First Nations projects 2017-2019

My work started in collaboration with First Nations artists such as Vicki Couzens and Gina Maree Bundle in a takeover of Bunjilaka Melbourne Museum to guide audiences through a journey of ancient and contemporary stories around spirits, guides, the Earth mother, racism and the ways to find commonalities between our cultures. This was Serpent Dreaming Women funded by DFAT as an important intervention between Australia India relations. This developed into the project “Churning Waters” for “Australia Festival in India” of which I was the Artistic Director and performer in site specific performances in Puducherry, Chennai, Kanjeevaram (India). With Indigenous and Indian artists: Priyadarsini Govind, Thilagavati Palani, Uthra Vijay, Gina Bundle, Sylvia Nulpinditj and Nadine Lee. The work was received with high acclaim and the first of its kind in bringing together community practices in professional contexts.