Invitation To Take Part In Bonyeeburra NAIDOC Gathering

The Bonyeeburra Gathering aims to bring together all traditional dance groups, Elders and leaders of Australia that maintain and identify their mob’s connection to the traditional bunya ceremony of southeast Queensland.

It is widely acknowledged that the common corroborees shared at this ceremony were variances of the famous ‘gurri ninda narmi’.

Musgrave Park Cultural Centre hosts the Musgrave Park Family Fun Day on Friday of NAIDOC week (5-11 July 2009) and plans presenting the first Bonyeeburra Exhibition – Friday 10 July – in conjunction with the Family Fun Day.

The Centre sees this as being the beginning of people coming together to celebrate their ageless culture and heritage, as many but also one mob.

They ask all groups who identify with the concept of the Bonyeeburra Gathering, to talk amongst their own dance groups, artists, Elders and leaders in their community for an expression of interest and support for their mob to showcase their traditional dance group and artworks and to participate in the Elders forum.

As with NAIDOC day all performers would volunteer their time to perform and celebrate with their community. Groups are encouraged to seek funding support from:
• Your Local Community organisations and other sponsors,
• Fundraising activities, Local Council or Other available Grant Funding,
• Alternatively, the Centre can assist you to seek Travel Allowance for your groups to attend, and submit Grant Funding to the Festivals Australia.

Just complete the Expression of Interest and Support form below and fax to: 07 3846 5700 / Email: mpcc@iinet.net.au

For more info you can contact Natalie Alberts on 0434 545 475 / 07 3846 5700.

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EXPRESSION OF INTEREST and SUPPORT
I,(Full Name) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
Address…………………………………………….. Suburb / Town………………………………………
State…………………. Post Code…………………………………………….
Phone…………………………………. Email…………………………………………………..
Being a representative of the……………………………………………………………………………….
Please circle: (tribe / dance group / Elders group / organisation / artists)
? Submit our Expression of Interest to participate in the BONYEEBURRA Gathering, in Musgrave Park on Friday 10 July 2009.

? Express our of interest and Support of this event and to the event organisers – Musgrave Park Cultural Centre Inc; to develop the event and submit applications on our behalf for this Gathering.

? We understand that no artists / performance fees will be paid for our participation in this event; and acknowledge that our participating Group seek support for Travel Allowance, should Festivals Australia grant submission is successful.

? Register our interest to be part of the Artistic Team, in a volunteer advisory capacity in relation to our Groups’ participation, to support the development of this event.

? Confirm that I have the authority on behalf of my [Group / as an independent artists], to complete this register of Expression of Interest and Support.

………………………………………………………………… Date:_____/_____2009
Signed:
Representative on Behalf of…………………………………………………………………………