A few little morsels of puppety goodness for you. First of all, a nice little write up appeared in Mx Magazine about tomorrow’s gig at Pine Street Creative Arts Centre. Come along and start your Friday night the interesting way! Its a stone’s throw away from such fine establishments as the Rose Hotel and Freda’s. Friday 5 April 2013 6.30-9.30pm …
What a lucky duck I’ve been lately, taken out to a string of overwhelmingly fantastic shows! First up was Sydney Dance Company’s De Novo, the most unexpected piece of contemporary dance I’ve ever seen. It was extraordinary, with incredible choreography and impossible bodies. But also what was so surprising, an alien vs predator themed dance, and a postmodern dialectic coupled …
No plans for Friday night? I have a proposition for you, better than the usual after work drinks at the pub. Get down to Pine Street Creative Arts Centre and support the valuable and prolific Chippendale arts organisation. They host a range of creative courses, exhibitions and programs year round. Smart Arts is Pine Street’s annual youth mini-fest, and the …
The talented Miss Ladyko & Alicia of Umbrella Theatre has a new project in the wings: Macondo’s Clothesline Its a beautiful piece of devised theatre inspired by the works of Gabriel Garcia Marquez. A visual and emotional journey through performance, object theatre, dance and music. Its the brainchild of three gorgeous women, all with a wealth of artistic credits across …
A simple study of a female nude with blues and browns Coloured pencil on paper.
Some curious and colourful street art in Novi Sad, Serbia. Who is it, I wonder? And what does it say? And why does there appear to be a little pack of cigarettes in the bottom right corner? The street art was unusually at odds with the general historic feel of the city centre. The lovely town has so many gorgeous …
What a huge day! After packing the wheelie bin, steel supports, red velvet, puppets, snacks, gimp mask, teddy bear, torches, model train, skeleton, donkey whip and octopus into the car I was off to Botany Bay. The fantastic Dan loaned us use of the Lairhouse which was to be our studio for the day. Yes folks, Umbrella Theatre will be …
Umbrella Theatre’s own Sam Hickey is currently in New York with a Broadway show! What a glamorous babe she is. Here she is, captured on film, terrifying Americans in Times Square. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxU3corHoco&feature=youtu.be] Erth’s Petting Zoo is a ridiculously fun introduction to dinosaurs and the prehistoric. The whole show was home grown here in Sydney. The puppets are exquisite and so …
What is a salvage spider, I hear you ask? A most fearsome beastie that lives in the bush, in Norther NSW. He eats teddy bears and creeps about, spinning a giant web to seduce further prey. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/56297780] The salvage spider is also an amazing puppet created entirely out of rubbish by a community collective, One Off Makery. Key member …
Such a great name, it just makes me wanna scream: MARAAAAWA THE AMAAAZING!! Marawa the Amazing, star of London’s Roundhouse, La Clique, hula princess, Britain’s Got Talent crowning champion and tiki pin up is in town for a limited time only. This woman can take 133 hoops at a time, which if you aren’t aware, is BADASS. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-bRg0v1nJ4] She’s in …