Earth and sky
Drones and lasers articulate the ancient stories of the region in this contemporary storytelling experience.
As the sun sets on Yankunytjatjara Pitjantjatjara land, Wintjiri Wiṟu, meaning ‘beautiful view out to the horizon’ in the local Pitjantjatjara language, unfolds – a cultural storytelling experience that brings to life a chapter of the ancestral Mala story, a story passed down for thousands of generations, and now illuminating the night sky through choreographed drones, lasers and projections.
Designed and produced by worldrenowned media architecture studio RAMUS for Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia, the Wintjiri Wiṟu experience is a spectacle of light, connecting the earth and sky.
The depth of the story is revealed when more than 1,000 luminous drones take flight each night to lift the ancient images to the sky. Through exquisite choreography and visual artistry, the drones depict aspects of
the Mala story from Kaltukatjara (Docker River) to Mutitjulu, accompanied by a narration in Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara languages, and a soundtrack with traditional inma recorded with members of the local Aṉangu community.
Visitors take in the show atop a desert dune with Uluṟu and Kata Tjuṯa nestled on the horizon. Guests can choose from canapes and cocktails, or a dinner by indigenous chef Mark Olive, who notes a growing interest by travellers to try native Australian bush foods. Edible treats such as gin-infused cucumber with green ants and celery salt, and blackened mountain pepper beef fillet on a truffle slider brioche are on the menu, as well as delicacies such as braised beetroot and lemon myrtle crocodile curry.
Wintjiri Wiṟu is located at Voyages Ayers Rock Resort in Yulara.