Koolbardi wer Wardong
2 October 2021 @ 6:30 PM - 6 October 2021 @ 6:30 PM
| $30 – $35Saturday 2 October 2021 – 6.30pm
Tuesday 5 October 2021 – 3.00pm & 6.30pm
Wednesday 6 October 2021 – 3.00pm & 6.30pm
His Majesty’s Theatre
Presented by West Australian Opera
Join award winning songwriters Gina Williams and Guy Ghouse, alongside the WA Youth Orchestra, Noongar Children’s Choir and WA Young Voices in Koolbardi wer Wardong. A magical journey back to the Nyittiny, the time of Creation.
Set on Noongar Boodja (the south west corner of Western Australia) story tellers, Gina Williams and Guy Ghouse bring to life this incredible story of Koolbardi the Magpie and Wardong the Crow, two very proud, vain, jealous brothers. Watch as their cunning, rivalry and one-upmanship brings them unstuck in spectacular fashion.
Experience the incredible beauty of the language of this land, as this production promises to delight audiences of all ages.
SUNG IN NOONGAR WITH ENGLISH SURTITLES
ARTISTS
Composers Gina Williams and Guy Ghouse
Conductor Aaron Wyatt
Director Matt Reuben James Ward
Set and Costume Designer Matthew McVeigh
Lighting Designer Mark Howett
Arrangement and Orchestration Chris Stone
Repetiteur Adrian Soares
Koolbardi Jarrad Inman
Wardong Jarred Wall
Djidi Djidi Tyrone Brownley
Miss Djidi Djidi Natasha Eldridge
Ngaank Boodja Gina Williams AM
Noongar Children’s Choir
West Australian Young Voices
Western Australian Youth Orchestra
Tickets
$30 – $35