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Moogahlin Performing Arts

Locality: Sydney, Australia

Phone: +61 2 8571 9096

Address: Carriageworks, 245 Wilson St, Eveleigh NSW 2015 / PO Box 3307, Redfern NSW 2016 Sydney, NSW, Australia

Website: http://moogahlin.org

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25.01.2022 Congratulations to Playwriting Australia for pulling together this epic project! We were honoured to nominate Bjorn Stewart and Kylie Coolwell for #DearAustralia and cant wait to see Bjorn and the ever talented Angeline Penrith perform, plus SO many other amazing Blak artists in the mix! Tune in to the live-streams 2-5 July.

24.01.2022 Closes this Wednesday! Moogahlin along with Ilbijerri Theatre Company, Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company, and BlakDance asks all Independent First Peoples Performing Artists and and Arts Workers to please fill out this survey, to ensure your needs are being put forward in national conversations for sustaining arts practice during and post-COVID-19 restrictions.

23.01.2022 Were so thrilled in development this week with Mununjali writer Ellen Van Neerven and Yorta Yorta playwright and dramaturg Andrea James! Thanks to our Co-Artistic Director Lily for starting us off right protocols-wise. + additional skype-hype from Managing Director @superfishali

23.01.2022 Please join us for Part One of Dear Australia, streaming to Facebook tonight from 7pm (AEST). Over three nights, 50 Australian playwrights tell fearless and i...nspiring stories of where our nation is and where it might go. These are postcards to Dear Australia, and are recorded by 50 extraordinary actors, many in their own homes. Part One runs for just under 90 mins, including a short break. Click Get Reminder to be notified when this stream begins. For more information, visit: http://www.pwa.org.au/2020-pr/for-our-nation-dear-australia Warning: Some stories in Part One contain strong language, sexual references and adult themes, including references to miscarriage and suicide, and may be unsuitable for some audiences. If any of these stories raise concerns for you or someone you know, you can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636, or visit The Arts Wellbeing Collective: https://www.artswellbeingcollective.com.au/get-help/

21.01.2022 Its #MoogsMonday and were thinking of our fam down south on Koorie countries On this day four years ago we had the privilege to premiere Winyanboga Yurringa by Yorta Yorta / Kurnai playwright Andrea James. Six Aboriginal Women. On Country. Their attempts to connect with land and each other; thwarted by arguments about beauty, boyfriends and identity. Pictured in these photos (some not previously released!) is the phenomenal cast of that premiere season - Tessa Rose, Pamela Young, Kylie Coolwell, Angeline Penrith, Alexis Lane, and Matilda Brown. Images by Michelle Mossop.

21.01.2022 RESCHEDULED! MOOGAHL LIVE: JO CLANCY Jo Clancy is a contemporary Aboriginal choreographer, dancer and teacher. She is a Wiradjuri woman raised and living on Darug and Gundungurra country in the Blue Mountains. She is the founder and Director of the Wagana Aboriginal Dancers and teaches in schools and communities. Join us 11am Fri 15 May as Jo takes us through a Wagana workshop shell warm us up, teach us some dances and give us a stretch at the end. This workshop will b...e fun for young and old! Image by Ben Pearse.

20.01.2022 Dont forget! Jo Clancy of Wagana Aboriginal Dancers will be running a Wagana workshop via Facebook Live this morning! Clear your calendar and your space and see you in just over 10minutes time!

20.01.2022 A special reminder for folks planning to submit a work for Yellamundie Festival... ITS NOT A COMPETITION Yellamundie Festival identifies, develops, and presents new First Peoples stories - its not about the best idea/concept, but about finding work that has the potential to be developed. Its also an opportunity for artists to collaborate, and we love bringing together so many talented people and seeing them shine!... For full submission information and to download the application form, the link is below (or in our bio). Pictured: Katie Leslie, Yellamundie Festival workshops 2019. Image by Jamie James. https://www.moogahlin.org/yellamundiefestival2021

19.01.2022 Please join us for Part Three of Dear Australia, streaming to Facebook from 5pm (AEST) Sunday 5 July. Over three nights, 50 Australian playwrights tell fearless and inspiring stories of where our nation is and where it might go. These are postcards to Dear Australia, and are recorded by 50 extraordinary actors, many in their own homes. Part Three runs for 77 mins, including a short break. Click Get Reminder to be notified when this stream begins.... For more information, visit: http://www.pwa.org.au/2020-pr/for-our-nation-dear-australia Warning: Some stories in Part Three contain strong language, sexual references and adult themes, including references to domestic violence, and may be unsuitable for some audiences. If any of these stories raise concerns for you or someone you know, you can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636, or visit The Arts Wellbeing Collective: https://www.artswellbeingcollective.com.au/get-help/

19.01.2022 MC MUNK or Munkimuk - world renowned MC, breakdancer, music producer and radio broadcaster - shares his wisdom from years of experience in this industry talk. Covering topics such as when and how to delegate and collaborate, budgeting and fundraising, networking, and publicity and marketing - this is a talk designed for those entering the music industry but can be applied to a range of artists and art forms!

18.01.2022 REMINDER: Members are notified that our Annual General Meeting is taking place on 1 August 2020 at 11am AEST via Zoom Meeting. Today is the deadline for apply to be a voting member, submit your proxy, or submit a nomination for the Board! Its an exciting time for Moogs right now - will you help us shape our future? Click the link to see the agenda, register for the meeting, plus all the sign up forms.

18.01.2022 Jo Clancy is a contemporary Aboriginal choreographer, dancer and teacher. She is a Wiradjuri woman raised and living on Darug and Gundungurra country in the Blue Mountains. She is the founder and Director of the Wagana Aboriginal Dancers and teaches in schools and communities. In this session Jo takes us through a Wagana workshop shell warm us up, teach us some dances and give us a stretch at the end. A workshop thats fun for young and old!

17.01.2022 Ilbijerri Theatre Company, Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company, Moogahlin Performing Arts, and BlakDance are seeking assistance and feedback from the First Peoples Independent Performing Arts sector to ensure that your needs are being heard for sustaining your arts practice during and post-COVID-19 restrictions. We have secured places on some high level gatherings of government and arts sector, and we want to put our peoples key needs front and centre in these conversations. We as...k all Independent First Peoples Performing Artists and and Arts Workers to please fill out this short survey. In it we ask about financial impacts, community impacts, and creative practice impacts. This survey can be anonymous or identified, and should take under 15 minutes to complete. Please, help us ensure that FIRST PEOPLES FIRST remains at the heart every level of consultation and conversation around how our sector reimagines its future! CLOSES 11:59PM (AWST/PERTH) WED 17 JUNE 2020

17.01.2022 OPPORTUNITY: Screen NSW, in partnership with Bunya Talent, are seeking up to eight Indigenous producers, writers, writer/directors or director/producers to take part in a three-day Creative Incubator, featuring a bespoke program of masterclasses and one-to-one mentoring with experienced industry practitioners. This intensive three-day workshop will take place in Sydney, from 21st - 23rd Oct 2020. Applications will close on 21st August at 4pm AEST.

17.01.2022 CLOSING TODAY: We have two jobs going in the Moogahlin Performing Arts Team - Digital Content Producer and Assistant / Associate Producer. If you are passionate about the arts and telling our stories and have a talent for organising projects or content creation - we want to hear from you! Follow the link below for more info, and reach out to us if youd like to have a one-on-one conversation about either of the roles - (well be online right up to 5pm AEST and you can inbox... us). https://www.moogahlin.org/employment

14.01.2022 Thinking about submitting a work for the Yellamundie Festival? Heres a hot tip: IT DOESNT HAVE TO BE FINISHED! You can submit concepts, compositions, scenes, a synopsis, a recording... anything that gives an example of the story, the characters, the language, the originality of the idea, the theatricality, or the potential for the work to be developed further (minimum of 10 pages for written material, or 5 minutes for audio and visual material). For full submission informat...ion and to download the application form, click the link below / in our bio. Pictured: John Blair, Yellamundie Festival workshops 2019. Image by Jamie James. https://www.moogahlin.org/yellamundiefestival2021

13.01.2022 DEADLINE EXTENDED: In consultation with our cuzzos at Ilbijerri Theatre Company, Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company, and BlakDance, we have extended the deadline for submissions to this survey by another week. Independent First Peoples Performing Artists and Arts Workers now have until 11:59PM Wednesday 24 June to contribute your voice to national conversations around sustaining arts practices during and beyond COVID-19 restrictions.

13.01.2022 ...and thats a wrap for our pilot program of MOOGAHL LIVE! Thank you to everyone who has helped us test out these online platforms for connecting to culture and creativity - from the 37 brilliant artists who were engaged across #moogahllive and #BNlive, to the whopping 104,750+ of you who watched, commented on, and shared all of their content these past 8 weeks!!! Well be taking a short break to re-strategise and hope to be back shortly with a full program of workshops, t...alks, and performances for you all. In the meantime, catch up on all of the goodness via the playlists weve created, below! MOOGAHL LIVE: https://www.facebook.com/watch/moogahlin/314559116179657/ BAIAMES NGUNNHU FESTIVAL - BN LIVE: https://www.facebook.com/watch/moogahlin/1424124814426763/

13.01.2022 Lets help Mudgin-Gal get a van! This is a deadly organisation just up the road from us that delivers support, referrals, and community-based services to Aboriginal women & families in inner-Sydney. If youve got a spare $25 - consider making a donation to this incredibly worthy cause

13.01.2022 Mob some of our Moogahlin Family membersfrom Ngarra-Burria are having their compositions streamed on ABC Classic RIGHT NOWWWWWW

13.01.2022 A little NAIDOC gift for you all! Playlab Theatre has released two plays under the Moogahlin Collection title: THE DALY RIVER GIRL by Tessa Rose and THE FEVER AND THE FRET by Jub Clerc ... Head to https://playlabtheatre.com.au/ for more!

10.01.2022 BECOME ONE OF THE MOOGS! We are currently seeking two highly motivated individuals to join Moogahlin Performing Arts! The Digital Content Producer and Assistant / Associate Producer will join the Company Leadership Team to support our program of local metropolitan, local regional, national, and international works, and ongoing profile building. The Digital Content Producer provides essential marketing and communications support across the whole company and creative and admin...istrative leadership on select projects, including our MOOGAHL LIVE program. The Assistant/Associate Producer provides essential project development and delivery across all company programs and creative and administrative leadership on select projects, particularly public programs, workshops, and events. Applications for both positions close 5pm Friday 4 September 2020.

10.01.2022 YASSS Australia Post get behind this.

10.01.2022 Moogahlin Members are advised that following quorum not being met at the Saturday 1 August 2020 Annual General Meeting and in accordance with our Rules of Association, Moogahlin Performing Arts Incs Adjourned Annual General Meeting is taking place on Saturday 8 August 2020 at 11am via Zoom Meeting... For more information and to register: https://mailchi.mp/b95d1626fc82/moogahlin-agm-4354910

09.01.2022 Congratulations to Keith Barker and our cuzzos at Native Earth Performing Arts for this recognition! Folks may remember Keiths work This Is How We Got Here from the 2019 Yellamundie Festival, where we staged a reading as part of our ongoing international collaboration and exchange. Were so proud to see our global First Peoples performing arts family continue to succeed, represent, and advocate for each other!

07.01.2022 Folks, someone has done a supreme (terrible) job of attempting to hack our emails today by sending messages from an account with our company name, but not our company domain. So, if youve received an email from Moogs containing a link but not much else, check if its actually come from us, dont click the link, and please delete and block! And if youre the hacker and youre reading this... yeah good job bruz

07.01.2022 #MoogsMonday can be a thing right?! Well, were gonna do it - coz we miss your faces and have a whole lot of lubbly photos of you to share. Flash Blak to Yellamundie Festival 2019, when we were cracking up to Eddie by Sonny Dallas Law read by Aunty Aileen Corpus, John Blair, Guy Simon, and Mitch Summerfield, with Direction and Dramaturgy by Bjorn Stewart. Eddie is a coming of age story about an Aboriginal man as he struggles to find his purpose and identity in everyday ...life as his spirit guide, the charismatic Eddie, mentors him and introduces him to a world of experiences and adventures. Playwright Sonny Dallas Law is a Wakka Wakka man from south-east Queensland. Sonny has worked in the arts industry for many years as a performer, writer, and arts administrator. Roles have included producing, event coordinating, community and cultural development roles and many others throughout is professional career. Images by Jamie James. #Yellamundie #AboriginalTheatre #FirstPeoplesStories

07.01.2022 Apologies to all who may have been waiting for Jo Clancy of Wagana Aboriginal Dancerss workshop to go live this morning! Weve had some technical difficulties and will have to reschedule. Thank you for your patience, and thank you to Jo who has been working hard to help us sort it out. Stay tuned folks!

07.01.2022 "Weve worked damn hard" - too right! Thanks to Linda Morris from The Sydney Morning Herald for chatting with Lily Shearer about the Creating Art Part 1: The makers view of pathways for First Nations theatre and dance report released by Australia Council for the Arts last week. Heres the full article, and well pop the link the report in the comments.

05.01.2022 Don’t forget to register for the zoom link to witness a truly unique International First Peoples panel. http://actsofgathering.org/register/

04.01.2022 Our cuzzos down south at Ilbijerri Theatre Company - check it out!

04.01.2022 Australian Plays have published all of the scripts from this past weekends DEAR AUSTRALIA project with Playwriting Australia. So many deadly blackfullas were nominated and contributed to this, including Moogahlin nominees Bjorn Stewart and Kylie Coolwell! You can download the scripts for free here: https://bit.ly/3gx8p9E And if you missed the livestreams they are available to view here: https://bit.ly/2NXwlH9

04.01.2022 Just a very good news story to start your day...

03.01.2022 "As one of only a handful of Blak performing arts companies in the country, it has been critical for us to secure a home in the Redfern area - a place of significant change and history for our peoples. Carriageworks has offered us a space to grow in our practice, to celebrate our culture, to connect to our community, and to establish Moogahlin Performing Arts in the local and national arts ecology." Lily Shearer, Liza-Mare Syron, and Ali Murphy-Oates Heres what we and our fellow resident companies had to say about the recent announcement of Carriageworks entering voluntary administration.

03.01.2022 We have two jobs going in the Moogahlin Performing Arts Team - Digital Content Producer and Assistant / Associate Producer. If you are passionate about the arts and telling our stories and have a talent for organising projects or content creation - we want to hear from you! Follow the link below/in our bio for more info, and reach out to us if youd like to have a one-on-one conversation about either of the roles.... Applications close 5pm Friday 4 September. https://www.moogahlin.org/employment

03.01.2022 Around this time each year, we ask our supporters to donate towards our future success. For us success looks like a culturally empowered First Peoples performing arts sector. Its our people being strong in body, heart, mind, and spirit, with platforms to share our stories with the world. *We cannot hope to succeed if our community is not empowered.* The impacts of COVID-19 on the arts sector, and continued deaths in custody of our own people and of Black, First Nations, and ...People of Colour worldwide has further exposed the reality we know of a system built to disadvantage many at the benefit of a few. This year, for those who can afford it, we ask that you donate your money to our community instead. Weve compiled a list of community services, fundraisers, and support funds you can donate to. https://www.moogahlin.org/news/communityappeal This is in no way an exhaustive list, and we will continue to update it. And remember if you cannot show up with your money, showing up with your body, brain, ears, food, or time is equally as useful. We at Moogs will continue to work to support our artists and connect our communities to creativity and culture in as many innovative ways as we can come up with. To our Blakfulla, Black, First Nations, and People of Colour fams - we see you, we hear you, we are you. For our not-First Peoples fam and audience - we urge you to listen, learn, unlearn, and act. #BLACKLIVESMATTER #ABORIGINALLIVESMATTER

02.01.2022 Members are notified that our Annual General Meeting is taking place on 1 August 2020 at 11am AEST via Zoom Meeting. As part of AGM business, we are looking for some dynamic and dedicated new representatives to serve on the Moogahlin Performing Arts Board! Its an exciting time for Moogs right now - will you be the one to help us shape our future? Click the link to see the agenda, register for the meeting, plus all the sign up forms.

01.01.2022 TONIGHT: Our Managing Director Ali Murphy-Oates will be speaking about sector recovery strategies with Australia Councils Head of Sector Development, Jade Lillie and leading cultural sector consultant, Sandra Fields, hosted by SAMAG (Sydney Arts Management Advisory Group). Click the link to register and tune in from 6.30PM (AEST), or follow SAMAG page and website later for a recording of the webinar.

01.01.2022 Were throwing back to earlier this year, and remembering the glitz and glamour of Blak Nulla Cabaret at the Seymour Centre (Gadigal), Saturday 22 February 2020. Blak Nulla was part of our Koori Gras program for Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras - a series of creative cultural arts events featuring local, interstate, and international First Nations qweer artists, thinkers, and communities. Heres a selection of images by Jamie James capturing the energy and love from the ni...ght! Many thanks to the brilliant performers Nana Miss Koori, Miss Ellaneous, Jojo Zaho, MadB, Shaniqua TiwiSista, Bee Dazzled Shanks, Rose Quartz, AnnaMal Tuckerbox, Chel Torres, Destiny Haz Arrived, Josie Baker, and to all of the team at Seymour Centre and Mardi Gras for an unforgettable event! #TBT #FirstNationsDrag #IndigenousX #KooriGras #BlakNulla #WhatMatters #MardiGras

01.01.2022 Part Two of Dear Australia, streams to Facebook from 7pm (AEST) tonight! Our mates at Playwriting Australia worked with 25 companies to commission 50 Australian playwrights to tell fearless and inspiring stories of where our nation is and where it might go. These are postcards to Dear Australia, and are recorded by 50 extraordinary actors, many in their own homes. Were particularly excited tonight to see the work of Glenn Shea with Kelton Pell, Jada Alberts with Tasma Wal...ton, and Rachael Chisholm with Shaka Cook!!! Part Two runs for 80 mins, including a short break. Click Get Reminder to be notified when this stream begins. For more information, visit: http://www.pwa.org.au/2020-pr/for-our-nation-dear-australia Warning: Some stories in Part Two contain strong language, sexual references and adult themes, and may be unsuitable for some audiences. If any of these stories raise concerns for you or someone you know, you can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636, or visit The Arts Wellbeing Collective: https://www.artswellbeingcollective.com.au/get-help/

01.01.2022 Next week on Wednesday 2nd of December at 11:00am our Co-Founders Dr Liza-Mare Syron & Lily Shearer will be presenting an all female First Nations International plenary (open discussion ) with Meg Paulin & Penny Couchie from Aanmitaagzi, a Nipissing First Nations Cultural Arts collective from Ontario, Turtle Island - Canada at the Australasian Drama Studies Association Conference Acts of Gathering to discuss a really exciting new international project - Serpent and Water Stor...ies: An International First Peoples Cultural Arts Exchange The plenary will take place on Wednesday 2nd of December at 11:00am (our time) with presenters outlining the background to this collaboration and readings of women’s stories about water from the Ngemba/Murrawarri (Barwon/Culgoa Rivers NSW Australia) and Anishinaabe (Lake Nipissing, Turtle Island). The discussion will also include a conversation on facilitating and activating safe and open inter-tribal dialogue and artistic exchange employing First Nations and First Peoples of Australia cultural protocols for engaging with artists through a workshop process of land based activities, and creating a public impact performance installation for presentation through models of story weaving with communities. To register for the event go to the free registration site: http://actsofgathering.org/register/ Then log in to the presentation at: http://actsofgathering.org/serpent-and-water-stories-an-in/