Darwin Festival

Ngurru-milmarramiriw (Wrong Skin)

Elcho Island’s YouTube sensation, the Chooky Dancers, have transported their talents from the broken asphalt of the Galiwinku Saturday night disco, to major concert hall stages across Australia. Now, after  highly successful seasons in Adelaide and Melbourne they perform close to home before jetting to the Sydney Opera House. 

Created with multi-award winning theatre director Nigel Jamieson in collaboration with Gavin Robins, Joshua Bond and the Elders of Elcho Island, The Chooky Dancers fuse traditional culture, dance, film and humour with their cacophony of daily influences.

Ngurru-milmarramiriw (Wrong Skin) is Romeo and Juliet on Elcho Island – a modern-day story of  forbidden love in a community where the complex laws of 'skin' define relationships.
In memory of Frank.

"...a rich and wild ride with never a dull moment from go to whoa." Sun Herald

Date: 27 & 28 August
Time: 27 Aug: 11am* & 7.30pm, 28 Aug: 7.30pm
Duration: 1hr 20 mins
Venue: The Playhouse, Darwin Entertainment Centre
Book: 08 8980 3333
*Indicates designated school show

NT Curriculum Band: Band 4 and 5, Senior Drama Stage One and Two, Senior Dance Stage One and Two.
Suitable for: Middle School and Senior School Drama and Dance
Possible Areas for Study: Contemporary Theatre Practice, Epic Theatre, Self Devised Theatre, Cultural and Social Inclusion within Theatre, Indigenous Theatre, Community Theatre, Theatre as Therapy, Cultural Dance.

View full 2010 Schools Program

Produced by Performing Lines and assisted by the Australian Government’s Major Festivals Initiative managed by the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, in association with the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals, Adelaide Festival, Darwin Festival, Malthouse Melbourne and Sydney Opera House.

Proudly supported by the Performing Lines Foundation, the Keir Foundation, the Traditional Credit Union, Bundanon and Air North. Sponsored by Northern Territory Government.