February 2012
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Love Bytes
ATYP’s Fresh Ink program presents a monologue-writing competition as a part of The Voices Project.
Love is… well, you tell us. You have up to 3 minutes. In a short film. With words, words, words. A monologue about love. In any or all of its forms. We want to hear a voice. Your voice. For Love Bytes as part of The Voices Project, for Fresh Ink. You can win a place at our Fresh Ink...
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GRIFFRINGE: FREAKS AND LOVERS
OK, things are heating up for a totally rad first Griffringe for 2012. Our theme is going to be ‘Freaks and Lovers’, which we thought broadly outlined the five very different performances that are going to grace the bare boards of the Stables stage.
In no particular order, the following artists will be showing us what bees are buzzing around in their creative bonnets right now:
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Kevin Jackson: Open Class
A Masterclass from one of Australia’s leading teachers.
Kevin Jackson will present an Open Class for the general public on Sunday 18 March. You are invited to observe Kevin as he teaches a class of 10 professional actors and to gain an insight into the mystery of the craft of acting. Kevin will also cover the backstage techniques that help the actor prepare for the storytelling...
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PACT #3: ENSEMBLE 2012
The PACT Ensemble is an opportunity for interdisciplinary artists to create a new performance work, take part in a program of weekly training and make lasting connections with PACT’s network of artists, peer organisations. 2012 is the tenth year of the Ensemble program and provides professional development for artists aged 18-30yrs.
Registration: Monday 10 April
Audition: Monday 23 April...
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The Sydney Writers' Room
Located in the heart of the Sydney CBD in the historic Trades Hall, the Sydney Writers’ Room is a place where serious writers work in “shared solitude” to focus on and develop their craft. Within this space, our member writers experience a unique collaboration process, sharing their ideas, inspirations and experiences. Cool, right? Applications are currently open for 2012 membership: The...
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The Temperamentals by Jon Maran
A follow up to the Mark Dessaix interview, this is a quick little foray into The Temperamentals by Jon Maran. The promo blurb notes that:
“Long before Stonewall, a few brave men spoke up.
In the closeted USA of the early 1950s, ‘temperamental’ was code for ‘homosexual’, part of a created language of secret words that gay men used to communicate. The Temperamentals tells the story of...
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Picasso student rush now on
Until 9 March, the NSW Art Gallery are offering a 2 for 1 offer on the $18 student concession ticket. This deal is valid on weekdays between 3 and 4pm (last entry at 4pm) on presentation of a valid student card. Tickets must be bought at the AGNSW ticketing desk and are subject to availability.
All the best Wiki information on Pablo and the link to NSW Art Gallery website.
This will be...
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Artist of the Week - Q&A with Mark Dessaix
What are you working on currently?
A the moment I am working on The Temperamentals, which is being directed by Kevin Jackson. It’s playing at the New Theatre until March 3 as part of the Sydney Mardi Gras Festival. I read the play back in September last year and fell head over heels for the story, and the bravery of these 5 men who took massive risks to stand up and fight for their...
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That Pretty Pretty; or, The Rape Play by Sheila...
Wow. What a title. This piece is being put on by Workhorse Theatre Company at Tap Gallery in Darlinghurst. This is a brand new theatre company as well as an Australian premiere.
Here is the plot summary:
“The play follows four characters - firstly Agnes and Valerie, two ex strippers on a rampage across the U.S, seducing and killing pro-lifers and documenting the murders on their ...
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CUT & PASTE #9
The first Cut & Paste of 2012 is just around the corner. This is a night run by Tamarama Rock Surfers of bright young things showing what they’ve got in the rough draft wardrobe and giving it a good airing. It’s shapes up to be a great evening without fail.
There is a fully sick line-up as well: Benny Davis (Axis of Awesome) Eddie Sharp isthisyours? Tom Walker Richard...
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PACT #2 - TINY STADIUMS FESTIVAL 2012
After the success of Tiny Stadiums 2011, here is the return of this curated live art festival hosted by PACT. The curator team this year, Groundwork, are seeking applications:
“for bold, immersive and site-specific works by emerging artists that respond to the concepts centre and margins. Artists working across the disciplines of performance, dance, new media, sound and visual arts are...
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Theatre is not olympic diving...or space flight.
A very interesting post by Veronica Kaye on the current furore around theatre blogging suggests that it is simply not enough to approve or condemn a play, but that the moment of critical importance is in an individual’s response. This is perhaps fairly obvious when mulled over. But still a revelation in her refreshing prose.
Check it out here.
“Theatre is not space flight. When you...
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PACT #1
Everything is coming up roses at PACT. If you want the chance to explore your creativity in a safe space with fun, crazy-performance-enabling people, then PACT is your best bet. There will be several posts about what PACT has to offer this year, the first of which is their VACANT ROOM program.
This is a chance for emerging artists to develop an idea with mentors from PACT.
“PACT offers...
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Alison Murphy-Oates: Q&A
What are you working on currently?
Here at Performance Space, I am currently working on a residency program called IndigeSpace, which is open for proposals until 13 Feb. It’s an initiative to support the professional development and career pathways of mid-career Indigenous artists. Two NSW-based Indigenous artists will be selected from this open call to lead a team through a three-week ...
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Sydney Fringe Applications Now Open!
Every year that the Sydney Fringe Festival continues its new lamb-legs are getting stronger. Last year alone there were 1000 performances of 250 productions and events that took place in 66 venues across the city. As far as statistics go, which generally wash-over the individual hard work and creativity sweated into almost every piece, that’s pretty impressive.
It is Sydney’s...
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Best We Forget - Old Fitz
Adelaide Fringe Award Winners isthisyours? present a masterful insight into forgetfulness and our desire not to be forgotten. Three characters fight the panic as they explore their own fears and fascinations with forgetting. Funny and frighteningly truthful Best We Forget will not be forgotten.
created by isthisyours? direction by tessa leong. composition by andrew russ. lights by govin ruben....
