The Theft of Sita

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Event The Theft of Sita
Venue Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin, Germany
Umbrella Event Artsaustralia Berlin 2002
First Date 5 September 2002
Last Date 8 September 2002
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description The Theft of Sita uses music, song, story-telling, puppetry and video in a modern story derived from Sanskrit epic the Ramayana, which tells of the abduction of Sita, wife of Lord Rama, and her rescue. It tells of the democratic revolution in Indonesia where greed represents forces of power situated in the corrupt elite of Indonesia, for example the money markets and the fall of the rupiah and how that impacted terribly on the average Indonesian citizen. The music is performed by five Balinese musicians and six members of the Australian Art Orchestra.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Classical
Contemporary
Puppetry
Storytelling
Subjects Folklore
Indonesia
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Paul Grabowsky Composer
Nigel Jamieson Creator
Julian Crouch Designer
Nigel Jamieson Director
Ketut Yuliarsa Librettist
Nigel Jamieson Writer
I Wayan Gde Yudane Writer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Indonesia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web Australian Art Orchestra http://www.aao.com.au/sitacd/ Description from CD recording for sale through online store.
Report Australia Council
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 112234