Flora - Bangarra Presale

The Australian Ballet x Bangarra Dance Theatre

Resilience. Kinship. Connection.

Beneath the cracked clay, a seed unfurls. Leaf. Bloom. Life. Promise. Crossing time and space. The Australian Ballet and Bangarra Dance Theatre present Flora by Frances Rings, an exciting and bold new dance collaboration.

World Premiere.

Melbourne / Naarm
12 – 21 March 2026
Sydney / Warrang
7 – 18 April 2026
Audio Described performances will be available for this season. More information will be released soon.

Flora 1920x1080 — Courtney Radford from Bangarra Dance Theatre
Photo Pierre Toussaint

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Melbourne / Naarm
12 March - 21 March 2026

Regent Theatre, Melbourne/ Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung Country

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Sydney / Warrang
7 April - 18 April 2026

Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House / Tubowgule

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Flora marks the fourth time the companies have joined forces, and in this first full-length collaboration, Bangarra’s signature storytelling style takes you on a journey through the evolution of Australian flora. An unmissable new work, Flora traces the profound influence of major historic and environmental events on both the landscape and its people.

From the sleeping yams beneath the earth, to the gums that breathe our air and stand proud over generations, flora is living witness to Australia’s unfolding history.

When the ships brought animals that trample and weeds that choke, flora endured. Through fire, flora renews and regenerates. The resilience of flora parallels the resilience of Australia’s First Peoples.

With distinctive choreography from Mirning woman Frances Rings, Bangarra’s Artistic Director and Co-CEO, an original score composed by Kalkadungu man and internationally renowned composer William Barton, dynamic costumes from Meriam Samsep woman Grace Lillian Lee, set design by Elizabeth Gadsby, lighting design by Karen Norris and Cultural Consultancy from Matthew Doyle, a descendant of the Muruwari Aboriginal nation.

Our most significant collaboration to date, with an ensemble of over 35 dancers drawn from both companies, Flora is a new chapter in Australian performance.

Journey through our living history in this unique dance experience.

Flora 800x1120 C — Courtney Radford from Bangarra Dance Theatre and Hugo Dumapit from The Australian Ballet
Photo Pierre Toussaint

Production credits

A co-production between The Australian Ballet and Bangarra Dance Theatre, commissioned by The Australian Ballet

Choreography Frances Rings and the dancers of Bangarra Dance Theatre and The Australian Ballet
Composer William Barton
Costume design Grace Lillian Lee
Costume Design Associate Jennifer Irwin
Set design Elizabeth Gadsby
Lighting design Karen Norris
Cultural Consultant Matthew Doyle
Research Consultant Shane Carroll

Flora is generously supported by Lady Potter AC CMRI and The David Hallberg Fund for Artistic Aspiration.