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Born: Established: 1959 ;
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1 3 Speechless Cat Hope (composer), 2017 single work musical theatre opera

'Imagine a world where you have no voice. That is the world for many in contemporary Australia who are silenced legally, politically or culturally. 

'Speechless – a powerful new opera by award-winning composer Cat Hope – is a personal response to the 2014 Human Rights Commission report ‘The Forgotten Children: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention’. Through a vocal language beyond words, Speechless is a channel for Hope to come to terms with the terrible things she sees perpetrated in her name by those in positions of power.'

Source: Perth Festival.
1 Hearing the Story : Sound Design in the Films of Rolf de Heer Cat Hope , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , April - June no. 31 2004; Specific sonic challenges are built into each of de Heer's films from the script stage onward.
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