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Natasha Raja Natasha Raja i(A149457 works by)
Born: Established: 1884 Port Adelaide, Port Adelaide - Enfield area, Adelaide - Northwest, Adelaide, South Australia, ;
Gender: Female
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'Natasha Raja was born in Port Adelaide in 1984 and began performing shortly thereafter. In 2000 Natasha moved to Alice Springs and continued to perform at local events. After matriculation, she spent five years looking after the elderly and disabled in town and on remote communities in the APY lands and Yuendumu.

In 2007 the birth of her daughter Harper inspired Natasha to embark on a creative journey. She coordinated Alice Springs' first short play festival "Bite Sized Theatre" in which she also played Eric, a precocious embryo. Natasha has been the dulcet voice of Wearable Arts for the past four years. In 2010 she was Jill Tanner in the production Butterflies Are Free. More recently she has encouraged her husband Chris to get involved in theatre and together, whilst waiting for the arrival of their daughter Jala, they wrote The First Garden.' Source: http://www.currency.com.au/ (Sighted 14/09/2012).

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y separately published work icon The First Garden Strawberry Hills : Currency Press , 2012 Z1887471 2012 single work drama

'The First Garden tells the story of Olive Pink—a trailblazing Aboriginal land rights activist and environmentalist. Ridiculed by her peers and shunned by the Alice Springs community for espousing ideals that were considered to be outlandish she was viewed as a public nuisance, to be barely tolerated. However, due to her vigor and vision the Olive Pink Botanical Garden was established in Alice Springs.

The First Garden also touches on key narratives in modern Australian identity, seamlessly incorporating Aboriginal rights, environmentalism, the Gallipoli legend and feminism into its gentle rhythmic tone. This reflects a maturation of our society, where we are prepared not only to acknowledge but also to reconcile.' Source: http://www.currency.com.au (Sighted 14/09/2012).
2014 shortlisted Territory Read Book of the Year Chief Minister's NT Book Awards — Chief Minister's Book of the Year Award
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