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Yuldea
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From the incomparable storytellers of Bangarra Dance Theatre comes a major new work.
Frances Rings’ first work as Artistic Director is a ceremonial affirmation of history and heritage. Yuldea awakens the earth and sky worlds to tell the story of the Aṉangu people of the Great Victorian Desert.
Yuldea explores the moment traditional life collided with the industrial ambition of a growing nation. In 1917, the two halves of the Transcontinental Railway met at the precious water soak on the edge of the Nullarbor, Yuldi Kapi.
Great metal serpents scarred the landscape, draining all water from the sacred soak. Then came the black mist of the atomic testing at Maralinga, forcing the Aṉangu people to leave their desert homelands where they had lived for millennia.
Now memories lay scattered, like the Aṉangu people, displaced from their home. Remnants of colonial progress are swallowed by sand. But the Aṉangu endure, determined to keep strong their knowledge systems of land and sky, honouring their eternal bonds of kinship between people and place.
Yuldea features original music by Leon Rodgers with featured songs by multi-award-winning duo Electric Fields (Zaachariaha Fielding and Michael Ross). Designers Elizabeth Gadsby (Set), Jennifer Irwin (Costume) and Karen Norris (Lighting) create a desert world on stage.
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Prices:
Adult $50
Buy Adult & U17 $50 (1+1)
Friends Club Member $40.00
Concession $45
Under 17 $10 or free with paying adult
Nunga Tix $15
Companion Card: Contact the box office team to book your tickets
Audio Description
Bangarra Dance Theatre offer Audio Description for people with vision impairment or other sensory disability.
The audio description is spoken in English language and is relayed via a free receiver and headphones set. There are limited headsets. For bookings to the show and to secure a headset please email [email protected]
Fire Talks
Idja and Country Arts is proud to partner and present Fire Talks, a public program talks for Yuldea performances.
Fire Talks is a critical response yarning circle, that uses a simple and effective model to generate audience reflection and connection to art. Adapted by Jacob Boehme from the Perpich Centre of Arts (Canada), it allows audiences to grow, connect, question, and create shared meaning from the artwork they experience and see.
Fire Talks for both Whyalla, Port Pirie and Mount Gambier performances of Yuldea are open for public participation, but please registers as spaces are limited.
For further information please email Dominic Guerrera (First Nations Creative Producer) at [email protected]
Runtime: approx. 60 minutes
Photo: Daniel Boud
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Bangarra partners
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