WALKING WITH SPIRITS Sold Out for 2010 Presented by Djilpin Arts in partnership with the Australian Shakespeare Company, WALKING WITH SPIRITS is Beswick Community’s annual open cultural celebration. Held 20 kms from the Community at the spectacular wilderness location Malkgulumbu, WALKING WITH SPIRITS features traditional corroborree from several Arnhem Land languages together with songs and stories told in dance, music, puppetry, fire and film. Initiated by the community in 2002, WALKING WITH SPIRITS is held every year. Visitors are invited to camp for the weekend in this spectacular lakeside setting, open to the public only once a year. Numbers are strictly limited and bookings are essential. Saturday 31st July 2010 Full price $85 Concession $60 Children (5-15 yo) $35 Shuttle $50 return (Beswick Community to Falls) BOOK ONLINE at www.shakespeareaustralia.com.au or phone 1300 122 344. Sold Out for 2010 Tickets are also available from all Darwin Entertainment Centre outlets. All your Walking With Spirits information is below - just scroll down. 20 GREAT EVENTS TO GET YOU ON THE ROAD WALK WITH SPIRITS FESTIVAL "We walk through the rustle of paperbarks and settle by campfires. With the moon rising over the sandstone ridge and shadows of the Aboriginal songmen and dancers flickering all around, we are on a journey older than any of us, one that began in the age of the ancestors. The Walking with Spirits festival is held each year at the end of July or early August at Malkgulumbu, a waterfall and sacred site on the land of the Jawoyn people, near the remote community of Wugularr, about 100 kilometres south of Katherine. On a night like this, camped with my family and our Aboriginal friends, is where I love to be. It is a place of unforgettable beauty and tranquility, with a deep sense of what is shared and how the land shapes us all. Djilpin Arts, the creative company led by Aboriginal musician and actor Tom E. Lewis, and supported by the Australian Shakespeare Company, blends music, dance, puppetry, animation, short films, and burning 3D images blazing against the night sky. SPIRITUAL Take your family on a journey into the past in a sacred setting.” Jeff McMullen Journalist, Filmaker and Author The Sunday Age Explore

WALKING WITH SPIRITS A performance event like no other Malkgulumbu, Beswick Falls, a hidden treasure on Jawoyn Land in the South Western corner of Arnhem Land. An ancient playground, this incredible site is open to the public for one weekend, just once a year, when the Wugularr (Beswick) Community invite you to share their songs, stories, dance and music.

BEYOND THEATRE, A TRUE SENSE OF PLACE There are old and wise voices, but along the way they will joined by the laughter of the young. "We walk through the rustle of the paperbarks and settle by the campfires. With the moon rising over the sandstone ridge and shadows of the Aboriginal songmen and dancers flickering all around, we are on a journey older than any of us, one that began in the age of the ancestors. It is a place of unforgettable beauty and tranquility with a deep sense of what is shared and how the land shapes us all. Djilpin Arts, the creative company led by Tom E. Lewis, and supported by the Australian Shakespeare Company, blends music, dance, puppetry, animation, short films and burning 3D images blazing against the night sky. In all my world of wandering, on a night like this, this is where I want to be." - Jeff McMullen, Patron

The land is our church and everything in it is one, the dancers not only represent, but enter into the spirits of the animals, plants and seasons. The corroborree ground is a theatre, with the fireplace as its centre. We warm our spirits at the fireplace and around it, and we pass on the stories and sing the songs and thus keep our history and our culture going. Therefore the listening ear and the watchful eye of you in the audience are as important as the people singing and dancing. - Tom E. Lewis, Artistic Director

TICKETS There are limited tickets available for this event and it does sell out, so pre-bookings are essential. Book Online: www.shakespeareaustralia.com.au Phone: 1300 122 344 Or through Darwin Entertainment Centre outlets 08 8980 3333 Adults: $75 Concession: $55 Children (6-16): $35

GETTING THERE Wugularr (Beswick) Community is located 107 kms South-East of Katherine. From Katherine drive South on the Stuart Highway for 51kms, then turn left into the Central Arnhem Road (Barunga, Beswick, Bulman, Nhulunbuy turnoff), drive for 56 kms into the community. WHEN YOU ARRIVE When you arrive into the community drive straight ahead about 500metres and turn right, go to Ghunmarn Culture Centre, the red two storey building. You MUST collect your entry pass here before going back to the turn-off. The turn off to the Falls is signposted, the road is a bush track - 4WD highly recommended. The dirt road is about 20kms, and is prone to sand and bull dust bogs. While we make every effort to prepare the road, it gets very dusty under heavy traffic. We recommend you seal any cameras or other equipment in plastic to protect from dust damage. SHUTTLE SERVICE If you do not have a 4WD, you can park your vehicle at the Culture Centre and take a shuttle into the falls. The shuttle is $30 return and must be booked when you book your tickets. Shuttle leaves at midday, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm and returning the next day starting at midday. No shuttle Monday.

ENTRY ONTO ABORIGINAL LAND Malkgulumbu is on the Beswick Aboriginal Land Trust and its traditional owners are the Jawoyn people. Permits are normally required but are WAIVED FOR THIS EVENT ONLY. Access is from midday Saturday 1st August to 9am Monday 3rd August. No alcohol is allowed into the community or event site. Please respect the wishes of the community and do not bring grog to Walking With Spirits. (The land area is under Federal jurisdiction and penalties may apply). CAMPING Your ticket allows you to camp at Malkgulumbu. Campers must be self sufficient, this is a wilderness location. Bush (pit) toilets are provided, campers must bring all camping equipment, food, water, mosquito repellent and sun protection. Evenings can be cold and windy. First aid (St John's Ambulance) will be on site. There is a health clinic in the Community. The nearest hospital is in Katherine. You may swim in the bottom lake and creeks, fish and walk in the area. Please take your rubbish with you.

REFRESHMENTS Hot food and cold drinks will be available between 2 and 8pm on Saturday only. Please bring all other food. Cash sales only. ART A limited range of local art will be available at the falls. The full range can be browsed at Ghunmarn Culture Centre in the community, which will be open all weekend. The Blanasi Collection is also available for viewing in the Centre. Sold Out for 2010