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Scott Rankin born in Ryde N.S.W., speaks about growing up by the Lane Cove River; his love of water, boats and sailing; his family background; radio listening; siblings; his school days, attending Hunters Hill High then enrolling in Sydney College of the Arts; personally organising 'care' projects; setting up a youth drop-in centre; moving to Burnie, Tasmania; kids in trouble after the closure of the wood mill; creating a centre for the kids; John Bakes; Glynn Nicholas; move from art to theatre making; Burnie project, youth work; how Big hART works with kids at risk; new projects, targeted themes: 'young offenders', 'HIV at risk', 'young women & domestic violence'; relations between Big hART and government; Festival of Australian Theatre; co-creating Big hART in Tasmania, the changing role over time, the evolution of the company; character and format of the Board; relations with Australia Council model; Kathy Keele; Ernabella Community, women’s choir; 'Ngapartji Ngapartji' and it’s evolution, Trevor Jamieson; cites an upcoming work and its connection to current show, 'Nyuntu Ngali'; Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs; HIV project; evolution of his theatre-making skills; all theatre work is community-based; the Ernabella project.
Rankin discusses the ever-changing shape of 'Ngapartji Ngapartji'; the 2000 Adelaide Festival; Robyn Archer; Festival of the Dreaming; the 'Mamu' project; West Australian contacts; Adelaide Festival; Andrew Ross; how Big hART creates cultural support projects for young people around 'Mamu' in Kalgoorlie area; SBS TV series across Australia: 'Not at Home"; Black Swan Theatre Company (Perth); AFI (Australian Film Institute) Award; Melbourne International Arts Festival; Big hART's unique structure and approach to producing; Community Cultural Development (CCD); the 'Gold' project; the company's financial future; Big hART applications to the Australia Council for support; Alex Kelly; support from Kristy Edmunds (Melbourne Festival) and Elizabeth Walsh (Tasmania); NFI (National Film Institute) funding; artist, Elton Wirri; trying to get 'Ngapartji' to both Canberra and Ernabella (comparable culture centres); the decision to show the Ernabella mob the Whitefella version; National Indigenous Languages Policy; 'Stickybricks' projects; upcoming projects on Aboriginal themes, including a new piece for teenagers - Pitjantjatara story; his awards.
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Recorded on September 18 and October 2, 2008 at Alice Springs, N.T.
Digital master; National Library of Australia, Oral History and Folklore collection;
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