[Indonesian_open] FW: The Eyes of Marege in The Studio 5-7 October

Tue Sep 18 12:18:52 EST 2007

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From: KJRI Sydney [mailto:infokjri at gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, 18 September 2007 12:11 PM
To: KJRI Sydney
Subject: The Eyes of Marege in The Studio 5-7 October

Dear Friends,

The Indonesian Consulate General in Sydney is very pleased to support
The Eyes of Marege, a collaborative work involving Indonesian artists
from Teater Kita Makassar and indigenous artists telling the story of
contact between indigenous Australia and Makassar. The show is on at the
Sydney Opera House from 5-7 October (for booking details see info below)
and will also be performed in Adelaide from 27 29 September as part of
the OzAsia Festival. 

This is the extraordinary story of a young Indigenous man's journey to
Makassar at the turn of the 20th century. Eyes of Marege brings together
artists from Sulawesi's top contemporary theatre company, Teater Kita
Makassar and some of Australia's most dynamic Indigenous performers,
including Djakapurra Munyarryun (Bangarra Dance Theatre). This
theatrical collaboration celebrates the 400 year history of trade
between the people of Northeast Arnhem Land and the Makassan trepang
traders of Sulawesi. 

For the first time in Australia, this unique combination of artists
create a hybrid bilingual performance blending the haunting sounds of
Sulawesian songs of the sea, with contemporary indigenous dance, comic
physical theatre and Makassan ritual. 

In the 1900s, on an island off Northeast Arnhem Land, an Indigenous man,
Birramen, and a Makassan fisherman fight over the theft of a sacred
indigenous object. The fisherman is killed in the fight and Birramen's
friend Ahmad saves him from the revenge of the other fisherman. But
Birramen must sail to Makassar to be tried in court for the murder. He
finds himself mesmerised by the sights, sounds and culture of this
southern Sulawesi city. After five years' imprisonment and marriage to a
Makassan woman, Birramen voyages home, dressed 'like a sultan in woven
sarong and silver bangle' and profoundly enriched by his experience of
the culture and peoples of this vibrant sea-faring city. 

Shortlisted for the prestigious Patrick White Award, Eyes of Marege
draws on a tradition of cultural exchange that goes back hundreds of
years. It is a powerful story of love, death and the meeting of Islam
with indigenous heritage. 

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The Eyes of Marege 

The sights and sounds of Indigenous Australia and Indonesia are brought
to life in a unique fusion of high-powered physical theatre, music, song
and dance. 

The Eyes of Marege tells the extraordinary story of a young Indigenous
man's journey to Makassar at the turn of the 20th Century.

Written by Julie Janson, Co-directed by Sally Sussman and Asia Ramli
Prapanca. Featuring Djakapurra Munyarryun (Bangarra) and artists from
Teater Kita Makassar, Sulawesi. 

BOOK NOW!

The Eyes of Marege
<http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/sections/whats_on/boxoffice/event_detai
ls.asp?EventID=2304&sm=1&ss=1> 

Presenter

Sydney Opera House 

Venue

The Studio 

DATES

5-7 October

Prices

$30/$20

Phone

9250 7777

Find out more
<http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/sections/whats_on/boxoffice/event_detai
ls.asp?EventID=2304&sm=1&ss=1> 

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