Image: Dhumba Wiiny (‘fire talk’) as part of Weelam Ngalut at Yirramboi.
Australia has over 100 performing arts centres, ranging from remote regional centres to major venues such as Queensland Performing Arts Centre and Arts Centre Melbourne. But while such venues present a rich array of work annually, the percentage of works by Indigenous Australians they program is minimal, according to figures released last year by the Australia Council for the Arts.
