The Hepatitis C Trilogy: A case for Indigenous theatre as a contemporary manifestation of traditional healing business

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Title The Hepatitis C Trilogy: A case for Indigenous theatre as a contemporary manifestation of traditional healing business
Creator Contributors
Abstract/Description For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander theatre-makers, modern theatrical methods offer a valuable tool to educate members of our community about the prevalent health issues that we currently face. My involvement in one such project, Viral: Are You the Cure?, produced by the Melbourne-based Ilbijerri Theatre Company, allowed me to explore more deeply this type of theatre-making. Through participant observation using Shawn Wilson's Indigenous research paradigm, examining the work with regards to Schechner and Turner's considerations around ritual, and exploring several historical parallels, I argue that such forms of educational health theatre represent a contemporary manifestation of healing ritual and ceremony.
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Source Australasian Drama Studies, ADSA, VIC
Issue 73
Page 20-41
Date Issued October 2018
Language English
ISSN 0810-4123
Citation Blayne Welsh, The Hepatitis C Trilogy: A case for Indigenous theatre as a contemporary manifestation of traditional healing business, Australasian Drama Studies, 73, October 2018, 20-41
Data Set AusStage
Resource Identifier 68785