Telling Stories

Download or read book Telling Stories written by Maryrose Casey and published by Australian Scholarly Editions Centre University College Adfa. This book was released on 2012 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the late eighteenth century, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander initiated performances have been an important part of cross cultural communication in Australia. This book investigates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander historical practices for performances for entertainment; how they adapted to colonisation and how these performance practices extend contemporary theatre. Based on interviews and detailed examinations of shows, this book sets out to engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander performance in the twentieth and twenty first centuries within the context of their historical performance practices for entertainment.