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Ilbijerri Theatre Company

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Ilbijerri Theatre Company (Ilbijerri Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Theatre Cooperative) is an Australian theatre company based in Melbourne that creates theatre creatively controlled by Indigenous artists.

Ilbijerri was founded in 1990 by a group of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists galvanised to tell Indigenous stories from an Indigenous perspective.[1]

Its notable productions include:

Ilbijerri has given a Tanderrum performance to open recent Melbourne Festivals.[3] It also creates and tours works for educational and community audiences.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ilbijerri Theatre Company: A history – Maggie Journal". www.maggiejournal.com. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  2. ^ Ross, Annabel. "Beautiful One Day: Ilbijerri Theatre takes Palm Island story to London". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Melbourne festival a celebration of song, film and art - National Indigenous Times". nit.com.au. Retrieved 11 February 2017.