y separately published work icon Mother Courage and Her Children (International) assertion single work   drama  
Issue Details: First known date: 1941... 1941 Mother Courage and Her Children
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y separately published work icon Mother Courage & Her Children Wesley Enoch , Paula Nazarski , 2013 6557893 2013 single work drama

'Bertolt Brecht's epic morality tale about the ravages of war is given a unique twist by Queensland Theatre Company Artistic Director Wesley Enoch and Paula Nazarski in a dazzling new translation.

Instead of the 'Thirty Years' War of 1600s Europe, this near-future incarnation of the age-old story is set against the bleak backdrop of a post-apocalyptic desert where Mad Max might be at home - an Australia ravaged by devastating conflict, where life is cheap but business is still business. Ursula Yovich is the titular canteen-wagon mistress, shrewdly driving hard bargains as she shepherds her brood of three through this unforgiving, harsh wilderness. With an all-Indigenous cast, this fresh spin on Brecht's play delicately folds in themes of land ownership, the impact of mining and the stolen generation.' (Source: QPAC website www.qpac.com.au)

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  • This international work is included in AustLit because of an Australian adaptation.

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Works about this Work

Warwick Thornton's Mother Courage : A Battle Cry for Aboriginal Art Kerry Dunne , 2017 single work criticism
— Appears in: Mosaic , June vol. 50 no. 2 2017; (p. 223-240)

'Warwick Thornton's installation Mother Courage, prompted by Brecht's classic drama, addresses the situation of Aboriginal Australians, especially artists, and the politics of their survival. Juxtaposing traditional paintings with contemporary media-based culture, the installation highlights the issue of "authentic" Aboriginal art and displays Aboriginal artists' diversity and agency.'  (Publication abstract)

Warwick Thornton's Mother Courage : A Battle Cry for Aboriginal Art Kerry Dunne , 2017 single work criticism
— Appears in: Mosaic , June vol. 50 no. 2 2017; (p. 223-240)

'Warwick Thornton's installation Mother Courage, prompted by Brecht's classic drama, addresses the situation of Aboriginal Australians, especially artists, and the politics of their survival. Juxtaposing traditional paintings with contemporary media-based culture, the installation highlights the issue of "authentic" Aboriginal art and displays Aboriginal artists' diversity and agency.'  (Publication abstract)

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