A GROUP of 30 Lockridge Primary School students are embracing Aboriginal culture through three workshops with the Yirra Yaarkin Theatre Company this month.
The Culture 2.0 workshops provide students an introduction to Aboriginal forms of storytelling and offer an Indigenous approach to devising theatre and performance.
Topics discussed during the workshops include family, totems, celebrations, language, connection to country, food, sustainability and respect.
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Lockridge PS performing arts teacher Tania McGhee said the workshops increased students’ skills and confidence in performance and gave them an opportunity to “have their voice”.
“We are a very multicultural school… we all have rich and diverse backgrounds that make us who we are,” she said.
“The performing arts provides a perfect vehicle to explore and preserve all of the cultures that make-up our school.
“We are in great hands with Yirra Yarrkin, whose name means Stand Tall in Noongar, to do this.”
The students will take part in the final workshop on March 23.
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