AusStage

Event	Skipping on Stars
Venue	Lyric Theatre (QPAC), South Brisbane, QLD
First Date	24 March 2004
Last Date	27 March 2004
Dates Estimated	No
Status	Professional
World Premiere	No
Description	Traces the life of world famous tightwire performer, Con Colleano. During the 1930s and 1940s, he was one of the world's most highly paid circus performers - travelling to the US with the Ringling Brothers. He triumphed over adversity, the denial of his Aboriginal origins abroad, the prejudice against his interracial marriage and the indignity of being forgotten in his own country despite being a hero overseas.
Description Source	Programme
Primary Genre	Other
Secondary Genre	Circus Acrobatics
Organisations	Flying Fruit Fly Circus, Production Company
Resources	Article: Arts and Entertainment, 9 March 2004, 17 Article: Jo Hales, Entertainer, 19 March 2004, 57 Review: Debra Aldred, Arts and Entertainment, 26 March 2004, 50
Production Nationality	Australia
Event Status	Completed
Event Identifier	61118
Dataset	AusStage