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This show belongs to the Adelaide Fringe 2022 season. This season is now over.

Welcome Ceremony - Kumangka Palti Yarta - A hand holds the ceremonial coolamon which has smoking native plants. There is red, dry dirt in the background. The border of the image includes teal, white and black colours, from a design by Gavin Wanganeen specifically for the Adelaide Fringe Reconciliation Action Plan.

Welcome Ceremony - Kumangka Palti Yarta

Community Events • Event
South Australia • World Premiere

Adelaide Fringe celebrates the opening of the 2022 festival, honouring ‘Spirit of Place’ and the launch of our Reconciliation Action Plan through a ceremony of story, told through dance. Upon the unceded sovereign lands of the Kaurna people, Tarntanyangga/Victoria Square will host a spectacular of First Nations dancers from across South Australia.

Please note, this event is taking place in an open-air space. Unless it is deemed unsafe to do so, the event will go on, rain or shine, so please come prepared for the forecasted weather.

Access provision for this event have changed since the Access Guide went to print, this event will not be Audio Described. 

Presented by: Adelaide Fringe

Adelaide Fringe recognises Kaurna Yerta Meyunna First Nations People and their ancestral lands. The lands were never ceded and remain as important to the living Kaurna people today. We respect the living culture, spirit, and country of the First Peoples. We acknowledge and embrace the significance and diversity of First Nations People’s contributions in our Fringe and in the greater arts community.