BURRUNDI DANCERS

Burrundi Theatre for Performing Arts was established in 2020. The name Burrundi — meaning “black” in the Southern Yiradyuri dialect — honours our identity and proudly draws inspiration from the legacy of Black Theatre (1972–1977).

Our vision is rooted in the spirit of that movement — one that ignited artistic and political change through cultural resistance and creative expression.

The Burrundi Dancers will bring their contemporary edge to the Bunaan (Dance Circle) in the Uncle Buddy Kirby Ganya at Giiyong Festival in 2025.

Burrundi Theatre is a First Peoples multidisciplinary arts organisation grounded in cultural strength and creative expression.Founder and Artistic Director Kerry Johnson (Wiradjuri, Gadigal & Yorta Yorta Clans), a graduate of the Aboriginal Dance Theatre Redfern (ADTR, 1988–1990), began her journey on Gadigal Country through Black Arts — a practice grounded in the core values of sovereignty, self-determination, justice, equality, and survival.