 Event |
Dusting Our Knees
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| Venue |
Jolimont Rails Yards, East Melbourne, VIC |
| First Date |
1988 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
The play focused on the invisibility of women at work, and various issues associated with women in the workforce. It used four languages, and music (composed by Irine Vela). |
| Description Source |
Other |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
|
| Subjects |
Women's Issues
Working Life
Workplace
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Book: Alan Filewod, David Watt, Workers' playtime: theatre and the labour movement since 1970, Currency Press, Sydney, 2001
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Book: Glenn D'Cruz, Class Act: Melbourne Worker's Theatre, 1987-2007, Vulgar Press, Carlton, Victoria, 2007
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Review: James McCaughey, Dusting Our Knees / Bushfire, New Theatre Australia, July/August, 6, July 1988, 22-23
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| Text Nationality |
Australia
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
|
| Further Information |
Also performed in factories, workplaces and community halls.
|
| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Book |
Class Act: Melbourne Workers Theatre 1987-2007 |
| Tas Survey |
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| Magazine |
New Theatre: Australia No. 6 July – August 1988 |
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| Event Identifier |
74291 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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