Barbra Adjei Drummond

Barbra Adjei-Drummond was born in Townsville North Queensland and was raised in Brisbane and Port Headland Western Australia. Barbra’s heritage includes Aboriginal, Malaysian, Samoan, and Torres Strait islander, her maternal Grandmother is from Mabuiag Island west of the Torres Strait belonging to the Wagadagam Tribe, with the Crocodile presented as their totem, while her maternal Grandfather is from the Yadhaigana tribe belonging to Shelburne Bay Cape York, and her father comes from the Ashanti tribe in Ghana Africa. Barbra graduated from the NAISDA dance college in 2004 with a diploma in dance. Barbra made a big impact as a freelance dancer and has worked for the leading indigenous Dance Companies, producers and Choreographers in Australia including Bangarra, Descendance, Rhoda Roberts, Raymond Blanco, Albert David, Bernadette Walong and Gail Mabo.

RESUME WITH DESCENDANCE AND JOSE CALARCO

*2010

Tour of Hawaii, Honolulu Festival, Maui Schools, Hilo Palace Theatre

*2008

The Aboriginal Deadly Awards Sydney Opera House 2008

*2008

Bulgaria (East Europe)Theatre Tour with Descendance

*2008

Flames in the Forest Port Douglas Cairns, Spectacular Indigenous performance in rainforest with Pyrotechnics, Laser lighting, and stage reveal

*2008

Tours Hawaii with Descendance for The Honolulu Festival and performances in Hilo (big island of Hawaii)

*2008

Choreographer for the indigenous section of The Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Parades 30th anniversary in Sydney, to an estimated audience of half a million people

*2006-2007

Tours with Bangarra, Australian regional, New Zealand, Japan and London

*2005

Gail Mabo “Kioki” Sydney

*2004

Bernadette Walong “Hidden Revealed” Sydney

*2004

Albert David “Island Rhythms” Sydney SBS Television

*2004

Raymond Blanco “Intentcity” Opera House

*2004

Garma Festival, North east Arnhem Land

*2004

Australian Round Table of Excellence Melbourne

*2003-2004

Dance Tracks Opera House

*2003

Rugby Union World Cup Olympic Stadium Sydney

*2002-2004

Deadly Vibes Aboriginal Awards, Sydney Opera House

*2001-2004

NAISDA End of year performances