We acknowledge and pay our respects to the Country that we travel through and share stories on.
We acknowledge and pay our respect to the Traditional Owners, Elder, Ancestors, and young leaders.
We acknowledge, with full respect, the strength of the First Nations people and communities, continuing to practice culture, and connection to Country.
We acknowledge, with full respect, the power and excellence of First Nation people and communities fighting to protect and look after Country, Community, Language and Lore, in the face of ongoing colonial interruptions and cultural genocide.
Always was, always will be, sacred Indigenous land.
In particular we acknowledge and pay our respects to the sovereign peoples of the Kulin Nations on whose unceded land ILBIJERRI Theatre Company is based.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples should be advised that this website may contain images of deceased persons.
Education
ILBIJERRI caters well to individuals with an identified interest in a career in the arts, with programs for early engagement, skills development, mentoring and professional opportunities, right through to executive leadership training.
We are very aware of the much needed resource of First Nations perspectives in primary, secondary and tertiary level education settings - and we are currently striving to further our strategy to ensure a robust presence in this space in the future.
Resource FOR FIRST NATIONS WORK IN SCHOOLS
In 2016 Kamarra Bell-Wykes commenced development of a comprehensive educational arm of ILBIJERRI, alongside much needed research and guidelines for engaging First Nations cultural content within the education sector. These guidelines were developed over several years and were delivered with the assistance of Rachel Forgasz (Monash University), Danielle Hradsky (Monash University), in partnership with Drama Victoria. The resulting resource document for teachers remains a well-utilised pack.
Education Resources for productions
Over the years, some of ILBIJERRI's touring productions have offered resources to teachers in schools, able to attend ILBIJERRI stage productions.
BLACK TIES
TEACHERS RESOURCE 2019
The play wants to move us beyond cultural stereotypes, and to show us we have more in common than we suspect.
THE GUARDIAN ****
Top image: BlackWrights Masterlab 2020. Photo by Tiffany Garvie
