9 March 2025
Join women from the Pilbara, at the intersection of traditional ecologies and first world economies, as they lead an experiential journey through deep listening, sound, dance and storytelling.
| Date | Time |
| Sunday 9 March 2025 | 11am, 1:30pm, 4pm |
| Ticket | Price |
| Standard | $25 |
$8.95 booking fee applies per transaction
Prices correct at the time of publication and subject to change without notice. Exact prices will be displayed with seat selection.
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There are a limited number of seats available for each session for those with access requirements that restrict the ability to lie on the swag. Please call the team on 02 9250 7777 or email bookings@sydneyoperahouse.com to request.
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Run time
This event runs for approximately 30 minutes.
Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.
Age
Suitable for all ages.
Children aged 15 years and under must be accompanied at all times.
The Opera House is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children that visit or engage with us. Read our Child Safety Policy.
Dr June Oscar AO, Chair, Wiyi Yani U Thangani Institute for First Nations Gender JusticeAs we seek to strengthen the political voice of First Nations women, Punkaliyarra shares the stories we all need to hear.
Useful information:
A matriarchal knowledge system that spans millennia
An immersive experience, participants will explore the collective and care-based structure of Aboriginal matriarchy. Developed on Ngarluma and Yindjibarndi country with women from Ieramugadu (Roebourne) community, Punkaliyarra is a long-term gender justice project produced by Big hART, a leading arts and social change organisation.
Punkaliyarra allows audiences to see, hear and feel the foundational concepts of matriarchal power, and to draw their own conclusions. In this version, designed specifically for All About Women, each participant is given a swag at the start of their session to settle in and experience firsthand the change-making power of Aboriginal matriarchal leadership. An opportunity to radically rethink power, audiences are invited to discover a deeper understanding of traditional knowledge systems held sacred by the women of this community.
Presented by Sydney Opera House
Big hART
Performers: Michelle Adams, Samantha Walker, Hannah Phillips, Keia McGrady
Emerging Yindjibarndi Elder Michelle Adams, proud Ngarluma woman Sam Walker and young Yindjibarndi performer Hannah Phillips hail from the community of Ieramugadu, Roebourne, on Ngarluma country in the Pilbara region, where the desert meets the sea. Storytellers, matriarchs and community leaders in their own right, these three women are foundational to the Punkaliyarra project, providing guidance and direction and sharing their powerful stories of lived experience. They are joined by Githabul, Migunberri-Yugambeh choreographer and contemporary dance artist Keia McGrady, a long term community collaborator and accomplished mentor.
Their contributions to sharing Punkaliyarra have included presentations at the 2023 Perth Festival, the 2024 Launch of the Wiyi Yani U Thangani Gender Justice Institute in Canberra, and the 2024 Giiyong Festival on Yuin Country, South Coast NSW.
Plan your visit
Venue information
Our foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
All Sydney Opera House foyers are pram accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators). Pram parking will be available outside the theatres in the Western Foyer.
Getting here
The Sydney Opera House Car Park, operated by Wilson Parking, is open and available to use. Wilson Parking offer discounted parking if you book ahead. Please see the Wilson Parking website for details.
Please check the Transport NSW website for the latest advice and information on travel. You can catch public transport (bus, train, ferry) to Circular Quay and enjoy a six minute walk to the Opera House.
Frequently asked questions
Ticket purchases and collection at our Box Office is discouraged and eTicket or postal delivery methods should be used, wherever possible. However, if you are collecting your tickets from the Box Office, we recommend doing this at least 60 minutes before the event starts. If you have already received your tickets, the venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Please take your seats as soon as you arrive.
If you are late, we will seat you as soon as we can and, where possible, in your allocated seat. However, to reduce movement in the venue as well as minimise disruption to the performance and other patrons, ticketholders may be seated in an allocated latecomer’s seat. Please be aware that some events have lock-out periods. In these cases, latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance. On occasions, this may not be until the interval, or at all where there is no interval.
Details of our right to refuse admission can be found in our General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Events.
In accordance with our venue security procedures, Opera House security will be scanning and checking bags under the Monumental Stairs, prior to entering the building. Bags will be scanned by an x-ray machine, and staff will wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) when handling your belongings, such as gloves. Cloaking facilities will be open 60 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 60 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. However it is strongly encouraged that you travel lightly to minimise contact and queuing. Any bags larger than an A4 piece of paper will need to be checked into the Cloak Room.
The authorised agency for this event is the Sydney Opera House.
Only tickets purchased by authorised agencies should be considered reliable. If you purchase tickets from a non-authorised agency such as Ticketmaster Resale, Viagogo, Ticketbis, eBay, Gumtree, Tickets Australia or any other unauthorised seller, you risk that these tickets are fake, void or have previously been cancelled. Resale restriction applies. For more details, please refer to our General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Attendance at Events.
Please contact Box Office on +61 2 9250 7777 as soon as possible to advise if you can no longer attend.
Foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
The venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances.
Please bring a credit or debit card for any on site purchases to enable contactless payment. You’re welcome to bring your own water bottle but no other food and drinks are permitted inside our venues.
The health, safety and wellbeing of everyone at the Sydney Opera House is our top priority. In line with this commitment, the Opera House became a smoke-free site in January 2022. Read our Smoke-free Environment Policy.
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