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Arnhem comes to Sydney theatre

An indigenous play is breaking new ground in Sydney, uniquly performed in an indigenous Arnhem languague.

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By Kumi Taguchi

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An indigenous play is breaking new ground in Sydney with its unique use of language.

Bloodland was inspired by the social fractures in Arnhem Land, where some indigenous communities are struggling to hang on to their traditions.

Bloodland plays, in the Yolngu language, until mid-November at the Sydney Theatre Company.

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