A buŋgul is a ceremony, a gathering ground: a meeting place of dance, song and ritual. 
Dr G. Yunupiŋu’s posthumously released album, Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow), is a landmark moment in Australian music. It transcends its author’s death and celebrates his life, by bringing together western and his Yolŋu family’s musical traditions. 
Buŋgul is a celebration of that record’s legacy. Created on Country in Northeast Arnhem Land, with the Yunupiŋu family. In a hypnotic performance, live Yolŋu dancers and songmen present the songs, dances and paintings that inspired Djarimirri; accompanied by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra; and directed by Senior Yolŋu man Don Wininba Ganambarr and Nigel Jamieson. 
The heart and soul of a masterpiece made real. 
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“To the Yolngu, our songs, paintings, and dances are our books—they tell us where we have come from and where we are going to… They are our maps, our law books, our title deeds and our family history” </blockquote>

<pre><code> — Don Wininba Ganambarr, Co-Director 
</code></pre>
Presented by RISING, Arts Centre Melbourne and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

A person kneels next to a billowing fire in the sand. Their body has been painted with geometric designs.The lower half of their body is wrapped in a yellow cloth.

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Two people stand in the frame. They are at a beach. Their faces have been painted with a dotted design. Their foreheads are adorned with a pristine white feather headband. 

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A person is at a beach, they are holding a red cloth above their head in the wind and look into the distance, they have a yellow cloth tied around their head, and a white cloth tied around their waist. 

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A group of four people dance in a circle at a beach. On the sand they face anti-clockwise with multi coloured cloths raised above their heads mid-ceremony. 

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A group of people stand in the frame. Their faces and bodies are covered in a white paint. Their foreheads are wrapped with a yellow cloth. They hold flag poles painted black.

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A person is perfoming a ceremony under a big blue sky, their body and face is painted white and their forehead is wrapped in a yellow cloth. 

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A person stands in the frame, a close up reveals their face with a painted dotted design. Their forehead is adorned with a pristine white feather headband. 

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This production has been assisted by the Australian Government's Major Festivals Initiative, managed by the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, in association with the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals Inc., commissioned by Perth Festival, Darwin Festival, Adelaide Festival, RISING, Sydney Festival and Brisbane Festival. 

This project was initiated by the Yunuupinnu family and Skinnyfish Music. 

Supported by Buku-Larrŋgay Mulka Centre - Yirrkala Arts Centre and The Mulka Project. Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow) produced by Michael Hohnen & Skinnyfish Music with orchestrations by Erkki Veltheim.

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Buŋgul

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ACCESSIBLE PARKING

Both levels of the Arts Centre Melbourne Car Park are fully wheelchair accessible, and have accessible parking bays.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Nearest accessible train station: Flinders Street Railway Station, opposite Federation Square, services all metro train lines.

Nearest accessible tram stop: Stop 14, St Kilda Road.

DISTANCE COVERED BY PARTICIPANT

Under 200m.

ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE

Entrance is on ground level with automatic doors.

ACCESSIBLE BATHROOMS

The Theatres Building (the building with the big spire) has accessible toilets on Level 3, 5, 6 (street level) and 8.  Hamer Hall has accessible toilets on all publicly-accessible levels, and changing facilities on Levels 2, 3, 5, 6 (street level) and 7.  Please ask venue staff for assistance in locating the closest accessible toilet to your location.

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Buŋgul

Gurrumul's Mother’s Buŋgul, Gurrumul's Grandmother’s Buŋgul, Gurrumul's Manikay