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Kooemba Jdarra Indigenous Performing Arts Company Kooemba Jdarra Indigenous Performing Arts Company i(A67241 works by) (Organisation) assertion (a.k.a. , Kooemba Jdarra)
Born: Established: 1993 ; Died: Ceased: 2007
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1 1 y separately published work icon Only Gammon: Three Plays From Kooemba Jdarra Yarnin' up, Binni's Backyard, Goin' to the Island Wesley Enoch , Jackie Huggins , Mike Dickinson , Anthony Newcastle , Nadine McDonald , Therese Collie , Kooemba Jdarra Indigenous Performing Arts Company , Fortitude Valley : Playlab , 2002 Z1371140 2002 anthology drama

The three texts collected in this volume are strong examples of this Indigenous theatre company's work with their exploration of self-determination, reconciliation, the land.
1 1 y separately published work icon Luck of the Draw Ned Manning , Kooemba Jdarra Indigenous Performing Arts Company , Strawberry Hills Brisbane : Kooemba Jdarra Indigenous Performing Arts Company Currency Press , 2000 Z668398 2000 single work drama 'A young Aboriginal woman, Annie, and her brother, Pat, escape from their respective "Homes" in the 1940's and find their way to a Mission on the South Coast of NSW. The first half of the play explores their attempts to survive in what is often an oppressive environment. In Act 2, twenty years later, the play follows Annie's daughter Pearl as she attempts to come to terms with her Aboriginality and then is encouraged to re-unite with her estranged mother. The play explores questions of identity and white Australia's relationship with its Aboriginal past.' (RGM Associates website, http://www.rgm.com.au/nm_lit.html)
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