Event |
Fire Fire Burning Bright
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Venue |
Quarry Amphitheatre, City Beach, WA |
Umbrella Event |
Perth International Arts Festival 2002 |
First Date |
6 February 2002 |
Last Date |
10 February 2002 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Community |
World Premiere |
Yes |
Description |
With an all indigenous cast Fire Fire Burning Bright tells how a group of people were incacerated by the white station managers because they killed a bullock.The vivid story of the tragic massacre of Gija and Worla people around the time of World War I is performed by the actual relatives of the massaacred in a startling contemporary version of a traditional joonba (a style of corroboree). |
Description Source |
Programme |
Primary Genre |
Other
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Secondary Genre |
Indigenous
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Subjects |
Indigenous Australia
Racism
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
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Resources |
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Article:  Sarah Miller, Something in the air, RealTime Arts, 48, April 2002, 24
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Performance Recording:  Fire, Fire, Burning Bright., University of New England, Stage on Screen Collection, 10 February 2002
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Text Nationality |
Australia
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Production Nationality |
Australia
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Event Status |
Completed
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Event Identifier
| 16454 |
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