Indigenous artists challenge dance sector over lack of representation

Participants at the National Dance Forum challenged the sector over its failure to adequately support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture.

23 Mar 2015 12:00

Richard Watts

Performing Arts

Vicki Van Hout’s Long Grass was the only Indigenous work presented as part of Dance Massive 2015. Photo by Heidrun Löhr.

Indigenous participants at the recent National Dance Forum challenged the sector over its lack of engagement with and support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists.

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Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts