Sandakan Threnody

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Event Sandakan Threnody
Venue The State Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Umbrella Event Melbourne International Arts Festival 2004
First Date 14 October 2004
Last Date 16 October 2004
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description A powerful cross-cultural multimedia collaboration involving artists from Australia, Japan and Singapore, 'Sandakan Threnody' takes its inspiration from the tragic events surrounding the death marches from Sandakan POW camp in North East Borneo in 1945 - a lesser known incident in World War II history.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Contemporary
Dance
Drama
Music
Documentary Drama
Subjects War
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Jonathan Mills Composer
Ong Keng Sen Director
Margie Medlin Lighting Designer
Lok Meng Chue Performer
Matthew Crosby Performer
Tim Harvey Performer
Gojo Masanosuke Performer
Rizman Putra Performer
Kota Yamazaki Performer
Justin Hill Set Designer
Resources
Text Nationality Australia
Singapore
Production Nationality Australia
Japan
Singapore
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure Melbourne International Arts Festival 2004
Review
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 66063