{"id":30389,"date":"2020-02-20T00:00:15","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T14:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=30389"},"modified":"2020-02-20T00:00:15","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T14:00:15","slug":"two-worlds-two-cultures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/two-worlds-two-cultures\/","title":{"rendered":"Two worlds, two cultures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This year\u2019s 2 Worlds Festival (2WF) at Birrarung Marr will see some of Australia\u2019s finest musicians turn out in support of Indigenous culture and learning. <\/p>\n<p>Headlining the event will be Surf Coast-grown talent Xavier Rudd and award-winning country music artist Kasey Chambers alongside \u00c1ine Tyrrell, The Black Rock Band, Emma Donovan and The Putbacks, young Torquay rocker Finnigan August, Honk, Kutcha Edwards, Spoonful, The Louds, Wadeye Journey Men Project and Yirrmal. <\/p>\n<p>A fundraising event for the Marrma\u2019 Rom Foundation which provides educational and leadership opportunities for young Yolngu students, the festival will be opened with a ceremony led by traditional owners. <\/p>\n<p>Visiting dance groups will be welcomed onto country and invited to share their stories through dance.<\/p>\n<p>Across the day there will be performances from Djirri Djirri dancers, The Didge Circle and Culture Is Life, as well as Charcoal Lane cooking demonstrations, panel discussions, kids activities and interactive workshops including kids yoga, Immy Owusu drum and dance workshops, Urban Upcycle, face-painting and big lawn games.<\/p>\n<p>The festival \u2013 which showcases a variety of Indigenous and western performers, art forms and activities \u2013 was established in Geelong in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The inspiration for the 2 Worlds Festival comes from the Marrma\u2019 Rom Two Worlds Foundation, which was started in 2011 by Cam Begg and Melissa Patterson in partnership with the communities of North East Arnhem Land.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMarrma\u2019 Rom\u201d translates to \u201ctwo worlds, two cultures or two belief systems\u201d in Yolngu Matha, the language of the people in North East Arnhem Land.<\/p>\n<p>2WF will be held at Birrarung Marr Upper and Middle Terraces, Melbourne, on March 14 from 12-11pm. <\/p>\n<p>First release tickets are $59 per person. 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