Tracks Inc


Tracks is a dance theatre company based in Darwin, Northern Territory founded in 1994, although its beginnings lie in a community dance program in 1988. It is located at Harbour View Plaza in Darwin, along with the NT Writers Centre, Darwin visual Arts Assoc, AANKA, Music NT, Artback, Off The Leash, and Darwin Festival. Tracks seeks to engage community members in its productions, applying community cultural development practice in their work over many years. It focuses on engaging with Indigenous Australians and their communities.
The company has completed residencies in Lajamanu and continues to work with that community. A seniors dance group the "Grey Panthers" has also been formed.

Awards

Nominated 2000 Northern Territory Human Rights Awards for work with refugees and migrants, Sticks ‘n’ Stones project.
The Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards 2004 Group Award was awarded to Tracks Dance Theatre and Melbourne Workers Theatre.
Shortlisted 2007 Australian Dance Awards Services to Dance
Winner Australian Dance Award for Outstanding Achievement in Youth or Community dance - 2008 for Struck
Nominated 2000 Northern Territory Human Rights Awards for work with refugees and migrants, Sticks ‘n’ Stones project.
Winner 2009 Australian Dance Award for Outstanding Achievement in Youth or Community Dance. Struck
Winner 2009 Australian Business Arts Foundation Giving Award: South Australia Northern Territory SA and NT Australian business and the arts Giving Award for Milpirri 2008 with the Milpirri Management Committee and Rio Tinto Aboriginal Fund
Shortlisted 2010 Australian Dance Award Outstanding Achievement in Youth or Community Dance. The Cook, The Queen and the Kelly
Winner 2013 Australian Dance Award for Outstanding Achievement in Youth or Community Dance. Eight to Eighty - the Architecture of Age
2014 David McMicken and Tim Newth made Members in the general division of the Order of Australia.
Shortlisted 2014 Australian Dance Award Outstanding Achievement in Youth or Community Dance. Zombies in the Banyan Tree.
Winner 2015 Australian Dance Award Outstanding Achievement in Community Dance. Milpirri
Shortlisted 2017 Australian Dance Award Outstanding Achievement in Community Dance. Landed
Shortlisted 2017 Australian Dance Award Outstanding Achievement in Youth Dance. Milpirri - Kirdiji
Finalist, 2017 Australian of the Year - Northern Territory. David McMicken and Tim Newth
Winner 2018 Australian Dance Award, Outstanding Achievement in Community Dance. Man Made

Works and performances

Tracks has toured interstate and regularly performs throughout the Northern Territory.