Umbrella Theatre at Harvest Festival
Yesterday the Umbrella Theatre Collective spent a simply marvelous day in the Secret Garden at Harvest Festival. As a part of the charming arts program we brought puppetry to the punters, ten at a time. The festival vibe was great with Portishead headlining and no one leaving disappointed. The vital statistics: Number of cops who saw the performance: 4 Number …
Impressions of Fremantle
I haven’t spent a lot of time in Freo, but the place has a wonderfully chilled out, alternative vibe. Even on short explorations there are delights and treasures in the most unexpected places. These are my happy snaps from Fremantle taken last weekend – for me they sum up the spirit of the place – I hope you like them …
Crochet Graffiti in Fremantle, Western Australia
Beautiful and vibrant guerrilla knitting encompassing a tree off South Beach Terrace in Fremantle, Western Australia I like the love-heart – a nice touch!
Cockburn Rotary Spring Fair
This weekend I had an exciting journey over to Cockburn in WA to perform for the amazing performing arts company erth. Cockburn Rotary Spring Fair was taken by storm as their beautiful water dragon body puppet roamed through the beautiful bush reserve, at home next to the river.
Gallery 2166 Cabramatta
Friends have recently launched a project called Gallery 2166 – an independent, free gallery space to be created in Cabramatta High in South Western Sydney. The space will be a unique opportunity to challenge and engage students and local youth, in the refurbished Design and Technology Building. The team behind the project are incredibly youthful and energetic, and will bring …
First Impressions of the West Bank
I was in Israel and had decided I wanted to visit Palestine (or the West Bank, or whatever you want to call it). However, I had heard mixed reports and was feeling a little uncertain. I tried to drop it casually into conversation whenever I met a random Israeli, to see their reaction would be. It usually went like this; …
Epic Mural in Leipzig, Germany
Though Leipzig is an extremely beautiful and charming city, there are so many nooks and crannies in East Germany that still have an eerie, lost atmosphere. This giant mural on an empty street in Leipzig caused me to pause and stare awhile. At first glance its a cute children’s artwork but definitely pretty creepy. I’ve added the second photo for …
Mystery Bus Debrief – Week 3
Mystery Bus Week 3 was an epic culmination of all our hard work so far. Three more fantastic events, each one quite different from the last and leaving us wanting more and more! Mystery Night #5 Thursday 29 September Thursday night was our East-meets-West chill-fest. Our favourite underground space was beautified, oriental style, with a big thanks to Mouna Stone …
Vyvyan is Bored
The 80’s may have came and gone, but I still know people who are like this. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccjfSyO9ncM&feature=related]