Indigenous societies are often referred to having an oral history, many stories and the knowledge within them, are told and maintained through dance and song. See full story here.
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Interviewing Michelle Potter
As a historian, Michelle Potter has recorded over a hundred oral histories for the National Library of Australia, collecting a diverse collection of stories from Australians from all walks of life. Michelle has interviewed politicians, musicians, artists and designers and conceded it's a job she's honoured to do. For full story including ABC radio interview click here.
Oral history of dance in Western Australia
Ausdance WA will be releasing its Oral History of Dance in WA, a collection of interviews with 20 WA dance identities, including Chrissie Parrott, Sue Peacock, Alan Alder, Lucette Aldous, Margrete Helgeby and Louise Howden-Smith. This project is a sequel to a 1990 oral history project kept at the Battye Library. For full story click here.