Name: Stories of Country
Start: 2024-10-09
End: 2024-10-09
Location: The Wheeler Centre

Three First Nations performers reflect on connection, Country and resistance in a night of poetry, music and storytelling.

For this special Spring Fling event, writer and performer Laniyuk, award-winning novelist and musician Nardi Simpson (The Belburd) and poet and artist Jazz Money (mark the dawn) will each take to The Wheeler Centre stage for a special live performance of their work.

Then, these powerhouse creatives will discuss their creative practices and the ways in which they are influenced by the natural world. They’ll also interrogate how poetry, song and prose can represent and convey First Nations sovereignty in Australia.

Discover the wild abandon to be found in creativity at this vibrant, powerful celebration of First Nations storytelling, hosted by Evelyn Araluen.

Spring Fling: Wild Abandon

A season of curiosity unleashed.

Spring Fling returns for 2024 with wild abandon. This year, we’ve curated a lineup of change-makers, rule-breakers and singular storytellers to challenge your preconceptions and foster new ways of thinking.

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Event and Ticketing Details

Dates & Times

Wednesday 09 October

6.30pm-7.45pm

Tickets

$29.00

Full

$20.00

Concession

$20.00

Under 30

$0.00

First Nations

Members can save 10% on tickets to this event. Find out more here.

Location

The Wheeler Centre

176 Little Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000

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Accessibility

Accessible toilets available

Assistive Listening

Auslan interpreting available by-request

Companion tickets available

Registered Assistance Animals welcome

Wheelchair accessible

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Please notify us of all access requirements when booking online so we can assist you with your visit. If you require further information, please contact ticketing@wheelercentre.com.

Additional Notes

Laniyuk, Nardi and Jazz will be signing books after the event.

The bookseller for this event is Readings.

Featuring

Laniyuk

Laniyuk is a Larrakia, Kungarakan, Gurindji and French writer and performer. She has been published nationally and internationally in poetry collections such as Solid Air (2019) and Fire Front (2020), in the 2022 speculative ...

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Nardi Simpson

Nardi Simpson is a Yuwaalaraay storyteller from New South Wales' (NSW) northwest freshwater plains. As a member of Indigenous duo Stiff Gins, Nardi has travelled nationally and internationally for the past 22 years. She ...

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Jazz Money

Jazz Money is a Wiradjuri poet and artist whose practice is centred around poetics to produce works that encompass installation, performance, film and print. Their writing has been widely published nationally and internationally ...

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