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Moogahlin Performing Arts is a leading and internationally-recognised First Peoples company.
Our key platforms are:
Creative development, presentation and touring
Regional programming, including Baiame's Ngunnhu Festival
International
First Peoples engagement and collaboration
First Peoples workforce development in the performing arts sector.
We are co-located on Gadigal Land in Redfern/Eveleigh at Carriageworks, and on Ngemba Country, Brewarrina.
Yellamundie Festival is a biennial creative development program for First Peoples works for the stage, providing a paid two-week residency, working with expert directors, dramaturgs, producers and performance, and with a work-in-progress showcase to the public, at Carriageworks.
Since its inception in ****, the Festival has supported 45 National First Peoples and 5 International First Nations works, across playwriting, choreography and composition.
Of these, 19 National and 5 International have gone on to full production in theatres around Australia and overseas, including The Visitors, Healing Scars, The Last Shot,
and Swim.
Yellamundie Festival Director is a new, dedicated role with end-to-end responsibility for shaping the future of the Festival and of First Peoples performing arts.




Across Festivals ****, **** and ****, the Director will:
Develop and curate the program
Build the funding
Drive artist outreach and promotion
Select and support the artists
Lead the Festival delivery.
The role is Sydney-based (Carriageworks), with potential for hybrid working; part-time, with flexible hours, ramping up to full-time in peak periods; and under the mentorship of Moogahlin Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Lily Shearer, winner of the **** Red Ochre Award for Cultural Advocacy and Leadership.
Experience we're looking for
Theatre-making
Directing; artistic direction
Creative producing
Managing budgets and timelines
Leading creative teams and team-oriented practices
First Peoples arts sector knowledge and connections
You will need deep connection to First Peoples' cultures, protocols, and community-led practices.
As such, this is an Identified role: Moogahlin considers that Aboriginality is a genuine occupational requirement, under Section 14(d) of the Anti-Discrimination Act **** (NSW).
Applications will be assessed as they come in.
A candidate may be appointed at any time.
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📌 Yellamundie Festival Director (New South Wales)
🏢 Moogahlin Performing Arts
📍 New South Wales