residence Descendance Australian Museum Sydney.
Masepah is one of Australia’s most experienced traditional Torres Strait Islander and
Aboriginal Dancers; he graduated from NAISDA, the National Aboriginal Dance
Academy in 1996, Masepah is a Malu Kiai – Boigu Islander, From the Koedal-Augudhalaige clan, the Crocodile is his totem. He is one of the original Members of the Ngaru Dance Company Sydney’s first professional independent indigenous dance troupe formed in 1993, he has danced for over 20 years nationally and internationally.
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Descendance Vietnam Tour, Hue, Danang, Ho Chi Minh.
Descendance Aboriginal Business Awards Sydney Town Hall.
Descendance Hawaii Tour Honolulu Festival.
Descendance Tour of Moscow promote Australia Week Performances and Media.
Descendance Tour of Hawaii Honolulu Festival.
Descendance Tour of Qatar for the Asian Soccer Cup.
Descendance: Tour of Serbia and Italy, performing at two of Europe’s prestige festivals: The Guca Festival (Serbia) and Natibongo Festival (North-West Italy).
Zenadh Kes Mari Dance Group: Coordinator and performer for the group, Performed at schools and for Government agencies.
Beizam Koedal TSI Dance Troupe: performed in Canberra at schools, performances for the Governor General, Government agencies, and at the Melbourne Yarra Festival.
Taigai Zugubau TSI Dance Troupe: performed at the Sunshine Coast Dreaming Festival and Woodford Festival.
Gerib Sik TSI Dance Troupe: performed in Canberra for schools and Government agencies.
Ngaru: performed in “Gammon Ol Yarns” at Bondi Pavilion a traditional and contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Dance Theatre show.
Ngaru: Tour of Japan.
Ngaru: performances in Sydney, Corporate work, Conventions, Schools, Community Work, Radio Work, Festivals, Jails, Cruise Liners, Workshops, Galleries, Theatre, Museums, Expos, Recording and assignments for The Australian Government.
Boigu Dance Team: performed at family gatherings, weddings, Tombstone opening, schools and for Government agencies
Glenda was born on Thursday Island in the Torres Strait in far North Queensland; she is a descendant of the Dhoeybaw and Sui Baidham clan from Saibai Island. Glenda graduated from NAISDA Dance College in 1991 completing her three year diploma in dance, during this time she performed and toured nationally in the NAISA productions “Kayan Walu”, “Djumba Woman” and “Reflections”. Glenda has since worked in Australia’s leading indigenous dance troupes including Bangarra, Descendance, AIDT and Naroo, and has toured in numerous productions nationally and internationally.
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Aboriginal Deadly Awards Opera House performance.
Forming her own group as lead dancer and choreographer for “Urban Zennadth Kes Torres Strait Islander Dance Group”.
Descendance/Ngaru in (Sydney/Australia): completing Corporate work, International Conventions, Schools, Community Work, Radio Work, Festivals, Jails, Cruise Liners, Workshops, Galleries, Theatres, Museums, Expos, TV, Political Events, Recording, Humanitarian projects for UNESCO and assignments for The Australian Government.
Freelance works throughout Melbourne, Perth and Cairns, performed with Jeffery Waia and Malu Sibui Dance Group from Boigu and Dauan Islands in the Torres Strait.
Glenda graduated from UWS Nepean with a BA in Performing Arts.
Performed for “Urban Tribal Bricoladge” and the AIDT Cultural Ensemble performing in the production of ‘Drums of Mer”.
Bangarra Dance Theatre “Praying Mantis Dreaming”, “Ninni”, “Ochres” toured nationally to WA, the Northern Territory, Cairns, NSW and internationally in Los Angeles, New York and London.
Glenda along with Sean Choolburra formed Sydney’s first independent international indigenous dance group Ngaru Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Dance Company.
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Corporate performances Descendance.
Aboriginal Deadly Awards Sydney Opera House Performance Descendance.
Xing-Yee along with her sister Majeda are the youngest members of Descendance, although still only children are accomplished performers with vast experience. The sisters have an interesting mixture of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and black American heritage, their mother Taryn Laleen is affiliated with the Aboriginal tribes, (Yidinji, Cairns), (Wuthathi, Shelbourne Bay) and the (Ku Ku Yalangi, Mossman), while their Torres Strait roots come from Moa, Darnley, and Yam Islands all in Queensland, their father Samuel Beatty has a black American background and is also involved in music and dance. The sisters lived and worked in the USA for two years with their parent’s performing in cultural workshops, schools, colleges, festivals, Pow Wows, across the USA from east coast to west coast, in 2006 they toured New York City with Descendance, today they perform in schools with their family, and have already begun doing corporate shows and other international events with Descendance.
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Corporate Events, Conventions, Cruise liners, Descendance.
Australia school performances. NGM management
The Aboriginal Deadly Awards Sydney Opera House 2008
Gay & lesbian Mardi Gras
Pow Wows: Mohegan Wigwam Festival (Connecticut) Shinnecock Tribe (New York) Thunderbird, Inter-tribal (Florida).
Festivals: Australian Festival in Nashville, African Marketplace Festival in Los Angeles, Aussie Fest in Kentucky, bowling green International Festival in Kentucky, Pilipino Festival in Los Angeles, Austra-USA Cultural Day in Los Angeles Naidoc performance for the Australian Consulate in Los Angeles
People’s Poetry Gathering – “The Stones of Civilization” – UN Headquarters in New York City
Tours New York performing with Descendance.
RESUME WITH DESCENDANCE AND JOSE CALARCO
Aboriginal Deadly Awards Opera House Sydney performance.
The Aboriginal Deadly Awards Sydney Opera House 2008
Corporate work, International Conventions, Schools, Community Work, Radio Work, Festivals, Jails, TV appearances, Cruise Liners, Universities, Workshops, Galleries, Museums, Expos, Theatre, Political Events and assignments for The Australian Government with Descendance.
Performance for Governor General of Australia Canberra House.
Sydney Indigenous Arts Festival Riverside Theatre Parramatta.
Residency in Alice Springs for Descendance performing nightly shows.