Rob Pensalfini Rob Pensalfini i(12146889 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Birrka Marnini: Making Things Mudburra Wendy Hughes , Raymond Dimakarri Dixon , Janey Walanyku Lunjabirni Dixon , Shannon Kulngankarri Dixon , Maureen Bill , Sarah Bill , Susan Kingston , Johnny Devlin Nangkurrunyungu , Amanda Hamilton-Hollaway , David Osgarby , Rob Pensalfini , Felicity Meakins , Raylene Bill , Batchelor : Batchelor Press , 2019 19655523 2019 single work picture book

'Mudburra country is located in the middle of the Northern Territory. Our people live in Elliott and Marlinja. In this book we show you how we prepare some bush medicines such as bush vicks, and how we collect different tucker, such as hunting turkeys and collecting mussels. We also show you some of our country at Narrwan.'

(Source: publisher's blurb)

1 y separately published work icon Mudburra to English Dictionary Rebecca Green , Jenny Green , Amanda Hamilton-Hollaway , Felicity Meakins , David Osgarby , Rob Pensalfini , Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press , 2019 17387868 2019 single work information book

'Mudburra is an Aboriginal language of the Northern Territory (Australia). Many Mudburra people live in Elliott, Marlinja, Yarralin and Kalkaringi. The Mudburra to English Dictionary contains Mudburra words with English translations, illustrations and detailed encyclopaedic information about plants, animals and cultural practices. Also included is a guide to Mudburra grammar, an English index and handsigns used by Mudburra people. This volume is ideal for both beginners and advanced speakers of Mudburra, for translators and interpreters, and for anyone interested in learning more about Mudburra language and culture.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Bogga Rob Pensalfini , 2017 Fortitude Valley : Playlab , 2021 12146933 2017 single work drama

'At turns hilarious and chilling, poignant and explosive, Bogga uses verbatim oral histories to explore the decline and fall of the infamous Bjelke-Petersen regime through the microcosm of Queensland's notorious Boggo Road Gaol in the 1970s and 1980s.

'Bogga is the result of a long partnership between the Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble and the Boggo Road Gaol Historical Society. With the support of the Brisbane City Council through their Community History grants, historian Chris Dawson recorded oral histories from a dozen former guards and prisoners, and with their permission Rob Pensalfini wove these into a lively theatre script. All of the words and events in the play (recounts of murders, riots, corruption, escapes, and daily prison life) come directly from the oral histories - nothing has been added or altered. The script was revised with the support of the Queensland Theatre Company, with the input of several local playwrights and dramaturgs including Stephen Carleton, from 2014 to 2016. November 2017 will see the world premiere of Bogga, produced by the Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble and directed by long-time Core Ensemble member Rebecca Murphy.' (Production summary)

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