Woodfordia Dreaming… well now

What a week. Honestly that was an incredible experience. Monday 26th of December 2011- Monday 2nd of January 2012 in Woodfordia, as part of The Dreaming… I camped, I performed, I drank chai!

Set in lush foresty Woodford my team (Busty Beatz/ Lady Whit/ D’Light) and I stayed with Elders from across the world- Canada, Hawaii, Vanuatu, Australia. We chatted with youngsters and hipsters and rockers and hip hoppers representing the latest model of their ancestry… OKA and the Medics were serious highlights (now if you haven’t heard the music- check them out, killer people, killer!) I learned how to hula from men with the hottest legs I’ve ever seen in my life and I learned to believe in love again as Frank Yamma serenaded the crowd and Jess Beck sent me off to sleep (it was 2am an all!)

I shared the stage with Noel Tovey, his work Little Black Bastard  knocked me out for a good day… what an incredible work and an incredible man- an artist, a survivor, a king. I watched my delicious and extraordinary peers Polytoxic, Constantina Bush and the Bushettes- featuring Misscellaneous no less, and Mark “Lolly Man” Sheppard strut they stuff daily and nightly. It was a filling and overwhelming. Props to Sam Cooke and Di Mills for creating an simply stunning line up of work and music- max props for pushing out BlakDramatics, Woodfords only theatre venue… what a success ladies (youse roooock!)

Seeing and living and experiencing First Nation people’s music, art and culture, Aboriginal Australian music, art and culture, a real diversity of Australian people of colour’s music, art and culture thrilled me. It was very emotional at times- it was just wonderful. I loved it!!!! How I will survive without waking up to a bevvy of hot brown men in my kitchen for the rest of the year I will never know!!!

PS….Dis what you missed!!!