The Shorebird Quest

The Shorebird Quest is back, with hundreds of illuminated puppets set to take flight over Yawuru Nagulagun / Roebuck Bay, under the Kimberley moon on May 20.

Yawuru Country knowledge is brought to life by hundreds of performers in this romantic-comedy musical, telling this cross-cultural story of the thousands of endangered migratory shorebirds which make the perilous journey from Siberia to Broome to feed, each year.

The performance of puppetry, storytelling and dance has been researched and co-written with Parks and Wildlife Services Yawuru Rangers and Yawuru Country Managers.

This project would not be possible without many local community partnerships, including the Parks & Wildlife Services Kimberley’s Yawuru Rangers and Nyamba Buru Yawuru’s Country Managers, Goolarri Media Broome schools, Environs Kimberley and the Shire of Broome.

This project is supported by funding from Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund – an Australian Government initiative, the Western Australian Government’s State NRM Program, the Shire of Broome, Healthway, Act Belong Commit, the Tate Family Foundation and the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund, which supports the arts in regional and remote Australia.

The FREE family friendly event will be performed at Broome’s Guwarri Town Beach, an alcohol-free venue, from 5pm on Saturday May 20. 

 

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Guwarri Town Beach, 75 Robertson Street, Broome, 6725, View Map