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'Ally lives up in the flats. Things aren’t the best right now but she has big plans. She just wants a better life for her baby.
'Ally is ready to make a life changing decision. But does she have the strength to see it through? And is her community ready to support her?
'If life wasn’t complicated enough, Ally is being filmed for an explosive new documentary. One things for sure – things are about to go viral.' (Production summary)
Production Details
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Supported by the Victorian Government, Hepatitis Victoria, Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia, Hepatitis SA and the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation. Produced by Ilbijerri Theatre Company. Community tour in Victoria and South Australia 10-27 September 2018.
Written by Maryane Sam | Direction & Dramaturgy by Kamarra Bell-Wykes | Performed by Laila Thaker, Jesse Butler, & Blayne Welsh
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Works about this Work
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The Hepatitis C Trilogy : A Case for Indigenous Theatre as a Contemporary Manifestation of Traditional Healing Business
2018
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— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , October no. 73 2018; (p. 20-41)'For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander theatre-makers, modern theatrical methods offer a valuable tool to educate members of our community about the prevalent health issues that we currently face. My involvement in one such project, Viral: Are You the Cure?, produced by the Melbourne-based Ilbijerri Theatre Company, allowed me to explore more deeply this type of theatre-making. Through participant observation using Shawn Wilson’s Indigenous research paradigm, examining the work with regards to Schechner and Turner’s considerations around ritual, and exploring several historical parallels, I argue that such forms of educational health theatre represent a contemporary manifestation of healing ritual and ceremony.' (Publication abstract)
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Viral Tours Vic
2018
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— Appears in: Koori Mail , 31 October no. 688 2018; (p. 36)'On their recent tour of their production Viral, Ilbijerri Theatre Company used comedy, dance and storytelling to grapple with hurdles many First Nations people are still facing in clearing the disease hepatitis C.'
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Viral Tours Vic
2018
single work
column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 31 October no. 688 2018; (p. 36)'On their recent tour of their production Viral, Ilbijerri Theatre Company used comedy, dance and storytelling to grapple with hurdles many First Nations people are still facing in clearing the disease hepatitis C.'
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The Hepatitis C Trilogy : A Case for Indigenous Theatre as a Contemporary Manifestation of Traditional Healing Business
2018
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , October no. 73 2018; (p. 20-41)'For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander theatre-makers, modern theatrical methods offer a valuable tool to educate members of our community about the prevalent health issues that we currently face. My involvement in one such project, Viral: Are You the Cure?, produced by the Melbourne-based Ilbijerri Theatre Company, allowed me to explore more deeply this type of theatre-making. Through participant observation using Shawn Wilson’s Indigenous research paradigm, examining the work with regards to Schechner and Turner’s considerations around ritual, and exploring several historical parallels, I argue that such forms of educational health theatre represent a contemporary manifestation of healing ritual and ceremony.' (Publication abstract)
