10 Days on the Island

10 Days on the Island is a biennial cultural festival held in the island state of Tasmania, Australia.

History

The first was held in 2001, initially organised and co-ordinated by Robyn Archer.[citation needed]

In 2004 the event was reviewed for the Tasmanian Government, and various recommendations were made.[citation needed]

In 2007, the fourth edition of the festival included new commissions, with world and Australian premieres staged in 50 locations across Tasmania.[1]

Description

The event has established a significant place in the Australian arts calendar; it is Tasmania's premier cultural event, and presents exhibitions, performances and community events in 50 locations around the island.[citation needed]

Notable performances

In 2017, the festival included the Tasmanian premiere of the Jane Cafarella play e-baby,[2] a two-hander play about "matters of infertility, adoption and motherhood"[3] in the context of gestational surrogacy which had been performed in Melbourne in 2015[3][4] and Sydney in 2016.[5][6]

In March 2023 a production of Euripides' play Women of Troy, directed by Ben Winspear and starring his wife actor-producer Marta Dusseldorp was staged at the festival. Poetry by Iranian-Kurdish refugee Behrouz Boochani, who was for many years detained by the Australian Government in Manus Island detention centre, was set to music composed by Katie Noonan and performed by a chorus of Tasmanian women and girls, interspersed with the text of the play.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Home". Ten Days on the Island. Archived from the original on 29 March 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  2. ^ Cafarella, Jane (25 March 2016). "'e-baby' in Hobart in 2017". janecafarella.com.au. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  3. ^ a b Tobin, Patricia (16 March 2015). "Review: e-baby". performing.artshub.com.au. Performing Arts Hub. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  4. ^ My, Myron (8 March 2015). "REVIEW: Jane Cafarella's E-BABY: A tale of two women". Theatre Press. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  5. ^ Sebag-Montefiore, Clarissa (27 October 2016). "E-baby review – an endearing but haphazard romp into the complex world of surrogacy". The Guardian.
  6. ^ Blake, Jason (20 October 2016). "E-Baby review: Gestational clock ticks on tale of ethical complexity". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  7. ^ Ross, Selina (5 March 2023). "Former detainee and advocate Behrouz Boochani brings new life to an ancient play". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 March 2023.