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Sydney Festival 2012
Every January, for three weeks Sydney Festival enlivens and transforms Sydney with a bold cultural celebration based on the highest quality art and big ideas. The festival offers a rich program of around 80 events involving upwards of 1,000 artists from Australia and abroad covering dance, theatre, music, visual arts, cross media and forums.
In 2012 The Balnaves Foundation in association with Sydney Festival is proud to present I am Eora, a ground breaking Indigenous production that is a blend of theatre, music, dance and film. It tells the stories of Sydney's Aboriginal cultural continuity, exploring Sydney’s historical Indigenous heroes and embracing the sacred heart of the city.
Directed by Wesley Enoch, with its World premiere at Carriageworks on the 8th of January 2012, I Am Eora will feature an extraordinary group of 30 Aboriginal creative artists and performers from around Sydney and Australia.
For more information and to purchase tickets please visit the I am Eora, Sydney Festival webpage: http://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/2012/Theatre/I-Am-Eora/
Title : ARCHETYPES EVOKE SPIRIT OF PLACE
Jan 31, 2012
Sydney Morning Herald review of ‘I am Eora’, presented by Sydney Festival in association with The Balnaves Foundation.
Title : Echoes of the Ancestors: SMH Article
Dec 31, 2011
Sydney Festival and The Balnaves Foundation partner to produce ‘I am Eora’. Wesley Encoh, the Director and Co-Writer discusses I am Eora with Joyce Morgan from the Sydney Morning Herald.
Title : Media Release: The Balnaves Foundation to partner with Sydney Festival on major Indigenous theatre project
Sep 29, 2011
Sydney Festival is pleased to announce that The Balnaves Foundation is making a very substantial donation of $150K towards Sydney Festival 2012.
Title : Epic Eora. Sydney's Dreamtime legacy. Australia Financial Review.
Sep 29, 2011
From philanthropists to auction houses, business has proved the salvation of the Sydney Festival's big brave production 'I am Eora', ensuring the show will indeed go on.
