Coranderrk:We Will Show the Country is a groundbreaking theatrical performance that combines theatre and history to provide unprecedented insight into a remarkable yet little-known chapter of Australia’s past. Consisting entirely of the actual words spoken and written by Aboriginal and European men and women at the 1881 Parliamentary Coranderrk Inquiry, and drawing on petitions, letters and newspaper articles dated from the time, this unique play enables the voices of key historical figures such as William Barak and Anne Bon to be brought before contemporary audiences. The script of the play was adapted collaboratively fromthe official minutes of evidence of the 1881 Coranderrk Inquiry, by historian and writer Giordano Nanni and Yorta Yorta playwright Andrea James, between 2009 and 2010. Its subsequent public presentation was funded by the Minutes of Evidence Project – an Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage grant involving 13 partner organisations which seeks to spark public conversations about history and structural justice.
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For further background into the evolution of this exciting historical project, read the article below:
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All student worksheets (graphic organisers) referred to in these video resource Learning Activities can be accessed HERE
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This resource has been funded and created by the Department of Education and Training (Vic) in conjunction with Social Education Victoria Inc (SEV) and the Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Inc (VAEAI) - in association with the Minutes Of Evidence Project (hosted by the University of Melbourne and funded by the Australian Research Council 2011-2016). This resource is free to use in all Victorian schools for educational purposes only. ©State of Victoria (Department of Education & Training), 2017. SITE MAP - click to access CONTACT US - click to access |