Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority once again proves to be innovate and daring in its public art, historical interpretation and engagement. On Friday I attended the launch of their latest project, the Rocks Windmill. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRX2TKzQ5NI&feature=player_embedded] At first it appears to be an odd diversion, but at second glance there’s a lot more to it. The somehow sexy Costa from Gardening Australia …
De Novo, Warhorse and One Servant, Two Guvnors
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 …
Sydney Festival Reviews
Inside Last night I saw Frank Woodley’s new show Inside at the Spiegeltent, and is a work of genius! It was such a marvelous mixture of humour, absurdity and character. We cackled the whole way through, but there’s also a weird existential underlying twist, as the Russian prisoners contemplate the outside world without knowledge of it or a chance of …
SMAC & MOFO
A few exciting and let’s face it, tragically hip things going on this weekend! Last night was the Sydney Art Music & Culture awards, hosted by FBi at Carriageworks. I am so proud that our 2012 Sydney Fringe Festival project, Mystery Bus was nominated for an award. Its a great recognition of the hard work that we put into the …
City Lights: Sydney Meets Japan
Last night I attended the launch of an exciting project called City Lights. Using technology and creativity, Sydney and Yokohama, Japan will be connected innovatively. An ensemble of young people underwent a creative development with multimedia artist David Kirkpatrick and Japanese dancer/designer Anna Kuroda. The results have led to an installation which appears in the Cleland Bond building, the Rocks, …
Mystery Bus 2012 Wrap Up
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 …
Blue Man Hogmanay, Edinburgh 2010
New Year’s Day, 2010. I was in the bitter cold of Edinburgh, Scotland, wearing everything I owned to combat the -6 degree cold. While my friends nursed their Hogmanay hangovers, I emerged that evening as the sun was shyly withdrawing behind the horizon, and made my way along the Royal Mile, past frozen puddles and debris abandoned after the festivities …
Frasers, Hamlet and Itches
There’s a few things about Sydney town that you should know about. First up, Fraser Studios is no more! On Saturday I attended their closing bash, which despite the sad circumstances was a jovial affair, featuring some awesome psycho-billy bush punk band, Christa Hughes and a mobile Jaffle Jafe. I indulged in a tasty Quiche Urban, the perfect after dinner …
Next Wave Festival Melbourne
I just spent the weekend in Melbourne and managed to catch some excellent Next Wave shows while I was there. Next Wave Festival is a curated contemporary arts and performance festival that only comes around once every two years. I’ve been meaning to get my butt down there for a while so I was happy that I finally had a …
Clairy Browne and the Bangin Rackette’s
Check out Clairy Browne and the Bangin Rackette’s awesome doo-wop/soul music video, filmed in Geelong Prison. By all accounts they are a marvelous live act, and the Melbourne group are touring nationally in a couple of weeks! The lowdown on Sydney shows – they’re playing the Brass Monkey in Cronulla on Thursday 24 May and Good God the following night. …