![]() ![]() “I’m always very impressed with what Brisbane Festival does.” “And that’s great because Queensland has such a strong First Nations culture,” he says. Riley reckons Brisbane Festival artistic director Louise Bezzina has a knack of working very well with First Nations peoples. I have fond memories of seeing some great shows there.” “And Brisbane Powerhouse is such a beautiful venue. “I moved to Brisbane to study and loved my time there,” Riley says. He spent some years working with the famed Bangarra Dance Theatre and travelled the world with them but still, he has a real soft spot for Brisbane. And he’s not just saying that … he loves the place and spent three years here studying his craft at QUT. Tracker premiered at the Sydney Festival earlier this year to great acclaim and Daniel Riley is particularly looking forward to bringing it to Brisbane. ![]() Those who have seen the show elsewhere already know what to expect but we can all be prepared to be surprised. I can’t wait to see what his collaboration with Riley produces. It features 2000 mini-sculptures of wings evoking birds in flight and it is quite spectacular. Visitors to Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art will recall seeing Jonathan Jones’ extraordinary work (Giran) which has been on display a couple of times. Playwright Ursula Yovich worked closely with Daniel Riley to create the piece and so did co-director Rachel Maza, composers James Henry and Gary Watling, visual artist Jonathan Jones, lighting designer Chloe Ogilvie, co-dramaturge Amy Sole and an all First Nations cast. The work weaves together dance, music and text and is brought to life by a team of celebrated First Nations creatives with Riley at the helm. He worked on numerous high-profile cases and forged a path between the colonial system and his own Wiradjuri lore. He was a Wiradjuri elder and tracker who served with the NSW Police for four decades. Riley’s Tracker, which will be presented in association with Ilbijerri Theatre Company, evokes an immensely powerful and personal story about Daniel Riley’s great-great uncle, Alec “Tracker” Riley. There is indeed and Brisbane Festival will feed that hunger with its biggest First Nations program yet. I’m happy that now there is a hunger for our stories.” ![]() “It’s just doing what we have always done and that’s how we have survived. ![]()
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