Gadigal Country
Sydney Opera House
4 June - 14 June 2025
ON SALE SOON
Whadjuk Noongar Boodja
Heath Ledger Theatre, Perth
10 - 13 July 2025
ON SALE SOON
Kinjarling
Albany Entertainment Centre
18 July 2025
ON SALE SOON
Ngunnawal Country
Canberra Theatre Centre
25- 26 July 2025
ON SALE SOON
Meanjin
Queensland Performing Arts Centre
1 - 9 August 2025
ON SALE SOON
Garramilla
Darwin Entertainment Centre
15 - 16 August 2025
On Sale Soon
Wurundjeri Country
Arts Centre Melbourne
3 - 13 September 2025
ON SALE SOON
Audio Described Performances
June - September 2025
Learn MoreStep out of the shadows and into the phenomena of light – the central life force of our planet. From Mirning Choreographer Frances Rings and Goolarrgon Bard Visual Artist Darrell Sibosado comes, Illume, an iridescent new theatrical experience, drawing together music, visual arts and dance to explore the ways light has captivated and sustained Indigenous cultural existence for millennia.
Today, artificial light pollution disrupts ecosystems and obscures the dark night sky, devastating First Nations people’s connections to sky country and limiting their ability to share celestial knowledge and skylore. First Nations people stand on the precipice of the world under threat.
Frances and Darrell’s collaboration explores the awe of light, a bridge between the physical and spiritual worlds. It charts the impacts of light pollution in a climate emergency. Illume asks the urgent question: is the deep wisdom passed down from elders enough to illuminate a path forward from the shadows of a dark future?
Journey with us through a kaleidoscope of images, patterns and synergies into the otherworldly language of light.
Please note that this production contains elevated sound levels, flashing lights, haze, smoke effects and voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have passed.
Photo by Daniel Boud