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The Noodji That Roared: Yirra Yaakin’s Ambitious 2026 Season

18 December 2025

From intimate father-daughter storytelling to confronting examinations of identity and power, Yirra Yaakin’s 2026 season asserts its national importance. Jonathan Marshall writes.

Photo: Court McAllister
A Noongar man stands in a swathe of fiery red light. He holds a spear and appears to be calling or shouting. A spray of sand suggests he has just stamped his foot. More than adventures in Noongar Wonderland

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More than adventures in Noongar Wonderland

4 March 2022

As the name promises, Perth Festival’s closing event is filled with wonder, but it’s also filled with valuable Noongar lessons about how to live and love, says Barbara Hostalek.

Always was, always will be…

Seesaw Magazine acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands on which we work and live, the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Nation. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region. Continue

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The Noodji That Roared: Yirra Yaakin’s Ambitious 2026 Season

More than adventures in Noongar Wonderland

Seesaw Magazine acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands on which we work and live, the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Nation. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region.
Continue