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Tasdance

WITH Launceston-based Tasdance celebrating its 40th year last year and with a clear homage to three previous iterations of Illuminations (1992, 1993 and 2006), the Illuminate project, held on November 19 and 20, ignited fond memories and the imagination of many.

Tasdance’s Artistic Director, Adam Wheeler, reached out beyond the northern region to invite five other dance companies from across lutruwita Tasmania to celebrate the possibilities of coming together in one place. Altogether groups involved, besides Tasdance, were the Tasmanian Aboriginal troupe pakana kanaplila (directed by Trawoolaway

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