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Issue Details: First known date: 2016... 23 July 2016 of Brisbane Times est. 2016 Brisbane Times
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OUR Land People Stories by Bangarra Dance Theatre at Canberra Theatre Has Three Different Works, Michelle Potter , single work review
— Review of Our Land People Stories 2016 single work drama ;

July 23 2016

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OUR land people stories by Bangarra Dance Theatre at Canberra Theatre has three different works

Michelle Potter

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'Bangarra Dance Theatre has a long history of performing in Canberra. Over time the works we have seen from this acclaimed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander company have always been powerful and moving evocations of Indigenous culture and history - stories of the land, the people and the connections between them. The works have consistently been visually stunning in both set and costume design. Choreographically they have looked back to an ancient dancing heritage while also embodying a contemporary dance vocabulary. In addition, they have always been danced to original scores or soundscapes. ...'
The Priests : James Miller Confronts His Past, and the Catholic Church, in New Book, Joanne Mccarthy , single work review
— Review of The Priests James M Miller , 2016 single work autobiography ;
'The man looked down from the fourth floor window to a footpath where he'd decided to end his life. ...'
Richard Fidler Blends the Historical and Contemporary in His New Book, Ghost Empire, single work review
— Review of Ghost Empire Richard Fidler , 2016 single work prose ;

'A 14-year-old boy could do worse than have a history buff for a father, especially one anxious to mark his son's transition from boyhood.'

'Broadcaster Richard Fidler was beset with confusion when his son Joe turned 14. It seemed an important age, but one that carried no official marker – not in our culture, anyway. ...'
Book Review: Elspeth Muir's Memoir Wasted : A Story of Alcohol, Grief and a Death, Dominic Amerena , single work review
— Review of Wasted : A Story of Alcohol, Grief and a Death in Brisbane Elspeth Muir , 2016 single work autobiography ;
'In 2009 Elspeth Muir's 21-year-old brother Alexander jumped from the Story Bridge into the Brisbane River, after a night of heavy drinking. His body was found three days later, with a blood-alcohol reading of 0.25, almost five times the legal limit. ...'
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