Spirit, dance and connection = Spirit, dance & connection

Australia, JUL 2009

Dancing is a way of life, culture and part of our identity. Haryne Uta, a young Torres Strait Islander, started dancing from a very young age. He tells of his journey to not taking it very seriously to realising, under the guidance of his elders, how crucial dancing is to Haryne’s spiritual awakening. The stories of the dance awoke in Haryne a sense of pride and connection to the spiritual world, people and the land.

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Credits

creator

Haryne Uta

producer

ACMI Digital Storytelling

production company

ACMI

Duration

00:03:21:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

JUL 2009

Appears in

Group of items

This is me : foundation for young Australians (July 2009) : Digital Storytelling project

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B2001907

Language

English

Audience classification

ACMI classified

Subject categories

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Dances

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Rites and ceremonies

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Youth

Aboriginal Australia → Torres Strait Islanders

Aboriginal Australia → Torres Strait Islanders - Land tenure

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Torres Strait Islanders

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Torres Strait Islands (Qld.)

Biographical

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art and dance

Digital Storytelling

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Spiritualism

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Spirituality

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Spiritualism

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Spirituality

Music & Performing Arts → Aboriginal Australians - Dances

Music & Performing Arts → Art and dance

Places → Torres Strait Islands (Qld.)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

DVCAM; Master

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy

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