Bangarra Dance Theatre | Horizon

There is a place between sea and sky, a sacred realm, where the sun rises and falls and the light is new.

From two of the world’s great First Nations comes a new work: Horizon. Some call it a feeling, some call it the mother spirit. It’s the place where sea meets sky, the horizon we all look to, the compass that guides us home.

In our first mainstage cross-cultural collaboration, leading Māori choreographer and Arts Laureate Moss Te Ururangi Patterson joins beloved Bangarra alumna Deborah Brown. Together, they guide our award-winning ensemble in stories that honour their mother countries and the spirit that calls them home.

Brown is a proud descendent of the Wakaid Clan and Meriam people in the Torres Strait, and has heritage from far across the seas in Scotland. She carries strength and resilience from her ancestors. Patterson, born near Lake Taupō, is a proud mokopuna (grandson) of the Ngāti Tūwharetoa tribe, and describes his sense of home as something alive, a fire inside, that he carries like a beating heart.

To open the work, Saibailayg (Saibai Islander) Sani Townson expands his acclaimed work Kulka, which debuted in Dance Clan in 2023, to make a thrilling opening piece, paying homage to Sani’s grandfather and his Torres Strait heritage.

Come explore the cultural forces that bind us together, across oceans and eons. Experience the resilience of the First Peoples of the Oceania region, which extends across the continent now known as Australia, the Torres Strait Islands and Aotearoa, our southern neighbour.

Horizon is a double bill opening with Kulka by Bangarra alum Sani Townson, followed by the primary piece, The Light Inside, choreographed by Bangarra alum Deborah Brown and Māori choreographer and Arts Laureate Moss Te Ururangi Patterson.

Meet the Creative Team

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Price

Price Guide

When

Fri 14 Aug 2026

Venue Opens

6.30pm

Doors open

Show time

7.30pm

Interval

Duration

90 minutes

Supporting Act(s)

Rating

PG - Parental Guidance

Seating

Reserved

Food

Bar Snacks & Light Bites

Bar

Full Bar & Barista Coffee

Companion Card

Yes, click for more info

Ticket Collection

The Box Office opens at the advertised Venue Opens time for ticket collection and enquiries.

Seating Plan

Seating Plan

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Warnings:
Please note that this production contains elevated sound levels, flashing lights, haze, smoke effects and voices of Tangata whenua, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have passed.

Audio Described Performance
12 listening packs are available for people with vision impairment or other sensory disabilities, offering an English audio description of Horizon through a free headset collected at Box Office before the show. Listening packs can be arranged by phoning Ticketlink on 1300 855 835 Mon to Fri between 9am and 5pm.
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