Yanagai! Yanagai!
Melbourne Workers Theatre
7.30pm, Tues 22 Aug
2pm, 7.30pm, Wed 23 Aug
2pm, 7.30pm, Thurs 24 Aug
2pm, 7.30pm, Fri 25 Aug
7.30pm, Sat 26 Aug
90 mins with interval
$22 / $12 / $12 (Groups 8+) (YHA members)
Arts House
North Melbourne Town Hall
521 Queensberry St,
North Melbourne
Accessibility:
Wheelchair Accessible
On the banks of the Murray, sacred trees, familiar fishing holes, cheeky dingoes, min-min lights and the spirits of those who went before weave a deep connection to the land. Music, puppetry and touches of magic realism blend the dreaming and memories of Australia’s colonial past with the present. Meanwhile, in a courtroom in Melbourne, members of the Yorta Yorta Aboriginal nation struggle to prove a claim to their land.
Yanagai! Yanagai! brings together a clan of Aboriginal storytellers and music to celebrate their survival as an Aboriginal nation in a captivating tale of powerful and generous vision.
Writer & Director:
Andrea James
Designer:
Adrienne Chisholm
Lighting Design:
Phil Lethlean
Composers:
Lou Bennett & The Crazy Baldheads
Sound Design:
David Franzke
Visuals:
Michael Schoell
Dramaturgy:
Patricia Cornelius
Image by – Ponch Hawkes