As we reclaim the stage for Indigenous storytellers, we have a question for colonisers

‘From rock rap to mesmerising dance to intergenerational conversation, our storytelling is not really theatre as our non-Indigenous peers know it.’ Photograph: Merryn Trescott

My name is Alethea Beetson, I am Kabi Kabi/Gubbi Gubbi and Wiradjuri storyteller and dreamer currently working with Elijah, Ethan, Lenny, Nic, Misteria, Reece, Che and Loki to tell a story called COOKED. Interesting title, hey?

COOKED is a new performance made by Digi Youth Arts – a family of deadly young artists and creators honouring our ancestors, respecting our Elders and continuing the stories of one of the oldest surviving cultures in the world. We’re working in solidarity with The Good Room – a Queensland-based performance collective who use the anonymous experiences of ordinary people to create extraordinary theatre works.