The Story Only I Can Tell

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Event The Story Only I Can Tell
Venue Blyth Performing Arts Centre, Havelock North, New Zealand
Umbrella Event Hawke's Bay Arts Festival 2017
First Date 7 October 2017
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description William Yang was born in North Queensland, his grandparents having migrated from China in the 1880s. After completing a Bachelor of Architecture, he moved to Sydney in 1969 and worked as a freelance photographer documenting Sydney's colourful social life. His first solo exhibition, Sydneyphiles, in 1977, caused a sensation because of its frank depiction of the Sydney gay and party scene. In the 1980s, Yang began to explore his Chinese heritage, and his photographic themes expanded to include landscapes and the Chinese in Australia. As well as photography, Yang also tours performance pieces in
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Pictorial
Storytelling
Subjects Homosexuality
Sexual Identity
Sexuality
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
James Brown Composer
William Yang Creator
William Yang Performer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 160844