Tribunal single work   drama   - 70 mins
Issue Details: First known date: 2017... 2017 Tribunal
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'Australia’s history of colonisation and detention will be put on trial when Indigenous elders, artists, human rights activists, refugees, lawyers, young leaders and outlaws come together to create an Australian Truth and Reconciliation Tribunal. This compelling collaborative work addresses Australia’s history by telling the parallel stories of Indigenous Australia and newly arrived refugees.

'A truth-telling, a sharing of stories, a celebration of resilience, a way forward – PYT | Fairfield’s profoundly moving and fiercely ambitious verbatim theatre project fuses participatory performance with legal procedure, personal history and intimate conversations to create a parallel democracy for our times.' (Production summary)

Production Details

  • Victorian Premiere presented by Arts House, North Melbourne Town Hall 20-23 July 2017.

    Concept & Lead Artist:
    Karen Therese
    Concept & Human Rights Lawyer:
    Joe Tan
    Creative Collaborators/ Text/Performers:
    Rhonda Grovenor Dixon, Mahdi Mohammadi, Karen Therese, Paul Dwyer, Katie Green, Jawad Yaqoubi plus guest speakers
    Text Editor:
    Paul Dwyer

    Outside Eye:
    Chris Ryan
    Design:
    Province Studio (Laura Pike and Anne Louise Dadek)
    Video Design:
    Sean Bacon
    Sound Design:
    James Brown
    Lighting Design:
    Emma Lockhart-Wilson
    Stage Manager:
    Patrick Howard

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Tribunal Looks Deep into the Murk of Our Past 2018 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 27 June no. 679 2018; (p. 6)

'A didgeridoo plays, light flickers across a dark ceiling, an Afghan mat is laid out and Darug-Yuin Elder Aunty Rhonda Dixon Grovenor walks on stage at the Sydney Opera House for the opening of Tribunal.' 

Tribunal Looks Deep into the Murk of Our Past 2018 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 27 June no. 679 2018; (p. 6)

'A didgeridoo plays, light flickers across a dark ceiling, an Afghan mat is laid out and Darug-Yuin Elder Aunty Rhonda Dixon Grovenor walks on stage at the Sydney Opera House for the opening of Tribunal.' 

Last amended 27 Jun 2018 08:17:03
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