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Mutti Mutti, Yorta Yorta and Nari Nari Songman Kutcha Edwards dressed in possum skins with drawn orange lines over the top of the photo.
3 Oct

Gugu Dindi Gunyah

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Mutti Mutti, Yorta Yorta and Nari Nari Songman Kutcha Edwards leads a powerful celebration of music and culture in Gugu Dindi Gunyah. Many Rivers. One Home. This world premiere brings together artists and performers from across the Kulin Nations in a landmark of contemporary ceremony grounded by ancient knowledge. A one night only event, it is the first performance to reopen the Ian Potter State Theatre.

Song Keepers, dancers and knowledge holders share the stage in a work shaped by rivers and songline.

Featuring Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO (Yorta Yorta / Yuin), Wayne Thorpe (Gunnai), Alice Skye (Wergaia / Wemba Wemba), Stacie Nicholson-Piper (Wurundjeri, Dja Dja Wurrung and Ngurai-Illum Wurrung), Neil Morris (Yorta Yorta, Dja Dja Wurrung, Multi-lineal Indigenous Sovereign Custodian) and Boorook – Brett Clarke (Kerray Woorroong).

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Sat 3 Oct
  • 7pm - 9pm 7:00pm - 9:00pm

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Ian Potter State Theatre
Arts Centre Melbourne
100 St Kilda Rd
Southbank 3004

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From $15 to $45

Adult / general $45
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  • telephone number: 1300 182 183
  • email address: tickets@artscentremelbourne.com.au
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The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future. For more information, visit Aboriginal Melbourne.

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