Event |
Dusting Our Knees
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Venue |
Jolimont Rails Yards, East Melbourne, VIC |
First Date |
1988 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
Yes |
Part of a Tour |
Yes |
Description |
The play focused on the invisibility of women at work, and various issues associated with women in the workforce. It used four languages, and music (composed by Irine Vela). |
Description Source |
Other |
Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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Subjects |
Women's Issues
Working Life
Workplace
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
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Resources |
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Book:  Alan Filewod, David Watt, Workers' playtime: theatre and the labour movement since 1970, Currency Press, Sydney, 2001
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Book:  Glenn D'Cruz, Class Act: Melbourne Worker's Theatre, 1987-2007, Vulgar Press, Carlton, Victoria, 2007
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Review:  James McCaughey, Dusting Our Knees / Bushfire, New Theatre Australia, July/August, 6, July 1988, 22-23
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Text Nationality |
Australia
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Production Nationality |
Australia
|
Further Information |
Also performed in factories, workplaces and community halls.
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Book |
Class Act: Melbourne Workers Theatre 1987-2007 |
Tas Survey |
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Magazine |
New Theatre: Australia No. 6 July – August 1988 |
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Event Identifier
| 74291 |
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