Connecting people to people and people to place
The 5 Lands Walk is a physical, spiritual and cultural journey. A gift to you from the communities and sponsors of the Central Coast. A place where no one is excluded. A place where family, friends and the wider community are encouraged to celebrate life, have fun and connect to our deep Aboriginal history, European settlement, and who we are today. In doing so we take a step to create a more harmonious and inclusive society on the Central Coast.
Join us for a spectacular multi-media Opening Ceremony Friday, 25 June 4.30 for 5pm @ Hunter Park, Avoca Beach.
This year’s 5 Lands Walk Opening Ceremony is based on the theme of multi-cultural connection. Using music as a uniting force, the Opening Ceremony honours our multi-cultural and diverse world, featuring guest performers from Russia, South Africa, China, Spain, and our First Nations friends from the Pacific and Aboriginal Cultures.
The original songs, written specifically for the Opening Ceremony, are designed to connect people to people and people to place. They speak of resilience, faith and the fragility of our human condition. Ultimately, they are a celebration of life and its Ephemeral nature. The performance features the 30-piece Ephemera Community Choir and some of the coasts’ finest musicians, dances, projected artwork and light show. It is a free event – a gift to our community as a symbol of hope and gratitude.
... will be installed as part of the Opening Ceremony and Ephemera Sculpture Exhibition. It will be available for public use throughout the festival and beyond.
Yantra de Vilder is a creative artist, composer and performer, specialising in film, art installations, dance and theatre. She has worked for the BBC on projects in London, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Burma. The Australia Council, Ministry of the Arts and Multicultural Arts NSW have awarded grants to Yantra in support of her music, and she has received numerous industry awards. Yantra has a doctorate in creative arts, her research focusing on The Search for The Artistic Moment, the moment that goes beyond time and personality, through creative endeavours. Yantra is Artistic Director for the annual 5 Lands Walk Festival held on the Central Coast of Australia and is a founding member of the Australian Guild of Screen Composers Gender Equity Committee.