Month: March 2017

Film, News

NEWS: Shock Art webisodes to air on ABC iview

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  Shock Art: is it a lasting cultural force to reckon with, or has it become too mainstream to create its desired effect on spectators? When Marcel Duchamp put a urinal on display and gave it a title way back in 1917, could anyone have predicted that Piss Christ would become a direct heir of its controversial legacy 70 years later? Our notion of what’s shocking appears to be fluid (forgive the pun), and the lines artists cross are constantly being redrawn as society becomes desensitised and re-sensitised to different taboos. Beginning on 15 March, Shock Art, a series of webisodes from director Sam Bodhi Field, will air on … Continue reading NEWS: Shock Art webisodes to air on ABC iview

Reviews, Theatre

REVIEW: The Manganiyar Classroom | Roysten Abel | PIAF 2017

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The Manganiyar Classroom Review by Lara Fox 4.3.2017 The Manganiyar Classroom is half ‘school of folk,’ half Bollywood musical, carried out by the happiest little anarchists you could ever imagine. The Manganiyars are a heredity group of Sufi Muslim musicians from the Thar Desert of Rajasthan who are known for their musicianship. Director Roysten Abel has created a show with the youngest members from the community and brought their story to the world stage. The show opens with the school teacher (Devu Khan) preparing himself for his day ahead at his desk whilst his class of kids are half asleep … Continue reading REVIEW: The Manganiyar Classroom | Roysten Abel | PIAF 2017

Dance, Reviews

REVIEW: Meeting | Antony Hamilton & Alisdair Macindoe | PIAF 2017

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Meeting Review by Lara Fox 2.3.17 Meeting is a “synchronised meeting of minds and machine,” illustrated through interpretive dance and 64 programmed machines, which both dictate to and are dictated by one another. The neurotic choreography is by Melbourne dancer Antony Hamilton and the making and programming of the machines is done by fellow Australian, Alisdair Macindoe. The show opens with 64 small machines which look like mouse traps, set around in a 5m x 5m circle, in groups of 8, (which is a number of importance to music). Hamilton and Macdinoe enter the room and start jolted movements in … Continue reading REVIEW: Meeting | Antony Hamilton & Alisdair Macindoe | PIAF 2017

News, Theatre

NEWS: The Blue Room Theatre announces first two shows of S1 2017

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With barely a moment to breathe after another jam-packed, highly-acclaimed Summer Nights season at FRINGE WORLD 2017, the team at The Blue Room are ready to unleash another round of indie theatre goodness on the public with the announcement of the first two shows of the April-July: So You Think You’re Charlie Smith from sandpaperplane and Emma Mary Hall’s Ode to Man. Here’s a brief look at both shows. So You Think You’re Charlie Smith | sandpaperplane | 11 – 29 April | 7pm sandpaperplane are the crew behind the hit comedy 34,000 Forks (see our review here) from Summer Nights 2016, with Jackson Used and … Continue reading NEWS: The Blue Room Theatre announces first two shows of S1 2017

Reviews, Theatre

REVIEW: Matilda the Musical | Crown Theatre

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Matlida the Musical Review by Susie Conte 3.3.17 I came into the theatre to watch this very famous, successful show, fresh from worldwide tours and awards, with a particular sense of expectation. I must have read the book to my children dozens of times, and loved the movie with my kids. Based on the book by Roald Dahl, this is a story of a brilliant 5 year old girl who dreams of a better life, armed with a vivid imagination, a sharp mind, and a little bit of magic. The stage is set with books and scrabble pieces, words and … Continue reading REVIEW: Matilda the Musical | Crown Theatre

Reviews, Theatre

REVIEW: Small Voices Louder | Alex Desebrock | PIAF 2017

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Small Voices Louder Review by Maddie, Chloe with assistance by Cicely Binford 26.2.2017 Small Voices Louder is a kids-only event happening at PIAF this year that, quite frankly, I’m pretty jealous I’ll never get to participate in. We sent two young ladies along to experience it for us, and after the show, Chloe (9) and Maddie (11) gave us a good debriefing about what they saw, how they felt, and what they thought about Alex Desebrock‘s special installation for kids. Alex Desebrock, in the bright and cheery yellow that visually defines Small Voices Louder, descends the grand staircase at the State Theatre Centre and … Continue reading REVIEW: Small Voices Louder | Alex Desebrock | PIAF 2017