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North of Thursday...The Torres Straits (including Thursday Island), emerge out of the water beyond the tip of Australia's northern point. This is a tropical paradise where time is slow, the water is warm and the foilage is lush. |
Synopsis
The Kasa Por Yarn (Just for a story) project was devised by Queensland Health as part of a multi-pronged strategy to develop and promote positive health messages for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in some parts of Queensland. Kasa Por Yarn is a 12-part radio play being broadcast throughout the Torres Strait. Input from the local community is a very important component of the project, and Kasa Por Yarn is also very fortunate to have Aaron Fa'aoso on board in the role of cultural consultant and artistic advisor.
Production History
A workshop was held on Thursday Island in June 2009. The script was subsequently developed with input coming from communities on Thursday Island and in the NPA (Northern Peninsula Area) including those in Injinu, Seisia and Bamaga, as well as cultural and creative consultant Aaron Fa'aoso and Queensland Health professionals.
Auditons subsequently took place in the NPA and on Thursday Island, and recording took place on Thursday Island in November 2009, with sound engineer Nigel Pegrum. Nigel then edited the plays in his Pegasus Studio facility in Cairns.
The plays launched on Thursday 15 April 2010, and are curretly being broadcast on radio station 4MW from Thursday Island.
Comments
The Torres News has run several articles on the project, and Queensland Health has also taken out some paid advertising.
Click here to read about the workshop.
Click here to read about audtions
Click here to read about recording the play.
Click here to read about the launch
Click here to read an interview with Aaron Fa'aoso.
Click here to read an interview with Rhian Phineasa.
Click here to read an interview with Patrick Mau.
Click here to read an interview with Mary Mills.
Click here to read an interview with Aaron Tamwoy.
Kasa Por Yarn has a large following on Facebook, and also has its own webpage where you can download episodes of the play.
Videos
Several videos of the characters talking to camera have also been posted on You Tube. You can view them from the following links:
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TV news article |
Jayson |
Harry |
Peter |
Elise |
Lindy |
Gretel |
Cindy |
Billy |
Behind The Scenes |
Pictures
Trip 1: Initial Workshop
Kids on the beach. This and the following photographs were taken during my first visit to the island in June 2009. |
Aaron Fa'aoso |
Tinny |
Tree trunk |
Sunrise |
Looking north |
Termite mound |
Tree |
Main street |
Leaf |
Flotsam, or possibly jetsam |
Flowers |
Trip 2: Auditions and Recording
Tropical foilage |
Tropical foilage |
Tropical foilage |
Tropical foilage |
Tropical foilage |
Northern most point of Australia, Cape York |
Tropical sunset |
Tropical sunset |
Tropical sunset |
Auditions at Injinu Health Centre, Cape York |
Rhiann Phineasa as Elise and Tullei Eli as Lindy |
Mary Mills as Gretel |
Maudesta Bowie as Cindy |
Aaron Fa'aoso as Billy and Jimmy Bani as Harry |
Charles Passi as Peter, Mary Mills as Gretel, Rhiann Phineasa as Elise and Aaron Fa'aoso as Billy |
Aaron Fa'aoso as Billy and Maudesta Bowie as Cindy |
Patrick Mau (composer) and Aaron Fa'aoso |
Rhiann Phineasa as Elise, Danny Bani as Jayson and Tullei Eli as Lindy |
Simon Luckhurst, Heather Robertson (producer) and Aaron Fa'aoso |
Charles Passi, Simon Luckhurst, Aaron Fa'aoso, Heather Robertson and Jimmy Bani |
Entire cast |
Nigel Pegrum in his studio |
