The Medal Ceremony

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Event The Medal Ceremony
Venue Cutty Sark Gardens, Greenwich, Greater London, England
Umbrella Event Greenwich and Docklands Festival
First Date 19 June 2008
Opening Date 19 June 2008
Last Date 22 June 2008
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Part of a Tour Yes
Description You would expect a medal ceremony to involve anthems, tears, euphoria and rivalry. Well this one does all of that and more! As well as podiums, medals and flags, Festival athletes will tell the story of their triumph over adversity using sign language interpreted song and aerial performance on the top of incredible bendy sway poles. Accompanied by torch songs and anthems, this new collaboration brings an inspiring new perspective to traditional medal ceremonies as imagined by deaf and disabled artists.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Dance
Drama
Outdoor Entertainment
Acrobatics
Subjects Athletics
Disabilities
Sport
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Sue Broadway Director
Maria de Braganca Performer
Ben Rogan Performer
Emma Waite Performer
Phillip Gleeson Production Manager
Phillip Gleeson Sound Operator/Engineer
Text Nationality Australia
England
Production Nationality Australia
England
Further Information Co-production with London's Graeae Theatre Company, a disabled led performance group.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web Strange Fruit website
Web Festival website
Cast List Strange Fruit gig summary 07/08
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 76645