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Sydney Dance Company and Bangarra announce program for Indigenous dancers

Sydney Dance Company and Bangarra Dance Theatre have announced a partnership in 2020 to provide training and support for two pre-professional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dancers.

Edan Porter, a descendant of the Gomeroi people, and Maddison Paluch, a Wiradjuri woman, will train with Sydney Dance Company’s 2020 Pre-Professional Year cohort. This unique training course will offer Porter and Paluch the opportunity to learn from leading Australian and international guest artists, explore a variety of movement philosophies, and further develop various dance techniques.

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