WA dance company recognised on national stage
WA Aboriginal arts organisation Marrugeku has been recognised for its significant contribution to the performing arts as a new entrant in the National Performing Arts Partnership (NPAP).
- Marrugeku announced as new WA entrant to National Performing Arts Partnership Framework.
- Inclusion acknowledges the dance organisation's contribution to the national performing arts landscape.
- Framework was negotiated at the national Meeting of Cultural Ministers.
Based in Broome, Marrugeku is dedicated to Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians working together to develop new dance languages.
Organisations in the NPAP are presenters and producers of large-scale work, are considerable employers and contributors to their local economies and have an important role to play in the development of audiences and artists.
The company has had significant reach both nationally and internationally by sharing its unique approach to contemporary dance.
The framework is funded by State Governments in partnership with the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts.
Other NPAP organisations include West Australian Ballet, West Australian Opera, Western Australian Symphony Orchestra and Black Swan State Theatre Company.