Burlesque at Harvest Festival, Melbourne

Duckie Blog, Burl-esque

I have had the most phenomenal weekend! Flew down to Melbourne where we were blessed with blue skies and mild weather. After a cross country trek past lettuce and tomato farms we eventually reached the Harvest Festival site, in the stunning Werribee Park. Highly recommended, definitely worth checking out, festival or not. They have pine groves, a mansion and a …

New rabbit burlesque routine – creative development

Duckie Blog, Burl-esque

I’ve been having a lot of fun developing materials for our new burlesque routine, called ‘White rabbit’. Spent a bit of time cutting up and painting corflute to make a carrot and knife, plus searching for other bits of costuming and music. I have founding it disappointingly hard to find budget gimp masks in Sydney stores or online on Australia …

Umbrella Theatre at the Rocks Village Bizarre

Duckie Blog, Puppetry

Spring is in the air, the flowers are blooming, a sea breeze can be smelt on the wind and the sun is beaming away. I’ll be involved in the Rocks Village Bizarre again this year, and the program is looking more exciting than ever!   This year on Friday nights in November and December, the Rocks will be transformed into …

Exciting gigs ahead!

Duckie Blog, Burl-esque, Puppetry

Ahoy there mateys! We have some exciting gigs coming up on the horizon, y’arghh! Upcoming Gigs 21 October 2012 Marrickville Festival Keep your eyes out for Old Mate perching on a Marrickville Road corner… Marrickville Road, Marrickville   10 & 11 November 2012 Harvest Festival A new burlesque show with a cutie little wabbit La Toosh Stage, Werribee Park, Melbourne …

Burlesque with Christa and Vashti Hughes

Duckie Blog, Burl-esque

Wowzers! The Hughes family is certainly a formidable one, oozing with talent. For the last week of the Mystery Bus we teamed up with the good folks at Camelot Lounge for an extravaganza of cabaret, music and burlesque. The hot little venue was packed and the acts on stage were even hotter. The night was mc-ed by the hilarious Drew …

Mystery Bus 2012 Wrap Up

Duckie Art & Event Reviews, Blog

Last week we wrapped up another successful season of Mystery Bus for the Sydney Fringe Festival. Once again sell-out crowds were wowed by a showcase of some of Sydney’s best underground artists and venues across eight themed nights. The bus arrived to greet unsuspecting punters outside the Enmore Theatre and took them to different secret locations each night for a …

Umbrella Theatre Does Crack Theatre Festival

Duckie Puppetry

Crack Theatre Festival is part of the experimental arts program, This Is Not Art (TINA) held in Newcastle over  the October long weekend every year. I’ve always loved this festival for its stimulating mix of performance, installations, workshops, readings and panel discussions. The Crack component is led by Artistic Directors (and artists in their own rights) Jane Grimley & Gareth …

Mystery bus promo video

Duckie Blog, Performance Art & Installations

http://m.facebook.com/groups/336217626446623?view=permalink&id=383676488367403&ref=bookmark&__user=581146553#!http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150968915765404&ref=bookmark Check it out! The Mystery Bus 2012 promo video is now live! A special big shout out to our friends at Papermoose Productions for their help and studio. I can also confirm that the secret venues and line ups are going to be very cool this year. I’m excited! We also have a range of great new promo images …

Mystery Bus 2012

Duckie Blog, Performance Art & Installations

So its clown car time again! Just spent about 5 hours shooting promotional photos and film for Mystery Bus 2012. Managed to shove a vintage globe, Swiss ball, animal masks, fake flowers, two old school suitcases, THREE mannequins, novelty golf clubs and a hula hoop into the back of the van. The shoot was excellent fun, with half of Claudi’s …