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In 1951, Corroboree Dancers In Darwin Went On Strike: Their Actions Would Reverberate As Far As Melbourne

In 1951, Corroboree Dancers In Darwin Went On Strike: Their Actions Would Reverberate As Far As Melbourne
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In 1951, corroboree dancers in Darwin went on strike: their actions would reverberate as far as Melbourne

Aboriginal people in 1951 framed cultural practice as labour and as a tool for advocacy for Aboriginal rights stretching across the continent.

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Eight words in this opera tell an important truth about Australia

Live audiences will see Yorta Yorta composer, soprano and playwright Deborah Cheetham Fraillon’s ‘Parrwang Lifts the Sky’ for the first time.

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Eight words in this opera tell an important truth about Australia

Underneath this sweet, deceptively simple story, there are deeper messages about the interplay between humans and nature, as well as the power of First Nations storytelling.

Cheetham fraillonMel sergeantHarold blairMelba operaAustralia councilBlack operaShort black operaMelba opera trustParrwang liftsFirst nationsMelbourne symphony orchestra

Eight words in this opera tell an important truth about Australia

Underneath this sweet, deceptively simple story, there are deeper messages about the interplay between humans and nature, as well as the power of First Nations storytelling.

Cheetham fraillonHarold blairMel sergeantMelba operaAustralia councilBlack operaShort black operaMelba opera trustParrwang liftsFirst nationsMelbourne symphony orchestra