Our Early Voices | Aunty Dulcie Flower AM

In the two decades before Bangarra’s founding in 1989, landmark movements and First Nations-led organisations emerged from Redfern and across Australia, advancing self-determination through culture, activism, community care and truth-telling. At the heart of this era was The Black Theatre, where a new generation of First Nations voices was ignited, including Torres Strait Island advocate, activist and member of Bangarra’s inaugural Board of Directors, Dulcie Flower. Now in her late 80s, Dulcie reflects with clarity and warmth on those defining years, transporting us back to the moment when Bangarra’s flame was first lit and the power of culture and story was reshaping the future for First Nations people