The inaugural Yirrkala Yarrapay Music and Dance Festival is being hosted on Yolngu country in Yirrkala, North East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory on Saturday, 2 July.
The focus of the community developed and run event is to create a platform to showcase the extraordinary talent of aspiring performing artists of the region in music, dance, theatre, acting and modelling.
The event has been designed to pursue the vision of the late Dr M Yunupingu of creating a sustainable festival platform for the region, stimulating the economy, empowering youth, promoting talent and engaging industry to nurture careers in the arts.
Yirrkala Yarrapay Music & Dance Festival is presented and produced by Moonfish Productions.