Carly Sheppard unites with Alisdair Macindoe for The Shepherds at the Australian Dance Biennale
Choreographers Carly Sheppard and Alisdair Macindoe have collaborated on a new dance work titled 'The Shepherds' for the Australian Dance Biennale. The piece explores themes of colonial identity, personal trauma, and the biblical symbolism of shepherding.
Why it matters
The work highlights contemporary artistic explorations of Indigenous identity and the complex legacy of settler colonialism in Australia.
Dancer and choreographer Carly Sheppard joined forces with Alisdair Macindoe to create the "made-up magical land" of The Shepherds. ( Supplied: Tiffany Garvie )
The article provides a balanced profile of the artists and their creative motivations without taking a political stance.
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