“A juxtaposition of dark humour and
poignant honesty… perfectly balanced.”
CANBERRA TIMES
HIPBONE
STICKING OUT
BIG HART
MELBOURNE FESTIVAL AND BIG HART PRESENT
ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE,
PLAYHOUSE
Fri 17 – Tue 21 Oct
Fri & Sat at 7.30pm
Sun at 2pm
Mon at 7.30pm
Tue at 1pm & 7.30pm
2 hrs 20 mins with interval
A Reserve $59 / $49
B Reserve $49 / $39
Students $25
Transaction fees may apply
Image: Greer Versteeg
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WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY
SCOTT RANKIN
FEATURING
TREVOR JAMIESON,
LEX MARINOS &
NATALIE O’DONNELL
When 16-year-old Yindjibarndi
man John Pat died in a Roebourne
lockup in 1983, it was more than a
singular tragedy – it was part of a
longer story, one that for 150 years
had denied Indigenous people in
the Pilbara the power to speak.
Hipbone Sticking Out takes us
on a dreamlike journey through
history: from Greco-Roman myths,
tall ships, terra nullius, pearlers,
pastoralists, slavery and exotic
minerals to the lives of the Pat
family in Roebourne – the here
and now.
For two decades, Big hART have
worked in the country’s most
diverse communities, assisting
them to give voice to their potent
stories.
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Through Hipbone Sticking Out, the
Pilbara’s Ngarluma and Yindjibarndi
people bring their powerful voice
to this cross-cultural story in a
spellbinding whirl of performance,
narrative, animation and vocal
harmonies.
The Yijala Yala Project is sponsored by
Woodside-operated Pluto LNG through its
Conservation Agreement with the Australian
Government.
POST-SHOW Q&A
Tue 21 Oct, post 1pm show
The creators of Hipbone Sticking
Out hold a Q&A about the
development of the production.
ARTISTS IN
CONVERSATION – FREE
Thu 16 Oct at 1pm
FOXTEL FESTIVAL HUB
Scott Rankin and Trevor Jamieson
from Big hART talk about creating
collaborative works, and putting
art to use. (See page 97)