One Billion Beats single work   drama  
Issue Details: First known date: 2016... 2016 One Billion Beats
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'One Billion Beats is a new theatre work that draws together Australian cinematic history with poetry and original score. Conceived and performed by Goenpul Jagara/ Bundjulung poet and filmmaker Romaine Moreton, One Billion Beats examines the historical representation of Aboriginal people in Australian cinema and its projection onto Romaine’s own lived experience and personal stories.

'One Billion Beats is a profoundly political and resonant work, an act of intellectual courage and personal candour that will privilege an Indigenous perspective on cultural representation in film and beyond. This performance is a story of insight, horror, relevance and beauty.' (Production summary)

Production Details

  • Performed at Campbelltown Arts Centre from February 26 to March 5, 2016.

    Written and Directed by Romaine Moreton & Alana Valentine

    Music and Sound Design: Lou Bennett

    Video Design: Sean Bacon

    Set Design: Romaine Moreton & Sean Bacon

    Lighting Design: Hugh Hamilton

    Research: Romaine Moreton

    Associate Producer: Vicki Gordon

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Works about this Work

Moreton Marches to a Special Beat Andrew Taylor , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24 February 2016; (p. 12)

— Review of One Billion Beats Romaine Moreton , Alana Valentine , 2016 single work drama
Moreton Marches to a Special Beat Andrew Taylor , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24 February 2016; (p. 12)

— Review of One Billion Beats Romaine Moreton , Alana Valentine , 2016 single work drama
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