Aliwah Bardinar!
Good things come to those who wait!
From the multi-award-winning composers of Wanjoo and Koolbardi wer Wardong, Gina Williams, and Guy Ghouse comes a new children’s production - Aliwah Bardinar! (Look-out Rosella!). The performance celebrates the nyttiny (creation) story of how the Bardinar (Western Rosella) got its colours.
Featuring inspired set design by Fiona Bruce, vibrant costumes by Michelle Ward, gorgeous puppets, vivacious choreography, and original new music, audiences will be entranced by the cheeky frog, the elegant swan, and the beauty of the Noongar language.
Aliwah Bardinar! will be performed by Gina Williams & Guy Ghouse alongside phenomenal artists Jarred Wall & Julianna Marie, UWA Musical Theatre students and the Aquinas College Schola Cantorum, conducted by Pia Harris and directed by Matt Reuben James Ward.
Musical Theatre
All Ages
Heath Ledger Theatre, State Theatre Centre of WA
50 minutes
Breaksea
First Nation Stories,
Creation,
Music
30 September - 2 October
Tuesday
30th September
Wednesday
1st October
Thursday
2nd October
General Admission $24
Groups 4+ $19
Concession $19
Accessibility Guide
Lighting and Sound
Total blackout (audience)
Lighting level
Various stage lighting
Flashing lights
Loud sounds
Repetitive noises
Drums
High-pitched tones
Unexpected sounds
Background Music
Interactivity and Participation
Children invited on stage
Artist goes into audience
Manual activity (e.g. read, draw, sing, paint, construct things)
Invited to sing to the Kooyar (frog) song
Undertake direct movement
Participation in groups/pairs
Parent/carer can support in participation
Capacity for a child slower in their movements to participate
Senses, Emotions and Effects
Distinctive smells
Special effects
Textures
Balloons
Characters express anger
Dialogue driven
Primarily spoken dialogue interspersed with song
Props
Attention Span
Intermission/break
Introduction
5 minutes
Children need to sit in one place
Appropriate to make noise/move around
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