Naya Wa Yugali: Be part of change - NAISDA Dance CollegeNAISDA Dance College

“Naya Wa Yugali will change the future of Indigenous Creative Learning in Australia.”

NAISDA is embarking on a $98 million enterprise, supported by the NSW Government, to enrich the cultural, educative and artistic fabric of our country and champion real, healing change.

We are working hard to scale the success and knowledge of our learning model into a National Centre of Excellence for Indigenous Cultural and Creative Learning, to be called Naya Wa Yugali meaning ‘We dance’ in Darkinjung language.

Our creative home will have a national footprint which is both future focussed and embedded in connection to Country.

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Situated adjacent to our current campus on Darkinjung Land in regional NSW, the new Centre will expand NAISDA’s ecology of dance, culture and performing arts, driving higher levels of national tertiary arts training education for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people each year. By increasing our curriculum of accredited courses across creative industry-aligned disciplines NAISDA will graduate a networked cohort of qualified artists and leaders at the forefront of the creative sector.

The purpose-built facilities will increase secure and culturally-appropriate onsite accommodation, teaching and studio spaces for an expanded student cohort and provide a home for NAISDA’s Collection of Indigenous Performance Arts. Open learning programs, performances, showcases and visiting residencies will deliver First Nations art sector development, drive artistic excellence and innovation and celebrate the richness of our country’s first cultures for all Australians.

Pledge your support to the Naya Wa Yugali Vision

We invite you to become a Naya Wa Yugali advocate alongside our other Aboriginal Corporations, Land Councils and stakeholders and help us build nationwide awareness and leverage.

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On behalf of the NAISDA Board, staff and students, thank you very much for your time and support today.

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Click here to view the Naya Wa Yugali Strategic Business Case.

If you would like more information, please contact NAISDA Head of Development Jan Wells on (02) 4340 3154 or email jan.wells@naisda.com.au.

Images by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects.

Pledge your support to the Naya Wa Yugali Vision

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Find out more about this significant proposal