Kingadong - from mother and country
Kingadong – from mother and country is a Stolen Generations story of trauma and triumph shared through music, poetry, prose, and images.
This intimate production invites audiences into a darker part of Darwin’s history touching on the Retta Dixon Home Facility as told by survivor, Marranunggu/Marrathiel elder, Frank Spry. Laced with voices and images from the past, filled with World Music written with his son David Spry, a light is shone on a dark place to celebrate the triumph of the years and successes that have carried the family through.
PERFORMED AT DARWIN FESTIVAL
AUGUST 2023 Fri 25 8pm Sat 26 4.30pm, 8pm Sun 27 5pm
Written and Performed by Frankie Spry and David Spry
Performed by Michael Spry and Ian Lewerissa
Poetry by Bessie Copeland
Memories shared by Kerry Gibbs and Anne Spry
Produced & Designed by Elizabeth Rogers
Filmmaker Caro Macdonald
Kingadong, Darwin Festival 2023
L-R back: Michael Spry, David Spry
L-R front: Ian Lewerissa, Frank Spry
Photo by Paz Tassone
Kingadong was developed with support from Brown’s Mart through the BUILD UP Program.
