# Banula Marika

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{{Short description|Aboriginal Australian dancer, actor and performer}}
{{distinguish|Bayulma Marika|Banduk Marika}}
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'''Banula (David) Marika''' is an [Aboriginal Australian](/source/Aboriginal_Australian) dancer, actor, singer and performer from [Yirrkala](/source/Yirrkala) in [North East Arnhem Land](/source/Arnhem_Land), in the [Northern Territory](/source/Northern_Territory) of Australia. The son of [Roy Marika](/source/Roy_Marika), he is a member of the [Rirratjingu](/source/Rirratjingu) clan of the [Yolngu](/source/Yolngu) people, and is known for his performances with the [Bangarra Dance Theatre](/source/Bangarra_Dance_Theatre) since the 1990s.<ref name=ground>{{cite web | title=Banula Marika | website=Bangarra Knowledge Ground  | url=https://bangarra-knowledgeground.com.au/people/banula-marika | access-date=25 July 2021}}</ref>

He is credited as David Manula Barika for his role as [didgeridu](/source/didgeridu) player in ''[Jindalee Lady](/source/Jindalee_Lady)'' (1992),<ref name=oz>{{cite web | title=Jindalee Lady | website=Ozmovies  | url=https://www.ozmovies.com.au/movie/about/jindalee-lady | access-date=26 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{IMDb title|0402299| Jindalee Lady}}</ref> and as Banula (David) Marika for his first role as an actor in the film ''[Bedevil](/source/Bedevil)'' (1993),<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.roninfilms.com.au/get/files/13490.pdf| title=Bedevil: When the unexplained happens [Press kit]|publisher=Ronin Films|access-date=25 July 2021| quote= For the role of Stompie... Moffatt turned to the Bangarra Dance Theatre in Redfern, casting Banula Marika, a member of the famous Marika family of Arnhem Land... Banula had never acted before, but he had a quality of stillness which was exactly right.}}</ref>

His stage performances with Bangarra include ''Up Until Now'' (1991), ''Praying Mantis Dreaming'' (1992-3) and ''Bloodland'' (2011-2).<ref>{{cite web | title=Banula Marika | website=AusStage | url=https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/233816 | access-date=25 July 2021}}</ref> He also served as cultural consultant on Bangarra's 2020 television production of ''Ochres''.<ref>{{cite report| url=https://www.bangarra.com.au/media/xkjcgbvu/bdt-annualreport_20_v27.pdf| publisher= [Bangarra Dance Theatre](/source/Bangarra_Dance_Theatre)| date=2020| title=2020 Annual Report| page=27}}</ref>

He has performed as both vocalist and dancer and toured extensively with the band [Yothu Yindi](/source/Yothu_Yindi), including on their famous song "[Treaty](/source/Treaty_(song))".<ref name=ground/> He performed vocals on their third album, ''[Freedom](/source/Freedom_(Yothu_Yindi_album))'' (1993).<ref name="McF">{{cite book |title=[Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop](/source/Encyclopedia_of_Australian_Rock_and_Pop) |last=McFarlane |first=Ian |author-link=Ian McFarlane |publisher=[Allen & Unwin](/source/Allen_%26_Unwin) |year=1999 |chapter=Encyclopedia entry for 'Yothu Yindi' |chapter-url=http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=800 |isbn=1-86448-768-2 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20040930230809/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=800|access-date=4 November 2008 |archive-date= 30 September 2004}}</ref> He also performed with them in a joint project with [East Journey](/source/East_Journey), called ''Genesis'', in 2015,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/the-genesis-project/962641014|title=The Genesis Project (DD)|website=Apple Music|date=February 2015 |access-date=25 July 2021}}</ref> which included a performance at the [National Indigenous Music Awards 2015](/source/National_Indigenous_Music_Awards_2015).<ref>{{cite web | title=PJ White from East Journey and Banula Marika from Yothu Yindi | website=ABC News |format=Photo| date=24 July 2015 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-24/pj-white-from-east-journey-and-banula-marika-from-yothu-yindi/6647388 | access-date=25 July 2021| quote=PJ White from East Journey and Banula Marika from Yothu Yindi rehearsing before National Indigenous Music Awards 2015.| first=Felicity| last=James}}</ref>

He has collaborated with founder of the [Australian Dance Theatre](/source/Australian_Dance_Theatre), choreographer [Elizabeth Cameron Dalman](/source/Elizabeth_Cameron_Dalman), in a work entitled ''Morning Star'' (2012–3). Marika is custodian of the [Morning Star](/source/Barnumbirr) (Barnumbirr) story,<ref>{{cite web | title=A passion for dance | website=[The Sydney Morning Herald](/source/The_Sydney_Morning_Herald) | date=10 March 2012|first= Jennifer |last= Kingma| url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/a-passion-for-dance-20120309-1uns9.html | access-date=25 July 2021}}</ref> and served as cultural consultant on the work. The [Mirramu Dance Company](/source/Mirramu_Dance_Company) performed ''Morning Star'' in March 2013 at the James O. Fairfax Theatre, [National Gallery of Australia](/source/National_Gallery_of_Australia) in [Canberra](/source/Canberra).<ref>{{cite web | title=Morning Star. Mirramu Dance Company | website=Michelle Potter... On Dancing | date=21 March 2013| first= Michelle| last=Potter | url=https://michellepotter.org/reviews/morning-star-mirramu-dance-company/| access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref>

{{as of|2021}}, Marika is on the board of the [Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation](/source/Dhimurru_Aboriginal_Corporation) (since at least 2018<ref>{{cite report| url=http://www.dhimurru.com.au/uploads/8/9/3/6/8936577/2018-19-dhimurru-ar_180919.pdf| publisher= Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation| date=2019| title=2018-19 Annual Report |p=6}}</ref>), along with artist and law man [Mawalan 2 Marika](/source/Mawalan_Marika_(born_1957)),<ref>{{cite web | title=Board of Directors | website=Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation | url=http://www.dhimurru.com.au/board-of-directors.html | access-date=25 July 2021}}</ref> and has also been a Dhimurru [Indigenous ranger](/source/Indigenous_ranger) since 2002.<ref name=ground/><ref>{{cite web | title=What is the source of all this rubbish?| website=GhostNets Australia | url=https://www.ghostnets.com.au/the-problem/what-is-the-source/ | access-date=25 July 2021}}</ref> In this role and as a [traditional owner](/source/traditional_owner), he has contributed to papers on [cross-cultural](/source/cross-cultural) consultancy<ref>{{cite journal | last=Hoffmann | first=Benjamin D. | last2=Roeger | first2=Steve | last3=Wise | first3=Phil | last4=Dermer | first4=Jane | last5=Yunupingu | first5=BaluPalu | last6=Lacey | first6=Daryl | last7=Yunupingu | first7=Djäwa | last8=Marika | first8=Banula | last9=Marika | first9=Mandaka | last10=Panton | first10=Bill | title=Achieving highly successful multiple agency collaborations in a cross-cultural environment: experiences and lessons from Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation and partners | journal=Ecological Management & Restoration | publisher=Wiley | volume=13 | issue=1 | year=2012 | issn=1442-7001 | doi=10.1111/j.1442-8903.2011.00630.x | pages=42–50| doi-access=free }}</ref> and [environmental conservation](/source/Environmental_protection) measures.<ref>{{cite report| url=https://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/resources/9997a85a-4e3f-432a-bb71-d8c8e634f914/files/e-enastri.pdf| title= National Recovery Plan for the Gove Crow Butterfly, Euploea alcathoe enastri | first=Michael F. |last=Braby| publisher= Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts, Northern Territory|date= 2007| p=10}}</ref>

His son, Milika, is also a dancer, primarily in the [hip hop style](/source/hip_hop_dance), and has featured in a TV series shown on [NITV](/source/NITV).<ref>{{cite web| url=https://deadlyvibe.com.au/2014/01/arnhem-land-shoot-for-dance-show/| website= Deadly Vibe| title=Arnhem Land shoot for dance show| date=10 January 2014}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{cite web | title=Banula Marika | website=AusStage | url=https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/233816}}
*{{cite web | title=Tracey Moffatt as Ruby and Bandula Marika as Stompie in 'Choo Choo Choo Choo'| first=Elise |last=Lockwood | website=Starstruck: Australian Movie Portraits | url=https://starstruck.gov.au/exhibition/211| format=Photo}}

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