One ute, two teenagers and a long road
ahead. No looking back now.
East
Gippsland has been lucky enough to secure ILBIJERRI’S ‘NORTH WEST OF NOWHERE’
free live performance in Bairnsdale. This is the next instalment from the team behind
the multi award-winning shows CHOPPED LIVER
and BODY ARMOUR, which have been enjoyed by almost 20,000 people across
Australia.
NORTH WEST OF NOWHERE is raw, honest and
takes a fresh approach to raising awareness of sexual health and the importance of respectful sexual relationships. Written specifically
for secondary school audiences, young people will relate to Wyatt and Nella as
they journey from their teenage dreams to proud young adults ready for the
world.
This
free 55 minutes live performance followed by a Q& A is a fantastic
opportunity to see ILBIJERRI, Australia’s leading and longest running Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander Theatre Company. They create challenging and
inspiring theatre, creatively controlled by Indigenous artists. ILBIJERRI’s work possesses the power to reach out and remind
audiences of every person’s need for family, history and heritage.
Bookings are required as seats are limited. Free
tickets can be booked online through the Forge Theatre and Arts Hub section on
the Shire website, visitor information centres and at the Forge Theatre box
office.
This event
is brought to Bairnsdale by a partnership between ILBEJERRI and partner
organisation as well as Gippsland and East Gippsland Aboriginal Co-Operative
LTD (GEGAC), East Gippsland Primary Care Partnership (EGPCP), East Gippsland
Shire Council, East Gippsland Shire Council Youth Ambassadors, Four’n Twenty Patties
Foods and East Gippsland Water. The organising committee strongly encourage young
people 15 years and older as well as their parents and carers to see this
incredible one night only live performance.
