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'"Yanagai!" is a Yorta Yorta word meaning "Go away" that confronted the intrusion of the first white people seeking passage through Australia's Yorta Yorta territory in the early nineteenth century. James penned the work in response to a 1998 Australian court decision that denied recognition of the native Yorta Yorta people and their claim to their ancestral land.' Source: http://www.playbill.com/ (Sighted 04/06/2009).
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Dedication: to the lives of Lynn Shadrach James (13.4.46 - 13.11.00), Sofia (Zoshka) James (1.5.48 - 13.12.03) and the new James cland - Nathan, Kobe and Dayna.
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Yanagai! Yanagai! is a theatrical celebration of Yorta Yorta stories and song
Production Details
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World premiere produced by Playbox, commissioned by the Melbourne Workers Theatre at the Merlyn Theatre, CUB Malthouse on 10 September 2003. Director: Andrea James. Season directed by Andrea James.
Performed and read in the Philippines, Kenya, New York and Paris.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Tribe's Courage Inspires Play
2006
single work
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— Appears in: Koori Mail , 16 August no. 382 2006; (p. 39) -
Yanagai! Yanagai!
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 14 September 2003; (p. 9)
— Review of Yanagai! Yanagai! 2003 single work drama
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Yanagai! Yanagai!
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 14 September 2003; (p. 9)
— Review of Yanagai! Yanagai! 2003 single work drama -
Tribe's Courage Inspires Play
2006
single work
column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 16 August no. 382 2006; (p. 39)
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