https://www.karenhethey.com/portfolio/zest-festival-kalbarri/initiated-by-the-inspirational-community-leadership-of-artistic-director-rebecca-millar-in-partnership-with-the-university-of-western-australia's-arc-centre-fot-the-history-of-emotions%2C-over-a-period-of-5-years-the-zest-festival-created-opportunities-for-this-remote-regional-community-on-western-australia's-shipwreck-coast-to-use-arts-engagement-and-culture-to-explore%2C-connect-and-express-the-community's-rich-history%2C-relationships-and-emotions-embedded-in-the-stories-left-embedded-in-the-land-with-the-16th-century-dutch-voc-shipwrecks-and-survivors%2C-beginning-with-the-nhanda-first-nations-peoples-experiences-centuries-before-colonisation..--echoing-the-16th-century-presentation-of-the-dutch-voc's--stories--through-what-was-known-as-the-chamber-of-rhetoric%2C-the-zest-festival-featured-a-stunning-original-spectacular-performance-on-the-beach-front-each-year-which-wove-together-voyagers%2C-adventures-and-emotional-challenges-in-a-tapestry-of-stories-drawn-from-the-many-countries--connected-to-the-spice-trade-of-the-voc.--in-2014-and-2015-over-2--six-week-artist-in-residence-periods-i-had-the-pleasure-of-working-with-rebecca-and-the-diverse-community-that-is-kalbarri-to-create-and-interpret-two-productions-%22taste-and-desire%22-and-%22the-power-of-the-beautiful%22-using-intimate-shadow-puppetry%2C-large-scale-spectacle-rod-and-marionette-puppetry-and-bunraku-style-puppetry-into-stunning-community-performance-works-that-would-have-held-their-own-on-any-world-stage.--i-was-truly-humbled-to-see-the-audience-applauding-the-young-puppeteers-believing-they-were-young-professionals-imported-from-perth%2C-only-to-find-to-their-surprise-when-the-young-puppeteers-removed-their-masked-hoods-they-were-indeed-their-own-children---young-stars-whose-talents-were-given-a-rare-chance-to-truly-shine.--images-courtesy%3A-zest-festival-kalbarri%2C-rebecca-millar.-photographers%3A-karen-hethey%2C-maia-harcourt%2C-vista-film.-all-rights-reserved. 2022-06-23 https://www.karenhethey.com/portfolio/unima-international-puppet-festival---swerve-arts-association/the-boab-tinker---excerpt-from-%22a-garden-of-aussie-delights%22-created-and-performed-by-swerve-arts-association-professionally-commissioned-by-spare-parts-puppet-theatre-for-the-2008-unima-international-puppet-festival.--a-garden-of-aussie-delights-was-a-large-scale-spectacle-street-theatre-performance-comprised-of-5-interlinked-stories-inspired-by-many-hidden-or-little-known-about-stories-that-make-up-australia's-giant-backyard.--the-performance-brought-together-giant-puppetry%2C-physical-theatre-and-some-of-perth's-leading-cirucs-artists-to-create-a-unique-australian-story.--lead-animateur%2Fdirector-karen-hethey-the-core-creative-artistic-concept-design-and-devising-collaborators-included--francis-italiano%2C-gabriel-mazalewskis%2C-sanjiva-margio%2C-nel-simpson-and-michelle-hovane.--with-each-element-further-having-a-lead-director-and-key-artistic-team-of-artists-and-performers.--the-boab-tinker-was-inspired-by-the-stories-of-the-original-afghan-and-rhajistani-cameleers-who-were-brought-to-australia-to-lead-the-camel-trains-into-the-desert-regions-but-with-industrialisation-and-motorisation-were-left-to-eek-out-an-existence-in-the-vast-outback.-many-could-not-return-to-their-countries-and-became-tinkers-going-door-to-door%2C-community-to-community-fixing-and-selling-pots-and-pans.-the-caravan-on-the-giant-bicycle-is-inspired-by-the-great-boabs-of-the-kimberleys-and-served-as-both-home-and-puppet-booth.--director%3A-karen-hethey%2C--designers%2Fmakers%3A-karen-hethey%2C-francis-italiano%2C-isaac-maiolo%2C-giedre-rutkauskis.--performers%2Fpuppeteers%3A-giri-mazzella-and-rebecca-bradley.--the-sheep-rustlers-was-inspired-by-the-stories-of-larrikans-and-sheep-rustlers-only-this-time-it-is-the-sheep-doing-the-rustling-of-a-flock-of-cocky's---cocky's-being-an-australian-slang-term-for-farmers.-whip-cracking-larger-than-life-sheep-stilt-characters-chasing-an-ever-wayward-flock-of-farmers-with-hilarious-acrobatic-antics-brought-mayhem-and-frivolity-to-the-streets.-directors%3A-karen-hethey-%26-sanjiva-margio.-designer%2Fmakers%3A-sanjiva-margio-and-anne-fitzpatrick-performers%3A-michael-smith%2C-claire-stace%2C-christine-%2C-david-locke-et-al.--the-aviators%3A-a-comical-team-of-clowns-investigating-and-mapping-unknown-lands-inspired-by-the-early-aviator-pilots-who-flew-kevla-planes-along-unchartered-airways-to-land-in-rugged-unknown-places---the-precursors-to-australia's-flying-doctors.-director%3A-karen-hethey.--designer%2Fmakers%3A-gabriel-mazaleskis%2C-francis-italiano%2C-kio-blythe.-performers%3A-sarah-nelson%2C-nicole-warren%2C-rob-evison.--images-courtesy-swerve.-photographers%3A-jo-harcourt-smith%2C-karina-wan-kader%2C-tresa-breeze%2C-sarah-pettigrew.-all-rights-reserved. 2022-06-23 https://www.karenhethey.com/portfolio/mandaboornap-waalitj-eagle-dreaming/the-idea-to-bring-to-life-the-mandaboornap-traditional-creation-story-from-wudjari-nyungar-boodja-kepa-kurl-(esperance)-was-initiated-by-kepa-kurl-nyungar-community-in-partnership-with-esperance-community-arts-and-escare-inc.--i-was-invited-down-to-kepa-kurl-on-wa's-stunning-coastline-to-work-with-wudjari-custodians%2C-traditional-owners%2C-elders%2C-artists%2C-their-families-and-broader-community-to-bring-to-life-through-large-scale-puppetry-the-mandaboornap-waalitj-(eagle)-dreaming%2C-a-creation-story-handed-down-over-thousands-of-years-form-generation-to-generation.-but-this-was-the-first-time-it-was-shared-in-a-way-that-brought-together-traditional-nyungar-culture-and-song-with-spectacle-puppetry-in-a-contemporary-way-that-not-only-opened-the-2017-festival-of-the-winds%2C-but-grew-connections%2C-spirit%2C-identity-and-connected-people-to-country-in-new-ways.-the-proud-words-of-young-wudjari-puppeteer--will-forever-resonate-in-my-memory-and-heart--------------------------------------------%22we're-making-history-here...first-time-this-been-happen-here-in-esperance%22--the-project-started-with-conversations-and-project-co-design-between-jane-mulcock-from-esperance-community-arts%2C-elders%2C--nyungar-arts-co-ordinator-jennell-reynolds%2C-families-from-the-6-groups-represented-through-tjaltjarak-aboriginal-corporation-and-myself.--immersion-in-the-story%2C-under-the-guidance-of-elders-and-working-in-partnership-with-wudjari-artist-jennell-reynolds%2C-over-a-5-month-creative-process-of-script-and-soundscape-development%2C-and-hands-on-large-and-small-scale-puppet-design-and-construction-and-intensive-rehearsals-with-teams-of-community-puppeteers%2C-160-people-across-4-generations-worked-together-to-create-and-perform--a-stunning-and-powerful-retelling-of-this-ancient-story-unique-to-wudjari-boodja-(country)-to-an-audience-of-more-than-3500-people-on-the-foreshore-to-open-the-2017-festival-of-the-winds.----images-courtesy%3A-esperance-community-arts%2C-kepa-kurl-noongar-community%2C-jenelle-reynolds%2C-karen-hethey.-all-rights-reserved.-no-image-can-be-reproduced-or-distributed-without-permission. 2022-06-23 https://www.karenhethey.com/portfolio/danjoo-koorliny-summit---walking-together---meeka-moorat-ceremony/i-first-had-the-privilege-of-collaborating-with-uncle-(dr)-noel-nannup-on-the-blue-butterfly-project-with-trillion-trees-in-2018.-framed-within-the-moondang-ak-kaaradiny---carers-of-everything%2C-a-noongar-dreaming-story-and-5-fundamental-principals-of-noongar-philosophy-and-way-of-being%2C-we-created-an-immersive-project-that-brought-together-cultural-knowledge%2C-science%2C-ecology-and-art%2C-in-this-case-puppetry-arts%2C-as-a-way-of-engaging-young-people-and-their-families-into-learning-and-taking-action-to-deepen-understanding-and-to-look-after-boodja-(country)%2C-our-environment-and-each-other-into-the-future.-in-2019-uncle-noel-connected-me-with-the-danjoo-koorliny-core-noongar-elders-and-cultural-leaders-team-prof.-richard-walley%2C-dr-noel-nannup%2C-dr-colleen-hayward-and-carol-innes%2C-sharon-woods-kenney%2C-narelle-thorne-and-the-uwa-centre-for-social-impact-team-katie-stubley%2C-john-stubley%2C-shenali-perrera%2C-zoe-street%2C-nicole-crnko-and-others.-i-was-invited-to-co-design-and-co-create-a-puppetry-project-along-similar-lines-for-the--2020-meeka-moorat-full-moon-ceremony-as-part-of-the-danjoo-koorliny-walking-together-towards-2029-and-beyond-summit-and-ni!-bilyada-waanginy---listen!-the-rivers-are-speaking-a-project-focussed-on-healing-our-waterways.---quoting-from-danjoo-koorliny-walking-together-website-ref%3A-https%3A%2F%2Fwww.danjookoorliny.com%2Fcopy-of-about--%22danjoo-koorliny-walking-together-towards-2029-and-beyond-is-a-bold%2C-long-term%2C-large-scale%2C-aboriginal-led-project-to-help-all-of-us---be-it-in-western-australia%2C-the-rest-of-australia%2C-or-around-the-world---walk-together-as-aboriginal-and-non-aboriginal-people-to-co-create-a-better-future-for-all.--danjoo-koorliny-is-a-vision.-it%E2%80%99s-our-djinda---our-collective-star---to-guide-us-towards-2029-and-far-beyond.-it-is-the-values-that-we-embody.-it%E2%80%99s-the-way-we-get-there%2C-and-the-principles-we-work-with.-it%E2%80%99s-the-sum-of-our-collective-actions-that-take-us-to-where-we-need-to-be-in-order-to-create-a-2029-we-can-all-be-proud-of.-it-belongs-to-no-organisation-but-hovers-above-all-of-us%2C-and-aligns-us-so-that-we-can-care-for-everything.%22----in-2020%2C-pivoting-with-the-challenges-of-covid%2C-like-minded-openhearted-people-joined-together-in-the-true-spirit-of-danjoo-koorliny.-guided-by-uncle-noel-and-many-elders-and-artists%2C-people-of-all-ages-and-walks-of-life%2C-were-taken-into-deeper-spaces-and-places-of-listening-to-spirit%2C-story-and-country.-a-beautiful-journey-of-creativity%2C-collaboration%2C-connection-and-celebration-evolved.-lead-by-the-magnificent-boordalung%2C-the-pelican%2C-more-than-100-people-took-part-in-creating-puppets-that-represented-meaning%2C-connection-and-country.-djinda-(stars)-were-made-connecting-our-spirits-and-the-milky-way%2C-kuyu-the-frog%2C-mali-the-swan%2C-kwilena-the-dolphin%2C-djildjit-schools-of-fish-and-booyi-the-tortoise-were-brought-to-life-at-the-danjoo-koorliny-summit.-at-every-twist-of-wire%2C-bend-of-cane%2C-stitch-sewn%2C-relationships-grew-and-understanding-strengthened.-at-the-meeka-moorat-full-moon-ceremony-as-people-sang-the-meeka-moorat-song-honouring-the-rising-full-moon-of-the-season-of-djilba%2C-6-boordalung-gathered-on-gurndandarlup%2F-matilda-bay-foreshore.-as-voices-sung-in-fullness-and-the-clouds-parted-like-curtains-to-reveal-the-golden-orb-of-the-moon%2C-the-six-boordalung-took-flight-towards-her-and-the-puppet-boordalung-came-to-life%2C-honouring-the-longest-living-culture-in-the-world-and-carrying-a-new-dreaming-of-new-stories-connecting-all-of-us-towards-the-future.--images-courtesy%3A-danjoo-koorliny-%26-centre-for-social-impact-uwa-business-school.-photographer%3A-karen-hethey.-all-rights-reserved. 2022-06-23 https://www.karenhethey.com/portfolio/mandjar-dreaming-stretch-festival-opening-2015/mandjargoordap-for-the-binjareb-noongar-people-means-%22meeting-place-of-the-heart%22.-a-place-where-people-met%2C-exchanged%2C-traded%2C-managed-country-and-much-more.--the-theme-of-the-2015-stretch-festival-was-sprit%2C-land%2C-people.--true-to-the-spirit-of-this-culturally-significant-place-many-hearts-from-many-walks-of-life-came-together-to-create-and-tell-their-stories-that-expressed-their--personal-identities-and-connections-to-mandjar-or-mandurah-and-the-estuary-that-it-is-situated-on.-invited-by-stretch-festival-director-rebecca-nelson-with-guidance-from-george-walley-and-uncle-harry-nannup-snr--i-had-the-opportunity-to-work-with-first-nations-people-from-the-binjareb-noongar-community%2C-maori-and-non-indigenous-people-of-the-area.-supported-by-community-first-inc-who-generously-provided-a-fantastic-warehouse-workshop-space%2C-over-160-people-from-all-abilities-and-cultures%2C-participated-in-workshops-over-3-months.-stories-were-gathered%2C--puppets-were-created%2C-knowledge-shared%2C-language-learned-and-relationships-formed.-all-woven-and-brought-to-life-in-a-stunning-soundscape-and-spectacular-production-that-celebrated-traditional-and-contemporary-stories-from-the-area.-performed-by-over-60-community-performers--aged-from-7-to-70-with-some-appearances-from-some-real-life-kwilena-(dolphins)%2C--the-estuary-on-the-mandurah-foreshore-resonated-with-meaningful-stories-shared-to-an-audience-of-more-than-2500-people.----images-courtesy%3A-city-of-mandurah.-photographers-city-of-mandurah%2C-karen-hethey-and-sandy-mackendrick.-all-rights-reserved. 2022-06-21 https://www.karenhethey.com/portfolio/mowanjum-cultural-festival/mowanjum-aboriginal-arts-and-culture-centre-located-at-mowanjum-10kms-out-of-derby-in-the-far-north-kimberleys-of-western-australia-hosts-a-cultural-festival-in-july-each-year.-the-festival-is-a-celebration-of-culture%2C-traditional-song-forms%2C-dance-and-contemporary-art-from-the-ngarinyin%2C-worrorra-and-wunambal-peoples-from-the-gibb-river-rd-regions.-i-first-began-working-with-mowanjum-artists-in-2006-when-leah-umbagai-and-maya-di-havilland-brought-a-group-of-young-ngarinyin-and-worrorra-tafe-students-for-a-specialised-workshop-as-part-of-theatre-kimberley's-broome-worn-art-project.-in-the-space-of-4-hrs-we-had-created-the-structure-of-a-3.5m-gyorn-gyorn-ancestral-being%2C-the-fastest-construction-of-a-giant-puppet-i-had-ever-experienced!-leah-and-maya-took-the-structure-back-to-mowanjum-and-over-a-series-of-long-distance-phone-calls%2C-emails-and-photos-the-team-covered-the-ancestor-which-then-stood-magnificently-at-the-maacc-as-an-exhibit-for-many-years.-following-the-success-of-this-and-driven-by-law-women-and-cultural-leaders-leah-and-maya-invited-me-to-develop-further-puppet-projects.-in-2007-with-support-from-the-million-puppets-project%2C-spare-parts-puppet-theatre-and-the-eon-foundation-they-held-an-on-country-women's-cultural-camp.-under-the-direction-of-senior-law-women-and-artists%2C-the-late-mrs-burgu%2C-pansy-nulgit%2C-janet-oobagooma-and-cultural-leaders%2Fartists-rona-charles-and-leah-umbagai%2C-a-group-of-30-women-and-children-created-a-second-4m-gyorn-gyorn%2C-the-jilinya-mother-ancestor-and-began-working-on-the-winiliri-story.-maya-havilland-and-emerging-artist-maty-lou-di-villi-worked-tirelessly-creating-the-yarri-wada-walgara-documentary-which-captured-the-importance-of-the-women's-vision-and-why-th-epuppet-project-was-conceived.-winiliri-tells-the-story-of-how-the-three-tribes-came-to-be-as-a-result-of-a-great-flood-brought-by-the-wanjina-as-punishment-because-2-boys-broke-the-law-and-hurt-a-sacred-bird%2C-the-dumbi-owl.--both-of-these-giant-gyorn-gyorn-cultural-puppets-were-brought-to-perth-in-2008-and-were-a-highlight-of-the-unima-international-puppet-festival-million-puppets-exhibition-towering-over-and-resonating-with-the-spirit-of-their-country.-since-then-i-have-had-the-honour-to-work-with-leah-umbagai%2C-traditional-owners%2C-custodians%2C-artists%2C-children-and-community-to-create-new-forms-of-storytelling-to-share-stories-from-their-ngurra-and-songlines-that-bring-together-traditional-song-and-dance-with-shadow-puppetry%2C-visual-art%2C-projection-and-large-scale-puppetry.-since-the-first-workshop-we-have-performed-the-winiliri-story-in-both-shadow-puppetry-and-large-scale-puppetry-working-with-physical-theatre-performer-sarah-nelson-who-trained-the-young-stilt-walkers-to-become-magnificent-stilt-walking-wanjinas.-it-was-the-vision-of-the-old-people-to-explore-new-art-forms-and-ways-of-sharing-culture-to-engage-younger-generations.-the-success-of-this-vision-has-seen-numerous-puppet-projects-created-and-performed-for-mowanjum-cultural-festival%2C-marsh-art-festival%2C-the-boab-festival%2C-unima-international-puppet-festival-and-invited-guests-to-barrangaroo-naidoc-festival-sydney.--images-courtesy%3A-mowanjum-aboriginal-arts-and-cultural-centre.-images-by-matt-scurfield%2C-cecile-doutey%2C-leah-umbagai%2C-karen-hethey.-all-rights-reserved. 2022-06-23 https://www.karenhethey.com/portfolio/the-ghostnet-art-project/ghostnets-are-old-fishing-nets%2C-usually-from-commercial-trawlers%2C-either-discarded-or-lost-at-sea-that-continue-travelling-around-the-world-on-currents---giant-'ghosts'-fishing%2C-catching-and-continuing-to-cause-endless-destruction-to-marine-life-and-coral-and-mangrove-ecologies-and-the-coastal-communities-who-rely-on-the-sea-for-their-way-of-life%2C-most-especially-for-the-indigenous-saltwater-people-of-northern-australia.-as-the-salt-and-uv-erode-them-over-time-they-release-micro-plastic-particulate-into-our-precious-oceans-creating-pollution-and-poisoning-marine-life-through-the-entire-food-chain.-i-was-first-invited-to-join-the-ghostnets-australia-(gna)-team-in-2010-by-ceo-rikki-gunn-and-sue-ryan-the-artistic-director-of-the-ghostnet-art-project.-ghostnets-australia-was-originally-formed-to-work-with-indigenous-saltwater-rangers-and-communities-in-the-gulf-of-carpenteria-to-remove-and-collect-data-on-these-massive-nets-circulating-in-the-waters-of-the-torres-straits-and-arafura-sea.--gna-worked-with-people-from-arnhem-land%2C-the-cape-york-peninsula%2C-gulf-country-and-the-torres-strait-islands-and-built-partnerships-with-many-environmental-organisations-including-australian-conservation-volunteers-and-tangaroa-blue.-the-ghostnet-art-project-was-born-out-of-a-need-to-find-other-environmental-solutions-with-what-to-do-with-the-tonnes-of-net-and-marine-debris-that-was-being-removed-especially-for-small-island-communities.-the-ghostnet-art-project-initially-was-a-way-of-taking-environmental-action%2C-as-well-as-creating-economic-opportunities-for-saltwater-artists-by-turning-these-destructive-objects-into-stunning-works-of-art-that-held-story-and-subsequently%2C-through-the-exhibition-of-these-artworks%2C-raised-awareness-of-the-problem-to-metropolitan-australian-communities-giving-a-voice-to-the--first-nation-saltwater-communities.-this-grew-into-an-australian-art-movement-that-is-now-globally-recognised-and-the-ghostnet-art-project-has-exhibited-and-presented-throughout-australia-and-in-indonesia%2C-monaco%2C-geneva%2C-hawaii%2C-alaska%2C-france%2C-new-zealand-.---my-first-project-with-the-ghostnets-art-project-was-on-mua-island-working-with-textile-artist-ilka-white-and---mer%2Ftorres-strait%2Fsouth-sea-islander-ghostnet-artist-angela-torenbeek-and-dancer-dujon-newie%2C-on-mua-island-half-way-between-the-tip-of-cape-york-peninsula-and-papua-new-guinea.-an-extraordinary-3.5-weeks-being-immersed-in-st-paul's-community-and-mer-culture%2C-gathering-their-first-hand-experiences-of-the-impacts-of-ghostnets-and-collecting-the-marine-debris-littering-their-stunning-shorelines.-working-with-the-community-we-transformed-these-stories-and-debris-into-a-puppet-performance%2C-combining-shadow-puppetry%2C-woven-sea-creatures%2C-large-scale-giant-puppets-and-cultural-songs%2C-language-and-traditions-into-a-whole-of-community-performance.-filmed-by-visual-obsession-%22the-young-man-and-the-ghostnet%22-performance-translated-into-several-different-languages-and-began-touring-the-world-creating-opportunities-for-the-st-paul's-community-to-share-their-experiences-across-the-world.----in-2011-i-joined-sue-ryan%2C-cecile-williams%2C-frank-petero%2C-angela-torenbeek-and-georgia-curry-at-the-cairns-indigeneous-art-fair-where-we-created-the-giant-12m-crocodile%2C-an-intense-4-days-of-community-engagement-and-creativity!-the-crocodile-went-on-to-feature-at-sculptures-by-the-sea-bondi-where-it-won-the-people's-choice-award-and-then-was-toured-to-townsville-and-sculptures-by-the-sea-cottesloe-where-it-was-purchase-by-the-wa-museum.-it-now-resides-on-permanent-display-on-the-roof-of-the-connections-gallery-in-boola-bardip---the-western-australian-new-museum.--in-2013%2F14-i-again-joined-sue-ryan-and-gna-biologist-and-project-officer-jen-goldberg%2C-this-time-in-mapoon-on-the-cape-york-peninsula--to-work-with-the-mapoon-land-and-sea-rangers%2C-tangaroa-blue-and-the-conservation-volunteers-australia-in-an-11km-beach-cleanup-as-part-of-a-project-that-connected-with-the-ghostnet-art-project-and-the-australian-national-maritime-museum.-after-the-teams-collected-over-3-tonnes-of-marine-debris-(including-7000-thongs-personally-counted)-and-ghost-net-from-11kms-of-shoreline%2C-sue-and-i-began-creating-a-structure-and-transforming-the-debris-into-large-'bommies'-or-coral-reef.--made-from-bamboo%2C-ratan%2C-wire-and-chicken-wire-the-structures-had-to-be-made-in-such-a-way-they-could-come-apart-due-to-the-costs-and-challenges-of-transportation.-we-then-packed-the-structures-and-as-much-net-and-marine-debris-as-possible-into-sue's-trusty-toyota-troop-carrier-and-drove-the-%2B900km-to-sue's-studio-in-the-atherton-tablelands-to-begin-creating-the-1st-of-3-'bommies'-destined-for-exhibition-at-the-australian-national-maritime-museum-in-sydney.-we-were-joined-by-many-hands-who-worked-to-sew-100's-of-metres-of-net-onto-the-structures-and-transform-thongs%2C-squid-jigs%2C-ropes%2C-floats-and-line-into-a-myriad-of-corals%2C-sponges%2C-crabs%2C-fish%2C-turtles%2C-nudibranchs%2C-and-sea-life-found-on-living-reefs.-every-piece-of-debris-told-a-story.-these-artworks-held-layers-and-layers-of-story-that-transformed-to-tell-a-new-story.-in-2014-sue-and-i-travelled-to-the-australian-national-maritime-museum-to-create-two-new-'bommies'-to-complete-the-'reef-system'-which-then-featured-in-the-voyage-to-the-deep-exhibition-and-tour-from-2014-15.--these-artworks-have-further-featured-in-the-%22life-in-your-hands%3A-art-from-solastalgia%22-art-exhibition-at-lake-macquarie-art-gallery-and-in-chapters-in-%22gyre%3A-the-plastic-ocean%22-by-julie-decker-anchorage-museum-london-and-artemorbida-textile-arts-magazine.--images-courtesy-ghostnets-australia-and-the-ghostnet-art-project.-images-by-ilka-white%2C-sue-ryan%2C-greg-adams%2C-cecile-william%2C-karen-hethey%2C-visual-obsession.-all-rights-reserved. 2022-06-23 https://www.karenhethey.com/portfolio/shorebirds-quest-theatre-kimberley/theatre-kimberley's-the-shorebirds-quest-is-a-spectacular-uniquely-broome-large-scale-puppet-and-community-performance-that-highlights-the-plight-of-the-endangered-migratory-shorebirds-that-begin-life-in-siberia-and-make-their-way-to-roebuck-bay-and-the-mudflats-of-broome-which-becomes-their-home-for-nearly-half-of-the-year-before-they-make-a-return-journey-to-siberia-where-the-cycle-of-life-begins-again.-this-unique-project-staged-on-the-mudflats-of-broome%2C-is-a-partnership-between-theatre-kimberly%2C-the-broome-bird-observatory%2C-the-yawuru-rangers-and-environs-kimberley-and-brings-together-cultural-ecological-knowledge-with-conservation-science%2C-spectacle-puppetry%2C-original-song-and-music-and-community-engagement-to-raise-awareness%2C-understanding-and-community-partnerships-to-help-protect-the-ecology-of-the-roebuck-mud-flats.-initiated-by-artists-gwen-knox%2C-jamie-jackett-and-bernadette-trench-thiedmann%2C-the-story-has-been-created-through-a-collaboration-between-the-yawuru-rangers-and-an-artistic-team-of-creatives-including-chris-hill%2C-karen-hethey%2C-tracey-lowe%2C-shelley-stansfield%2C-rochelle-rivers%2C-andrew-chambers-and-an-extraordinary-team-of-broome-creative-volunteers.-with-original-music-written-by-jamie-jacket-and-performed-by-over-100-community-performers-the-shorebirds-quest-is-a-romantic-musical-comedy-that-follows-the-adventures-of-curtis-the-curlew-from-siberia-to-broome-and-back.-an-important-feature-of-the-project-is-the-in-school-community-engagement-that-brings-yawuru-rangers-and-professional-puppetry-artists-into-the-classrooms-to-educate-and-bring-greater-meaning-to-the-creations-the-students-make-and-the-importance-of-their-role-in-not-only-the-performance-but-for-looking-after-the-environment-long-onto-the-future.---originally-devised-and--performed-in-2019%2C-the-project-was-due-to-be-restaged-in-may-2022-but-due-to-covid-has-been-postponed-until-2023.---i-began-working-on-theatre-kimberley-projects-in-2006-when-then-artistic-director-gwen-knox-invited-me--for-a-6-week-artist-in-residence-to-create-giant-puppets-with-community-for-the-broome-worn-art-%22odyssey%22-performance.--now-under-the-stewardship-of-meredith-bell-and-jael-johnson%2C-theatre-kimberley's-shorebirds-quest-is-the-8th-project-i-have-been-invited-to-work-on-and-%22lucy%22-the-dog-and-the-arctic-fox-are-two-of-my-all-time-favourite-puppets-i-have-had-the-pleasure-to-create-and-bring-to-life-in-this-exceptionally-important--story-with-the-amazing-shorebirds-quest-team-and-yawuru-rangers.--images-courtesy%3A-theatre-kimberley.-images-by-paul-bell%2C-meredith-bell.-all-rights-reserved. 2022-06-23