Eric Avery
Eric Avery's practice explores the deep relationship between Indigenous and non-indigenous forms and narratives through the combination of dance and music.
Eric is a violinist and contemporary dancer drawing inspiration from the relationship between different types of music, singing his ancestors songs with violin, and arranging contemporary music and dance.
Eric is a performer with Marrugeku Dance Theatre, has performed with the Black Arm Band and, more recently, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Byron Bay Bluesfest, and has opened for Grammy Award winner Rhiannon Giddens. Recently Eric played violin with Yo-Yo Ma.
Eric's most recent solo (Dancing with Strangers - Marrugeku) explored stories, of first contact/invasion, from his family, and also his own story of reconnecting with his language (Ngiyampaa).
Eric Avery is participant in the 2019 edition of the Ngarra-Burria - First Peoples Composers program.
Articles by and about Eric Avery
6 Dec 2019 Ngarra-Burria 2019 - what’s been happening? by Christopher Sainsbury
This year has been a steady year for the Ngarra-Burria - First Peoples Composers, with three new composers completing the year in the program: Nardi Simpson, Eric Avery and James Henry....
Events featuring Eric Avery
4 Nov 2020 NSW: Ngarra-Burria: First Peoples Composers Concert 2020
4 Nov 2020 : ONLINE: Ngarra-Burria: First Peoples Composers Concert 2020
6 Aug 2020 NT: Homecoming : Darwin Festival