Moorla-Na Bulla Woola Boolangul

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Event Moorla-Na Bulla Woola Boolangul
Venue Bootenal Springs, Greenough, WA
First Date 21 October 2022
Last Date 29 October 2022
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Moorla-Na Bulla Woola Boolangul by Theona Councillor and family is a lyrical, cathartic and community focused work about healing from great grievances of history. Exploring the impact of the 1854 massacre of the Naagula people at Pelican Springs/Boolangul (colonially known as Bootenal Springs). As an outdoors, community developed work it is of a large scale and incorporates music, traditional dance and text – all in rhyming prose.
Description Source Brochure
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Community
Indigenous
Storytelling
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Bruce Denny Actor
Theona Councillor Composer
Eva Grace Mullaley Director
Eva Grace Mullaley Dramaturg/e
Wayne Freer Mentor
Raelene Councillor Movement Director
Janine Oxenham Movement Director
Wayne Freer Musical Director
Theona Councillor Playwright
Tamati Smith Producer Local Producer
Derek Councillor Storyteller Storyholder
Raelene Councillor Storyteller Co-writer
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information The first work to have come out of Yirra Yaakin's Geraldton Writers Group. This show is about engaging with and empowering the Yamatji community to tell their stories and explore ways that everyone in the City of Greater Geraldton can heal as a community. It is a beautiful, lyrical, cultural work written by award winning Musician, Naaguja/ Wardandi/ Bubbulman woman Theona Councillor in cooperatio
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company 2022 brochure
Event Identifier 213738
Dataset AusStage