KIN

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Event KIN
Venue University of New England, Hall, Armidale, NSW
First Date 17 July 1987
Opening Date 17 July 1987
Last Date 17 July 1987
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Part of a Tour Yes
Description 'Kin' was made to combat racism and to explore how cultural difference works in contemporary Australian society. 'Kin' celebrates Australia's ethnic diversity as a diversity of life experiences which enlarges the the humanity of us all and looks at how ethnic and cultural differences can become a scapegoat in difficult times - providing simple answers to complex problems. "Kin' also shows the pain of living between two worlds, with the ache of memory and of hope, and the contradictions of transplanted cultures and at the the search for centredness - for a sense of 'home'. 'Kin' emphasises the dynamics of culture -how Italianness. Greekness or Australianess cannot be thought of as static in the face of a modern primarily urbanised multicultural Australia.
Description Source Production Company
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Theatre in Education
Play with Music
Subjects Migrants
Multicultural
Racial discrimination
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Jim Cotter Composer
Gail Kelly Director
Tom Burvill Dramaturg/e
Peter Wells Musical Director
Adam Hatzimanolis Performer
Tom Lycos Performer
Jai McHenry Performer
Michele Millner Performer
Silvio Ofria Performer
Anne-Marie Wiles Performer
P P Cranney Playwright
Resources
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper Held in Sidetrack Performance Group Archive
Sidetrack Archive Box 10
Event Identifier 74188