Maayuma li Mubirr (Healing Scars)

Healing Scars is an expression of the self-healing journey First Peoples take in reconciling the grief of loss from injustice crossing multiple lifetimes.

Yuwaalaraay composer and performer Warren Mason loops the natural sounds of his homeland, the haunting tones of his guitar, the spoken word of multiple languages and singing styles of his old people. He creates an intricate tapestry of sound interwoven with movement choreographed by Jasmine Gulash (Gubbi Gubbi) and Jo Clancy (Wiradjuri) and tracing tracks leading back from the past. First developed at the 10th anniversary Yellamundie Festival in 2023. Healing Scars was one of six newly developed performing art works across playwriting, composition and movement. Since its inception in 2013, the Yellamundie Festival has grown as an international beacon for First Peoples talent in creating works for the stage.