Telling stories : Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander performance / Mayrose Casey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Casey, Maryrose.

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

Studies in indigenous history and culture / Australian Scholarly Publishing.

Studies in indigenous history and culture / Australian Scholarly Publishing

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aboriginal Australians--Social life and customs.

Aboriginal Australians.

Torres Strait Islanders--Social life and customs.

Torres Strait Islanders.

Indigenous peoples--Australia--Communication.

Indigenous peoples.

Intercultural communication in the performing arts.

Communication.

Australia.

Physical Description:

xiii, 183 pages : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 24 cm.

regular print

Place of Publication:

North Melbourne, Vic. : Australian Scholarly, 2012.

Summary:

Since the late eighteenth century, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander initiated performances have been an important part of cross cultural communication in Australia. This book investigates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander historical practices for performances for entertainment; how they adapted to colonisation and how these performance practices extend contemporary theatre. Based on interviews and detailed examinations of shows, this book sets out to engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander performance in the twentieth and twenty first centuries within the context of their historical performance practices for entertainment.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [152]-173) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781921875618

1921875615

OCLC:

813932438