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Leah Purcell – Queen Leah
Deadly Vibe Issue 157 March 2010 Despite a hugely successful career in acting, directing and music, Leah Purcell remains humble and ready to learn more about her craft Leah recently landed a role in the Bell Shakespeare production of King Lear . “Acting in Shakespeare is like playing jazz – there are actual rules you […]
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Page 8 returns
Five years since its last showing at the Belvoir Street Theatre in Sydney, David Page will return to the stage later this month in special two week return season of Page 8. Page 8 is a coming of age story, about how the eighth child in a family of twelve grew up in a housing […]
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Hunter Page – Destiny Hunter
Leaping New York’s skyscrapers in a single bound is on the books for another Page His Australian-US parents have scaled the heights of the international dance scene but his creative instincts are seeking out a career in film. Hunter Page-Lochard approaches manhood with many worlds at his feet. You might expect that the son of […]
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Love’s Young Dream
Deadly Vibe Issue 132 – February 2008 A proud Ngoongar woman takes on one of theatre’s most famous roles. [Photo credit: David Johns] STORY: It’s the world’s greatest love story – a tale of star-crossed lovers and feuding families, poetry and passion, humour and tragedy. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet may be over 400 years old, […]
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West Side Success Story
Story: Neil Marshall Thanks to the good work of people like Neil Marshall, more Aboriginal young people in WA are completing Year 12 than ever before. Deadly Vibe reports. If anyone knows the importance of a healthy mind and body, it’s Neil Marshall. A senior education officer with the Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and […]
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Jasmine Gulash
Born in Murwillumbah, northern NSW, Jasmine is a descendant of the Gubbi Gubbi people in south-east Queensland. In her final year of studies at NAISDA College, 1988, she performed with the Aboriginal and Islander Dance Theatre in Melbourne, Germany and Finland. She also undertook a three-month secondment with the Melbourne company Danceworks, under the direction […]
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Tom E. Lewis
The Chant of Tom E. Lewis One of our greatest actors receives the prestigious Red Ochre Award. Actor, musician and artistic director Tom E. Lewis has been honoured with the 2006 Red Ochre Award by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Arts Board of the Australia Council for the Arts. The Red Ochre Award was established […]
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Deb Mailman
Story: Deb Mailman One of our favourite actors, Deb Mailman, is the face of the National Indigenous English Literacy and Numeracy Strategy. Deb joins other great ambassadors such as footballers Nathan Blacklock and Michael O’Loughlin and gentleman crooner Jimmy Little. The program tries to help all you guys out there to do as well as […]
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Naian
NAIAN Born in Lismore, NAIAN began his performance at NAISDA College, where he received a Diploma of Dance. Spending a year at South Africa’s Moving Into Dance Mophatong and The Australian Ballet School, he also gained a Diploma in Community Dance Teaching and an Advanced Diploma of Dance Teaching respectively. As a freelance performance artist, […]
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Bangarra
Tales of Time and Healing Two of Bangarra’s best share their stories with Australia. Bangarra Dance Theatre kick-starts its 2007 season this month with a brand new double bill – True Stories. Acclaimed choreographer Frances Rings and dancer-turned-choreographer Elma Kris, together with the dancers of Australia’s most exciting contemporary dance company, share their true stories […]
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Ningali Lawford
TRAINING Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre American Field Scholarship for study in Alaska THEATRE Aliwa Company B, Belvoir St Theatre Magpie Melbourne Workers Theatre Malaysia Tour 2000 Collection of songs & dances for the Black Swan Black and Tran Melbourne International Comedy Festival Solid Perth International Arts Festival & Touring Up the Road Company B, Belvoir […]
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Leon Burchill
v >Deadly Vibe Issue 78 August 2003 It’s not that easy starting over in new places with new people, but Leon Burchill is used to it by now. In fact, Leon has developed somewhat of a liking to adjusting to new environments. Now studying at NIDA in Sydney, 26-year-old Leon is the only Aboriginal student […]
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Tony Brigs
TELEVISION All Aussie Adventures: Working Dog Eugenie Sandler P.I.: Jo the Ice Cream Vendor, Burberry Productions The Genie from Down Under – II: Mr. Repo, ACTF Prods Ltd Ocean Girl III & IV: Dave, Westbridge Production Pacific Drive: Ross, Warner Bros The Man From Snowy River III: Toby King, Pro Films No 3 Pty Ltd […]
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Albert David
Deadly Vibe Issue 94 December 2004 My island home Dancer Albert David might live in the big city but his heart lies firmly in a tropical paradise. In 1989, a 17-year-old Albert David left his home in the Torres Strait to begin studying at the NAISDA Dance College, thousands of kilometres away in Sydney. It […]
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Michael Tuahine
In his final year of training at Sydney’s National Institute of Dramatic Arts, Michael Tuahine is set to consolidate his burgeoning career in the performing arts. Even before gaining admission to NIDA’s highly competitive acting course, Michael had proven that he has what it takes. A professional entertainer for over eight years, he has been […]
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Rheannan Port
Deadly Vibe Issue 86 April, 2004 FRIDAY, 2PM: At Walsh Bay, there are construction workers everywhere. This piece of old-time Sydney, with its old wharves jutting out into the harbour, is undergoing a major facelift. They’re turning history into glitzy office and apartments – the yuppies are about to move in. Go past the men […]
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