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Convict Culture Week
A celebration of convict music, song, dance, and theatre at historic Port Macquarie. Port Macquarie was a convict settlement from 1821 to 1832. A number of special convicts who were sent there were dancers, actors, and musicians. Explore the culture … Continue reading
Ross, Tasmania: April – June 2022
Venue Two: Museum at the Tasmanian Wool Centre, Ross 8 April – 26 June 202248 Church Street, Ross, TAS 7209. View Map Dancing in Fetters brings convict dancing to the Tasmanian Midlands. Venue two in our national tour: the Museum … Continue reading
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Brisbane: Nov 2021 – March 2022
Commissariat Store Museum 26 November 2021 – 8 March 2022William Street, Brisbane The first venue in the national tour of Dancing in Fetters: the culture of convict dance was the Commissariat Store Museum in the heart of Brisbane. The Commissariat … Continue reading
Dancing in Fetters – the musical
A select gallery from our Dancing in Fetters musical at the Royal Historical Society of Queensland’s Commissariat Store Museum. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia funding. Exhibition partners include Abbey Museum of Art and … Continue reading
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