Ilbijerri Theatre Company, formerly Ilbijerri Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Theatre Cooperative and also known simply as Ilbijerri, styled ILBIJERRI, is an Australian theatre company based in Melbourne that creates theatre creatively controlled by Indigenous artists.

History

Ilbijerri was founded in 1990 as Ilbijerri Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Theatre Cooperative by a group of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists galvanised to tell Indigenous stories from an Indigenous perspective.[1] Ilbijerri, pronounced il BIDGE er ree, is a Woiwurrung language word meaning "coming together for ceremony".[2]

Notable productions

See also

References

  1. "Ilbijerri Theatre Company: A history – Maggie Journal". Maggie Journal. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  2. "About". ILBIJERRI Theatre Company. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  3. "Jack Charles V The Crown". Melbourne Festival 2011. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  4. "Past nominees and winners". Helpmann Awards 2012: Theatre. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  5. Wade, Matthew (11 July 2014). "Talent crowned with touring awards". ArtsHub Australia. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  6. "Past nominees and winners: 2014: Best Regional Touring Production". Helpmann Awards. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  7. Ross, Annabel. "Beautiful One Day: Ilbijerri Theatre takes Palm Island story to London". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  8. 1 2 "About". The Juice Media. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  9. "Coranderrk: We Will Show the Country". ILBIJERRI Theatre Company. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  10. "Coranderrk: We will show the country". AIATSIS. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020.
  11. Nanni, Giordano; James, Andrea (2013). "Coranderrk: We will show the country [catalogue entry]". AIATSIS. Aboriginal Studies Press. ISBN 9781922059390. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  12. "Melbourne festival a celebration of song, film and art". National Indigenous Times. 12 September 2016. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016.
  13. "Coranderrk". ILBIJERRI Theatre Company. 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  14. "Black Ties". AusStage. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  15. "Mark Coles Smith". AusStage. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
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