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Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 Miracle in Brisbane
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'Loosely based on the 1951 film Miracolo a Milano, this event was commissioned by Brisbane Festival 2009 and tells the story of a group of homeless Indigenous people "living on country" on Brisbane's outskirts. The discovery of oil under the site leads to deliberation over acknowledgment of ancestral spirits and the potential life changing wealth locked beneath the land. People with powerful interests soon start making their own plans. "Miracle in Brisbane", through music, dance and ceremony touches on many powerful symbolic moments. From the removal of a baby girl, the rebuilding of family, clan relations and the gradual invasion of sacred country by the city's looming development.' Source: www.brisbanefestival.com.au/ (Sighted 02/09/2009).

Notes

  • This project has been supported by Treading the Pathways, an Ausdance National and Australia Council strategic partnership. Treading the Pathways is supported by the Australia Council, the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body, through its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board.

Production Details

  • First performed at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts, Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, 1 -3 October 2009. Director: Rhoda Roberts.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 2009
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Works about this Work

Unlikely Success, on the Whole Gillian Wills , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 5 October 2009; (p. 17)
— Review of Miracle in Brisbane 2009 single work musical theatre
Voices From the Fringe Rosemary Sorensen , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 14 September 2009; (p. 19)
— Review of Miracle in Brisbane 2009 single work musical theatre
I Was This Little Mount Isa Girl Running Around the Streets of Brisbane Wanting to Be a Star Trent Dalton , 2009 single work biography
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 5 - 6 September 2009; (p. 14-16, 18)
Voices From the Fringe Rosemary Sorensen , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 14 September 2009; (p. 19)
— Review of Miracle in Brisbane 2009 single work musical theatre
Unlikely Success, on the Whole Gillian Wills , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 5 October 2009; (p. 17)
— Review of Miracle in Brisbane 2009 single work musical theatre
I Was This Little Mount Isa Girl Running Around the Streets of Brisbane Wanting to Be a Star Trent Dalton , 2009 single work biography
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 5 - 6 September 2009; (p. 14-16, 18)
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