THEATRE NETWORK NSW
Jade Dewi Tyas Tunggal No 'New Normal'
When artists embody cultural knowledge The Arts can heal, cleanse and astonish Live performance is contemporary ceremony Audience can witness and avoid feeling lonely Place artists first – let them practise their art Permanent employment is a good start More Arts funding and reallocation of priorities Artists are essential, their decisions producing quality Catastrophic climate crisis is terrifying and real Building immunity with cultural understanding is ideal The Arts have ethical and spiritual applications Sensitive courage towards Divine aspirations Interdependency of life has power and potency Grounding ideas of social and political equality Combating over consumption with reclaimed Non-violence Campaigning for racial and ecological justice Let Nature be the teacher of humans Partnerships with forms of wildlife blooming Wisdom traditions guiding clearly Reality of bio-physical scientific theory Interconnectedness, Remediation, Cooperative Work and Detoxification Small-scale solutions impact the whole system Value process and outcome as regenerative rhythm Collective Leadership, Partnership, Adaptability Resilience, Resistance and Decentralised Agility
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Jade Dewi Tyas Tunggal is an awardwinning contemporary dance artist, performance maker, producer and educator. Born on Darkinjung country, she is descended from Kangjeng Hamengku Buwana (Yogyakarta’s first Sultan 1755), together with Australian Scottish and Viking heritage. Achievements including Dux of NHSPA, Honours Bachelor Dance (NWSA Florida University USA), Darmasiswa Indonesia Scholarship and High Distinction Masters Choreography (VCA University Melbourne) support 25 years of performing arts knowledge and experience. International performance achievements reach across diverse live-art disciplines with Movement Research NYC, Miami Dance Umbrella, Australian Choreographic Centre, Mirramu Dance Company, Victorian Opera, Chunky Move, Indonesia Contemporary Art Network and The Bodycartography Project. Presently she freelances with NORPA, Outback Theatre for Young People, Rekindling the Spirit, Beyond Empathy and Sprung!! Jade’s performance works in theatres, galleries, universities, museums, video, public and wild spaces including Opal Vapour, Enfold, and 6/7 Empty have toured extensively. She is currently developing Flow and Smoke.
Jade Dewi Tyas Tunggal
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