{"id":12039,"date":"2023-06-30T01:10:56","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T01:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/serviam\/?post_type=article&#038;p=12039"},"modified":"2023-06-30T02:14:25","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T02:14:25","slug":"enjoying-yuldea-at-the-sydney-opera-house","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/serviam\/article\/enjoying-yuldea-at-the-sydney-opera-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Enjoying Yuldea at the Sydney Opera House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our excursion to attend Bangarra Dance Theatre&#8217;s performance of <em>Yuldea<\/em> was fantastic. We were in the front row and joined Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from all over NSW &#8211; some had travelled from as far as Muswellbrook to be there! The story traces time from the supernova to Federation and concentrates on the impact of nuclear testing on the mobs living around Yuldea (Ooldea) Soak and the nearby missions. At the end, the dancers were in a semi-circle behind a rope curtain, symbolising the continuing devastation of the environmental impact.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During the Q and A afterwards, the performers explained the meaning of their costumes. One spectacular dress was made to represent the red mallee tree and how its roots contain hidden water which Aboriginal people use to survive in the desert lands. We highly recommend everyone see this show.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Kacey:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>\u201cThe light motions were awesome!\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Kaileigh:<\/strong> <em>\u201cWhen the dancers told us the story was based on the Maralinga nuclear trials, I was amazed. We just read about that in our English class.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Emily:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>\u201cI loved the dancing.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Audrey:<\/strong> <em>\u201cThe elaborate costuming and choreography was good.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Jessie:<\/strong> <em>\u201cI met a woman from my mob for the first time, I am very happy.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Violet:<\/strong> <em>\u201cI liked the music.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>True:<\/strong> <em>\u201cI liked the set design.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Jasmine:<\/strong> <em>\u201cThe set design and use of lighting were out of this world. I am truly grateful for the experience.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12041 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2023\/06\/IMG_0279-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><strong><em>Karen Horder<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student Support Teacher<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A performance by Bangarra Dance Theatre&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-12039","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/serviam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/12039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/serviam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/serviam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/serviam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/serviam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}