Campbelltown Arts Centre and Sydney Festival Present MISSION SONGS PROJECT | 1957 PALM ISLAND STRIKE
By: Stephi Wild Dec. 05, 2017
Campbelltown Arts Centre and Sydney Festival are proud to present Mission Songs Project | 1957 Palm Island Strike, an initiative to revive contemporary Australian Indigenous songs from the 20th century, focusing on the Christian missions, state run settlements and native camps where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were relocated.
Jessie Lloyd has travelled Australia in search of hidden songs to present this rare Indigenous narrative, a musical journey across time and across country.
Searching for the secular songs that were sung after church, Lloyd looks to explore the events around the 1957 Palm Island Strike, led by her grandfather Albie Geia. These unique songs consist of almost forgotten stories that can now shed light into the history of Australian Indigenous elders, families and communities.
Jessie Lloyd is a cultural practitioner of Indigenous music and song. Dedicated to the continuation of stories and song traditions, Jessie has spent time with elders uncovering precious stories from the mission days.
Mission Songs Project | 1957 Palm Island Strike appears as part of the 2018 Sydney Festival program.
Friday 12 January, 7.30pm
Saturday 13 January, 2pm (Auslan Interpreted)
Saturday 13 January, 7.30pm
Ticket price $36 Adult
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