Clancestry - A Celebration of Country 2014

Clancestry - A Celebration of Country is an annual festival hosted by the Queensland Performing Arts Centre, celebrating the arts and cultural practices of the world's First Nations Peoples with a particular focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. In 2014, the festival was presented between 18 February - 23 February

Clancestry Opening Event (2014-02-21) by Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC)Queensland Performing Arts Centre

The Hon. Ian Walker MP, Minister for Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts, meeting with Nunukul Yuggera dancers before their performance at Clancestry.

Clancestry Opening Event - Aunty Maroochy Barambah waiting side stageQueensland Performing Arts Centre

Aunty Maroochy Barambah waiting side stage before beginning her Welcome to Country

Clancestry Opening Event - Crowd in attendanceQueensland Performing Arts Centre

The crowd in attendance for the Opening Event of Clancestry - A Celebration of Country

Clancestry Opening Event - Aunty Maroochy Barambah's Welcome to Country, From the collection of: Queensland Performing Arts Centre
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Aunty Maroochy Barambah, a representative from the Toorbul Nation, performing a Welcome to Country during the Opening Event.

Clancestry 2014 opening Nunukul Yuggera Dance Group (2014-02-21) by Photography by Mick RichardsQueensland Performing Arts Centre

Nunukul Yuggera Aboriginal Dancers on stage during the Opening Event of Clancestry - A Celebration of Country

Clancestry Performance - Malu Kiai Mura Buai (2014-02-21) by Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC)Queensland Performing Arts Centre

Malu Kiai dancers from the Torres Strait Islands, featuring crowd favourite little Zakius dancing up a storm at the Opening Event of Clancestry - A Celebration of Country.

Clancestry 2014 Opening Event - Malu Kiai Mura Buai (2014-02-21) by Photography by Mick RichardsQueensland Performing Arts Centre

Malu Kiai Mura Buai on stage performing during the Opening Event of Clancestry - A Celebration of Country

Clancestry Opening Event - Malu Kiai Mura Buai performingQueensland Performing Arts Centre

Zakius Matthew from Malu Kiai Mura Buai performing during the Opening Event for Clancestry - A Celebration of Country

Clancestry Opening Event - Dancers from the Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts (2014-02-21) by Queensland Performing Arts Centre and Rhoda RobertsQueensland Performing Arts Centre

Dancers from the Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts performing a contemporary dance piece inspired by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture.

Clancestry 2014 Opening Event ACPA (2014-02-21) by Photography by Mick RichardsQueensland Performing Arts Centre

Dancers from the Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts performing a contemporary dance piece inspired by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture.

Clancestry Opening Event - Dancers from the Aboriginal Centre for the Performing ArtsQueensland Performing Arts Centre

Dancers from the Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts performing a contemporary dance piece inspired by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture.

Clancestry 2014 opening night concert (2014-02-21) by Photography by Mick RichardsQueensland Performing Arts Centre

Song Circle - Yarns in Song, a collaborative concert featuring reputable Country Music artists (from left to right) Troy Cassar-Daley, Archie Roach, Warren H. Williams and Shane Howard

Clancestry - Tiga Bayles from 98.9fm interviewing Rhoda RobertsQueensland Performing Arts Centre

Tiga Bayles from 98.9fm interviewing Opening Event Curator, Rhoda Roberts

Clancestry 2014 Opening Event Rehearsal - Malu Kiai Mura Buai (2014-02-21) by Photography by Mick RichardsQueensland Performing Arts Centre

Malu Kiai Mura Buai on stage rehearsing for the Opening Event of Clancestry - A Celebration of Country 2014

Clancestry 2014 Song Circle Concert (2014-02-21) by Photography by Mick RichardsQueensland Performing Arts Centre

An audience member taking a picture of the Song Circle - Yarns in Song concert

Clancestry Media Call - Warren H WilliamsQueensland Performing Arts Centre

Warren H. Williams performing for the media at the Media Call during the morning of Friday 21 February

Clancestry Media Call - Song Circle performers Warren H. Williams, Archie Roach, Shane Howard and Troy Cassar-DaleyQueensland Performing Arts Centre

(from L to R) Warren H. Williams, Archie Roach, Shane Howard and Troy Cassar-Daley during the Clancestry Media Call

Clancestry - Zogo Tudi dancer headdressQueensland Performing Arts Centre

Clancestry Media Call - Urab and Zogo Tudi DancersQueensland Performing Arts Centre

Dancers and singers from Urab and Zogo Tudi travelled from the Torres Strait Islands to perform during Clancestry - A Celebration of Country 2014

Clancestry Media Call - Urab DancersQueensland Performing Arts Centre

Urab Dancers from the Torres Strait Islands

Clancestry Media Call - Zogo Tudi dancer, From the collection of: Queensland Performing Arts Centre
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A dancer from Zogo Tudi performing during the Clancestry Media Call

Clancestry Conversation Series - Conversation 1 panelQueensland Performing Arts Centre

Clancestry - A Celebration of Country Conversation Series

Clancestry Conversation Series - Uncle Graham Brady, From the collection of: Queensland Performing Arts Centre
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"Big Story, Little Story" - A chance for a panel of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to reflect on large national narratives that on impacted them individually. (Pictured - Uncle Graham Brady)

Clancestry Conversation Series - Wesley Enoch and Dr. Chelsea BondQueensland Performing Arts Centre

Wesley Enoch, Chair of the Clancestry Conversation "Big Story, Little Story" and Dr. Chelsea Bond, the curator of the Clancestry Conversation Series for 2014.

Clancestry Pathways Concert - Kelsey Strasek-Barker & Bernard Fanning (2014-02-22) by Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC)Queensland Performing Arts Centre

Clancestry Pathways Concert

Kelsey Strasek-Barker and Bernard Fanning playing in the Clancestry Pathways concert on the cultural forecourt in Brisbane

Clancestry Pathways Concert - John Phillips and Bernard Fanning (2014-02-22) by Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC)Queensland Performing Arts Centre

John Phillips performing his original song during the Clancestry Pathways concert with Bernard Fanning accompanying him on stage

Clancestry Media Call - Kelsey Strasek-Barker and Bernard FanningQueensland Performing Arts Centre

Clancestry Pathways Participant Kelsey Strasek-Barker with mentor Bernard Fanning prior to the concert

Clancestry Pathways Concert (2014-02-22) by Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC)Queensland Performing Arts Centre

Clancestry Pathways mentoring program participants performing at the live concert on Saturday at Clancestry Festival.

Clancestry Closing Ceremony: Yawar - A Gathering (2014-02-23) by Fred Leone and Queensland Performing Arts CentreQueensland Performing Arts Centre

Yawar - A Gathering

Clancestry Curator - Fred Leone, From the collection of: Queensland Performing Arts Centre
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Clancestry Closing Ceremony: Yawar - A Gathering (2014-02-23) by Fred Leone and Queensland Performing Arts Centre;Queensland Performing Arts Centre

Badjtala Dancers approaching the Nunukul Yuggera Dancers with a message stick, a traditional method of communication often used between groups who didn't speak each other's language.

The message stick symbolises that the visiting group comes with no malicious intentions.

Clancestry Closing Ceremony: Yawar - A Gathering (2014-02-23) by Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) and Fred LeoneQueensland Performing Arts Centre

The crowd in attendance for Yawar - A Gathering

Clancestry Closing Ceremony: Yawar - A Gathering (2014-02-23) by Queensland Performing Arts Centre and Fred LeoneQueensland Performing Arts Centre

Dancers from Mornington Island and Doomadgee performing together as part of Yawar - A Gathering

Clancestry Closing Ceremony: Yawar - A Gathering (2014-02-23) by Queensland Performing Arts Centre and Fred LeoneQueensland Performing Arts Centre

A dancer from Mornington Island performing with a Doomadgee Dancer

Clancestry Closing Ceremony: Yawar - A Gathering (2014-02-23) by Fred Leone and QPACQueensland Performing Arts Centre

For the finale, all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups that participated in Yawar - A Gathering performed together a well-known Aboriginal dance that symbolises both "Hello" and "Goodbye"

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