NATIONAL TALK BLACK – 11/10/2024
On todays National Talk Black via NIRS – National Indigenous Radio Service we have:
Guy Simon, actor and director and the 2023 Balnaves Foundation Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Fellow, talking about the $45,000 launching pad for new talent with the Balnaves Fellowship at Belvoir. Belvoir is now accepting entries for the 2025 Balnaves Foundation Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Artist Fellowship. The Balnaves Fellowship is a $45,000 paid residency which provides the opportunity to work at Belvoir as a resident artist to create a work for the stage. The Fellowship will see the winner given the opportunity to work at Belvoir over an 18-month period in 2025/26 as a resident artist and is open to both playwrights to write a new play and to directors or writer/directors that can lead the creation of an Indigenous led new stage work, whether that be a new play, an adaptation or through a devised process. Guy Simon’s new project will draw on his upbringing in the La Perouse community, delving into and creating a narrative that combines horror and dark comedy. An Indigenous family move into a house which holds a rich history deeply embedded in the foundations of the land it occupies, where they confront an unsettling presence, prompting in a swift decision to leave. Following this, a non-Indigenous family takes up residence. Applications close Monday 28th of October, 2024. Check out more below!
https://belvoir.com.au/for…/fellowship-and-residencies
Tracy McRae and Professor Asha Bowen, Researcher and SToP Trial lead, talking about the landmark WA skin health study halving skin infection rates in Aboriginal kids in the Kimberley. The SToP Trial (See, Treat and Prevent skin infections) was undertaken in close collaboration with a number of Aboriginal communities in the East and West Kimberley, and with organisations including Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services, Nirrumbuk Environmental Health and Services, and WACHS-Kimberley. There were 915 children involved in the study. Results to be published in two journals on Wednesday (The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health and eClinical Medicine) reveal infection rates have been cut from almost 40 per cent at the start of the study to 20 per cent. Community empowerment was a key feature of the study and its success. Regular skin check-ups, conducted in collaboration with schools, local communities and local health organisations, were identified as the single biggest factor behind the successful reduction in infection rates. Another great outcome has been the production of a heap of co-designed information resources including healthy skin story books featuring language, photos and artwork created by students, and a hip-hop video filmed on the Dampier Peninsula that shared healthy skin messages in the children’s own words.
Maxine Woods, Club Manager at PCYC Mackay, talking about ‘Awakening Spirits’ – A Journey of Storytelling through Performance. A vibrant showcase of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures, brought to you by PCYC’s First Nations Program CAID (Cultural Arts In Dance). Storytelling is a significant part of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Cultures, through physical, spiritual, verbal & written forms, and Traditional practices. ‘Awakening Spirits’ takes us on a journey of self-discovery, cultural identity, connection to Country, empowerment and reconciliation. Awakening Spirits is part of PCYC’s First Nations Program CAID (Cultural Arts In Dance) delivered in select schools throughout Mackay and Surrounding Districts. It showcases the participants artistic and creative streak turning them into performers and the next generation of storytellers. Happening on the 17th of October at the Mackay Entertainment and Convention Centre, check out the link below for more info!
https://www.pcyc.org.au/…/pcyc-mackay-awakening-spirits
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