A watercolour painting of a person with their back to the viewer, walking away, carrying a suitcase in each hand and a guitar on their back, facing a horizon of hills ahead, as if embarking upon a long journey. In the far right corner is a city-scape in the distance, with bright lights. A silhouette of onlookers in the shadows, appears at the bottom of the image.

Lead performer MT wears a white flapper dress with 1920's style white head band, looking at her hands whilst playing piano. On the stage is a guitar and fold-back speaker. The stage is lit with a blue wash and fairy lights dripping down the back wall. An award with laurels consumes the top right corner of the image, with the words - 'ADELAIDE FRINGE WEEKLY AWARD WINNER 2025'

Lead performer MT wears a white top hat with white tuxedo jacket over a 1920's flapper dress, sitting at an upright piano with a microphone, indicating she has been singing. Her head is turned to the left, presumedly towards the audience, whilst her hands remain on the piano, presumedly playing music.

Her Story of the Blues

Erased in History – Amplified in Her Story.

Music of the trailblazing women who pioneered the blues, conceived rock & pop, and were then - promptly forgotten!

Returning Spotlight to Source, MT (Marie Thérèse) embarks upon a sonic mission to Restore Recognition - where due.

Enraged by Erasure and Colonial-Capitalist-Con-Artistry, this One-Woman-Warrior Determines to Dismantle the Dominant narrative that Pedestals white Patriarchy - Revealing the Roots of our Contemporary Cultures, in the Heritage and Hard-Yakka, of these early blues women.

Featuring MT on All Instruments, Curt Comments & Addicted to Alliteration.

Don’t miss this Award-Winning show on its final round - Reaching the Regions, Beyond the Burbs.

From the Mississippi Delta - to the clubs of Harlem - to your local Petrol Pump!

Q&A, resources, additional sessions and performance and workshop incursions available upon request. Please contact Schools Program Coordinator at schools@adelaidefringe.com.au

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Music • Cabaret

South Australia

: Previous Award Winner
: Fringe Fund Recipient

: Sun, 15 Feb - Sun, 22 Mar
: 60 min to 105 min
: PG
: Primary (8-11) | Middle School (12-14) | High School (15-17)
: $25 to $33
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Content rating: PG

Family friendly: Yes

Target audience: Primary (8-11) | Middle School (12-14) | High School (15-17)

Accessibility

: High audio content
: High visual content
: Audience members interact from the seated or standing area
: Suitable for audiences who may not have a comprehensive understanding of the English language

Presenter

Presented by: MT

MT (Marie Thérèse) is a multi-instrumentalist, Adelaide Fringe award-winning musician, living and working on Kuarna Yerta. Born to a social activist opera junky and a concert pianist, she decided early on to do whatever it takes to stop Gilbert & Sullivan permeating her brain, trying very hard to not be a musician. However, fate would have it that pianos continued to fall in front of her - she’s lucky to be alive! Having escaped to remote regions to steep in musical traditions of West Africa, West Ireland and the West Wing of the jazz school, MT continues to be obsessed with the nuts and bolts of music, writing in blues, soul, folk and world music genres. Through piano, percussion, guitars, vocals and myriad found objects, MT delivers a raw sound that is compelling and authentic.

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