And the town grew up dancing

Watch this fantastic discussion with Paul Memmott and Danièle Hromek about culture, Country and heritage – the tangible and the intangible; rights, repatriation and renewal. 

Get started by reading the session description below and watching the trailer – Paul Memmott explaining the title of the yarn.

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pricing details

$60 General
$40 Parlour Collective
$30 General concession (on request)
$20 Collective concession

Note: all ticket prices are per person. We offer additional group discounts for Parlour Collective practices as follows:

• 10–19 tickets – 5% additional discount 
• 20–49 tickets – 10% additional discount
• 50+ tickets – 15% additional discount

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Proceeds above the costs of delivering the DD Yarns program support the work of Deadly Djurumin. 

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And the town grew up dancing

“The town grew up dancing and still the dancing is there under the town. Subdivisions spread, but we still keep going. We still have the culture, still sing the song… It’s the same story we have from the old people, from the beginning here in the Centre.” 

Wenten Rubuntja, 1994, in Jenny Green’s book of same name.

All built environment projects are on and of Country – and heritage and culture are held within Country. This means that all built environment projects have the opportunity – and responsibility – to respect and respond to culture and heritage. From a First Nations perspective, cultural heritage reflects the cultural practices and knowledge systems developed by, maintained and passed on by First Nations peoples across generations as a means of expressing their cultural identity. Without understandings of culture, heritage can be left cold as the living culture from which the heritage originates is unreflected. 

This yarn between Paul Memmott and Danièle Hromek explores Paul’s work with First Nations individuals and communities regarding their cultural heritage, from Alice Springs to the coast. 

The yarn includes discussions of intangible and tangible heritage, archaeological perspectives on culture, gender and heritage, the rights of heritage, repatriation and renewal, and how traditions are living and continually under adaptation. They will also discuss the relationships the built environment has to cultural heritage and how the new/old philosophy of designing/building within and of Country integrates heritage understandings.

This session was recorded live on 3 May 2024. The Deadly Djurumin Yarns are a collaboration between Parlour and Deadly Djurumin.