Jurrungu Ngan-ga [Straight Talk]

Brimming over with sadness, anger, joy and steely resistance, Jurrungu Ngan-ga is a deeply affecting and urgent work by one of our nation’s most innovative dance theatre companies, that confronts Australia’s shameful fixation with incarceration.

This breathtaking new work connects the shockingly disproportionate levels of Indigenous Australians in custody and the indefinite detention of asylum seekers in Australia’s immigration detention centres.

Jurrungu Ngan-ga, translated from Yawuru as ‘straight talk’, takes inspiration from the words and experiences of Yawuru leader Patrick Dodson, Kurdish-Iranian writer and former Manus Island detainee Behrouz Boochani, and Iranian-Australian scholar-activist Omid Tofighian.

This performance forms part of Canberra Theatre Centre’s Valence series – an electrifying performance series that will ignite the senses and challenge perceptions.

PLUS! Book a package and save up to $125* – 3-show & 5-show options available.

*Ts & Cs apply. Visit the Canberra Theatre Centre’s website for more details.

The details

What: Jurrungu Ngan-ga [Straight Talk]
When: 23–24 August 2024
Where: Canberra Theatre Centre, Civic Square, London Cct, Canberra ACT 2601
Cost: $30.00–$49.00 plus transaction fee. Tickets available from Canberra Theatre Centre.