We live in perilous times. Maybe we always have, but not on such a grand scale as now. So, what stories got us here? Stories of survival of the fittest, and that we should subjugate nature as we chant the neo-liberal mantra of never-ending growth? Are such beliefs bullshit?
Dignified Anger: Stories for a Perilous Now is the premiere collaboration of Jan ‘Yarn’ Wositzky and Penny Glass, performers and musicians who bring a wealth of personal and professional experience to this dramatic, moving and comical piece of storytelling theatre.
Taking its cue from the Latin American concept of La Digna Rabia, Dignified Anger, the show brings together stories of Latin American indigenous communities who defy mines and dams on their country; the wisdom of the humble bushman Bill Harney (1895-1962), who returned from WWI with a hatred of war; the centuries old tale that questions, What do women desire most, above all else? … plus more.
These stories are sprinkled with songs & music on a 5-string banjo, flutes, harmonica, rhythm bones, and drums. The debut performance was at the 2023 Woodford Folk Festival. Jan ‘Yarn’ Wositzky OAM grew up listening to stories of his Czech-Scots family. He co-founded the much loved band,The Bushwackers, and so to a fifty plus year career of storytelling, in theatre, radio and TV, oral history books with Aboriginal people ‘up north’ and many Australian history shows in schools.
Penny Glass grew up in a storytelling Aus-Polish-Jewish family. After studying drama at the VCA, she has worked in community & political theatre in Australia & Chile and co- founded cultural activist collective Colectivo Sustento. She currently teaches Drama for Social Action at Griffith Uni.
Directorial assistance by Sue Ingleton.
Dignified Anger Tour – coming to Now Nowa Hall at 2pm, 11 May 2025
Book tickets here https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1374020
Further information: jan@janwositzky.com.au
https://www.janwositzky.com.au/dignified-anger