Name: Garabari By Joel Bray Dance
Start: 2026-02-27T19:30:00+09:30
End: 2026-02-27T20:50:00+09:30
Location: 93 Mitchell Street, Darwin, NT, Australia, Northern Territory 0800

Garrmalang presents
Garabari by Joel Bray Dance
Produced by BlakDance
Garabari is a participatory dance gathering created with Elders and community leaders to share a creation story of water, land and the making of a river. The theatre becomes a shared dance floor where a pulsing techno beat blends with Wiradjuri song. Audiences are invited to join in through call and response and simple movement, gaining a direct sense of what a corroboree feels like today.
Costumes by Denni Francisco (Ngali), music by Byron Scullin and lighting by Katie Sfetkidis create an atmosphere that is both warm and energetic. First Nations peoples have long used dance and story to pass on knowledge and bring people together. Garabari continues this practice for our time, showing how ancient stories and language stay alive and relevant.
Developed through long term collaboration with Elders and community, the work includes their songs, designs and stories in a gathering that is both rooted in tradition and alive in the present. Garabari invites everyone onto the dance floor to experience culture as a living connection between people and Country.
'An enlivening experience that celebrates our earth, our first peoples and everyone else in the freest way imaginable' LIMELIGHT MAGAZINE
Performance warning
Suitable for all ages
Access
This is a roving performance with moments of invited participation. The audience will move through the performance space, including occasional procession to different levels. Seating will be available for those who require. If you’re like to discuss your access requirements please contact Box Office on 08 8980 3333.
Community/Mob Tix
AANT Centre is committed to working closely with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to celebrate and elevate First Nations culture, and increase accessibility and participation in the arts. All Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people can access a limited number of reserved Community/Mob tickets for this event.