Mitch King is a Yaegl Bundjalung multi-disciplinary artist with deep connections to the rivers that grew him and his ancestors up. As a story teller he has translated this thread of connection – the rivers that run through his homelands, the creation stories that make clear - and heed the warnings - of the importance of looking after the waterways – through dance, hip hop and contemporary overlays of multimedia onto indoor and outdoor stages, that have at the centre of his work a deep sense of bringing community together. To share stories, provoke conversations and find the commonality of shared impact when we are disconnected from land and water, as well as the joy that comes when we remember to care and to play.

Mitch King is a gifted creative, who’s own journey of self-discovery is only deepening with time and with each layer he translates that into something visual for us all. In this episode we talk about the role that art plays in healing our rivers, as well as what he’s learned from his Elders about himself when the rivers run through your veins.

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This podcast has been made possible with support from the Australian Government through the Emergency Response Fund, administered by NSW Reconstruction Authority's Northern Rivers Recovery and Resilience Program 2022-23. Delivered by North Coast Regional Landcare Network through the Caring for Catchments project. Let’s work together, to make rivers swimmable, fishable and drinkable, worldwide. You, me, We Are The Riverkeepers