Celebrate 30 years of the Bangarra Dance Theatre

Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra

8.0 2021 1h 35mM

Documentary

Taking us through Bangarra Dance Theatre’s spectacular growth, we follow the story of how three young Aboriginal brothers — Stephen, David and Russell Page — turned the newly born dance group into a First Nations cultural powerhouse.

Directed by Nel Minchin

VISUAL ARCHIVE

Selected stills from the film

Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra still 1

CAST

The people behind the story

Stephen PageHimself

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David PageHimself (archival footage)

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Russell PageHimself (archival footage)

Hunter Page-LochardHimself

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Djakapurra MunyarryunHimself

CURATED SCREEN

Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra

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