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Julia Mageʼau Gray
Julia Mageʼau Gray (born 1973) is a Dance, dancer, Choreography, choreographer and tattoo artist from Papua New Guinea, who is credited with revitalising women's tattoo traditions in communities from Papua New Guinea and Fiji. Biography Early life Mageʼau Gray was born in 1973 in the Mekeo language, Mekeo-speaking area of Central Province (Papua New Guinea), Central Province, Papua New Guinea. Her mother was Papuan and her father Australian. Career In 1997 in Adelaide she co-founded Sunameke, an arts performance company with Yolanda Gray, Katrina Sonter and Samantha Sonter. Her work as a dancer and choreographer is inspired by her Papua New Guinean heritage. She is known for her criticism of "Western" attempts to use one word for all the cultures of the southern Pacific Ocean, citing the wide variety of languages spoken and diversity of lived experiences. In 2014, she retrained as a tattoo artist, building on the interest she had acquired in Melanesian tattooing in her w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance
Dance is an The arts, art form, consisting of sequences of body movements with aesthetic and often Symbol, symbolic value, either improvised or purposefully selected. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire of movements or by its History of dance, historical period or List of ethnic, regional, and folk dances by origin, place of origin. Dance is typically performed with Music, musical accompaniment, and sometimes with the dancer simultaneously using a musical instrument themselves. Two common types of group dance are Concert dance, theatrical and Participation dance, participatory dance. Both types of dance may have special functions, whether social, ceremonial, Competitive dance, competitive, Erotic dance, erotic, War dance, martial, Sacred dance, sacred or Liturgical dance, liturgical. Dance is not solely restricted to performance, as dance is used as a form of exercise and occasionally training for other sports and activities. Dance perf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
