AustLit

'The long tradition of oral history amongst Australia's Indigenous peoples shows tens of thousands of years of a culture built on the foundation of storytelling. In modern Australia, Indigenous stories can be told through dance, theatre, song, film, and television. This book looks at the history of Indigenous performing arts, as well as some of the noteworthy figures of these different artistic areas. Aboriginal peoples are famous for their broad range of performing arts talents. This comprehensive teacher resource covers all area of historical cultural arts aspects and the modern. It is divided into sections of music and dance including historical examples, processes and styles, evolving forms, modern examples and Aboriginal musicians today.' (TROVE)