LISTEN NOW: No Space is Empty, Being Time
Time is interwoven into dance and movement; how we move is formed by time and invokes memory.
In Being Time, chorographers and dancers, Tammi Gissell, Julia Mageʼau and Beau Dean Riley Smith discuss movement as timefull and timeless.
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Artwork: Object No. 2024/115/1-2 ‘Ḏawurr’ by Gaypalani Wanambi, 2024
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DARUNGA - Meet Beau.
Beau Dean Riley Smith is a Wiradjuri and Gamillaraay man from Dubbo NSW, raised on Yuin Country in Culburra Beach and Nowra, now living on Gadigal land.
Beau is an award-winning dancer, choreographer and actor who performed with Bangarra Dance Theatre from 2013 – 2022 under the artistic direction of Stephen Page. He has performed in over 22 major productions as well as performing in films, SPEAR (Stephen Page) and Moving Targets (Tony Albert) and choreographed Miyagan from OUR land people stories – a work that Bangarra returned to Country as part of the 2018 regional tour and won a Helpmann Award for best regional touring program.
Beau’s performed the title role in Bennelong (2017) which he won a Helpmann Award for Best Male Dancer, an Australian Dance Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Dancer and was nominated for the Greenroom Award for Dance (Male Performer). In 2022, Beau made his musical theatre debut as Dave Daylight in The Sunshine Club by Queensland Theatre under Wesley Enoch’s direction. In 2023 Beau made his Sydney Theatre Company debut in The Visitors directed by Wesley Enoch and choreographed Gubba for New Breed Sydney Dance Company. In 2025 Beau danced in Manifest choreographed by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui for Strut Dance.
Beau’s passion for First Nations storytelling crosses artistic disciplines to bring to life the distinctive energy and nuanced quality central to cultural and contemporary Indigenous life.
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Sat 11 & Sun 12 October
9.30am-6pm
$10 Registration Fee for Mob
$200 for non-Indigenous participants - Special 50% discount ($100) for FORM Friends with the code: FRIEND50
IDEA’25 – What’s Yours?
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IDEA’25-DARUNGA
2-day First Nations intensive hosted and curated by Dharug artist Peta Strachan and Jannawi Dance Clan.
Sat 11 & Sun 12 OCT
Gathering some of Australia’s foremost First Nations artists, dancers, and cultural leaders, DARUNGA will provide a platform for cultural exchange, professional
development, and creative collaboration for local artists.
Throughout the weekend, participants will engage in skill-building workshops including Dharug dance and music, contemporary dance, Torres Strait Islander dance, cultural adornment making, and deep cultural discussions.
DARUNGA aims to foster cross-cultural exchange, ensure cultural continuity, and provide a space for growth and creativity within the local Indigenous and broader arts communities.
Workshops hosted by Peta Strachan, Beau Dean Riley Smith, Uncle Matthew Doyle, BlakDance w/ Marilyn Miller, Buia David, Shyamla Eswaran and more.
Open to Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists.
$10 registration for Mob $200 for non-Indigenous artists
Spaces are limited, so get in quick!
IDEA’25 - What’s Yours?
@jannawidanceclan@blakdance@formdanceprojects@cityofparramatta@creatensw@beaudrsmith@shyamla.e
#independentdanceexchangeaustralia #contemporarydance #dharug
#firstnationsartist #theatre #dance #idea #physicaltheatre #idea25 #sydneydances #workshop #dancewithus #playwithus #dancewithme #ourideawhatsyours?
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‘It’s amazing to be in a space with incredible Blak creatives, not just in front but BTS (behind the scenes) – all coming together to bring these important stories to the forefront and led by the incredible Nooky. It’s also nice to be in a creative space with Nooky as we were in the same year in high school together … bit of a full circle moment.’ — Beau Dean Riley Smith, dancer, choreographer and actor
Beau (Wiradjuri Gamillaraay) is an award-winning dancer, choreographer and actor who performed with Bangarra from 2013-2022 under the artistic direction of Stephen Page. His work features in the film We Rise, a film produced by Powerhouse in collaboration with Indigenous social enterprise, We Are Warriors for the annual Blak Powerhouse program
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