Ronaldo Guivarra

Ronaldo Guivarra is one of Descendance’s leading song persons; he received training by one of the company’s cultural heads, the late great Yidinji and Kandu song women Imelda Willis. Ronaldo has heritages from both Aboriginal (Waanji Tribe) and The Torres Strait Islands (Paibri Tribe), he is one of Australia’s most experienced indigenous performers in both Mainland and Islander culture. Ronaldo has also been the operations manger of the Descendance residency in Alice Springs on and off since 2003, helping win Descendance a Brolga award in Tourism in 2003. Ronaldo’s strong voice covers all styles of songs in both contemporary and traditional fields; he was also the lead singer on The Descendance CD “Creation” released in 2008.

RESUME WITH DESCENDANCE AND JOSE CALARCO

*2012

Vietnam Tour Hue, Danang, Ho Chi Minh.

*2012

Aboriginal Business Awards Sydney Town Hall.

*2012

Hawaii Tour Honolulu Festival.

*2011

Sparks Festival, workshops and performances with people with disabilities.

*2011

Aboriginal Deadly Awards Sydney Opera House performance.

*2011

Tour of Moscow Russia, Australia Promotions and Performances.

*2011

Tour of Hawaii Honolulu Festival.

*2011

Tour of Qatar for The Asian Football Cup.

*2010

Tour of Serbia and Italy, performing at two of Europe’s prestige festivals: The Guca Festival (Serbia) and Natibongo Festival (North-West Italy).

*2010

Tour of Mauritius & Seychelles with The Australian Film Festival.

*2009

Tour of South Italy Descendance for Ghironda Festival.

*2009

Tour of Abu Dhabi for 7 weeks with Descendance for World Festival

*2009

Tour of London with Descendance for Toast Festival and Lords performances.

*2009

Fusion with Dein Perry from Tap Dogs Parliament House Canberra

*2009

Tour of Trinidad Red Earth Festival

*2009

Hawaii tour, Honolulu Festival, Schools, Palace Theatre Hilo

*2009

Tour of Rome to promote the film Australia by Baz Lurhman.

*2008.

The Aboriginal Deadly Awards Sydney Opera House 2008

*2008

Bulgaria & Netherlands tour 7 weeks through Europe, Descendance.

*2008

Manager of Descendance Show Heavitree Resort Alice Springs.

*2008

New Zealand Tour through Tourism Australia.

*2008.

Beijing Olympic Torch Relay performance Canberra

*2008.

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

*2008

Australia Week Vancouver for Tourism Australia.

*2008

Canberra Multi-Cultural festival (headline)

*2008

Tour of Croatia & Serbia to promote Australia Week.

*2008

Palm Island performances cultural teachings.

*1996-2012

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.

*2007

Tour of Spain Barcelona for Spanish Event Company Jolibud

*2005-2004

Epcot Centre Disneyworld Florida USA, Six week season of traditional dancing at the 10th World food and wine festival.

*2005

Thuringowa Festival North Queensland, Descendance presents a twenty piece dance ensemble which covers all three indigenous styles, traditional mainland, Torres Strait islander and contemporary.

*2005

Tours Hungary with Descendance performing in the major summer festivals over one month, including Europe’s biggest festival Sziget, and performances in Vienna, the tour included many major TV appearances.

*2005-2004

Descendance produce The Sydney Indigenous festival, Riverside Theatre, Mainland, Torres Straight, and fusion show Flamenco Dreaming.

*2005

Descendance production of The Land The Sea, staged in Alice Springs , working with some of the cast of the film Whale Rider, including lead actor Rawiri Parente , performance workshops for indigenous musical combining Aboriginal and Maori cultures.

*2005

Descendance in Russia, Aus-trade completed over 20 major events including opening the great Moscow Circus, performing at the Bolshoi Theatre.

*2005

Descendance in New Zealand, this tour was sponsored by Air New Zealand, Descendance performed at The Oz Talk conference at Auckland Showground.

*2005

Descendance in Hawaii, The Honolulu Festival, TV, and Radio.

*2005

Descendance tour of the East Coast of Australia, from Brisbane through to Murwillumbah, Byron Bay and Bangalow.

*2005

Descendance at the Dome Olympic Park, leads a 30 piece dance ensemble to perform at some of the biggest corporate events ever held in Sydney for Amway China, nine shows.

*2004

Open Virgin Atlantic Airlines, Richard Branson owner of Virgin chooses Descendance to open his International Airlines.

*2004

Descendance wins the First Cultural style Olympics in Seoul Korea at The World Culture Open sponsored by UNESCO.

*2002

Choreographer for the Crocodile Eisteddfod in the Cape York Peninsula.

*2000

The artist in residence at The Art Gallery of NSW.

*2000

Performed at 40 Olympic Games Events with Descendance in Sydney as lead singer.