National Reconciliation Week 2026

Polyglot Theatre acknowledges that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we live and create, and we pay our respects to Elders past and present. For more than 65,000 years, children and families have created and played here, and we are grateful to make our art on this Country too.

Our office is situated on the unceded land of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation, and we work, make, play and gather in different places across Australia and the world in our mission to empower children everywhere.

This year’s National Reconciliation Week theme, ‘All In’ embodies our unwavering commitment to allyship, and the learning and unlearning that we must do to understand the truth of our country’s history, and create a safer, stronger future for everyone.

Deep respect for First Peoples knowledge and Culture underpins Polyglot’s approach to working with artists, children and communities. It drives our Reconciliation journey, and we recognise young people as vital contributors.

In October 2024, we commenced developing a formal Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). The Working Group is comprised of artists, staff and Board members, reflecting our commitment to Reconciliation across the company. Eight meetings took place across 2025, with artists paid to prepare for and attend these. Our conversations have been purposefully slow, focused and considered, exploring how Polyglot – through our art and as an organisation – can support the Reconciliation process and truth-telling. We gather with care. Prompts and questions guide our reflections and discussions, we draw and write, and we share food and stories. 

2026 activity commenced in Iuk, Eel Season (March). The Working Group, joined by some of our PIPS, participated in a creative session, led by Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation Senior Early Educator Rebecca Axford and Remi Donnison. Polyglot Inspiring People Society (PIPS) is a consulting group of young people who contribute to the testing of new ideas, strategic planning and policy, creative exchange, and our ever-deepening understanding of how children think and collaborate. Through exploration of possum skins, weaving, symbols and ochre, thoughts and ideas gently unfolded.

We can feel the ripples of this work in everything we do. We are listening deeply.

Always was, always will be Aboriginal land. Sovereignty has never been ceded.