Brown’s Mart Theatre, Darwin City

March 26, 1995

As part of the Brown’s Mart Community Arts monthly Mixtures at the Mart, (a chance for people to get up and give it a go), Tracks Dance Collective took over the evening to showcase some of Darwin’s up and coming dancers and events. Tracks is always looking for ways to lift up the dance community and to provide performance experiences that may not generally exist anywhere else.

Described as “an evening of dance with a difference”, OPEN HOUSE is an opportunity to see at close range works-in-progress by various local dance-based groups. 

The programme was developed to allow works that had not yet been completed to get a try out in front of an audience. An invitation was sent widely to all dance groups asking them if they wanted to participate. The end result was an eclectic evening of many styles

The diversity of the groups reflects the multi-cultural nature of Darwin and the range of dance styles being developed here in Darwin. 

Scenario

Boundaries and Beyond – Tracks Dance Collective
Anja Tait – Musician in Residence
Karyn Sasella - Writer in Residence
Berenice Franklin
Sarah Calver
David McMicken

Adult Darwin Dance Mob – Work in Progress
With Anya Tait, Karen Sassella, Robert McDonough, and four others

Dorethea Randall
Dances from Yirrkala
Glo Worms indigenous children’s dance group- 8 performers - Butterfly and Emu dances

Andrea Kankoon - 9 year old Thai classical dancer. Expressing love of a woman to a man

Adult Dance Mob - Afro Dance

Corrugated Iron Youth Theatre - Hands of Youth

Sauna Ricardo - Dance 2000 - Junior Girls
I Like to Move It
Cats
We Don’t Wanna Grow Up

Casuarina Secondary College - Boy From New York City (with Benhur Helwend)

Interval

Elcho Island Dancers

Dance 2000 Seniors Group

Grey Panthers: Achy Breaky Heart

Desak Putu Warti - Tunas Mekar

Dance Times Studio

Michael Jackson Tribute - Paul

Kulay Lupa - Filipino Cultural Group (The Colour of Earth)

Tracks Dance Collective 1995

Co-Artistic Directors: Sarah Calver, David McMicken, Tim Newth
[Under Brown's Mart Community Arts – Executive Officer Ken Conway]