Storytelling among indigenous communities, interspersed with song, music and dance, is more than just a performing art form. A critical facet of their oral history tradition, it serves as a conduit through which ancestral cultural systems, values and identity are passed down the generations.

For 29 years, Bangarra Dance Theatre, an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisation and one of Australia's leading performing arts companies, has been sharing stories from the indigenous peoples of the country. Gathered from the elders of these communities, whose culture dates back to 65,000 years, the stories are showcased through powerful contemporary movements and intriguing soundscape. Each dancer of the company has an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, the latter deriving their name from the islands that are a part of Queensland in northern Australia. "Bangarra", which means to make fire, is a Wiradjuri word, a dialect spoken by an Aboriginal group.