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SPECIAL EVENT
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SPECIAL EVENT
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MUSIC
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STORY TELLING
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SPECIAL EVENT
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SPECIAL EVENT
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MUSIC
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MUSIC
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POETRY READING
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Special Event
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THEATRE
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PLAY READING
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SPECIAL EVENT
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Play Reading
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MUSIC
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FILM
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FILM
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THEATRE
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MUSIC
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SPECIAL EVENT
WELCOME TO COUNTRY
Honouring ancestors, a cleansing and a reclamation of space.
Heath Ledger Theatre Foyer 10:00am - 10:30am
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SPECIAL EVENT
HIGH TEA WITH ELDERS
A rare chance and opportunity to listen and hear the stories and experiences of Nyoongar Elders over a cuppa set for royalty.
Middar Room 10:30am - 12:30pm
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MUSIC
BOOX KID
Fremantle based singer-songwriter Jarred Wall is a beat creator delivering unique melodies, harmonies, instrumentation and a stellar live show.
Rehearsal Room 1 10:45am - 11:30am
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STORY TELLING
Story time with Cezera Critti-Schnaars
Join Cezera, a young Noongar and Greek actor for a quiet moment in the Festival as she reads children's books by Indigenous authors.
Heath Ledger Theatre Foyer 11:00am - 11:45am
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SPECIAL EVENT
MARKET STALLS
Browse, purchase and explore the curator's favourite local businesses Gungurra, Kiya Watt, Felicity Robinson, Thomasisha Wareham & Emma Janes Weaving
Heath Ledger Theatre Foyer 11:00am - 4:00pm
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SPECIAL EVENT
Creative Canvas Live Mural Art Installation
Try your hand at painting or watch as the artwork evolves before you with 'Urban Indigenous' as they share traditional techniques of Aboriginal Art.
Heath Ledger Theatre Foyer 11:30am - 1:30pm
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MUSIC
FLEWNT
Nyoongar hip hop artist, WAM 2018 winner, Flewnt, has performed at numerous rallies and festivals and is heavily involved in his community.
Rehearsal Room 1 11:45am - 12:15pm
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MUSIC
Lilly Gogos and Band
Lilly performs acoustic originals and covers, in the style of country, soul, gospel and blues.
Rehearsal Room 1 12:45pm - 1:45pm
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POETRY READING
Poetry Readings by Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company
Written & performed live by inspiring participants of Yirra Yaakin’s "Which Way?" First Nations Virtual Poetry Workshops.
Festival Hub 1:30pm & 2:30pm
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Special Event
PANEL DISCUSSION
Shareena Clanton, Mark Howett, Dr. Clint Bracknell, Chloe Ogilvie and Michelle Broun share their exciting perspectives on culture and art.
Studio Underground 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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THEATRE
YORK BY IAN MICHAEL AND CHRIS ISAACS
Inspired by 200 years of real accounts, this daring new work sheds light on how our stories are told – and who tells them. Tickets to be purchased.
Heath Ledger Theatre 2:00pm & 7:30pm
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PLAY READING
City of Gold by Meyne Wyatt
Described as a howl of rage at inequality, injustice & wilful ignorance of this country’s 21st century. A play for our times from a vital new voice.
Middar Room 2:30pm - 4:00pm
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SPECIAL EVENT
NYUMBI
An explosive dance ceremony with dance groups Middar, Djiripin Djindas, Koolangkas Kreate, Kwarbah, Djookian and others.
Rehearsal Room 1 4:30pm - 6:00pm
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Play Reading
Brothers Wreck by Jada Alberts
A gripping drama about a grief-stricken family whose love for each other knows no limits. One of the most moving pieces to grace Australian stages.
Middar Room 6:00pm - 7:20pm
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MUSIC
Phil Walleystack
Singer-songwriter Phil's performances are a cultural fusion of traditionally inspired contemporary edge works with western sounds.
Studio Underground 6:30pm - 7:30pm
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FILM
Wirun by Chad O'Brien & Ebony McGuire (9 mins)
A young Indigenous girl must dig deep to own her performance of a Shakespearean sonnet for her high school drama class in this powerful short film.
Middar Room 8:00pm - 8:10pm
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FILM
The Coolbaroo Club Dir. BY Roger Scholes (55 mins)
About the only Aboriginal-run dance club held in a city that hundreds of aboriginal people and their white supporters attended every Friday night.
Middar Room 8:15pm - 9:10pm
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THEATRE
Bindjareb Pinjarra
A play about the Pinjarra massacre which occurred in 1834 between Nyoongars and mounted police at a place now known as Pinjarra, 90kms south of Perth.
Studio Underground 8:00pm - 9:50pm
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MUSIC
Closing Party
Wrap up the festival in the Studio Underground Foyer with Pindan Princess, an emerging DJ and co-host on Noongar Radio’s Hustle & Grind show.
Festival Hub 10:00pm - 11:00pm
SPECIAL EVENT
WELCOME TO COUNTRY
Honouring ancestors, a cleansing and a reclamation of space.
Heath Ledger Theatre Foyer 10:00am - 10:30am
SPECIAL EVENT
HIGH TEA WITH ELDERS
A rare chance and opportunity to listen and hear the stories and experiences of Nyoongar Elders over a cuppa set for royalty.
Middar Room 10:30am - 12:30pm
MUSIC
BOOX KID
Fremantle based singer-songwriter Jarred Wall is a beat creator delivering unique melodies, harmonies, instrumentation and a stellar live show.
Rehearsal Room 1 10:45am - 11:30am
STORY TELLING
Story time with Cezera Critti-Schnaars
Join Cezera, a young Noongar and Greek actor for a quiet moment in the Festival as she reads children's books by Indigenous authors.
Heath Ledger Theatre Foyer 11:00am - 11:45am
SPECIAL EVENT
MARKET STALLS
Browse, purchase and explore the curator's favourite local businesses Gungurra, Kiya Watt, Felicity Robinson, Thomasisha Wareham & Emma Janes Weaving
Heath Ledger Theatre Foyer 11:00am - 4:00pm
SPECIAL EVENT
Creative Canvas Live Mural Art Installation
Try your hand at painting or watch as the artwork evolves before you with 'Urban Indigenous' as they share traditional techniques of Aboriginal Art.
Heath Ledger Theatre Foyer 11:30am - 1:30pm
MUSIC
FLEWNT
Nyoongar hip hop artist, WAM 2018 winner, Flewnt, has performed at numerous rallies and festivals and is heavily involved in his community.
Rehearsal Room 1 11:45am - 12:15pm
MUSIC
Lilly Gogos and Band
Lilly performs acoustic originals and covers, in the style of country, soul, gospel and blues.
Rehearsal Room 1 12:45pm - 1:45pm
POETRY READING
Poetry Readings by Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company
Written & performed live by inspiring participants of Yirra Yaakin’s "Which Way?" First Nations Virtual Poetry Workshops.
Festival Hub 1:30pm & 2:30pm
Special Event
PANEL DISCUSSION
Shareena Clanton, Mark Howett, Dr. Clint Bracknell, Chloe Ogilvie and Michelle Broun share their exciting perspectives on culture and art.
Studio Underground 2:00pm - 3:00pm
THEATRE
YORK BY IAN MICHAEL AND CHRIS ISAACS
Inspired by 200 years of real accounts, this daring new work sheds light on how our stories are told – and who tells them. Tickets to be purchased.
Heath Ledger Theatre 2:00pm & 7:30pm
PLAY READING
City of Gold by Meyne Wyatt
Described as a howl of rage at inequality, injustice & wilful ignorance of this country’s 21st century. A play for our times from a vital new voice.
Middar Room 2:30pm - 4:00pm
SPECIAL EVENT
NYUMBI
An explosive dance ceremony with dance groups Middar, Djiripin Djindas, Koolangkas Kreate, Kwarbah, Djookian and others.
Rehearsal Room 1 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Play Reading
Brothers Wreck by Jada Alberts
A gripping drama about a grief-stricken family whose love for each other knows no limits. One of the most moving pieces to grace Australian stages.
Middar Room 6:00pm - 7:20pm
MUSIC
Phil Walleystack
Singer-songwriter Phil's performances are a cultural fusion of traditionally inspired contemporary edge works with western sounds.
Studio Underground 6:30pm - 7:30pm
FILM
Wirun by Chad O'Brien & Ebony McGuire (9 mins)
A young Indigenous girl must dig deep to own her performance of a Shakespearean sonnet for her high school drama class in this powerful short film.
Middar Room 8:00pm - 8:10pm
FILM
The Coolbaroo Club Dir. BY Roger Scholes (55 mins)
About the only Aboriginal-run dance club held in a city that hundreds of aboriginal people and their white supporters attended every Friday night.
Middar Room 8:15pm - 9:10pm
THEATRE
Bindjareb Pinjarra
A play about the Pinjarra massacre which occurred in 1834 between Nyoongars and mounted police at a place now known as Pinjarra, 90kms south of Perth.
Studio Underground 8:00pm - 9:50pm
MUSIC
Closing Party
Wrap up the festival in the Studio Underground Foyer with Pindan Princess, an emerging DJ and co-host on Noongar Radio’s Hustle & Grind show.
