Sandakan Threnody single work   musical theatre  
Issue Details: First known date: 2002... 2002 Sandakan Threnody
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

A cross-media collaboration between Singapore, Japan and Australia artists based on war-crimes trial records, survivors' accounts of the death march in Borneo at the end of World War II. It metaphorises the experiences of war and brutality as a journey into the heart of darkness.

Production Details

  • The Sandakan Threnody for solo tenor, chorus and orchestra, was first performed by the Adelaide Chamber Singers and the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, 2002.
  • World premiere by TheatreWorks, Singapore of this cross-cultural multi-media production, involving Australian, Japanese and Singaporean composers, filmmakers, theatre directors and actors at the Victoria Theatre, Singapore Arts Festival, 18 - 20 Jun 2004 and at the Suncorp Theatre, Energex Brisbane Festival, 16 - 18 September 2004. Director: Ong Keng Sen

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 2002
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Works about this Work

Voices of the Dead Overwhelm the Drama Martin Buzacott , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 20 September 2004; (p. 9)
— Review of Sandakan Threnody 2002 single work musical theatre
Grievous History Ben Eltham , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 20 September 2004; (p. 14)
— Review of Sandakan Threnody 2002 single work musical theatre
Act of Healing Patricia Kelly , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 7 August 2004; (p. 5)
— Review of Sandakan Threnody 2002 single work musical theatre
Act of Healing Patricia Kelly , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 7 August 2004; (p. 5)
— Review of Sandakan Threnody 2002 single work musical theatre
Grievous History Ben Eltham , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 20 September 2004; (p. 14)
— Review of Sandakan Threnody 2002 single work musical theatre
Voices of the Dead Overwhelm the Drama Martin Buzacott , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 20 September 2004; (p. 9)
— Review of Sandakan Threnody 2002 single work musical theatre
VIEW ALL WORKS ABOUT (3)
Last amended 9 Aug 2004 10:17:16
Subjects:
  • Borneo, Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
Settings:
  • 1945
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