Songs with Mara (1992 - )

Lansac, Regis: Meryl Tankard in 'Songs with Mara', 1992

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Songs with Mara premiered on 23 July 1992 at the Gorman House Arts Centre, Canberra, where it was performed by the Meryl Tankard Company. With choreography and direction by Meryl Tankard and set design by Regis Lansac, the work's initial season was dedicated to the memory of Kelvin Coe. The piece featured Bulgarian songs sung by the company and led by Mara Kiek. The original cast featured five female dancers, Meryl Tankard, Paige Gordon, Amanda Rogers, Tuula Roppola and Michelle Ryan who were joined by musicians Mara and Lew Kiek. Through its fusion of dance, song and imagery Songs with Mara evoked the spirits and traditions of Eastern Europe. The work was revived in 1995 for Meryl Tankard Australian Dance Theatre when it featured an enlarged cast of both male and female dancers.

See also: Coe, Kelvin ; Gordon, Paige ; Lansac, Regis ; Meryl Tankard Australian Dance Theatre ; Meryl Tankard Company ; Roppola, Tuula ; Tankard, Meryl

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