Janis Balodis Janis Balodis i(A32665 works by) (a.k.a. Janis Maris Balodis)
Born: Established: 1950 Tully, Tully area, Cardwell - Tully - Innisfail area, Ingham - Cairns area, Queensland, ;
Gender: Male
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1 1 Love for One Night Janis Balodis , 2022 single work drama
1 y separately published work icon Gone Is Gone Janis Balodis , 2020 Australia : PlayWriting Australia , 2020 19664769 2020 single work drama
1 How Faithful Can You Be? Let Me Count The Ways : The Adaptation Of Red Cap Janis Balodis , 2013 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , April no. 62 2013; (p. 130-146)

'In A Theory of Adaptation, Linda Hutcheon takes as a premise that adaptation is ubiquitous as a process, as a creative practice and as a product. Hutcheon's study investigates how adaptation works across all media and all genres including theatre, cover songs, video and computer games, and even theme parks. However, much of the theoretical discourse on adaptation is constrained still by narrow understandings of the transfer of a single source text from one medium to a text in a different medium, usually concentrating on novels adapted to film and television.' (Author's introduction)
1 The Flying Orchestra Janis Balodis , 2012 single work drama children's
1 1 Railway Wonderland Janis Balodis , Julian Louis , 2012 single work drama 'Railway stations are places of the heart, where life’s journeys begin and end, where hellos and goodbyes remain locked in time. Four strangers take shelter in the fluorescent glare of a railway waiting room. They are waiting for a bus as the trains don’t run any more. Their reasons for leaving are the stuff of melodramas, love, fame, to just run away, to go home one more time… The distant sound of a train whistle announces the arrival of a mysterious old woman who has come to catch the train. Is she an apparition, an angel, or mad or all three? The bus is delayed and the strangers are swept up into the old woman’s tale of arrival as a young girl in a strange land and her search for belonging in a country town.' Source: www.generator.org.au/ (Sighted 29/03/2012).
1 3 y separately published work icon Engine Janis Balodis , 2010 Strawberry Hills : Currency Press , 2011 Z1650474 2010 single work drama

'Every week somewhere in Australia news headlines proclaim yet another tragedy of young lives lost in a car wreck. Communities are shocked, politicians duck for cover and families are torn apart... the same story again and again.

'Set a month after the crash, Engine is the story of 'Grumpop' who lost a grandson and Natasha who lost a brother. Engine is a highly charged theatrical event about family, friends and cars and of fixing what's broken and celebrating life.' (From the publisher's website.)
1 2 Boat Janis Balodis , 2007 single work drama children's

Tossing and tumbling in his cardboard boat, a boy embarks on an epic adventure, discovering and exploring enchanting landscapes, encountering challenges and emerging with increased knowledge of himself and the world. An odyssey story for children told through rich imagery, sound and movement, Boat literally places children in the centre of the performance. Source:http://www.outoftheboxfestival.com.au/performances/boat (Sighted 3/4/2009)
1 4 y separately published work icon Red Cap, the Story of Pat Mackie Janis Balodis , Iain Grandage (composer), 2007 Fortitude Valley : Playlab , 2007 Z1342822 2007 single work musical theatre
1 1 Electric Lenin Janis Balodis , Barry Conyngham (composer), 2006 single work musical theatre

'Janis Balodis was commissioned by NORPA to write the text [for Electric Lenin] after Lyndon Terracini first heard the intriguing true story about the life of a North Coast farmer, who despite his isolation on a rural property in 1960's Australia, developed relationships across the globe via his ham radio.

'Balodis's libretto uses elements of this life - themes such as rural isolation and communication - as a springboard into a remarkable story about memory and loss...

''Electric Lenin' paints a picture of a man so consumed by ideas and passions beyond his immediate realm he fails to realise the power of the relationships he has immediately around him. Using elements of opera, movement, video projections, live and recorded sound.'

Source: NORPA website, http://www.norpa.org.au
Sighted: 02/08/2007
1 3 y separately published work icon Perfect Skin Janis Balodis , 2006 Strawberry Hills : Currency Press , 2006 Z1232450 2006 single work drama
1 1 Charters Towers : The Musica1 Janis Balodis , Shenton Gregory (composer), 2005 single work musical theatre A music theatre productionabout the history of the mining town, Charters Towers.
1 2 The Red Tree Susan Richer , Janis Balodis , 2004 single work drama children's The Red Tree explores the concept of hope and follows a child's incredible journey through a day of ups and downs.
1 Angst Factor Janis Balodis , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 8 - 14 October no. 464 2003; (p. 26)
— Review of Seven Types of Ambiguity Elliot Perlman , 2003 single work novel
1 9 Mr Barbeque Janis Balodis , 2002 single work drama
1 A Beautiful Life : Foreword Janis Balodis , 2000 single work criticism
— Appears in: A Beautiful Life 2000; (p. vii-xiv)
1 Wet and Dry Janis Balodis , 1998 extract drama (Wet and Dry)
— Appears in: The Actor's Audition Manual 1998; (p. 100-103) The Actor's Audition Manual 1998; (p. 177-179)
1 Splash! Janis Balodis , 1998 single work drama
— Appears in: Confidentially Yours 1998; (p. 37-38)
1 y separately published work icon Confidentially Yours Janis Balodis , Deidre Rubenstein (editor), Strawberry Hills : Currency Press Playbox Theatre , 1998 Z276614 1998 anthology drama lyric/song
1 8 My Father's Father Janis Balodis , 1997 single work drama
— Appears in: The Ghosts Trilogy 1997; (p. 177-278)
1 5 y separately published work icon The Ghosts Trilogy Janis Balodis , Paddington : Currency Press , 1997 Z495464 1997 selected work drama (taught in 2 units)
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