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Lillian Crombie is a proud woman from the Pitjintara/Yungkuntjara Nation. Lillian is one of Australia's leading actors and studied acting, dance, and drama at the Port Pirie Ballet School, NIDA, NAISDA, the Eora Centre and the Alvin Ailey Amercian Dance Theatre, New York.
Damian Smith is a Wanaruah man from Newcastle. An internationally celebrated ballet dancer, has appeared in some of the most beloved and well-known productions, from Romeo & Juliet and West Side Story to Giselle and Firebird. He joined the San Fransisco Ballet in 1996 and has been a principal dancer since 2001.
Ella Havelka is a descendant of the Wiradjuri people. She graduated from the Australian Ballet School in 2007, joining Bangarra Dance Theatre in 2009. She joined the Australian Ballet in 2013
Marilyn Miller is of the Kukuyalanji/Wanyi people of Queensland. Marilyn was the sole female co-founder, Dancer/Choreographer of Australia's first Indigenous mainstream Company, Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre and the founder of BlakDance.
David McAllister was born is Perth, joined the Australian Ballet in 1983 and was promoted to principal assistant in 1989. He took over as Artistic Director in 2001.
Panel: Aboriginal Ballet Dancers of Australia, Now and Then, Our Forgotten Heroes
When: 7 May 2017, 6:30pm - 8pm
Where: Melbourne City Town Hall
Co-Hosts: Marilyn Miller and David McAllister
Speakers: Mary Miller, Noel Tovey, Roslyn Watson, Lillian Crombie, Damien Smith, Ella Havelka, and Evie Ferris