 Event |
The Keepers
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| Venue |
Theatreworks, St Kilda, VIC |
| First Date |
22 April 1988 |
| Opening Date |
22 April 1988 |
| Last Date |
23 April 1988 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
"Documents the experience of Indigenous Australians - in particular, the Boandik of South-eastern South Australia - at the hands of white settlers and their descendants. Spans two generations and two different time frames and stresses the importance of the land: "The Land is alive. It moves. It breathes. We know because we are its keepers."" |
| Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
|
| Secondary Genre |
Indigenous
|
| Subjects |
Indigenous Australia
Race relations
|
| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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| Text Nationality |
Australia
|
| Production Nationality |
Australia
|
| Further Information |
Toured regional South Australia and Victoria and Adelaide Fringe Festival.
|
| Event Status |
Completed
|
| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Book |
Casey, Maryrose. Creating Frames: Contemporary Indigenous Theatre 1967-1997. St Lucia: UQP. 2004 pp 170-172 |
| Press Release |
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| Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record |
April 1988 |
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| Data Reviewed By
| Geoffrey Milne (GeoffreyMilne) on 11 February 2012 |
| Event Identifier |
97538 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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