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'So sayeth the king
So it must be done
Beloved brother buried
Disowned forgotten son
'Two brothers who couldn’t be more different, kill each other in a moment that can never be undone, setting off a butterfly effect that explodes through a Samoan family in Australia. Lele is a story of family, honour and standing up when no one else will. It is an unapologetic exploration of the immigrant experience in Australia, and how our aiga survive and thrive in between worlds.
'Lele is part Samoan siva, part drill rap concert, part love letter to the motherland and all parts a fierce reckoning of tradition, identity and our reality as immigrants in Australia.'
Source: Neighbourhood Contemporary Art Festival.
Notes
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Adapted from previous Western Edge production, Lele, Butterfly, itself an adaptation of Antigone.
Production Details
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Presented by Western Edge and the Bowery Theatre, as part of the Neighbourhood Contemporary Art Festival, 24-26 November 2022.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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In the Beginning: a Deeper Look at the Stories behind Lele
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , July 2023;
— Review of Lele 2022 single work drama'‘Lele’ traces the lives of a Samoan Australian family with resonating messages on drill music, community and trauma.'
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Theatre Review : Lele
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , November 2022;
— Review of Lele 2022 single work drama'A contemporary reinvention of Antigone, a story of finding your way through honouring those that came before.'
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In the Beginning: a Deeper Look at the Stories behind Lele
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , July 2023;
— Review of Lele 2022 single work drama'‘Lele’ traces the lives of a Samoan Australian family with resonating messages on drill music, community and trauma.'
-
Theatre Review : Lele
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , November 2022;
— Review of Lele 2022 single work drama'A contemporary reinvention of Antigone, a story of finding your way through honouring those that came before.'
