20/09/2025
Coming up at 11am on this weeks best of National Talk Black we have:
Yolande Brown, Choreographer & Writer, talking about Bangarra Dance Theatre brand-new work for children, The Bogong's Song: A Call to Country. In September, Australia’s leading Indigenous performing arts company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, will present the world premiere of their second dedicated work for primary-aged children, The Bogong’s Song: a call to Country, an exciting new creation by Bidjara choreographer and writer Yolande Brown and Thiithaarr Warra/Kaanju/Ayapathu writer Chenoa Deemal. The Bogong’s Song blends storytelling, shadow puppetry, dance and song to tell the story of the Bogong moth, inviting young audiences to experience connection to Country, and to listen, reflect, and wonder. This brand-new work will premiere at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre in September as part of Brisbane Festival before flying over to Sydney for a season at Bangarra’s Studio Theatre in Walsh Bay in October. You can find out more via the link below!
https://www.bangarra.com.au/productions/the-bogongs-song/
Tony Albert, Artistic Director, talking about the National Gallery announces 10 new artistic projects for After the Rain. The National Gallery of Australia has commissioned leading First Nations artists to create 10 immersive projects for the upcoming 5th National Indigenous Art Triennial, set to open this summer. Opening in Kamberri/Canberra on 6 December 2025, the 5th National Indigenous Art Triennial: After the Rain, will see the vision of Artistic Director, Tony Albert, Girramay/Yidinji/Kuku-Yalanji peoples, come to life through 10 multidisciplinary installations by contemporary artists from across Australia. Albert has brought together emerging and established artists from as far as Erub in the far north-east of Zenadth Kes/Torres Strait to Ntaria/Hermannsburg in Central Australia and Naarm/Melbourne to create ambitious projects responding to the theme of After the Rain. From large-scale murals and video works to intimate painting and soft sculpture, After the Rain includes projects by Alair Pambegan, Aretha Brown, Blaklash, Dylan Mooney, Hermannsburg Potters, Itja Ntjarra (Many Hands) Art Centre, and Vincent Namatjira, Jimmy John Thaiday, Naminapu Maymuru-White, Thea Anamara Perkins, Yarrenyty Arltere Artists and Grace Kemarre Robinya, and Warraba Weatherall. Building upon existing relationships cultivated over many years, Albert has been working closely with the exhibiting artists to challenge them to produce their most ambitious works to date. These projects celebrate inter-generational legacies and cultural warriors of the past, present and future – representing rebirth, cycles of cleansing and new beginnings. You can find out more via the link below!
https://nga.gov.au/.../fifth-national-indigenous-art.../
Lesley Thompson, Australian Street Socceroo, talking about Norways Homeless World Cup soccer tournament. Lesley Thompson, played soccer in the Homeless World Cup in Oslo to raise awareness and challenge attitudes about homelessness. The Alice Springs man has experienced homelessness for most of his life. Co-founder of the The Big Issue Australia Street Soccer Program and the Australian "Street Socceroos" coach, George Halkias, said the tournament was "the opportunity of a lifetime". After the tournament, he dreams of becoming a ranger in central Australia. You can find out more via the link below!
https://thebigissue.org.au/article/fair-play-in-norway/
Ngarra Murray, First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria Co-chair, talking about the Treaty for Victoria. After nearly a decade walking the path to Treaty with their communities, and generations of resistance and activism from First Peoples, Australia’s first Treaty is here. The Treaty Bill is now being debated by MPs. This is a chance for all Victorians to acknowledge our past, heal and move forward together. You can find out more via the link below!
https://firstpeoplesvic.org/treaty/
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