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Taxithi : An Australian Odyssey single work drama

Author:agent Helen Yotis

Issue Details: First known date: 2016... 2016 Taxithi : An Australian Odyssey

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'The poignant and triumphant stories behind the migration of young Greek women to Australia in the 1950s and 60s inspired singer Helen Yotis Patterson to create Taxithi.

'Combining the power of the passionate music of their homeland with their moving personal histories, these are stories which are also universal, and in the current world climate, more relevant than ever.' (Production summary)

Production Details

Presented by fortyfivedownstairs : World premiere at fortyfivedownstairs theatre, Melbourne 2 – 20 March 2016.

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Taxithi Nominated for Two Green Room Awards Anastasia Tsirtsakis , 2017 single work column
— Appears in: Neos Kosmos , 23 February 2017;

Dreams Unfold in Songs of Sorrow and Sacrifice Chris Boyd , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 8 March 2016; (p. 15)
— Review of Taxithi : An Australian Odyssey Helen Yotis , 2016 single work drama

Migrant Tales Swept along by the Currents of Nostalgia Cameron Woodhead , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 5-6 March 2016; (p. 41)
— Review of Taxithi : An Australian Odyssey Helen Yotis , 2016 single work drama