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The Black Arm Band 2010 Community Tour in partnership with the Fred Hollows Foundation
“...we sing up the land, we sing up the sun as it rises over the horizon, we sing up our stories so that we never forget, and we sing up our future so we are reminded we have one..."
(excerpt from murundak)
Through the pioneering vision and generous support of The Fred Hollows Foundation, Hidden Republic will visit remote Indigenous communities across Northern and Western Australia throughout July and August 2010. The large-scale tour of performances and music workshops includes community ovals, basketball courts and football fields in Maningrida, Manyallaluk, Wadeye, Fitzroy Crossing and Papunya.
The Black Arm Band and The Fred Hollows Foundation are working closely together with community to deliver a program of music workshops and showcase performances which utilise music as an instrument of identity, hope, resistance and self-determination. These programs reflect The Black Arm Band’s belief that music is a powerful vehicle for community change and social inclusion, in evidence at every performance and workshop.The 2010 Community Tour of Hidden Republic includes:
Community Workshops:
Manyallaluk, NT - 20 – 22 July
Maningrida, NT - 27 – 29 July
Fitzroy Crossing, WA - 3 – 5 August
Papunya, NT - 3 – 5 August
Wadeye, NT - 10 – 12 August
Performances:
Maningrida, NT - Wednesday 18 August
Manyallaluk, NT - Friday 20 August
Wadeye, NT - Saturday 21 August
Fitzroy Crossing, WA - Wednesday 25 August
Papunya, NT - Saturday 28 August
The Hidden Republic 2010 Community Tour is proudly presented in partnership with The Fred Hollows Foundation, touring The Black Arm Band to remote and regional Australia. The Fred Hollows Foundation works towards beating preventable blindness and closing the gap in life expectancy between Indigenous and non Indigenous Australians. www.hollows.org
