Performing Indigenous Identities on the Contemporary Australi... - 9781032090269

Performing Indigenous Identities on the Contemporary Australian StageLand, People, Culture\nAuthor(s): Susanne Thurow\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032090269, 978-1032090269\nSynopsis\nOver the past 50 years, Indigenous Australian theatre practice has emerged as a dynamic site for the discursive reflection of culture and tradition as well as colonial legacies, leveraging the power of storytelling to create and advocate contemporary fluid conceptions of Indigeneity.\n\nPerforming Indigenous Identities on the Contemporary Australian Stage offers a window into the history and diversity of this vigorous practice. It introduces the reader to cornerstones of Indigenous Australian cultural frameworks and on this backdrop discusses a wealth of plays in light of their responses to contemporary Australian identity politics. The in-depth readings of two landmark theatre productions, Scott Rankins Namatjira [tel] and Wes.