Memory Before Eyes: A Walking & Writing Workshop with Blak & Bright

Uncle Larry Walsh is a Taunwurrung Elder, cultural leader and storyteller. A pure storyteller, his focus on the oral tradition, is an important expression and make up of First Peoples culture. He wishes to express that First Peoples communities live as much in the modern world as intimately as they are connected to their past. His focus specifically on storytelling, ensures the cultural continuity of his peoples oral history traditions. He wishes to display that Aboriginal people live as much in the modern world as intimately as they are connected to their past.

Isobel Morphy-Walsh, a proud Nirim Baluk woman from the Taun Wurrung (Taungurung) people is at her core a weaver and storyteller. She uses many diff erent mediums and formats to weave story into both performance and visual art. Morphy-Walsh first production Gunga-na Dhum Nganjinu | The stories we hold tightly presented in 2023 at Yiramboi Festival she and her co-writers received a Green Room Award Nomination. Her first solo play Gunawarra was first debuted in November 2024 as part of Blak In The Room co-presented by Ilbijeri Theatre Company and Melbourne Theatre Company. She currently works as a dramaturge and independent artist.