GURR ERA OP

13 – 19 JAN

$65 + BF

The Studio Theatre at Bangarra (The Thirsty Mile) Wharf 4/5, 15 Hickson Road Walsh Bay Arts Precinct Dawes Point NSW 2000

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Four Torres Strait Islander women battle the rising tide

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Force Majeure & ILBIJERRI Theatre Company

Join four mainland-born Torres Strait Islander women as they battle against the rising tide threatening their home, culture and identity. GURR ERA OP (“the face of the sea” in Meriam Mir) is a celebratory sharing of culture and a call to action in the face of climate devastation, interweaving hybrid Torres Strait Islander contemporary storytelling, movement and spoken word.

What would you do if you could never go home? Is your culture bound by place or by self? What happens to your identity when the physical place that holds your ancestral foundations disappears?

These are some of the questions the storytellers grapple with daily as they watch their motherland, family and communities suffer the onslaught of climate change. The Torres Strait Islands are currently on the front lines – but ultimately, your home is next.

Award-winning choreographer and performer Ghenoa Gela (My Urrwai, Sydney Festival 2018) presents her landmark work, in a culmination of many years of creative association with Force Majeure. Now in collaboration with ILBIJERRI Theatre Company’s Amy Sole and Rachael Maza AM (Tracker, Sydney Festival 2023, Black Ties, Sydney Festival 2020), the result is a vivid imagining of loss, and a call to action for a better future.

Please be aware that a limited number of seats for this performance will be cushions on the floor. If you prefer a seat with a backrest, kindly inform our Front of House team.

★★★★½ "A genre-bending show that explores the narrative of colonialism, culture and connection with humour."

– ArtsHub (for Ghenoa Gela's My Urrwai)

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Torres Strait Culture Sharing Workshop

Get hands-on and have fun discovering the unique art and stories of the amazing Torres Strait Islander communities. Come together to celebrate and learn with Torres Strait Islander performing artists. Once you’ve immersed yourself in Torres Strait Islander culture, continue your journey by seeing the world premiere work GURR ERA OP produced by Force Majeure in association with ILBIJERRI Theatre Company. This workshop is limited to 30 participants. All ages, abilities and experience welcome.

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