mathinna Flashcards
cultural influence - expressive intention - sample one
INFLUENCE: STEPHEN PAGE’S HERITAGE
aboriginal heritage, Nunnukul people of the Muraldjali clan in the Yuaamben tribe. Despite growing up in Brisbane, Page maintained family ties to his aboriginal heritage as it was passed down by his father.
HOW: his life and heritage, influenced by his ties to aboriginal culture
LINK TO EI: based on the story of a young indigenous girl (Mathinna) who was brought up outside of traditional values which reflects Page’s alternate upbringing
Cultural Influence - expressive intention - sample two
INFLUENCE: AUSTRALIAN HSTORY
One of the first civilisations, being the first ancestral owners of our land. The first fleet in 1788 landing in Port Jackson, unaware the land was already inhabited. From settlement white society has believed aboriginals were beneath them and gained rights to remove half cast children from their families and assimilate them into white society in an attempt to wipe out the race. Known as the Stolen Generation beginning in 1869 - the late 1900’s.
HOW: not only the country’s heritage nut also his cultural heritage as it impacted significantly on indigenous culture due to the deprivation of their rights.
LINK TO EI: Mathinna an indigenous girl born in a mission in 1835 and adopted by an english family in 1839. Showing a deep connection to the idea of assimilating indigenous children into white society due to Mathinna’s story being a recount of events.
cultural influence - movement vocabulary - sample one
INFLUENCE: NATIONAL ABORIGINAL ISLANDER SKILLS DEVELOPMENT ASSOCITION (NAISDA)
a dance company developed in 1975, specifically training indigenous people in dance on the central coast of NSW.
HOW: Page was influenced by NAISDA as he trained with them from 1983-1988, touring with them across Europe and the artistic director of their end of year production in 1989.
LINK TO EI: movement represents aboriginal cultured dancing. EG: female dancers positioned on their knees while extending their upper body along the floor, extending their both arms along the floor. The influence of NAISDA is also seen with the use of contrasting pop and contemporary style by creating an A frame on their hands and feet to developè their right leg vertically into the air, to continue by contracting the leg back in at the knee
cultural influence - movement vocabulary - sample two
INFLUENCE: Indigenous culture
based off living from the land, while developing a close sense of community. Values of community + kinship are displayed through story telling and performances which connect them to their culture.
HOW: his own heritage being of aboriginal culture, Influenced by his own upbringing as his father was of aboriginal decent.
LINK TO MV: expressed through tribal movements, grounded showing a connection to the land. e.g.: all female dancers extend there right leg while binding their left leg and running their arms repeatedly down the extended leg displaying the organic connection to the land.
cultural influence - form - sample one
INFLUENCE: AUSTRALIAN HISTORY based around the invasion of the land by the English after supposedly believing it was barren land. The First Fleet arrived in Port Jackson in 1788 unaware that the land was already inhabited. At the time of English invasion Indigenous Australian’s lived a contrasting lifestyle which was considered to be beneath the living standards of the English. As a result of this belief Indigenous Australians were stripped of their culture as children separated from their families in an attempt to assimilate them into white society through missions and camps.
HOW: Stephen Page is exposed to Australian History, particularly the pain suffered by those of Indigenous Heritage. Page was of aboriginal heritage and may have experienced the same resentment for white society as his ancestors.
LINK TO FORM: production begins with Aboriginal scenes within a nomadic lifestyle which was associated with Indigenous culture. The narrative form continues as white society is introduced and overtakes the cultural heritage of Indigenous society which created oppression and manipulation which is reflected in Mathinna and Australian history.
cultural influence - form - sample two
INFLUENCE: INDIGENOUS CULTURE
Indigenous culture is closely associated with a connection to the land through dance and performances as stories are passed down through generations
HOW: Stephen Page was exposed to Indigenous Culture as his fathers side was of Aboriginal heritage, passing down important values associated with the culture including: kinship,community and a strong connection to the land as a belief system. The Indigenous culture was evidently passed down through Page’s upbringing with his close ties to story telling through dance and performances.
LINK TO FORM: production portrays a progressive story which represents the story telling aspect of Indigenous culture through performance which is heavily associated with indigenous culture and heritage.
cultural influences - production aspects - sample one
INFLUENCE: PREVIOUS WORK
includes a number of indigenous productions, including the opening and closing ceremony of the Australian Olympic Games. Other works include: Totem, Alchomy, and Vites by The Australian Ballet
HOW:t was his career which includes an extensive range of professional and acclaimed productions which have been influenced by his Indigenous heritage.
LINK TO PA:theatrical props such as the horizontal pole which suspended the three main dancers in the section ‘Mutton Bird’. Production aspects within Mathinna also included: advanced lighting and sets, large scale sensibility which contain major graphical statements through there use of aboriginal costuming such as intricate body paintings.
cultural influence - production aspects - sample two
INFLUENCE: INDIGENOUD CULTURE
ndigenous culture is widely known to be based off the belief system of a connection to the land, as being one of the oldest civilisations in the world. A major aspect of the Indigenous culture is to associate stories, particularly those of the dreamtime which are passed down through generations by the use of dance and performances.
HOW: his family was heavily influenced by indigenous culture, as his fathers side was aboriginal. Page’s upbringing would have been centralised with the belief systems of indigenous cultures such as community and kinship, with a spiritual connection to the land.
LINK TO PA:raditional costuming which included simplistic clothing such as cloth dresses and coverings for male dancers. Production aspects which also reflected indigenous culture was body paintings
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stephen page’s heritage
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Australian history
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NAISDA
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indigenous culture
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Australian history
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indigenous culture
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Stephen Page’s previous choreographic work
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Indigenous Culture
