Difference between revisions of "Deborah Cheetham"
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | Aboriginal soprano opera singer, actor, playwright. Author of her autobiographical play 'White Baptist Abba Fan' detailing her experiences of coming to terms with her sexuality and racial identity whilst trying to reunite with her Aboriginal family. Also wrote the | + | Aboriginal soprano opera singer, actor, playwright. Author of her autobiographical play 'White Baptist Abba Fan' detailing her experiences of coming to terms with her sexuality and racial identity whilst trying to reunite with her Aboriginal family. Also wrote the indigenous opera 'Pecan Summer'. Appeared in the 2000 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony. A member of the stolen generation of aboriginal children taken from their parents, she is active in getting indigenous children involved in music and the arts. Appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia, 2014. |
== See Also== | == See Also== | ||
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* [[LGBTQ Opera Singers]] | * [[LGBTQ Opera Singers]] | ||
* [[The Two-Spirit, Aboriginal, and Native LGBTQ Community]] | * [[The Two-Spirit, Aboriginal, and Native LGBTQ Community]] | ||
| + | * [[Notable LGBTQ Playwrights]] | ||
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
Latest revision as of 15:36, 25 March 2019
Contents
Country
Australia
Birth - Death
1964 -
Occupation
Entertainment
Notable Achievements
Order of Australia
Description
Aboriginal soprano opera singer, actor, playwright. Author of her autobiographical play 'White Baptist Abba Fan' detailing her experiences of coming to terms with her sexuality and racial identity whilst trying to reunite with her Aboriginal family. Also wrote the indigenous opera 'Pecan Summer'. Appeared in the 2000 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony. A member of the stolen generation of aboriginal children taken from their parents, she is active in getting indigenous children involved in music and the arts. Appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia, 2014.
See Also
- Order of Australia
- LGBTQ Opera Singers
- The Two-Spirit, Aboriginal, and Native LGBTQ Community
- Notable LGBTQ Playwrights
