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'Sixteen young people from diverse cultural backgrounds share their stories of why they left their homelands, the journey that brought them to Australia and their lives now.
'The group uses drama, movement and voice to portray their experiences.' (Production summary)
Production Details
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Performed by Students Against Racism at Peacock Theatre, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart: 25-26 June and 1-2 December 2021. Supported by the City of Hobart.
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Behind the Scenes of The Story Behind My Suitcase
2022
single work
essay
— Appears in: Island , no. 164 2022; (p. 30-35) 'Late nights after work, my colleague Gini and I draft a grant proposal. Months later, I'm standing in front of a group of her English language students at the local tech college. They're giggling wary. For most of them, the drama warm-up games I get them to play remind them of childhood - was a long time ago. Before the war, before the death of their sister, or their father. They're only in their late teens and early twenties, but childhood is something that happened in a refugee camp, cut short of mixed with too-adult memories. Now, their lives are in metamorphosis, straddling worlds: not adult, nor child; not foreigner, nor Australian, not lost, nor yet quite finding their path.' (Introduction)
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Behind the Scenes of The Story Behind My Suitcase
2022
single work
essay
— Appears in: Island , no. 164 2022; (p. 30-35) 'Late nights after work, my colleague Gini and I draft a grant proposal. Months later, I'm standing in front of a group of her English language students at the local tech college. They're giggling wary. For most of them, the drama warm-up games I get them to play remind them of childhood - was a long time ago. Before the war, before the death of their sister, or their father. They're only in their late teens and early twenties, but childhood is something that happened in a refugee camp, cut short of mixed with too-adult memories. Now, their lives are in metamorphosis, straddling worlds: not adult, nor child; not foreigner, nor Australian, not lost, nor yet quite finding their path.' (Introduction)
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