We acknowledge and pay our respects to the Elders, Ancestors and leaders of the Kulin Nations on whose unceded lands ILBIJERRI Theatre Company is based.
We extend this respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, recognising their resilience and ongoing connection to land, water and culture, despite ongoing colonial interruption and genocide.
Always was, always will be, sacred Indigenous land.
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“Fired by an extraordinary history Little Black Bastard is more than a monologue. Tovey’s eloquent return to shocking ghosts and devastating hardship is a remarkable tale of survival, soul and spirit” - Sydney Morning Herald Melbourne 1930s. Noel Tovey is one of five children abandoned by his parents. A young Aboriginal boy living on the streets […]
“...only Ilbijerri, our oldest indigenous theatre company, could speak with such empathic attunement to marginalised groups.” - The Age Meet Dannii, Harley and Rose. Three teenagers. Three individuals. Three modern-day warriors on a quest for identity; fuelled with attitude and armed with ink and steel. When their paths cross unexpectedly, they realise that they might have found more […]
Since 2013 the first words of Melbourne International Arts Festival come from those who have carried this land’s stories the longest—the First Peoples of Melbourne. TANDERRUM is a ceremony bringing together the Wurundjeri/Woiwurrung, Boon Wurrung, Taungurung, Wadawurrung and Dja Dja Wurrung language groups of the Eastern Kulin Nation—a ceremony of celebration that reaches across Aboriginal […]
“With lessons to be learnt at so many levels – historical, social, language and geographical – this play should be compulsory reading in high schools across Australia.” - Australian Stage VICTORIA, 1881: the men and women of the ‘Coranderrk Aboriginal Reserve’ take on the Board for the Protection of Aborigines in a fight for justice, dignity […]
“Powerful and moving… delicious satire” - The West Australian A comedy about a massacre? It’s deadly! A brilliant improvised comedy about WA’s Pinjarra Massacre. Created and performed by Nyoongar and Wadjella (whitefella) actors, BINDJAREB PINJARRA demonstrates extraordinary risk taking through its fusion of history, outrageous comedy and physical theatre. The catalyst for this theatrical history lesson […]
Dance and sing along with Victoria’s legendary TIDDALIK THE THIRSTY FROG in this lively performance. Explore this Victorian Aboriginal creation story belonging to the Gunai people of Gippsland. The story follows the thirst of a small frog whose greed has him drinking all of the world’s water, leaving all the animals and plants thirsty and […]
“If his ego is epic, as his opponents allege, so is his story” - The Age Political agitator Gary Foley presents a swag of stories from a life lived in the spirit of resistance. From the frontlines of black activism to the halls of mainstream culture, he presents a colourful personal history and a dissident narrative of […]
Rachael Maza, Artistic Director of ILBIJERRI Theatre Company, along with associates Rant n Rave Radio, curates and hosts a night of speeches, songs, poems, jokes and ultimatums to mark World Environment Day at The Warehouse.
A retrospective exhibition showcasing 20 groundbreaking years of the internationally acclaimed ILBIJERRI Theatre Company as part of a lively and inspiring program of exhibitions and events at Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre. ILBIJERRI Theatre Company was created by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists in Melbourne in response to seeing non-Indigenous theatre companies telling Indigenous stories. […]
“Four comics race from stand-up, to storytelling, to sketch comedy... Melodie Reynolds steals the show with the sharpest character work, but nobody disappoints" - The Sunday Age From the mob that brought you Bulupin Kwobinyarn (Australia’s first Indigenous Prime Minister & cult political hero), the Black Sheep are back with a brand new night of […]
