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'Ngapartji Ngapartji' traces the true story of one of the world's oldest nations - the Spinifex people - and their encounter with the Cold War and particularly the British atomic testing at Maralinga.
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'Each night of the five night pilot season, audiences will be taught a little more of the Pitjantjatjara language. After each lesson a short excerpt of the story is performed. Each evening's performance is stand alone, but undertaken sequentially over the five sessions you will learn more of the language and experience a richer understanding of this exceptional story.' Source: www.acmi.net.au (Sighted 09/08/2007).
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Master storyteller Trevor Jamieson weaves this global narrative in his native tongue, Pitjantjatjara.
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The play's website contains detailed information about various productions, including crew members: http://www.ngapartji.org/ (Sighted: 11/08/2015)
Production Details
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First presented as a work in progress by Big hART, Melbourne International Arts Festival, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, and Sydney Opera House, 11-15 October 2005. Director: Scott Rankin. World premiere at the Fairfax Studio, Victorian Arts Centre, as part of the 2006 Melbourne International Arts Festival, 12 October 2006.
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The production has since been performed at the Araluen Centre, Alice Springs, the Sydney Opera House, the 2007 Perth International Arts Festival and the 2008 Sydney Festival and Company B at Belvoir Street Theatre.
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A revised version, Ngapartji Ngapartji one first performed at the Playhouse, Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 25 - 28 July 2012.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Long Slog to Redemption
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 29 April 2014; (p. 14)
— Review of Ngapartji Ngapartji 2005 single work drama -
Indigeneity, Time and The Cosmopolitics of Postcolonial Belonging in the Atomic Age
2013
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Interventions : International Journal of Postcolonial Studies , vol. 15 no. 2 2013; (p. 195-210) 'This essay canvasses theatrical renditions of time, mobility and belonging in Marie Clements' 'Burning Vision' (2002) and Trevor Jamieson and Scott Rankin's 'Ngapartji Ngapartji' (2005), each dealing with the social and environmental legacies of the Atomic Age in remote indigenous homelands in Canada and Australia, respectively. The plays situate local memories within the currents of global history by delivering intimate yet epic accounts of the effects of nuclear industrialization on land, water, species and human communities. Drawing from Tim Ingold's theorizations of dwelling and Nigel Clark's recent work on the geological scales of cosmpolitanism, I explore ways in which performances of mobility and intercultural connectedness in these theatrical works articulate with conventional notions of indigeneity as a marker of rootedness or belonging to particular geographical spaces.' (Author's abstract) -
マラリンガからヒロシマ、ナガサキ、そしてフクシマへ -豪先住民演劇『Ngapartji Ngapartji (ナパジ・ナパジ)』は日本でどう観られたか-
From Maralinga through Hiroshima and Nagasaki to Fukushima - How Japanese Audiences Saw Ngapartji Ngapartji, An Australian Indigenous Play
2013
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— Appears in: 人文論集 , vol. 51 no. 2013; (p. 39-56) -
Mesmerising, Moving Story of Dislocation
2012
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 July 2012; (p. 24)
— Review of Ngapartji Ngapartji 2005 single work drama -
Memories of Atomic Horror
2012
single work
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 14 July 2012; (p. 8-9)
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Cultural Lessons Revealed in Tale of Injustice
2006
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— Appears in: The Age , 16 October 2006; (p. 15)
— Review of Ngapartji Ngapartji 2005 single work drama -
Forgotten Refugees at Home
2006
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review
— Appears in: The Australian , 19 October 2006; (p. 42)
— Review of Ngapartji Ngapartji 2005 single work drama -
Language
2006
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— Appears in: The Age , 22 April 2006; (p. 4)
— Review of Ngapartji Ngapartji 2005 single work drama -
Warning: Show Contains a Language Surprise
2005
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— Appears in: The Age , 10 October 2005; (p. 8)
— Review of Ngapartji Ngapartji 2005 single work drama -
The Art of Language
2005
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review
— Appears in: The Northern Territory News , 29 September 2005; (p. 30)
— Review of Ngapartji Ngapartji 2005 single work drama -
Acting Locally, Thinking Creatively
2007
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— Appears in: The Australian , 12 February 2007; (p. 18) -
Ngapartji Ngapartji Heads to Perth
2006
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— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 21 September vol. 5 no. 114 2006; (p. 31) -
Sliced and Diced - The Skill of Namatjira's Grandson
2006
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 1 November 2006; (p. 3) Grandson of Albert Namatjira (q.v.), Elton Wirri's desert landscapes form the backdrop for 'Ngapartji Ngapartji.' -
White Australia Talking the Talk, if not Walking the Walk
2006
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— Appears in: The Age , 13 October 2006; (p. 17) -
Man From the Spinifex Mob Helps You to Learn His Language Online
2006
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— Appears in: The Age , 20 April 2006; (p. 9)
Awards
- 2008 nominated Sydney Theatre Awards — Best Mainstage Production Nominated for the 2008 Company B production.
- 2008 winner Deadly Sounds Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music, Sport, Entertainment and Community Awards — Excellence in Film & Theatrical Score Nominated for Jamieson's script (and for Scott Rankin's direction).
Last amended 8 May 2017 16:27:43
Settings:
- Maralinga, North West South Australia, Far North South Australia, South Australia,
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