2023
Festivals
Talks and Ideas
The Hedberg Talks
Presented by the University of Tasmania and the Theatre Royal as part of Ten Days on the Island

Thylacine Dreaming - Our fascination with an avoidable tragedy

The Hedberg Talks
Sat 11 Mar 2023 12:00 pm
Ian Potter Recital Hall

The Dream of the Thylacine premiered at TMAG as part of Ten Days on the Island in March 2013. Ten years on, the festival is now presenting the Tasmanian Premiere of Hide the Dog – a story of two best friends who stumble upon an incredible find: the world’s last thylacine.

Few animals capture the collective imagination like the Tasmanian tiger, but behind this fascination is Australia’s dubious position as the world leader in extinction. Join artist and puppet-maker Bryony Anderson, UTAS Senior Researcher Associate Professor Katrina Schlunke and Honorary Curator of Vertebrate Zoology at TMAG, Kathryn Medlock, for a special panel talk that explores the thylacine’s place in literature, art and our cultural imagination.

Speakers

Bryony Anderson

Katrina Schlunke

Kathryn Medlock

Associated performance
Hide the Dog 
15 Mar 2023 6.30pm
Theatre Royal
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Three females whose work touches on the thylacine - Bryony Anderson, Katrina Schlunke and Kathryn Medlock's portraits sit in three corners of the image. the final quarter is an image of The Hedberg with colourful animals overlayed on the image.
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Theatre Royal, The University of Tasmania and Ten Days on the Islands logos in black sit on a white background.
Tickets

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Duration

55mins

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The Hedberg Talks will be recorded.

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