Sandra Thibodeaux Sandra Thibodeaux i(A68175 works by)
Gender: Female
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1 Clean Break i "Now,", Sandra Thibodeaux , single work poetry
1 Perspective i "In sesual Hindu letters,", Sandra Thibodeaux , single work poetry
1 Capturing Sita i "She gets more and more wet:", Sandra Thibodeaux , single work poetry
1 An Early Survey of Principles i "Two unreliable lovers", Sandra Thibodeaux , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Solid Air : Australian and New Zealand Spoken Word 2019; (p. 182-183)
1 y separately published work icon A Smoke Social Sandra Thibodeaux , 2018 13967312 2018 single work drama

'In Darwin during WWI, ‘smoke social’ parties were staged to farewell enlisting soldiers. They featured Vaudeville routines, songs, poetry and brass bands. A Smoke Social, re-creates one of these parties, inviting audiences to participate as they did a hundred years ago in the original venue where these socials were staged – nowadays known as the ‘Town Hall Ruins’.

'A Smoke Social leaps ahead to the Palestinian front where two Darwin brothers – one Indigenous and one non-Indigenous – have been abandoned. One of the brothers falls in love with a Palestinian woman while the other despairs of ever being rescued. The play shifts seamlessly between Palestine and Darwin through the device of the ‘smoke social’ – the various routines and re-enactments reveal the brothers’ fate.

'Inspired by real events, A Smoke Social addresses global and ‘frontier’ wars, colonialism and brotherly love. In A Smoke Social, the political is always, and deeply, personal.'

Source: Brown's Mart Theatre.
1 y separately published work icon Mr Takahashi (And Other Falling Secrets) Sandra Thibodeaux , 2017 Strawberry Hills : Currency Press , 2017 10708798 2017 single work drama war literature

'Darwin. 1942. A town collapses under the threat of invasion as war comes closer to Northern Australia. Mothers and daughters, sisters, friends, and entire cultures are torn apart by the secrets that start to fall. Is Mr Takahashi to blame?

'Japan unleashes a wave of attacks on Northern Australia, with particularly devastating effects on Darwin – the city being hit with more bombs than Pearl Harbor. Mr Takahashi examines the home front, focusing upon multicultural and Indigenous women whose lives were forever changed by the bombings of February 19. (Production summary)
1 y separately published work icon The Age of Bones - Jaman Belulang Sandra Thibodeaux , 2016 Wagait region/shire, Wagait Aboriginal Reserve : Sandra Thibodeaux , 2016 14000494 2016 single work drama

'The Age of Bones (Jaman Belulang) is an Australian-Indonesian co-production about an Indonesian boy, Ikan, who goes fishing one day and fails to return.

'Assuming the worst, his parents hire a legendary seafarer to look for his corpse. He finds nothing. The Age of Bones traces what happened to Ikan – from the day he left, to his eventual imprisonment in Australia and his fight to return home.

'Darwin writer Sandra Thibodeaux was inspired by the real-life stories of around 60 Indonesian boys who were allegedly jailed in Australia for working on refugee boats.

'The Age of Bones is mostly set under the ocean in an underwater court, a fantastical piece realized through shadow puppets, video and music'.  (Production summary)
1 The President's Cage Sandra Thibodeaux , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Recoil Six : A Selection of Poems by Guests Featured at the Perth Poetry Club in 2014 2015;
1 1 y separately published work icon Dirty H2O Sandra Thibodeaux , Kalgoorlie : Mulla Mulla Press , 2014 7715849 2014 selected work poetry
1 Joy Ride i "Howling passenger:", Sandra Thibodeaux , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Art Monthly Australia , November no. 265 2013; (p. 3)
1 Graceless, Even with Wings i "Three wild horses punish the dust.", Sandra Thibodeaux , 2012 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 August vol. 39 no. 0 2012; Notes for the Translators : From 142 New Zealand and Australian Poets 2012; (p. 398-399)
1 y separately published work icon Bruno's Song and Other Stories from the Northern Territory Bronwyn Mehan (editor), Sandra Thibodeaux (editor), Darwin : Northern Territory Writers' Centre , 2011 Z1874194 2011 anthology short story 'Bruno's Song and other stories from the Northern Territory is an exciting and eclectic anthology featuring well-known writers alongside equally-talented newcomers. These stories, each told with a vivid sense of place, take us to outback stations past and present, from highways to suburban streets, from South America to Europe. In them, characters face dilemmas large and small; from terminal illness to unexpected pregnancies to barking dogs.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 Not Writing, But Reading Sandra Thibodeaux , 2011 single work essay
— Appears in: Sotto , December 2011;
1 y separately published work icon Extinctions Sandra Thibodeaux , Berry : PressPress , 2010 Z1729811 2010 selected work poetry
1 No-Man's Land i "Laying low,", Sandra Thibodeaux , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Adrift : Poems Inspired by the 1952 Raft Journey of Artist Ian Fairweather 2010; (p. 28)
1 Undertow i "A Venus of Willendorf", Sandra Thibodeaux , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Adrift : Poems Inspired by the 1952 Raft Journey of Artist Ian Fairweather 2010; (p. 26-27)
1 Extinction i "An obsession with the sea steers his poems", Sandra Thibodeaux , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Adrift : Poems Inspired by the 1952 Raft Journey of Artist Ian Fairweather 2010; (p. 26)
1 Reading TERRA Membaca TERRA Sandra Thibodeaux , Kadek Krishna Adidharma (translator), 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: TERRA : A Bilingual Anthology of Writing from WordStorm, the Northern Territory's Writers' Festival 2007; (p. vi-ix)
1 Performing Your Poetry (Some Quick Tips) Sandra Thibodeaux , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: ACTWrite , December vol. 13 no. 11 2007; (p. 9)
1 form A Silence Not Like Sand Sandra Thibodeaux , 2007 single work drama radio play

'Set in 1975, 'A Silence Not Like Sand' is a coming of age story. While on a family holiday in a beachside caravan park, 12-year-old Jane discovers her father's secret. In the background, the Cairns-Morosi affair is played out in the media.'

Source: ABC Radio National's website, http://www.abc.net.au/rn
Sighted: 17/12/2007
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