YATRA at MONA FOMA

Join us on a Yatra (Journey) as Tasdance and the local Launceston Bhutanese community seek the definition of place and home through stories of living and growing up in refugee camps to resettlement on the Apple Isle.  In partnership with the Migrant Resource Centre Northern Tasmania this immersive performance experience uses dance, live music, storytelling and digital moving image to give voice to our newest residents’

Directed by Gabriel Comerford and Adam Wheeler

Produced by Alison Copley

Music Producer - James Mangohig

Projection and Lighting - Gabriel Comerford and Adam Wheeler

Collaborating Tasdance Artists: Sofie Burgoyne, Thomas E.S. Kelly, Rachel Arianne Ogle and Isabella Stone

Bhutanese Artists:  Mon Rai, Obeth Sampang, Purni Pradhan, Bijay Tamang, Alisha Pradha, Binod Biswa, Yadav Mangar, Alicia Desumbuk Ay, Sital Chetri, Zenith Tamang, Majdur Subba, Bir Maya Khesang, Buddhi Rai, Binita Rai, Pabrita Tshaba Limbu, Manita Awana Hangkhim Rai, Gurungko Chora, Asmita Raina, Ajur Rai, Ganga Biswa, Nar Gurung, Bishal Rai, Dil Khaling, Poonam Gurung, Dolman Rai, Nar Biswa