Joel Bray connects dance, activism and Country in Monolith
Joel is Wiradjuri man, from out west once studied under NAISDA who now choreographs his own dance productions with business Joel Bray Dance. Joel's most recent performance work, Monolith, is an exploration of movement, monuments and memory.
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