Moogahlin’s team grows for 2022
Meet Belinda Boney, Festival Coordinator (Murrawarri/Wailwan)
In the role as Festival Coordinator for Baiame's Ngunnhu Festival 2022, Belinda will be collaborating with festival partners and artists in preparations for Family & Culture Day. Bringing together stalls including arts & crafts, food, community organisations & various cultural workshops by practitioners of the area.
Belinda will also be coordinating Ba-wun: Spirit, Identity, Belonging & Becoming, a new community project to be delivered at this year’s festival. Ba-wun is a series of workshops and masterclasses over 8-10 weeks, culminating in a curated visual promenade through design, light and music. This project will be delivered in the LGA to include Lightning Ridge, Goodooga, Weilmoringle and Brewarrina artists.
In 2021, Belinda began this role for Baiame’s Ngunnhu Festival with the guidance of Moogahlin co-founder and Artistic Director, Lily Shearer. and Regional Coordinator, Lacey Boney. Building together from the foundations laid by Lily over the last six years, they created an incredible three day program that gathered people from far and wide back on country to celebrate the record rains that broke five years of severe man-made drought.
Belinda & Lily at Baiame’s Ngunnhu Festival In Brewarrina, 2021 - Image by Stephen Wilson Barker
Belinda at Karen' Boney’s at stall, at Baiame’s Ngunnhu Festival In Brewarrina, 2021 - Image by Stephen Wilson Barker
MEet Natano Fa’anana, Moogahlin’s Producer
Natano a Samoan performer & producer, based in Brisbane, will be hitting the ground running in 2022 starting with The Last Shot by Troy Russell, presented 19-22 Jan with Blacktown Arts in association with Sydney Festival.
Natano has achieved international recognition through his work with the award winning company Casus Circus, Polytoxic Theatre Company and Briefs Factory International. In his career as artist and advocate for diversity through cultural protocol Natano has received multiple awards both within Casus Circus and independently. In 2019 Natano was the recipient for the Sidney Myer Fellowship for his contribution to Humanites through the arts and in 2020 he received a Churchill Fellowship to investigate theatre practices that include cultural themes lead by cultural people.
Natano Performing - Image provided by Natano
Natano Performing - Image provided by Natano
Natano Fa’anana - Image provided by Natano
MEet Lacey Boney, Moogahlin’s New Regional Projects officer
In the role as Regional Projects Officer, Lacey will be working across Moogahlin's Western NSW projects including: Murrawarri Rainmakers, Serpent Water Stories, the Women's Business Language Ngurra's (Camp) and the Opening Ceremony Corroboree for Baiame's Ngunnhu Festival.
Lacey has had a long association with the Baiame’s Ngunnhu Festival in her role as the leader of the Brewarrina Dhinewan Dancers who have performed in the festival over several years.
Lacey takes on this key role as Moogahlin co-locates on unceded Gadigal country in Redfern, and unceded Ngemba country in Brewarrina developing the regional hub of the company.
We can think of no one better than Lacey to be a part of this new chapter of Moogahlin Performing Arts.
Baiame’s Ngunnhu Festival 2021 with the Dhinewan Dancers - Image by Jamie James
Baiame’s Ngunnhu Festival 2021 with the Dhinewan Dancers - Image supplied by Lacey Boney