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Spectacular sound and light show to launch at Uluru in May
Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia will launch an immersive light and sound show at Ayers Rock Resort in May.
Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia will launch an immersive light and sound show at Ayers Rock Resort in May.
As the first of its kind, a new light and sound show will launch in May at Uluru, the spiritual heart of Australia in the Red Centre of the Northern Territory.
The visual spectacular will combine ancient Anangu storytelling with state-of-the-art, drone and laser light technology.
Titled Wintjiri Wiru, which references a ‘beautiful view out to the horizon’ in the local Anangu language, this will be the first time a light, laser, projection and drone experience of this scale has been performed on a regular basis anywhere in the world.
Anangu have one of the oldest living continuous cultures in the world. The show will bring to life a chapter of the Mala ancestral story which sits between Kaltukatjara (Docker River) and Uluru. Voyages Indigenous Tourism has consulted and collaborated closely with the Anangu custodians of this chapter of the Mala story to obtain approval to bring Wintjiri Wiru to life.
The experience will see the Central Desert illuminated under a spectacle of lights, projections and lasers shining on the spinifex and mulga, connecting the earth and sky to offer an expansive experience of light and sound in the presence of Uluru.
Ancient images will be depicted in the sky thanks to more than 1,000 luminous drones that depict aspects of the Mala story, accompanied by a narration in Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara languages, and a soundtrack recorded with members of the local Anangu community.
Visitors will be able to view the show on a sustainably-built platform atop a desert dune with stunning panoramic views of both Uluru and Kata Tjuṯa nestled on the horizon. Artwork from local Anangu artist and community member, Christine Brumby, has been cut into elements of the architectural steel separating the various seating levels of the platform and backlit for maximum impact.
Two Wintjiri Wiru sound and light shows will run every night, from March until December (from 11 May in 2023), with one show a night operating in January and February.
The signature experience will be the three-hour Wintjiri Wiru Sunset Dinner which starts with welcome cocktails and canapés while the sun sets over Uluru and Kata Tjuṯa. This will be followed by a gourmet dinner hamper celebrating native ingredients and paired with premium Australian wines. Once darkness has settled, the dramatic sound and light show will begin. The Wintjiri Wiru Sunset Dinner experience includes return resort transfers and is priced at AUD$385 per person.
A second show each evening called After Dark is a shorter, one-hour-long experience including light refreshments followed by the show. After Dark costs AUD$190 per person.
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