BlakDance’s Bunyi Bunyi Bumi will have its World Premiere at Asia TOPA Festival

BlakDance is thrilled to share that Bunyi Bunyi Bumi will have its world premiere at Asia TOPA Festival 2025!

Directed by raymond blanco (Yadhaigana and Erub) and Priya Srinivasan (Tamil), Co-Devised with Alfira O’Sullivan (Acehnese), Murtala (Acehnese), Waangenga Blanco (Meriam and Pajinka Wik) and Tyrel Dulvarie (Yirrganydji).

Bunyi Bunyi Bumi brings together our resilience, identity, and transformation in re-threading First Nations and Indonesian connections across the Indian Ocean. With powerful choreography and storytelling, the work delves into the impacts of colonisation, bringing together extraordinary talent from diverse cultural perspectives.

Vernon Ah Kee’s (Kuku Yalanji, Waanji, Yidinji, Gugu Yimithirr) striking visual design anchors the storytelling, complemented by design dramaturgy from Govin Ruben, sound by Sam Pankhurst, and projections by Sam James.

Produced by BlakDance, the work draws on shared rhythms from Indonesia, Aceh, Torres Strait Islands, and Far North Queensland, in a joyous rebuke of colonial amnesia. 

Bunyi Bunyi Bumi at Studio, Bunjil Place on 22 & 23 February. Tickets are $35 Concession and $45 Adult. Click here to purchase.

Bunyi Bunyi Bumi, Image by T J Garvie Photography