WORKSHOPS & REHEARSALS
2 May – 27 June 2023 | Weekly on Tuesdays
4.30pm – 7.30pm
11 July – 5 August 2023 | Weekly on Tuesdays & Saturdays
COST
FREE
PERFORMANCES
Thursday 10 & Friday 11 August 2023
7.30pm
AGE
13 – 18
VENUE:
Workshops & Rehearsals:
WAYTCo | King Street Arts Centre
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Performance:
Hackett Hall | WA Museum Boola Bardip
Perth Cultural Centre, Perth WA 6000
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Team
Writer: Teresa Moore
Director: Bobbi Henry
Translators: Della Rae Morrison and Kobi Morrison
Creative Producer: Teresa Moore
Language Facilitators: Bobbi Henry & Derek Nannup
Facilitators: James Berlyn & Asha Cluer
Movement Facilitator: Stephanie Pick
Composer: Kobi Morrison
Lighting Designer: Peter Young
Stage Manager: Jack Wilson
Production Manager: Mike Nanning
Ensemble: Ash Brady, Bill Martin, Carter Kirkland, Dante Crean, Emily Keys, Marcus Bennell, Malia Walker Johns, Niq Mullaley, Sariah King, Shannan Walker Johns and Maisie Mulvany.
About the Program
Driven by the sharing of Noongar language and culture, the program provides participants with the opportunity to receive intensive development in theatre making, performance and language skills at a professional level.
Successful participants partake in an intense series of workshops and rehearsals leading to a public performance opportunity.
As a member of the Ngalaka Daa Ensemble, participants gain access to training with industry leaders including performance preparation, vocal techniques, movement techniques / physicality, Noongar language (comprehension and articulation), acting techniques (various forms and styles), monologues, dialogues and ensemble work, embodiment of text and Noongar physical theatre processes.
In addition to providing people with opportunities to participate in the arts, the Ngalaka Daa Ensemble is an avenue to ensure the sustainability of one of the oldest languages in the world, promote cultural awareness and create a greater sense of connection between participants and the communities that they live in.
Acknowledgements
Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company would like to thank the Ngalaka Daa Ensemble co-presenters, WA Youth Theatre Company.
Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company would like to thank Healthway, Noongar Charitable Trust, Western Australian Museum and Woodside Energy for their support of this program.
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