Contemporary Indigenous Theatre in Australia
Sunday, April 05, 2009
About Me
- Name: Indigenous Theatre
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Liza-Mare Syron is a descendent from the Birripi people of Tuncurry NSW. A Graduate of the Victorian College of Arts (VCA) in Dramatic Art, Liza-Mare has a Master of Creative Arts Research from Wollongong University (UOW) and a Master of Adult Education (UTS). Liza-Mare is currently a Doctoral candidate at the University of Sydney Performance Studies Department. Other training qualifications include a Certificate in Playwriting (NIDA), Certificate in Small Theatre Production (NIDA) and the Integrated Theatre Management Program (DEET). Liza-Mare received an Australia Day Award in 1998 for, Community Event of the Year (SSC), The Phillip Parsons Prize for Performance as Research (AESDA) 2005. Her directorial credits include, Noughts and Crosses (1997), The Stripper (1998), Seven Stages of Grieving (2001), Funerals and Circuses (2002), Capricornia (2003, EPHEMERA, Aboriginality, Reconciliation, Urban Identities (2004) Liza-Mare is the current coordinator for the Theatre Performance and Practice Course at the Eora College of Aboriginal Studies, Centre for Visual and Performing Arts Redfern, Sydney Australia.
Links
- The Australia Council for the Arts, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander protocoles for working with Indigenous performers
- Edit-Me
- Aboriginal culture, history and issues
- National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Educational web site
- NSW Department of Aboriginal Affairs
- Aboriginal Programs Unit TAFE NSW
Previous Posts
- WELCOME
- Brian Syron
- BRIAN SYRON
- EORA COLLEGE MUSIC THEATRE COURSE
- EPHEMERA in New York City
- PROFILE: Kevin Gilbert
- CHRONOLOGY OF ABORIGINAL PLAYS AND PRODUCTIONS BY ...
- Australian Indigenous Theatre Companies
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