Magnificus Magnificus
‘Magnificus Magnificusʼ speaks to truth, tears and rain. Award winning dance artist and Muruwarri-Wiradjuri woman, Tammi Gissell presents a stunning call for imperative action in climate change and care for our lands.
'Magnificus Magnificus', performed by Tammi and directed by Liz Lea, dives into the world of the red tailed the Black Cockatoo. This one woman show draws upon Indigenous knowledge and stories, aligned with science, celebrating a stunning bird, her history and character in a cabaretesque explosion of feathers.
Gissell, a descendant of the Muruwari nation of north-western New South Wales, is an exceptional dancer. Every part of her beautifully-honed body is expressive and she is extraordinarily flexible in moving between vocabularies.
Canberra Times
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Images by Lorna Sim
Tammi Gissell
Tammi Gissell: Born ‘out the back of Bourke’, North-West NSW, I am a Muruwarri-Wiradjuri woman and Collections Coordinator, First Nations at the Powerhouse, Sydney, NSW. Since 1996 I've toured as a performer, working across cultural & educational institutions as lecturer, program coordinator, producer, assessor, compliance officer and registrar. From 2020-2022 I led the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander assessment team for the Powerhouse Collection, Relocation and Digitisation Project. I hold a Bachelor of Performance: Theory and Practice (Honours) from the University of Western Sydney. My dance, research and collections practices allow me to unpack truths across cultural & creative projects, ceremony and storytelling.
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