2023 Event Program

Event Program - 2023 

Laura Quinkan Dance Festival event organisers reserve the right to change programme as required

DAY 1: FRIDAY 7th July 2023

• 9 - 9:30am - Dance teams assemble for parade
• 10:00am - MC starts proceedings
• 10:05am - Ang-gnarra welcomes to the festival
• 10:10am - Laura School Performance (10 minutes)
• 10:20am - Welcome to country (Quinkan Dancers)
• 10:50am - Hand over of shield from 2021 winners
• 11:00am - Kawadji Wimpa Dance Group
• 11:30am -Wik Nation Dance Team of Aurukun
• 12:00pm - ALLKUMO Malpa Paman
• 12:30pm - Ngabi Bama Irriba-mu
• 1:00pm - Lunch break
• 2:00pm - Pormpuraaw Traditional Dancers
• 2:30pm - Yidinji
• 3:00pm - Mayi Wunba Dance Troupe
• 3:30pm - Whuntunah Jaban
• 4:00pm - Yarrabah Bama Ngappi Ngappi Dancers
• 4:30pm - Sundowners Kalkutungu Dancers
• 5:00pm - Dinner break
• 6:00pm - Deaf Indigenous Dance Group
• 6:30pm - Dinawans Connection
• 7:00pm - Evening entertainment – Movies and music
• 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Women's Yarning Circle
  (Registration from 8:30pm, Yarning from 9:00pm)

Day 2: Saturday 8th July 2023

• 10:00am - Dinawans Connection
• 10:30am - Whuntunah Jaban
• 11:00am - Yarrabah Bama Ngappi Ngappi Dancers
• 11:30am - Deaf Indigenous Dance Group
• 12:00pm - Lunch break
• 1:00pm - Mayi Wunba Dance Troupe
• 1:30pm - Yidinji
• 2:00pm - Kawadji Wimpa Dance Group
• 2:30pm - Wik Nation Dance Team of Aurukun
• 3:00pm - ALLKUMO Malpa Paman
• 3:30pm - Pormpuraaw Traditional Dancers
• 4:00pm - Ngabi Bama Irriba-mu
• 4:30pm - Dinner break
• 5:30pm - Sundowners Kalkutungu Dancers
• 6:00pm - ALLKUMO Malpa Paman
• 6:30pm - Evening entertainment – Movies and music
• 9:00pm - 10:00 pm: Men's Yarning Circle
  (Registration from 8:30pm, Yarning from 9:00pm)

Day 3: Sunday 9th July 2023

• 10:00am - Finalist Dance Team 1 - TBD
• 10:30am - Finalist Dance Team 2 - TBD
• 11:00am - Finalist Dance Team 3 - TBD
• 11:30am - Lunch break (1 hour)
• 12:30pm - Finalist Dance Team 4 - TBD
• 1:00pm - Finalist Dance Team 5 - TBD
• 1:30pm - Winners announcement
• 2:00pm - Closing ceremony - Quinkan Dancers

Please note this program is subject to change