Eric Avery
Eric Avery is a Ngiyampaa, Yuin, Bandjalang, and Gumbangirri Musician (violin) and Dancer. He has studied at NAISDA, Australian Institute of Music, completed a mentorship at the Australian Ballet, and has engaged with Marrugeku for 5 years, attending their Intercultural Indigenous Choreographic Laboratories and dancing in Cut the Sky nationally and internationally. Eric has recently developed a solo work, Dancing with Strangers, with Belgian Choreographer Koen Augustijnen for Marrugeku’s triple bill Burrbgaja Yalirra. Eric has performed with the Black Arm Band internationally and locally and opened for Rhiannon Giddens for her Australian Performances at the Factory Theatre, Newtown. Eric regularly plays violin with his father, Graham King (Yidaki/Didgeridoo), recently performing at Boomerang-Byron Bay Bluesfest 2018.