WARU - JOURNEY OF THE SMALL TURTLE

Name: WARU - JOURNEY OF THE SMALL TURTLE
Start: 2024-09-28T11:00:00+10:00
End: 2024-09-28T18:45:00+10:00
Location: 54-56 Neil Street, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia, Queensland 4350

Schedule

Sat Sep 28 2024 at 11:00 am to 06:45 pm

UTC+10:00

Location

54-56 Neil Street, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia, Queensland 4350 | Toowoomba, QL

Under the star-illuminated skies of the Torres Strait, a green turtle navigates her way back to the beach where she was born. The season has started, the turtles are returning to nest, and soon the island will welcome a new generation of hatchlings – amongst them, our small turtle friend, Migi!
In Bangarra’s first dedicated work for children, join our heroine Migi as she undertakes a journey of discovery and survival. A contemporary saltwater Lagaw Kazil (Island Children) story inspired by the totemic system of the green turtle, Waru – journey of the small turtle is an interactive and immersive introduction to Torres Strait Islander culture and dance for 3–7-year-olds.
Created by former Bangarra Artistic Director, Stephen Page, together with Hunter Page-Lochard and Bangarra alumni Dancers and Choreographers Sani Townson and Elma Kris, Waru provides teachers, parents and care-givers with a unique opportunity to open up conversations about climate change, caring for the environment and the traditional cultural values of respect and reciprocity.
Waru – journey of the small turtle has been generously supported by the Girgensohn Foundation, the Knights Jabula Foundation and the Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund – an Australian Government initiative.