From Japanese anime to Torres Strait choreographer

Winner of the 2016 Keir Choreography Award talks to ArtsHub about taking risk and blurring anime with traditional culture.

12 May 2016 12:00

Gina Fairley

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Performing Arts

Ghenoa Gela’s Fragments of Malungoka – Women of the Sea for the 2016 Keir Choreographic Award. Photograph: Gregory Lorenzutti for Dancehouse; supplied

Sydney-based choreographer and performer Ghenoa Gela has been announced the recipient of the $30,000 Keir Choreography Award (KCA) for 2016 and also the$10,000 audience choice award.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina