Next Stop Woodford!!!!

WHO’S THAT CHIK is Up North from December 27th- January 1st 2011/12.

How exciting and what a way to start the year. Due to the QLD floods The Dreaming Festival had to be put back 6 mths, which means music and theatre in one big hot loving event. If you’re coming already, get your butt to BlakDramatics space… there’s so much good stuff on! If you’re wondering what to do for New Year COME!!!

CHECK OUT THE PROGRAM

THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT

KEY PARTNERS

First and foremost thanks to Contact Inc for Co-Presenting the Showing and stepping on board as Partner for up coming Tour. Thanks to Jade Lillie from Contact Inc for coming along and hosting the Q & A after the 2pm showing. To ATYP (Australian Theatre for Young People), thanks for the Venue, to ICE (Information Cultural Exchange) thank you for the Projection and Filming Equipment.

KEY ARTISTS

Thanks so much to Fatima Mawas for filming the Showing and Editing the DVD. Fatima is also the film-maker that created the bulk of the original video and AV for the show. To Kim “Busty Beatz” Bowers thanks for all the Production and Event Management, Logistics, Coordination, Sound and AV Operation. Busty is also the Sound Designer and wrote all the original hip hop in the show. To my mum Lynn Bowers, thanks for all costume extra’s, wardrobe duties and various cameos throughout the show. To Kate and Kayne at Bangarra thank- youse for all the last minute set bits we borrowed. Thanks to Breanna and Breanna’s Academy of Dance out in Campbelltown for cutting us a special deal on the Rehearsal Space. Much love, Candy B!

I wrote this show for my creamy nieces and nephews they’re growing up

I wrote this show for the black boys and girls who’ve had enough

I wrote this show for the activists looking for change

I wrote this show for my Asian sister’s who want to re arrange

Not just the furniture but smash down the walls

I wrote this show for my community, l wrote this show for y’all

Beat

I wrote this show for my mother and the million migrants who came

To bring up their families out of turmoil through the pain

Strange country, strange people, strangers, estranged

I wrote this show to fuel the fire, I wrote this show to fan the flame

In young hearts so full that they want to be on the stage

They want to make music, represent on the page

For Australians with mixed ethnicity

I wrote this show for you and l wrote this show for me

For South Africans once called “Coloured” those called other names too

It’s the first time this girl reflects, I wrote this show for you

And to white folks from Australia this much is true,

If this show is about me then this show is about you

This show is a confrontation, this show is a plea

The lack of colour on our stages doesn’t just effect me

We’ll all play a part in changing this industry

We see what we are, we are what we see

Beat

I see an industry of colour, empowering the other brothers

Nurturing the creamy boys and promoting the brown Mama’s

Artists, Actors, Dancers, Writer’s, Lovers

I yearn for the rhythm’s no longer undercover

The Beats the Breaks the Notes the Tones is what I hunger

Is what I hunger

Is what I hunger

Beat

This is my mouth these are my eyes

My body my blood these are my thighs

This is my story can you empathize?

If you can’t see yourself

How do you know you’re alive?

Beat

I wrote this show for my emotions; red hot and blue

I wrote this show for me and wrote this show for you

Beat

And now you’ve walked my words and a show in my shoes.