Journey of the True Self

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Event Journey of the True Self
Venue Antipodes HQ, South Melbourne, VIC
Umbrella Event Festival of the Unseen 25
First Date 2 March 2025
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Journey of the True Self is a snapshot of Aliya Aboo’s life, a fever driven odyssey, based on her lived experience as a person of colour, a Muslim, a migrant, transitioning both gender and culture and geography, from Karachi to Melbourne. Her voice is one not commonly heard.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Storytelling
Subjects Cultural Diversity
Culture
Migrants
Queer
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Aliya Aboo Actor Onlooker / Singer
Evangelos Arabatzis Actor
Rosemary Johns Actor Friend
Sepideh Karimi Actor
Rajendra Moodley Actor
Majid Shokor Actor
Anita Torrance Actor
Rosemary Johns Director
Aliya Aboo Writer
R Johns Writer
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Part of Antipodes’ inaugural Summer Lab, providing ongoing development support to previous Winter Lab projects.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 209101