Boodja Dwordak Wirn : Bringing Country's Spirit Back to Life

Esperance Tjaltjraak Native Title Aboriginal Corporation invites you to join us at our second Boodja Dwordak Wirn event on 13, 14 or 15 December.

Following in the footsteps of the Boodja Dwordak Wirn First Lights drone performance on the Esperance foreshore in 2023, this year’s free family-friendly event will also take place on-country, at Lake Monjingup. 

Boodja Dwordak Wirn means ‘Bringing Country’s Spirit Back to Life’. This community project, delivered over 2.5 years, is all about coming together to care for and connect with the Country we
now share, and to create positive change for the future.

Our project partners are the amazing technical and creative teams from Illuminart,specialists in light projections. This will be an opportunity to immerse yourself in a trail of light installations, soundscapes and community sculptures that invite you to see Country through the eyes of the Traditional Custodians, the Wudjari Nyungar community.

This very special on-Country night-time event is a sensory experience  that encourages you to stop, look, listen and, most  importantly, to feel your own connections to this country.

IMPORTANT EVENT INFORMATION

This event is designed to be an intimate experience for small groups of up to 24 people at a time.  Your journey will begin at the ESPERANCE CIVIC CENTRE with a short bus ride out to Lake Monjingup before embarking on a gentle guided walk through the bush. A bus will be waiting for you to board again at the other end to bring you back to your starting point at the Esperance Civic Centre. Please note that there will be NO PARKING AVAILABLE AT LAKE MONJINGUP. The only way to access the event is by booking a ticket and traveling out on the bus.

Please select a time slot between 7pm and 9pm, book you place and ensure that you arrive at the Esperance Civic Centre at least 10 MINUTES BEFORE YOUR START TIME to board your bus. We are not able to guarantee that there will be seats available on later bus services If you miss the time you have booked for.

Bus groups will be divided into two smaller walking groups. People with children will be prioritised for the first the group. The second group will have a 10 minute wait on-site before entering the walk trail to allow the first group to move ahead. Seating will be available.

ACCESSIBILITY AND SAFETY

Please note that this event involves walking for around 45 mins along a gravel walk trail at Lake Monjingup. The trail is wheelchair and pram accessible however there short sections of grass, sand and boardwalk along the trail.

Please wear closed-in shoes and bring your own insect repellent and water. We will have torches available. All children under 18 years must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

There will be no food or drinks available on site.

The Esperance Civic Centre will be open to allow access to toilets before you board the bus and when you return after the show. There will also be toilets on site. 

PROJECT SPONSORS, PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS

We thank our generous project sponsors, partners, and supporters: Lotterywest, Indigenous Languages and Arts Program, Esperance Agricultural Fund, Culture and the Arts WA (DLGSC) and the Shire of Esperance. Special thanks to artists Sharyn Egan, Colleen Frost, Naomi Stanitzki and Mylene van Heijster, composer Clint Bracknell and choreographer Kyle Morrison and staff and students from Esperance Stars Foundation and Esperance Clontarf Academy.