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SongRites

  • Dance
  • Contemporary Music
  • Film
  • Talks and Ideas
  • First Nations

SongRites is a new program showcasing First Nations voices from across Country.

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Crying the Land to Life: A Journey into Yolngu Women’s Song Spirals

Studio

5 Sep 2025

  • Talks and Ideas
  • First Nations

Join co-authors Merrkiyawuy Ganambarr-Stubbs and Djawandil Maymuru in conversation with Rosealee Pearson for a powerful discussion on Song Spirals.

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Singing Up Country: Stories, Songlines & Sisterhood

Centre for Creativity

6 Sep 2025

  • Talks and Ideas
  • Workshops
  • First Nations

Step into the world of Arrkula Yinbayarra in this panel presentation blending storytelling, visuals, and live conversation.

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Wrong Side of the Road

Playhouse

4 Sep 2025

  • Cinema
  • First Nations

This 1981 documentary-style drama captures 48 hours in the lives of First Nations rock bands No Fixed Address and Us Mob.

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SongRites Short Films

Playhouse

3 Sep 2025

  • Cinema
  • First Nations

Experience four powerful First Nations short films by First Nations storytellers from regional communities, underpinned by their connection to Country and culture.

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Arrkula Yinbayarra

Drama Theatre

5 & 6 Sep 2025

  • Contemporary Music
  • First Nations

Arrkula Yinbayarra (Together We Sing) is a powerful community-led project reviving critically endangered languages through music. Experience a musical voyage preserving tradition through a powerful, heartfelt collaboration.

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Song Spirals

Studio

4 & 6 Sep 2025

  • Dance
  • First Nations

Ancient Yolŋu rhythm and songs are brought to life through stunning movement in this powerful dance work performed in Sydney for the first time.

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A New Stage

  • Dance
  • First Nations

A bold change for our resident company Bangarra Dance Theatre begins in 2025. Australia’s beloved First Nations cultural and dance powerhouse is moving to the world-renowned Joan Sutherland Theatre at Sydney Opera House. After 20 years of captivating audiences in the Drama Theatre, Bangarra will now make fire in this grand space; an illuminating new chapter. To celebrate, we’ve collaborated with Bangarra to release a beautiful new film titled A New Stage.

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Music on Tubowgule

Studio

26 & 27 Jun 2025

  • Classical Music
  • First Nations

Experience a stunning evening of music with First Nations composers and their collaborators. The first part of the evening will feature spellbinding violinist, vocalist, dancer and composer Eric Avery. The second half of the show will feature Melanie Mununggurr and Nardi Simpson with Ensemble Offspring and Arafura Music Collective.

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A Sea of UPU

Studio

8 May 2025

  • Theatre
  • Workshops
  • First Nations

Join UPU co-creator Grace Iwashita-Taylor and cast member Shadon Meredith for a free 90 minute poetry writing workshop in the Studio on the set of UPU.

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