A Perth Festival commission
A journey of welcome from the bilya to the wardan. Karla Bidi returns for another year, illuminating a pathway through the city and, for the first time, along the coast, looking out across the ocean.
Dates & Times
5 – 28 Feb
7.30 – 10.30pm
Access
Tickets
A Perth Festival commission
A journey of welcome from the bilya to the wardan. Karla Bidi returns for another year, illuminating a pathway through the city and, for the first time, along the coast, looking out across the ocean.
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115 Whitfords Ave, Hillarys WA 6025Whadjuk Boodjar | Mullaloo Beach
11 Oceanside Promenade, Mullaloo WA 6027
dabakarn kaaditj, dabakarn koort | calm mind, calm heart,
We invite you to walk into the space, to open your senses, to find a spot to sit down and experience Karla Bidi. Look up to the burning fire, imagine the old people sitting around, the karla/fire that burns so bright and so tall into the sky, seen from far away. Lift your gaze to the night sky, to the quiet burn of distant stars. Let the soundscape wash over you, across kedelak | night sky.
Commissioned and produced by Perth Festival
Creative collaborators Ilona McGuire, Jacob Nash, Chloe Ogilvie, Ian Moopa Wilkes
With guidance from Vivienne Binyarn Hansen (Cultural Advisor), Perth Festival Noongar Cultural Authority Council
Music & Sound Design collaborators Ned Beckley & Josh Hogan (Envelope Audio)
Environmental consultant Mandy Bamford
Sculptures built by Plumb Arts Workshop
Image Jessica Wyld Photography
