First Nations | Sydney Opera House

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DanceRites 2023 - The Finals

Since its inception in 2015, more than 1300 participants from 95 dance groups have joined Australia’s national First Nations dance competition at Bennelong Point, a First Nations meeting place for tens of thousands of years.

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Silhouettes of a person playing a bugle and another playing the digeridoo on the sails of the Opera House.

The Last Post (Winds of Change)

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The Last Post (Winds of Change) is a new arrangement of the special ceremonial piece, which holds great significance to everyone who has fought for this country, their families, and for Australian citizens.

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Megan Cope holding a piece of paper in front of the Opera House.

Whispers: Megan Cope

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On Tubowgule, now called Bennelong Point, Quandamooka artist Megan Cope introduces Whispers, a melding of First Nations history and environmental consciousness. In this artwork, commissioned for our 50th anniversary, more than 85,000 oyster shells are positioned across the Sydney Opera House precinct. The artist evokes the ancestral midden sites that were used on this site for Aboriginal celebrations and gatherings for thousands of years.

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Spinifex Gum (2019)

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Available worldwide from 5 Oct to 5 Nov 2023 The voices of young Indigenous women from Gondwana Choirs, singing in English and Yindjibarndi, come together with The Cat Empire’s Felix Riebl and guests Emma Donovan, Peter Garrett and Briggs for a powerful collaboration. (Stream Premiere)

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Guwanyi Walama

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Join our Indigenous narrators on a journey into the history and culture of Bennelong Point in this digital tour created especially for kids!

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Ziggy Ramo “Little Things” feat. Paul Kelly

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In a cinematic journey tracking forward and backwards in time, Ziggy Ramo makes his directorial debut with the music video for his new single “Little Things” feat Paul Kelly.

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Lighting of the Sails 2022: Yarrkalpa - Hunting Ground

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Two years in the making, this digital artwork projected onto the sails was created by Martumili Artists and Sydney-based creative technologists Curiious, bringing to life the Parnngurr community and its surrounding landscape, with a soundtrack by Electric Fields featuring the vocals of the Martu Artists.

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Badu Gili - Sails Projection | Celebrating First Nations Culture

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Badu Gili lights up the eastern Bennelong Sail with ancient First Nations stories in a spectacular projection. Curated by Rhoda Roberts, former Head of First Nations Programming, Badu Gili traces the ancient songlines of First Nations storytelling across Australia.

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Badu Gili | Wonder Women

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A celebration of the rich history and contemporary vibrancy of Australia’s First Nations culture, Badu Gili continues the traditions of Bennelong Point, formerly known as Tubowgule ('where the knowledge waters meet'), a gathering place for community, ceremony and storytelling for thousands of years.

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Badu Gili | Wonder Women (Audio Described)

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