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flag Choreographer Murtala and dancer O’Sullivan premiere their healing dance works at Sydney Festival, honoring trauma and identity after years of hardship.

flag Choreographer Murtala, inspired by the 2004 Aceh tsunami, created a healing dance program for thousands of children, later meeting dancer Alfira O’Sullivan through the initiative. flag Their artistic and personal partnership culminates in the double bill Sisa-Sisa at Sydney Festival, featuring Murtala’s Gelumbang Raya and O’Sullivan’s Jejak & Bisik, which explores motherhood and identity. flag Despite disillusionment with aid corruption and systemic barriers in Australia, including financial hardship and limited recognition, their work gains long-overdue acknowledgment at Bankstown Arts Centre on January 23 and 24, 2026.

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