Event |
Hecate
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| Venue |
Subiaco Arts Centre, Subiaco, WA |
| Umbrella Event |
Perth Festival 2020 |
| First Date |
5 February 2020 |
| Opening Date |
9 February 2020 |
| Last Date |
16 February 2020 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Description |
This version of Hecate was a re-telling of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth in a world where Noongar is the only language spoken. This production was the result of many years of collaboration and efforts across many different stakeholders. |
| Description Source |
Production Company |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
|
| Secondary Genre |
Indigenous
Tragedy
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| Subjects |
Shakespeare
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Australia
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
|
| Further Information |
An Australian first, the play was presented and spoken in a First Nations’ language to a sold-out season within the 2020 Perth Festival to 3,431 audience members.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company 2020 Annual Report |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
213445 |
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