Kylie Farmer

Kylie Bracknell (formerly Farmer) (also known as Kaarljilba Kaardn)[1] is an Aboriginal Australian actress. She has played Juliet in a run of Romeo and Juliet with the Australian Shakespeare Company,[2][3] featured in the 2010 revival of The Sapphires,[4][5] appeared in Rima Tamou's film Sa Black Thing (an episode of the SBS TV series Dramatically Black) performed in the theatre production Aliwa!,[6][7] appeared in Muttacar Sorry Business[8] and is the face and narrator of the NITV series Waabiny Time.[9]

Noongar language and culture has featured strongly in Farmer's career. She spent 11 years with Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company, an Aboriginal-led theatre company based in Perth, in the heart of Noongar country.[10] In 2012, she was part of the cast from Yirra Yaakin, which translated Shakespeare's sonnets into Noongar and performed them at the Globe Theatre in London.[11] She is a strong advocate for Aboriginal languages, with appearances at TEDxManly[12] and on the ABC program Q&A.[13][14] In addition, Farmer has taught language through music to young Noongar people in country towns, through Community Arts Network's Noongar Pop Culture project[15] and through early years television series Waabiny Time.[16][17]

References
  1. Frank, Lillian (12 January 2008), "Heaven on a beanbag", Herald Sun
  2. Woodhead, Cameron (21 January 2008), "Stars shine through the parsley", The Age
  3. Dennehy, Luke (12 January 2008), "Right royal spot of romantic tragedy", Herald Sun
  4. Boland, Michaela (19 January 2010), "Second life for acclaimed show", The Australian
  5. Blake, Jason (29 May 2010), "Sass, soul and old-school panache in musical gem", The Sydney Morning Herald
  6. Banks, Ron (28 July 2000), "Tale of Survival", The West Australian
  7. Giffiths, Gareth (28 July 2000), "Escape from degradation", The Australian
  8. "Driving home safety message", Eastern Suburbs Reporter, 17 February 2009
  9. Felton, Christopher (23 July 2009), "Pingelly girl relives stories in the sand for TV show", The West Australian
  10. Higson, Rosalie (5 July 2011). "Actress's new role close to the heart". The Australian. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  11. Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company. "Yirra Yaakin to Perform at Shakespeare's Globe London". Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  12. Farmer, Kylie. "Keep Our Languages Alive". YouTube. TEDx. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  13. ABC Broadcasting Corporation (19 September 2016). "Q and A". Retrieved 5 November 2016. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  14. Brooks, Emily (5 September 2016). "Q&A: Shakespeare's Sonnet 127 Was Read in an Indigenous Language And It Was Awesome". Huffington Post. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  15. Community Arts Network. "CAN WA Noongar Pop Culture: Meet Kylie Farmer". Vimeo. Community Arts Network. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  16. Waabiny Time. "Waabiny Time". L'unica Productions. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  17. Australian Children's Television Foundation. "Waabiny Time - series 1 Trailer". YouTube. Retrieved 5 November 2016.


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