 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 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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