About the Event
The theme for National Reconciliation Week this year is Be a Voice for Generations, encouraging all Australians to be a voice for reconciliation through storytelling.
Galup is a virtual reality experience about the history of Lake Monger in Perth. It was created by Noongar theatre-maker Ian Wilkes and film-maker Poppy van Oorde-Grainger with an oral history from Elder Doolann-Leisha Eatts about a massacre at the lake. This powerful experience explores the transformative impact of truth-telling, examines the destructive nature of colonisation and brings people together for connection and healing.
Duration: 20 minutes
Location: Mandurah Performing Arts Centre, 9 Ormsby Tce, Mandurah
Cost: Free but bookings essential as places are limited
Age: Suitable for ages 13+
Times: Various. There are 6 sessions to choose on the day:
Produced by Same Drum and guided by a team of supportive Noongar Elders.
Assisted by the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries and the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body.
Supported by project partners Viewport XR, Museum of Freedom and Tolerance, Community Arts Network, Town of Cambridge Library, City of Vincent and Sandbox Productions.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander audience members are advised that this production includes names, images and voices of people who have passed away. Names, images and voices have been used with permission.
