A thought-provoking and moving historical re-enactment. The Age
ILBIJERRI Theatre Company and Belvoir present CORANDERRK
A definitive story from our neglected Aboriginal history
At a Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry in 1881, the men and women of the Coranderrk Aboriginal Reserve went head-to-head with the Aboriginal Protection Board. Their goal was both simple and revolutionary: to be allowed to continue the brilliant experiment in self-determination they had pioneered for themselves on the scrap of country left to them.
CORANDERRK recreates the Inquiry in a production that is both great theatre and great history. It revives the voices of all those, black and white, who fought for a better pact between Australia's oldest and newest inhabitants. It pays tribute to the resilience and adaptability of a people who rose to the challenge despite the odds.
Image: Gary Heery
Meet the artist
ILBIJERRI Theatre Company
ILBIJERRI is Australia's leading and longest running Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander theatre company. ILBIJERRI creates challenging and inspiring theatre creatively controlled by Aboriginal artists. Each year they travel to national, regional and remote locations across Australia, and the world.
CORANDERRK is a co-presentation between ILBIJERRI Theatre Company and Belvoir, one of Australia's most innovative and acclaimed theatre companies. Their work is dynamic, challenging and visionary. They have a long history of nurturing the careers of some of Australia's most renowned artists and portraying unique Aboriginal stories.
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Indigenous theatre at Belvoir is supported by the Balnaves Foundation.
ILBIJERRI acknowledges the support of the Australian Research Council and the Minutes of Evidence project (LP110200054).
Contact:
- Brad Spolding
- Executive Producer
- ILBIJERRI Theatre Company
- brad@ilbijerri.com.au
- +61 3 9329 9097 / +61 407 977 905
- http://www.ilbijerri.com.au
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