Dirtsong

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Event Dirtsong
Venue Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC), South Brisbane, QLD
First Date 2 March 2013
Last Date 5 March 2013
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Set against a stunning backdrop of moving imagery and text inspired by the words of Miles Franklin Award winner Alexis Wright, dirtsong is a large-scale musical production to stir the soul. A collaborative performance of music, language, culture and identity, it features unforgettable songs performed in 11 different Aboriginal languages by some of Australia's most extraordinary musicians. Drawn wholly from Aboriginal Australia, dirtsong mixes traditional approaches and contemporary songs, existing repertoire and newly commissioned music to conjure a sense of 'country' as not only a geograp
Description Source Production Company
Primary Genre Music
Secondary Genre Indigenous
Subjects Indigenous People
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 117054