The State Theatre Centre of Western Australia’s Rehearsal Room 2 will be renamed Middar Room, with the new name to be bestowed in a ceremony today.
The new name was chosen to better reflect the usage of the space and create an appropriate link reflective of the Aboriginal cultural significance of the area.
The naming ceremony will be conducted by Dr Richard Walley OAM.
Dr Walley was a cultural consultant to the Naming Committee which chose the new name after wide consultation with the Noongar community and the Theatre’s resident companies.
He was also one of the elders who performed the Welcome to Country at the State Theatre Centre’s opening in 2011.