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Broken Glass | Public Program

Dying to know: Talking about death and bereavement
Saturday, 13 January 2018 at 11 am
The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre

Broken Glass is a powerful installation and performance work that illuminates the rituals of death and mourning in New South Wales and Victorian First Peoples communities. Join Joseph Medcalf Funeral Services to discuss contemporary practices around dying and bereavement, and discuss how to support loved ones and community at the end of life.

Learn how to communicate your wishes for your final goodbye. This discussion will include what funeral services are available, the costs involved, how to finance a funeral, how to organise a service, and environmentally friendly funeral practices.

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Meet the artists: Insights into the making of ‘Broken Glass’
Saturday, 20 January 2018 at 11 am
The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre

Join members of the Broken Glass creative team to talk about the philosophy, research, protocols, and processes behind the development of this highly anticipated new Australian work.

Set at the historic St Bartholomew’s Church and Cemetery in Prospect – Darug country – Broken Glass is an intimate and enlightening exploration of mourning processes told from the perspective of First Nations women.

The world premiere season of Broken Glass is presented by Moogahlin Performing Arts – New South Wales’ leading First Peoples performing arts company – and the award-winning team at Blacktown Arts for Sydney Festival 2018.

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Installation Tours at St Bartholomew’s 

Visitor are also invited to tour the installation at the St Bartholomew’s site on Thursdays and Fridays during the performance season. A bus will transport visitors from The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre at the times outlined below.

Thursday, 11 January 2018

Departure times from The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre:
11 am (returns from St Bartholomew’s at 12.30 pm)
12 pm (returns from St Bartholomew’s at  1.30 pm)
1 pm (returns from St Bartholomew’s at 2.30 pm)
2 pm (returns from St Bartholomew’s at  3.30 pm)

Friday, 12 January 2018

Departure times from The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre:
11 am (returns from St Bartholomew’s at 12.30 pm)
12 pm (returns from St Bartholomew’s at  1.30 pm)
1 pm (returns from St Bartholomew’s at 2.30 pm)
2 pm (returns from St Bartholomew’s at  3.30 pm)

Thursday, 18 January 2018

Departure times from The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre:
11 am (returns from St Bartholomew’s at 12.30 pm)
12 pm (returns from St Bartholomew’s at  1.30 pm)
1 pm (returns from St Bartholomew’s at 2.30 pm)
2 pm (returns from St Bartholomew’s at  3.30 pm)

Friday, 19 January 2018

Departure times from The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre:
11 am (returns from St Bartholomew’s at 12.30 pm)
12 pm (returns from St Bartholomew’s at  1.30 pm)
1 pm (returns from St Bartholomew’s at 2.30 pm)
2 pm (returns from St Bartholomew’s at  3.30 pm)

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Broken Glass
11 – 21 January 2018
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Image Credits:

Photography by Joshua Morris

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