Event | Honey Spot | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Yirra Yaakin Theatre, Perth, WA | |||||||||||||
First Date | 17 June 2010 | |||||||||||||
Last Date | 17 July 2010 | |||||||||||||
Dates Estimated | No | |||||||||||||
Status | Professional | |||||||||||||
World Premiere | Yes | |||||||||||||
Part of a Tour | Yes | |||||||||||||
Description | A play about friendship - and its power to bring worlds and cultures together.
One of Jack Davis' most celebrated theatrical works, Honeyspot is given new life by the highly acclaimed Yirra YaakinTheatre Company. A young girl makes friends with the new boy at school. Peggy is a budding dancer and daughter of the local forest ranger, Tim lives in a forestry owned house and dances to the rhythm of his cousin's didgeridoo. As their friendship grows, Tim agrees to help Peggy create a dance piece for the ballet scholarship competition - andtogether, they blend the earthy feel of traditional Noongar dance and the fluid grace of classical ballet into one. First staged in Western Australia in 1985 during the emerging reconciliation movement, Honeyspot is an optimistic,funny and moving story about the power of friendship to overcome racial differences and prejudices. With a striking original score performed live on cello and didgeridoo, Honeyspot is an iconic piece of Indigenous theatre for adults and children alike. |
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Description Source | Brochure | |||||||||||||
Primary Genre | Theatre - Spoken Word | |||||||||||||
Secondary Genre |
Vaudeville
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Subjects |
1940s
Indigenous Australia Perth |
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Text Nationality | Australia | |||||||||||||
Event Status | Completed | |||||||||||||
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Event Identifier | 110455 | |||||||||||||
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