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A corroboree is a generic word for a meeting of Australian Aboriginal peoples. It may be a sacred ceremony , a festive celebration, or of a warlike character. A word coined by the first British settlers in the Sydney area from a word in the local Dharug language , it usually includes dance, music, costume and often body decoration .
Corroboree at Newcastle is a painting in the collection of the State Library of New South Wales located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is the first known European oil painting to depict a night corroboree by Aboriginal Australian people.
Australian Aboriginal culture includes a number of practices and ceremonies centered on a belief in the ... A corroboree is a ceremonial meeting for Australian ...
A ballet performance of John Antill's Corroboree. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, street theatre, guerrilla theatre and other performances put on by the Aboriginal community were used as a form of political protest. [113] Brian Syron, actor, director and teacher, was a pioneer of Aboriginal theatre from the 1960s onwards. [114]
The site of Queanbeyan showground is a rare example of a well documented Aboriginal ceremonial and camping place that was used during the 19th century as well as prior to European settlement. The description of the corroboree held on the site in 1862 provides a rare insight into Aboriginal ceremonial practices in NSW in the 19th century. [1]
The "Grand Corroboree" was a corroboree performed by around 100 Aboriginal men and women from Point MacLeay mission and Yorke Peninsula on Friday 30 May and Saturday 1 June 1885. It was witnessed by 20,000 spectators. [1] [2]
Corroboree Park is in Ainslie, ACT, Canberra, Australia. It is shaped like a semicircle, and is associated with the Aboriginal use of the area prior to European settlement in Canberra. The park was created around 1925 around the 'Corroboree Tree' located in the park. It is in a heritage registered area, and is also a registered heritage park. [1]
Corroboree Rock Conservation Reserve is a protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia located about 42 kilometres (26 mi) east of Alice Springs in the East MacDonnell Ranges. [2] It is a sacred site to the Eastern Arrente people who are its Traditional Owners.