Healing Scars

Venue: Bay 20
Location: Carriageworks
15 Jul - 18 Jul, 2026
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Healing Scars, presented by Moogahlin Performing Arts, is a powerful new performance by Yuwaalaraay composer and performer Warren Mason, tracing the intergenerational journey of First Peoples healing from injustice. Blending the natural sounds of Country, the haunting tones of Mason’s guitar, spoken word in multiple languages and the voices of Elders, Healing Scars creates a rich, immersive soundscape interwoven with choreography by Jo Clancy (Wiradjuri), tracing stories that connect past and present. Clancy will join Mason in the performance, alongside fellow NAISDA/Bangarra Dance Theatre alumni Kiarn Doyle (Dunghutti) and Moogahlin’s Artistic Director and Co-Founder Lily Shearer (Murrawarri/Ngemba), marking her first return to the stage in eight years. Raw, moving and deeply human, Healing Scars invites audiences into a cathartic journey of truth, healing and resilience – an unmissable work that honours survival, strength and the power of First Peoples storytelling. Healing Scars was first developed during Yellamundie Festival 2023.

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