I joined a few thousand hippies to dance in the sprinkling rain in Braidwood at the beginning of the month. Amongst the luscious trees the bass boomed and hips gyrated. For the occasion I created two brand new routines, both animal themed to blend in with the wilderness. On the Friday night I was a snake with a taste for …
Regrowth Festival this weekend
The wonderful Regrowth Festival is this weekend. Set just 3.5 hours from Sydney in a luscious grove near Braidwood, the location features gorgeous valley views and winding bush tracks. Its also a highly successful sustainable festival, with every effort going towards minimising effects on the environment and tree planting & bush regeneration a key feature. The vibes are always happy …
This Week: Permasabi, Lego and Rhymes
There’s a lot of interesting and innovative art stuff in sassy Sydney this week. These are my top picks: Permasabi Tuesday 24 February – Opens 5:30pm – 8pm Exhibition runs 26 February – 14 March COFA, main courtyard Oxford Street, Paddington NSW Perran Costi is a remarkable artist and this is his biggest undertaking to date. He is the founder of …
America’s Painted Word
America: Painting a Nation is showing at the Art Gallery of NSW for just one week more. Head over to see sad clowns, communist commentaries, pioneer portraits and a diverse range of styles and subjects from the painted history of the US of A. As an added bonus, every Wednesday night the gallery opens its doors late with a pop …
Skyvillage: A New Festival for New Year’s Eve
Last September, a group of friends lamented about the lack of friendly, fun filled options for New Year’s Eve in Sydney. Their skills spanned from music promotion, to catering, marketing and arts management. They decided to do something about it. The result was Skyvillage. Skyvillage was a small scale arts festival held on a gorgeous heritage listed site called Scheyville …
MCA Art bar: Nightcraft
Looking for something interesting to do tonight? Look no further. Our friend, the talented performer, designer and costumier Justin Shoulder is curating the MCA Art Bar. Every month the Museum of Contemporary Art opens its doors late and unleashes an artist to program the weird and the wonderful into every foyer, corner and crannie. Rumour has it that tonight there …
2013 Wrap Up
Wow! I know we all say it every year, but it’s hard to believe that its the end of January already. After a very full and fulfilling 2013, I feel exhausted already. We certainly were busy! Nonetheless, taking a look back puts a smile on my face.
Bogan Yoga at Newtown Festival
Want to meet women, get fit and learn some new sexual poses? Then bogan yoga is for you! Launching at Newtown Festival on Sunday 10 November, this is sure to be an instant hit. Try your hand at the lawnmower, bacon roll, or get your ‘ute serviced’ (for the more advanced practitioners). Toby’s brain child (and secret desire) is finally …
Jurassic Lounge Becomes Extinct!
Yeoow! With great sadness, and yet also with great zest, we will be fare-welling Jurassic Lounge TONIGHT. After several fabulous years performing as freaks amongst the dinosaur bones at this iconic event, extinction has caught up with us. We are honoured to be performing our puppet parable ‘Save Me’ at the LAST EVER …