2023 - Bush Medicine Magic by Peta Strachan

Movement

WORKING TITLE: Bush Medicine Magic

This dance is an abstract piece about the healing and comforting energy that radiates beams of light out of our healing stones rose quarts and Smokey quarts showing an aura also the power of healing removing darkness into light.

This dance is about all different elements that come together to make bush medicine magic native flowers and there nectar wattle bottlebrush banksias waratahs fire charcoal shells ochre gum leaves bark roots the power of mother earth's medicines when different elements come together what healing energy and medicine it makes.

Peta’s Story

Founded and directed by Peta Strachan in 2008, Jannawi dance clan is an Indigenous dance company encompassing modern urban and traditional Aboriginal dance styles with traditional music by song man Matthew Doyle singing in the Sydney languages. The name Jannawi means ‘with me, with you’ in the Darug language of NSW Jannawi has a passion and are dedicated to continue and revitalize Sydney’s language culture and stories. Jannawi dance clan’s work involves performing traditional ceremonies, welcome to country dances, contemporary dance, music festivals, community and corporate events, educational school shows and workshops for early childhood, primary, high school and teaching in communities. 

Led by Artistic Director Peta Strachan is a descendant of the Darug people, of the Boorooberongal clan of NSW. Peta is a professional dancer choreographer, teacher and costume maker with 34 years’ experience in the industry.

Peta trained at the Castlereagh school of performing arts, NAISDA (national Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander dance college. In 1994, Peta was invited to join AIDT Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre then joined Bangarra dance theatre in 2000 for four years. Touring nationally and internationally with both companies.

Jannawi is committed to nurturing a strong cultural and contemporary identity, following the traces of our ancestor’s footprints. This is achieved by remaining strongly connected to the roots of its tradition, and creating a cultural pathway of dance, song and stories, from both past and present.