PLATFORM: The Archive

In 2024 Djirri Djirri dancers Mikayla George (Wurundjeri, Dja Dja Wurrung, Ngurai Illum Wurrung) and Kiera Hunter (Wurundjeri, Ngurai Illum Wurrung), under the leadership of Dr. Mandy Nicholson (Wurundjeri, Dja Dja Wurrung, Ngurai Illum Wurrung), joined choreographers Vicki Van Hout (Wiradjuri), Joel Bray (Wiradjuri), and A Daylight Connection—Carly Sheppard (Takalaka), Kamarra Bell-Wykes (Yagera and Butchulla), and Small Sound to develop and share new contemporary dance works and expressions.

The creative process was documented by Jody Haines (Palawa) through photography and interviews, representing the artists’ reflections and creative evolution. The resulting visual documentary is an insight into the journey of these choreographers and dancers.

Watch the documentation included in the exhibition below.

PLATFORM is an initiative of BlakDance and the Abbotsford Convent made possible with the support of the Australian Government’s Indigenous Languages and Arts Program, the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, Arts House and Dancehouse as part of YIRRAMBOI 2025.