Fierce - The Meeting of Olive Pink

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Event Fierce - The Meeting of Olive Pink
Venue Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, NT
First Date 29 November 2002
Last Date 30 November 2002
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description FIERCE is an artistic adaptation of the life of the anthropologist and botanist Olive Pink who was once labelled "the fiercest white woman in captivity". It was inspired by historical and fictitious elements relating to an encounter between Miss Pink and the Warlpiri people of Lajamanu. This first European contact took place in 1942 at Thompson?s Rock Hole. Life was never to be the same. FIERCE featured the Aboriginal Women?s Dancing Group Lajamanu Yawalyu, the Grey Panthers, guest artist Trevor Patrick as Olive Pink and live music by the Arafura Ensemble.

Description Source Website
Primary Genre Dance
Secondary Genre Performance Art
Subjects Indigenous Australia
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Claire Kilgariff Composer
Merrilee Mills Composer
Scott Trenwith Composer
David McMicken Director
Tim Newth Director
Mark Marcelis Graphic Designer
Greg Thompson Lighting Designer
Kay Brown Performer
Nicky Fearn Performer
Kajingarra Napangardi Granites Performer
Myra Herbert Performer
Claire Kilgariff Performer
Lynette Lewis Performer
Tania Lieman Performer
Margaret Nungarrayi Martian Performer
David McMicken Performer
Merrilee Mills Performer
Bronwyn Myers Performer
Alice Napaljarri Kelly Performer
Trevor Patrick Performer
Bilha Smith Performer
Gladys Napangardi Tasman Performer
Molly Napurrula Tasman Performer
Rosie Napurrula Tasman Performer
Judy Napaljarri Walker Performer
Yoris Wilson Performer
Katherine Kilgariff Publicist
Dixi Joy Set and/or Property Maker
Tania Lieman Set and/or Property Maker
Tim Newth Set and/or Property Maker
David Taylor Set and/or Property Maker
Matthew Mainsbridge Visual Artist
Stephen Carleton Writer
Text Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Event Identifier 99814