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Yamaji Calisto - Jambinu

July 2023
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Yamaji Calisto is the combination of Italian Opera, Yamaji culture and Greek Mythology.

Candice Dia along with a group of young Yamaji girls from Mullewa for their first time danced Infront of a small crowd of people.

Yamaji Calisto is a beautiful yamaji woman with long hair, bright shining jewels, tanned skin and a soft but firm voice.

Jupiter is a cunning and sly man who is always worried about how he is going to be reunited with his lover Yamaji Calisto who his wife had turned into a bear.

Yamaji İlgari Bardarni (Yamaji Sky Ancestors) a group of old wise women and men who live in the skies amongst the Greek gods and other ancient deities.

This project I first saw mentions of last year while still living in Jambinu (Geraldton WA) though Charmaine Papertalk-Green had most likely been working towards its development for much longer than that. To watch it finally come to life was an and see how proud a lot of the older fellas were to see their children, grandchildren, nieces and culture performed before them.

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