This month, Frances Rings unveils her first full-length work as the new Artistic Director of Bangarra Dance Theatre. She talks to  Steve Dow about her life growing up, the importance of storytelling, visiting the tiny settlement of Yuldea/Ooldea in South Australia to prepare for her new piece, and why she will be voting ‘Yes’ for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

Frances Rings
Frances Rings. Photo © Daniel Boud

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On South Australia’s Far West Coast, some 40 kilometres west of the township of Ceduna, off the Eyre Highway, lies Koonibba Aboriginal Community with its close-knit school of about 18 Indigenous...