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Bangarra's Bennelong review " Aboriginal warrior's conflict portrayed in dramatic suspense by Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore

Sydney Opera HouseIt's a dance that hits hard, and offers a whirlwind tour of Bennelong's troubled life and deathIn 1793, the Aboriginal warrior Bennelong " taken to London to be shown off as a curiosity " performed a song in the upmarket Mayfair district. The music and vocals were notated down. Now, more than 200 years later, the melody of that historic, if fraught, moment is being performed again at the Sydney Oper…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48PM on June 30, 2017

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