Event |
The Black Mother
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Venue |
Albert Park Lake Amphitheatre, Albert Park, VIC |
Umbrella Event |
Victoria's 150th Anniversary celebrations |
First Date |
23 November 1985 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
No |
Description |
A ten-minute performance segment devised by company members for the closing ceremony of Victoria’s 150th Celebrations, held at Albert Park Lake, South Melbourne. To the strains of Elgar's Land of Hope and Glory a large sphere rose from the water and was blocked by lines of barbed wire fencing flanked by a kangaroo and emu. To segments of Greg Sneddon's soundscape for The Haunted with its recorded song fragments from the central Australian desert, an abstract black figure appeared. In a struggle with the wire, the figure was broken apart and the circle destroyed. From the chaos a white baby ap |
Description Source |
Website |
Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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Secondary Genre |
Puppetry
Visual Theatre
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
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Resources |
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Text Nationality |
Australia
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Production Nationality |
Australia
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Web |
www.handspantheatre.com.au |
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Event Identifier
| 126729 |
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