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YirraYaakinTheatreCompany–180HamersleyRoadSubiacoWA6008T:+61893803040|E:[email protected]|W:www.yirrayaakin.com.au
BoodjarKaatijin
Marketingkit
Version:1November2017
1 Approvals........................................................2
2 Promotionalmaterialsummary.......................2
3 Performancehistory........................................2
4 Shortdescription.............................................2
5 Longerdescription...........................................2
6 Quotations......................................................2
7 Video...............................................................3
8 Images.............................................................3
9 EducationKit...................................................3
10 Companyinformation................................3-4
11 Creativecredits.............................................4
12 Partnercredits...............................................4
13 Fundingpartnerlogos....................................4
14 Biographies................................................4-5
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1 ApprovalsPleasenoteallmarketingmaterialsincludingprint(posters,flyers,pressadvertising),broadcast(TV,YouTubeandradioads)anddigital(website,emails)requireapprovalbeforebeingpublishedorsenttoprint.
Approvalsshouldbesenttothemarketingcontactaslistedbelow.Pleaseallowa48-hourturnaroundonallapprovals.
2 PromotionalmaterialsummaryUsethisasaquickguidewhencreatingmarketingmaterials.Youwillfindmoredetailaboutthisproductionthroughoutthismarketingkit.
PresentationLine:….&YirraYaakinTheatreCompanypresentsShowtitle: BoodjarKaatijinRequiredacknowledgments:ToursupportedbyYirraYaakinTheatreCompany,theAustralianGovernmentthroughtheAustraliaCouncil,itsartsfundingandadvisorybodytheWesternAustralianGovernmentthroughtheDepartmentofLocalGovernment,SportandCulturalIndustries.Runningtime: 45minutesGenre: ContemporaryAboriginal Rating: K-Year6
3 PerformancehistoryBoodjarKaatijinwasfirstpresentedbyYirraYaakinTheatreCompanyattheSubiacoArtsCentreinPerth,inOctober2016.
4 ShortdescriptionUsingpuppets,masksandglowinthedarkelements,adultsandchildrenalikewillbespellboundbythisthirdinstalmentoftheKaatijinSeries.
5 LongerdescriptionUsingpuppets,masksandglowinthedarkelements,adultsandchildrenalikewillbespellboundbythisthirdinstalmentoftheKaatijinSeries.JoinKoorlbardi,Weitj,Nyingarnandtheirkoordahastheytakeyouonawildadventureintotraditionallegendsofhowthelandwascreated.ThroughacollectionoffourstoriesbasedonNoongarknowledgeandstorytelling,audienceswilllearnaboutTheFirstSunrise;TheCreationof
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KingsParkandHowtheKangarooGotIt’sColour;HowtheEchidnaGotIt’sSpikes;andTheCreationofWaveRockandtheStars.WrittenanddirectedbyIanWilkes,withanarrayofAustraliananimalcharactersplayedbyAmyWilkes,RubeunYorkshireandAaronWilkes,BoodjarKaatijin(tounderstandland/earth)bringstolifestoriescollectedfromourNoongarElders.
6 QuotationsReviews:
★★★★1/2AdulttheatrecoulddowithtakingaleaffromYirraYaakin'sbookbycuttingtothecoreofthestory,thehumanityandconnectionbetweenallofus.ArtsHubAustralia
7 VideoPromotionalVideoKidsFeedback:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8_lMLd-olkFullProductionVideo:https://vimeo.com/204652301Password-Kaatijin
8 ImagesHigh-resolutionREHEARSALimagesbyphotographerEvaFernandezavailablefordownloadingfromourDropboxsite:https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rhs6a5xcd0pkyxb/AACFybBrgDtv0mgR95KIkvvja?dl=0High-resolutionPRODUCTIONimagesbyphotographerSimonPyntavailablefordownloadingfromourDropboxsite:https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6ppjn7x8qcu73uc/AADorthY-Upm09bOl9pz7kNaa?dl=0
9 EducationKitHigh-resolutionEducationKitbyavailablefordownloadingfromourDropboxsite:https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1ggqfrnx6yo1en0/AAAsXfDYhzecPaLwTBdsPqgqa?dl=0
10 Companyinformation-YirraYaakinTheatreCompany
Yirra Yaakin (Yir-raarh Yaarh-kin] whichmeans “Stand Tall” in Noongar language, is based in theheartoftheNoongarNation–adistinctAboriginalculturalgroupfromthesouth-westofWesternAustralia.YirraYaakinisAustralia’slargestAboriginal-ledtheatrecompanyandhasbeenproducingandpresentinganannualprogramofqualitycontemporaryAboriginaltheatresince1993.YirraYaakinTheatreCompanyhavecreatedalastingcontributiontothepeopleofWesternAustraliaproducingandpresentingworld-classtheatrethatisbothentertainingandeducational.Overthepast twenty-fouryearsYirraYaakinhaswon30awards;deliveredover1,000workshops;performed900shows;undertaken50tours;commissionedover50newAustralianworks;employedover 400 Aboriginal Arts workers; facilitated 45,000Workshop Participants; and our shows havebeen seen by over 400,000 audience members. Internationally Yirra Yaakin has toured to sixcontinentsand13countries,andhasbeeninvolvedin31internationalevents.
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YirraYaakinhaswonawards includingBestOverallPartnership in theStateBusinessArtsAwards,Excellence in Community Partnerships, the Prince of Wales Trophy for Outstanding CommunityServiceandtheIndigenousFacilitatorsPrizeattheSidneyMyerAwards.The Company is passionately committed to producing and presenting amixture of contemporaryand classic Aboriginal theatre, balanced with our existing community service and educationprograms.
“…YirraYaakinismyfavouritetheatrecompanyanywhere.”JohnKinsella,TheAustralian
11 CreativecreditsWriter:IanWilkesDirector:IanWilkesStarring:LeviWidnall,AmySmith&DemiBennettSet&CostumeDesigner:MatthewMcVeighSoundDesigner:JamesTaylorLightingDesigner:ChloeOgilvieStageManager/SoundOperator:CraigWilliamsPropsMaker:ChloeFlockhart&IonaMcAuleyCostumerMaker:CherieHewson
12 PartnercreditsProgrammustincludethesecredits:
YirraYaakinTheatreCompanygratefullyacknowledgesthesupportof:- theAustralianGovernmentthroughtheAustraliaCouncil,itsartsfundingandadvisorybody.- theWesternAustralianGovernmentthroughtheDepartmentofLocalGovernment,Sport
andCulturalIndustries.
13 FundingpartnerlogosProgrammustincludethelogosofourfunding&projectpartners:Highresolutionversionsoftheselogoscanbedownloadhere:https://www.dropbox.com/sh/67ck17sxlgqmwch/AABDdLY4xqFrvfux09faDBYQa?dl=0
14 BiographiesWRITER/DIRECTORBIOGRAPHY
IanWilkes—Writer&DirectorIanWilkeshasalwayshadapassionfortheperformingarts.Comingfromastrongculturalfamily,Aboriginaldanceisanimportantpartofhislife.In2008,IangraduatedfromtheAboriginalTheatrecourseattheWAAcademyofPerformingArts(WAAPA).From2009-2010IanperformedwiththeWadumbahAboriginalDanceGrouplearningdifferentskillsindance,musicandstorytelling.HehasbeeninvolvedwithYirraYaakinTheatreCompany,becomingaregularperformerindifferentshowsincluding;HoneySpot,GoodLovin’,KepKaatijinandKaarlaKaatijin.HoneySpottouringnationallyattheSydneyOperaHouse.In2014IanassistantdirectedYirraYaakin’sproductionKingHit.In2015he
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beganhisdirectingcareerwithKepKaatijinandSongbird.In2016IandirectedTheBlueRoomTheatreandJeffreyTheCat’sproductionofHoboandYirraYaakin’sBoodjarKaatijinwhichhealsowrote.