Moogahlin Performing Arts

Moogahlin Performing Arts Moogahlin (Muu-gaarl-in) is a Yuin/Bundjalung word meaning to play, to fool about.

Moogahlin Performing Arts was formed in Redfern in November 2007 by a group of Indigenous theatre artists, educators and community workers in honour of the late Kevin Smith's request and in memory of the founding members of the Black Theatre. Moogahlin is a vibrant and inclusive artistic meeting place that the communities of Redfern and Waterloo recognise as a safe and nurturing environment to sha

re their stories with respect to cultural practices. Moogahlin aims to create and tell community-based stories, develop a comprehensive youth theatre and produce distinctive, cross-cultural and interdisciplinary performance works. Moogahlin supports both emerging and established Aboriginal performing artists, nurturing work created, produced and performed by Aboriginal people for Aboriginal people.

Thank you Performing Lines. We can’t wait for this APAM - Australian Performing Arts Market.
21/11/2025

Thank you Performing Lines. We can’t wait for this APAM - Australian Performing Arts Market.

📣Catch Performing Lines in Perth for APAM 2026

We are thrilled to be taking acclaimed production The Visitors, co-produced by First Peoples company Moogahlin Performing Arts and Theatre Company to APAM - Australian Performing Arts Market in February 2026.

On a sweltering day in January 1788, seven clan leaders gather on a sandstone escarpment overlooking the harbour. The attendees, six of them Elders and one new initiate, catch-up, laugh together, share a meal and compare notes. But beyond the friendly banter, protocols, and hospitality, a momentous decision is waiting to be made.

A mysterious fleet of giant nawi is amassing in the harbour and as they creep closer, these seven representatives must choose unanimously: whether to send these strangers on their way or welcome them?

For more information about this exceptional work visit https://performinglines.org.au/projects/the-visitors/

📸Stephen Wilson Barker and Red Handed Productions

19/11/2025
From Australia to Aotearoa!Our powerful production The Visitors — written by Jane Harrison and directed by Wesley Enoch ...
18/11/2025

From Australia to Aotearoa!
Our powerful production The Visitors — written by Jane Harrison and directed by Wesley Enoch — continues its incredible international journey. Co-presented with Sydney Theatre Company and Performing Lines, the production will appear at the Auckland Arts Festival from March 13–16, 2026, at the ASB Waterfront Theatre.

A heartfelt thanks to our amazing international touring partners — Performing Lines and Sydney Theatre Company — we couldn’t take this universal story to international audiences without you walking alongside us.

Supported by: Moogahlin Performing Arts, Sydney Theatre Company, Performing Lines, Auckland Arts Festival, Creative Australia, Create NSW, and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Image by Stephen Wilson Barker and Red Handed Productions

12/11/2025

echoing the future is a powerful new performance from NAISDA embodying healing reclamation and empowerment, with First Nations voices leading the way.

From Sydney to NYC! Our powerful production The Visitors (by Jane Harrison, directed by Wesley Enoch), co-presented with...
04/11/2025

From Sydney to NYC! Our powerful production The Visitors (by Jane Harrison, directed by Wesley Enoch), co-presented with Sydney Theatre Company, hits the Perelman Performing Arts Center January 21 – February 1, 2026.

In it’s International Premiere as part of the Under the Radar Festival. A heartfelt thanks to our amazing international touring partners: Performing Lines and Sydney Theatre Company — we couldn’t take this universal story to international audiences without you walking alongside us.

Supported by: Moogahlin Performing Arts, Sydney Theatre Company, PAC NYC, Under the Radar.Performing Lines, Creative Australia and Create NSW.
Image by Stephen Wilson Barker and Red Handed Productions

Save the date for the return of Baiame’s Ngunnhu Festival in 2026 on the banks of the Ba-wun River, at Brewarrina from t...
03/11/2025

Save the date for the return of Baiame’s Ngunnhu Festival in 2026 on the banks of the Ba-wun River, at Brewarrina from the 10 - 12 April, 2026.

Stay tuned for full program details, community & artist calls, stall-holder info and registration.

See you on Country in 2026 – let’s make it unforgettable.


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At Moogahlin, our theatre platform supports First Peoples storytellers through development, onto the stage and beyond.Wo...
21/10/2025

At Moogahlin, our theatre platform supports First Peoples storytellers through development, onto the stage and beyond.
Works like Healing Scars by Warren Mason and The Visitors by Jane Harrison. These stories transform not only our stages, but our communities. Locally, Nationally and Globally.

This , support the art that connects us.
👉 Donate now or anytime leading up to 23 October: https://www.moogahlin.org/donate

Koori Gras has lit up the stage in rainbow colours — from the heart of Redfern to the bush of Brewarrina with the Divas....
19/10/2025

Koori Gras has lit up the stage in rainbow colours — from the heart of Redfern to the bush of Brewarrina with the Divas. A platform that has gathered some of our finest First Peoples’ LGBTQIA+ performers, bringing all their power, pride and pizzazz, to share with our audiences. Images by Jamie James, Stephen Wilson Barker & Jarrah Bill
Support Moogahlin. Support the art that connects us this .
👉 Donate now or anytime leading up to 23 October: https://www.moogahlin.org/donate

Baiame’s Ngunnhu Festival for over a decade has celebrated living culture of the Nations that are kin to the Ngunnhu thr...
17/10/2025

Baiame’s Ngunnhu Festival for over a decade has celebrated living culture of the Nations that are kin to the Ngunnhu through dance, song, and community. Building a platform that a new generation of young people of far west NSW have grown up with to engage in community, culture, language through performing arts.
👉 Donate now or anytime leading up to 23 October: https://www.moogahlin.org/donate


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These images remind us why we gather—to share story and grow together.
Support Moogahlin. Support the art that connects us this .
👉 Donate now or anytime leading up to 23 October: https://www.moogahlin.org/donate

16/10/2025

At Moogahlin Performing Arts, our mission is transformation through cultural arts.
We live that every day across our ambitious artistic program—supporting First Peoples storytellers from across the country. From our cornerstone platforms Yellamundie Festival, Baiame’s Ngunnhu Festival, Koori Gras to our theatre productions like The Visitors by Jane Harrison to our cultural programs like Women’s Business Language Ngurra. We work tirelessly to connect and transform community through cultural arts.

This , support the art that connects us.
Your donation helps us continue creating spaces where stories are told, shared, and celebrated.

👉 Donate now or anytime leading up to 23 October: https://www.moogahlin.org/donate

Moogahlin will be at the NSW Aboriginal Languages Festival on Sunday 19 October.  With a stall yaaning about our program...
16/10/2025

Moogahlin will be at the NSW Aboriginal Languages Festival on Sunday 19 October. With a stall yaaning about our programs supported by the trust. We also have a limited sale of Baiame's Ngunnhu Festival 10th Anniversay t-shirts in Medium - XL.

Can't wait to see all of our NSW ALT connected mob on Sunday.

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Carriageworks, 245 Wilson Street, Eveleigh NSW/PO Box 3307, Redfern NSW 2016
Sydney, NSW
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