He was bullied as a teen, trained until he bled, and triumphed. Now Smith bids farewell to his globally acclaimed career on the stage that launched itIn 1989 Damian Smith, then a 16-year-old Indigenous kid from Newcastle, appeared in Death in Venice at the Sydney Opera House " where, at such a young age, he performed in awe of the shadow of the national icon. Shortly afterwards Smith left Australia for the United Sta…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:16AM on May 4, 2016