Praying Mantis Dreaming

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Event Praying Mantis Dreaming
Venue NIDA Parade Theatre 1 (1982-1999), Kensington, NSW
First Date 25 June 1992
Opening Date 25 June 1992
Last Date 27 June 1992
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Part of a Tour Yes
Description The story of a half-caste child (a result of a liaison between a white father and a native mother). Father and baby daughter are forced out of tribal life and into a circuit of their own, an act as brutal and callous in its own way as any disenfranchisement of blacks by whites.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Dance
Secondary Genre Ballet
Indigenous
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Produced
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Created
Subjects Indigenous Australia
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Stephen Page Choreographer
David Page Composer
Linda Bobongie Costume Designer
Leon Ambrum Dancer
Neville Carroll Dancer
Jimmy Gagai Dancer
Pinau Ghee Dancer
Geoffrey Gunambarr Dancer
Yapuma Gurruwiwi Dancer
Patricia Handy Dancer
Madonna Hearl Dancer
Lewis Lampton Dancer
Banula Marika Dancer
Djakapurra Munyarryun Dancer
David Page Dancer
Russell Page Dancer
Stephen Page Dancer
Tjugingji Randall Dancer
Monica Stevens Dancer
Illona Tim Dancer
Jensen Warusam Dancer
Medika Williams Dancer
Sue-Ann Williams Dancer
Shane Stevens Lighting Designer
Joe Hurst Set Designer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record June, 1992
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 16335