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Production Details
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- World premier at CarriageWorks as part of the Sydney Festival, 8 January, 2012
- Presented by Sydney Festival in association with The Balnaves Foundation
- Produced by Wendy Blacklock, Performing Lines.
- Director: Wesley Enoch.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Performing Indigenous Identities on the Contemporary Australian Stage : Land, People, Culture
London
New York (City)
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Routledge
,
2020
18706499
2020
multi chapter work
criticism
'Over the past 50 years, Indigenous Australian theatre practice has emerged as a dynamic site for the discursive reflection of culture and tradition as well as colonial legacies, leveraging the power of storytelling to create and advocate contemporary fluid conceptions of Indigeneity.
'Performing Indigenous Identities on the Contemporary Australian Stage offers a window into the history and diversity of this vigorous practice. It introduces the reader to cornerstones of Indigenous Australian cultural frameworks and on this backdrop discusses a wealth of plays in light of their responses to contemporary Australian identity politics.
'The in-depth readings of two landmark theatre productions, Scott Rankin's Namatjira (2010) and Wesley Enoch & Anita Heiss' I Am Eora (2012), trace the artists' engagement with questions of community consolidation and national reconciliation, carefully considering the implications of their propositions for identity work arising from the translation of traditional ontologies into contemporary orientations. The analyses of the dramatic texts are incrementally enriched by a dense reflection of the production and reception contexts of the plays, providing an expanded framework for the critical consideration of contemporary postcolonial theatre practice that allows for a well-founded appreciation of the strengths yet also pointing to the limitations of current representative approaches on the Australian mainstage. This study will be of great interest to students and scholars of Postcolonial, Literary, Performance and Theatre Studies.' (Publication summary)
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Ambitious Culture on Hormones
2013
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— Appears in: The Australian , 24 December 2013; (p. 8) -
National Playwright Award Aims to Unearth New Indigenous Voices
2012
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4 April 2012; (p. 14) -
I am Eora Shine
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 25 January no. 518 2012; (p. 39)
— Review of I Am Eora 2012 single work musical theatre -
Our Black Capital : Aboriginal Focus for Sydney Festival
2012
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— Appears in: Koori Mail , 11 January no. 517 2012; (p. 51)
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Legends among the First Sydneysiders
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 10 January 2012; (p. 12)
— Review of I Am Eora 2012 single work musical theatre -
Archetypes Evoke Spirit of Place
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10 January 2012; (p. 14)
— Review of I Am Eora 2012 single work musical theatre -
Untitled
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 12 January 2012; (p. 12)
— Review of I Am Eora 2012 single work musical theatre -
I am Eora Shine
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 25 January no. 518 2012; (p. 39)
— Review of I Am Eora 2012 single work musical theatre -
Storytelling Moves to Centre Stage as Festival Hits the Road
2011
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3 November 2011; (p. 14) -
The Black Capital
2011
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— Appears in: Tracker , December 2011; (p. 44-45) -
Theatre of First Encounters
2011
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 17 December 2011; (p. 19) -
Echoes of the Ancestors
2011
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 31 December - 1 January 2011; (p. 8) -
Our Black Capital : Aboriginal Focus for Sydney Festival
2012
single work
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— Appears in: Koori Mail , 11 January no. 517 2012; (p. 51)