21 Jun 2018
Sanctuary Point Public School’s new Aboriginal performance group the Gadhu Gudjaaga (Saltwater Children) are a group of talented Koori boys and girls from Sanctuary Point Public School in years four, five and six. These students have been provided with the opportunity to share their cultural heritage through performing arts while representing our school at events within the school and our community.
Recently the group participated in the South Coast Public School’s Dance Festival held at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre. The festival has a range of performers from Kinder to year 12. The Gadhu Gudjaaga were the only Koori dance troupe participating in the festival and were chosen to open the show on Friday’s matinee performance. Their Traditional Contemporary dance choreographed by Professional Dancer and Choreographer Mac Jeffries, a Wiradjuri woman, left the audience overwhelmed with emotion.
The piece tells a story of women and the Mother Earth inspired by this year’s NAIDOC Week theme “Because of her, we can!” and they are very fortunate to have been accepted to perform at Wreck Bay during their NAIDOC Week celebration this month. They will also be performing at school during our NAIDOC Week celebrations to be held in the first week of July.