Nindethana Theatre
Nindethana Theatre was Australia's first Aboriginal theatre company, founded by Jack Charles and Bob Maza at the Pram Factory in Melbourne in 1971.[1][2][3] Its stated objective was "the performance, encouragement and promotion of Aboriginal drama, music, art, literature, film production and other such cultural activities in the community".[1]
Their earliest production was The Cherry Pickers, in August 1971,[4] written by Kevin Gilbert and recognised as the first Aboriginal play.[5] Other performances included Jack Charles is up and fighting (1972),[6] and Brumby Innes (1972), by Katharine Susannah Prichard.[4][7][5]
In 1973 the theatre company was awarded a fellowship by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board to visit Adelaide to perform at the Adelaide Festival of Arts, as well as Horsham, Murray Bridge and Yalata Aboriginal settlements.[1] They performed Mission and Urban Identity at Nindethana in Melbourne in 1973 and then in Adelaide in 1974.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Nindethana". AustLit. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Uncle Jack Charles, Red Ochre Award 2019". Australia Council.
- ^ Hair, Margaret (2010). Jimmy Chi: Hybridity and Healing. University of New England (Masters by Research). pp. 24, -28. Retrieved 17 December 2021. PDF
- ^ a b c "Nindethana Theatre". AusStage. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ a b Spirits, Jens Korff, Creative (1 June 2020). "Aboriginal theatres". Creative Spirits.
- ^ "Performing Political History: An interview with Gary Foley". 5 September 2019.
- ^ "Brumby Innes". Tribune. No. 1779. New South Wales. 31 October 1972. p. 8. Retrieved 18 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
External links[]
- Nindethana Theatre at National Library of Australia's Trove
- Jacob Boehme: Indigenous performing arts is a testament to collective drive and vision
- Poster of Brumby Innes held at State Library Victoria
- Nindethana and the national black theatre: interrogating the mythology of the new wave
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