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Flashback: Deadly Sounds 545 – Rachael Maza
In this interview, Rachael tells us about her experiences acting in this truly inspirational story, ‘The Sapphires.’
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From slave to leader
Peter Coppin’s epic and remarkable story is masterfully told in his updated memoir – ‘Kangkushot: Life of Nyamal Lawman’.
Flashback: Deadly Sounds Episode 616 – Karla Grant
When we spoke to the presenter of SBS’ Living Black, Karla Grant, back in 2006 the show had just got a prime time slot.
The Magic Hour
The lesser known fairy tale characters are in the limelight in Ursula Yovich’s one-woman show.
It’s NAIDOC at NITV
NITV will be bringing an exciting schedule of programming to the screens to coincide with NAIDOC week.
Accolades for Pecan Summer
Pecan Summer is framed by tens of thousands of years of culture and chronicles 70 years of dispossession.
Extra shows for Patyegarang
Following a hugely successful opening, Bangarra Dance Theatre has announced six new shows.
Behind the scenes on Thursday Island
Twelve Torres Strait Islander people have received a huge opportunity to write, cast and direct their own short films.
Laugh out loud
The ability to have a good laugh at ourselves and the situations we can find ourselves in has long been acknowledged as a great coping mechanism for stress and even a way of assisting people with depression. Aboriginal comedian Kevin Kropinyeri has been a performer at the Deadly Awards as well as a standup comedian […]
Turning Points – Dean Daley-Jones
Released in cinemas this month, Mad Bastards is a hard-hitting account of Aboriginal life in the Kimberley country of Western Australia. The plot is based on real life experiences and accounts, as heard by the Pigram brothers and filmmaker Brendan Fletcher, collated into a uniquely organic movie-making process in which some of those who shared […]
Funding boost for Aboriginal artists
The Sydney Opera House, Bangarra Dance Theatre, and the Biennale of Sydney will help emerging Aboriginal artists kickstart their careers, following an injection of more than $1 million funding from the NSW Government. The funding will support new programs, partnerships and jobs in the State’s Aboriginal arts and cultural sector, Minister for the Arts, George […]
Anita Heiss – Dreaming of a world tour
For Wiradjuri writer Anita Heiss, life is a whirlwind after the publication of her fourth fiction book in the writing genre of Koori Chick-lit. It’s a genre that Anita has developed, forging the way as the first Indigenous person to write entertaining, popular fiction aimed at the commercial market, while also educating readers about Indigenous […]
Casula call for awards submissions
Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre in Sydney’s south west is calling Indigenous emerging and established artists and students from throughout New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory to create new artwork for their open themed Annual Mil-Pra AECG Aboriginal Exhibition & Art Award 20 Years Deadly 2011. Awards are open to both adults and children […]
Message Stick Film Festival on tour
The free Message Sticks Film Festival will tour nationally from 13th May-24th August 2011 and will visit various locations from Blacktown, New South Wales to Yirrkala in the Northern Territory. The tour promises to showcase Indigenous excellence in the filmmaking arena and all screenings are free with all films exclusively created by Indigenous people. Opening […]
Ensuring artists get paid for re-sales
These days Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art is a mainstay of major private collections, art galleries and museums around the world. Paintings that, years ago, may have been sold for as little as $500 can now sometimes fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars because the artist has become established over time. Until recently however, […]
Book Review – That Deadman Dance
Maybe it’s just me but I always like a happy ending which is, I guess, what makes reading historical fiction so difficult. We all know for example how the invasion of Australia ended – and it wasn’t happily ever after. Still I found myself caught up in hoping that maybe this book could somehow still […]
Remarkable Marika’s
Yalangbara: Art of the Djang’kawu is the name of a new exhibition which has just opened at the National Museum of Canberra and tells the remarkable story of the Marika family of Arnhem Land, three generations of artists, cultural diplomats and custodians of one of Australia’s most important spiritual sites “The story of the Djang’kawu […]
You’ve got to move it!
Making exercise fun isn’t always easy, but that’s exactly what a brand new television show has in mind for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Move it Mob Style is the name of a new dance based television show being produced by Deadly TV that aims to not only get you moving, but also to […]
Bangarra Community Night performance
Bangarra Dance Theatre commences 2011 with three key events, comprising two vital fundraising performances and one of the biggest European tours the company has ever undertaken. Special performances of the awe-inspiring Spirit will take place at the Sydney Theatre on February 4 for indigenous communities affected bythe Queensland Floods and on February 5 in support […]
Celebrity Health – Yoalnde Bown
She’s performed in some of Bangarra’s biggest productions, and even won a Deadly Award for Dancer of the Year. Deadly Vibe sits down to yarn with Yolande Brown. Statistics Height 166cmAge (Cant ask a lady that question!)Mob Bidjara Occupation Performing ArtistNickname Yo, YolliePets Brindabella Brothers and Sisters One Brother Julian How long have you been […]
Linking up through art
Members of the Stolen Generations are finding a new way to heal the hurt of the past thanks to a new art program designed by Link Up Queensland’s Director, Dr Noel Sheehan. Noel believes that art is not only a great way to reconnect with culture, but that it also has the ability to help […]
Celebrity Health – Trevor Jamieson
In 2007, Aboriginal actor Trevor Jamieson won a Deadly for his acclaimed production – a personal, multilingual, family story that he conceived and developed with Scott Rankin and Alex Kelly. The production, titled Napartji Napartji won the category of Outstanding Achievement in Film, TV or Theatre. Now Trevor is starring in a production about the […]
Nikki Ashby
Nikki Ashby, aka Essentz or Miss DOO WOP, is a descendant of the Kaurna and Narrunga peoples from South Australia. She has an outstanding professional background as a dancer, choreographer, director, actor, hip hop specialist and movement teacher. She has over 20 years performance experience on stage and has outstanding credits in television, stage works, […]
Desert Stories coming to a screen near you!
Have you seen yourself on screen lately? No? Well, The Stories Project is going to change that! Five very keen young Indigenous filmmakers hailing from the Pilbara are embarking on a digital media project that will bring the people, places and perspectives of Australia’s Western Desert into focus on your computer screen, on your mobile […]
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