Feb 14

FRINGE – Lawrence Mooney – Pretty Funny – 4K

By Olivia Henry

Lawrence Mooney is a familiar face to many. You may have seen him host ABC2’s Dirty Laundry Live and appear regularly on Spicks and Specks. Even with two decades of stand-up comedy under his belt, Mooney still bounces up onto the stage of the Rhino Room with enthusiasm and boyish charm. A quick glance around the audience and it is obvious that this one man show appeals to a wide age range, from university students to 60-somethings. Pretty Funny is an hour-long show that provides an uncensored outlet for Mooney, and a fun night for anyone who loves a drink and a laugh.

In the first moments of the show, Mooney grabs the attention of the audience with a mischievous grin and casual chatter. This seems to be the theme of Pretty Funny, as Mooney is gifted in the art of audience banter. His jokes are natural and unrehearsed, and he is able to involve the audience without the need to tease or insult. Mooney’s self-depreciating style of humour combined with his descriptive skills and body language leaves the audience thinking, “that is so me!”

While Mooney’s subject matter is relatable, it is certainly not for the easily offended. He covers a wide range of topics including personal hygiene, sex, relationships, politics and even disability. There are many instances in the show where the subject matter could be easily uncomfortable or offensive. However Mooney is able to read the audience well and remains respectful when approaching particularly touchy topics.

Pretty Funny is thoroughly enjoyable. A caution to those who are easily offended or uncomfortable with coarse language. As an experienced stand-up comedian, Lawrence Mooney provides an excellent show, even for those who are unfamiliar with his work. Pretty Funny is worth a visit from anyone looking for a quality stand-up show.

For tickets and session times, click here.

 

Kryztoff rating: 4K

Feb 10

MUSIC – Lior and Westlake – Festival Theatre – 4.5K

5128138-3x2-340x227By Peter Maddern

There aren’t too many folk singer – orchestral composer combinations that can work as well as that between Lior, the younger Israeli-Australian and Nigel Westlake, a, if not the senior statesman of Australian classical music. Beyond their abilities, there can be no doubt that there is a synergy between these two gentlemen that transcends their backgrounds and stages of career that lifts the quality of their joint work well beyond the ordinary.

In the first half of Friday’s night performance, from row N, Lior reminds one occasionally of a young Cat Stevens, though his voice is so much more refined and sophisticated, as he takes us through those songs that have made his name over three albums and the past six years. Though strangely perhaps, the song that got the most audience reaction was My Grandfather, the self-arranged ode to his own that he first previewed at last year’s Sessions and which is yet to make it to vinyl (as it were.)

indexAfter the interval, the true test of this partnership was played out – the jointly composed work of Compassion where Lior brings a considered collection of Hebrew and Arabic poems on that theme to life with Westlake’s arrangements. It is quite a resounding success.

Thanks to an informative program, one can contemplate the translations and reflect deeply on the words, especially in the context of the sub-text of the hatreds that play out in Lior’s original homeland and its surrounds.

One singer alone before a sixty piece orchestra has its own risks but this performance was testament to the work that has gone into its formation. At times Lior’s voice dominated the players behind him, then blended, or played a subservient role but always he remained in command; his three octave range a colour of delight.

Westlake’s arrangements take the seven songs in the Compassion cycle to all points of the compositional compass, with at times distinct but not clichéd resort to Arabic and Hebrew themes, playing hard up against thunderous crescendos that seem packaged for one of his film scores. An ample cello and double bass section provided a set square configuration on stage to the active ASO timpani placed immediately below the rear curtain.

Compassion is a work that deserves its initial rave reviews when first performed last year at the Sydney Opera House. It is a concept we could all take additional instruction on while Westlake’s music delivers a wonderful feast of sensual sounds. While the CD is fine, hearing this live is quite the experience.

Kryztoff Rating  4.5K

Feb 02

VISUAL ART – Ephemeral by Genevieve Brandenburg – from 19 Feb – Regal Theatre

DL Portrait Flyer Single PrintEPHEMERAL

A SOLO EXHIBITION BY GENEVIEVE BRANDENBURG

 

Ephemeral is the title of the upcoming solo exhibition by Adelaide-based portrait photographer Genevieve Brandenburg. Showing at the Regal Theatre, a beautiful Art Deco cinema in Kensington, throughout February and March, Ephemeral will showcase a selection of artist portraits of established, emerging, local and international artists, including the 2013 Stencil Art Prize ‘World’ Category winner David Soukup of Chicago; seasoned street artist Vans the Omega; emerging actor Alex Williams who played Julian Assange in ‘Underground: The Julian Assange Story’; and Melbourne-based illustration/street art duo Creature Creature.


Brandenburg’s method of portraiture draws on a personally crafted and unique interview process. During a private session with each subject, Brandenburg uncovers important aspects of the artist’s career, their personal story, their earliest memories and their most significant artistic moments. She then skilfully culminates the potent feelings discovered in the interview into a single black-and-white film portrait. 


Brandenburg’s artist portraits capture the fleeting feelings and ephemeral memories of the artist’s career and preserve them in a pure, stark portrait that lasts long after the moment has subsided. These portraits give tangible form to the story of the artist and bring it to life.


Genevieve Brandenburg is an emerging artist based in Adelaide, South Australia. Primarily a portrait photographer, her passion lies with interviewing and photographing artists, musicians and creative individuals about their practices and connections to art. Genevieve also works as an illustrator and has shown at several well-known Adelaide art galleries including the SASA Gallery, Espionage Gallery and Urban Cow. Her website can be found at www.cargocollective.com/genevievebrandenburg.

Feb 02

FESTIVAL – Lola’s Pergola – Line Up

festival-posterDJ Harvey, Total Eclipse and Slow Magic announced for Adelaide Festival

An exciting line-up of international and local DJs has been announced, completing Adelaide Festival’s late night music line-up at Lola’s Pergola, an outdoor club located on the Torrens riverbank.

The international line-up includes the near-mythical godfather of disco and pioneer of Balearic sound DJ Harvey (USA/UK), Brooklyn party starter and master turntablist Total Eclipse (USA), enigmatic electronic artist Slow Magic (USA), veteran house and disco kingpin Joe Claussell (USA) genre defying DJ and producer Vadim (RUS), deep disco and modern house Frank Booker (NZ), obscure and rare cassette DJ Awesome Tapes From Africa (USA), minimal dub techno genius Moritz von Oswald (GER), and nu jazz/broken beat stalwart Recloose (NZ).

au-0228-559024-0-backAustralian DJs also feature in the line-up, most notably, four time Australian DMC Champion and former member of The Avalanches’ DJ Dexter and indie-pop innovators Architecture in Helsinki DJs. Shining a light on the best from our own backyard, the rest of the local line-up includes Brendan Keys (BK Wines), Curtis, Lauren Rose, Henri Le Blanc, dL, Inkswel (Rush hour/Burek/Firecracker), Edseven, Jamie Bennett, Dexter, Late Nite Tuff Guy, Eric the Falcon, Faint One, Dr Wah Wah, Andras Fox, Tor, Troy J Been, Ocky, Driller and Track Team DJs.

Lola’s Pergola is the latest in the long tradition of unique Adelaide Festival designed clubs. Festival goers keen for a casual pre/post show meal can get their fill from Lola’s main kitchen – Tasty Hots – which will be preparing, garnishing and serving a range of incredible restaurant quality cheap eats.

DJ Sets will begin from 9pm and finish late each Thursday to Sunday night (Friday 28 February – Saturday 15 March).

Booking Details:
Lola’s Pergola – Adelaide Festival’s ultimate quarter acre block
Torrens Riverbank, in front of the Adelaide Convention Centre

Fri 28 Feb – Sat 15 Mar
Thurs to Sun
6pm to late

FREE until 8pm |From 8pm: $5 @ the door or pre-purchase express entry tickets* when purchasing tickets to festival shows at adelaidefestival.com.au or BASS 131 246

Line-up:

Fri 28 Feb DJ Harvey (USA/UK)
Sat 1 Mar Total Eclipse (USA), Faint One (AUS), Ocky (AUS)
Sun 2 Mar DJ Curtis & Brendan Keys (AUS), DJ Curtis (AUS), Slow Magic (USA), Lauren Rose (AUS)
Thu 6 Mar Henri Le Blanc (AUS), dL (AUS), Inkswel (AUS), Edseven (AUS), Frank Booker (NZ)
Fri 7 Mar Jamie Bennett (AUS), Awesome Tapes From Africa (USA), Dexter (AUS)
Sat 8 Mar Driller (AUS), Joe Claussell (USA), Late Nite Tuff Guy (AUS)
Sun 9 Mar Eric the Falcon (AUS), Moritz von Oswald (GER) Recloose (USA/NZ)
Thu 13 Mar Dr Wah Wah (CAM/AUS), Andras Fox (AUS), DJ Tor (AUS)
Fri 14 Mar Troy J Been (AUS), Vadim (RUS)
Sat 15 Mar Mark Adams (AUS), Architecture In Helsinki DJs (AUS), Track Team DJs (AUS)

See below for international DJ biographies, for information on all other artists please contact us.

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Awesome Tapes From Africa:
Blogger turned DJ and label owner Brian Shimkovitz sheds light on the obscure and wonderful sounds from across the African continent. The Awesome Tapes From Africa DJ set blends folkloric pop, left-field dance floor gems and hip-hop bangers, celebrating the music and musicians whose cassettes Shimkovitz has collected over the years. After 75 shows on three continents in the past couple of years, the project shows no sign of slowing down.

DJ Harvey:
Get your hips into gear as near-mythical godfather of disco and pioneer of Balearic sound DJ Harvey (USA/UK) kicks off party season at Lola’s Pergola with his legendary mix of disco/garage/house tracks. Fresh from Coachella and Rolling Stone’s ‘Top 25 DJs That Rule the Earth’ list, it’s not an A-List party if the libertine Englishman isn’t on the decks.

Recloose:
After being signed to Carl Craig’s Planet E record label based solely on his now legendary Demo on Rye Sandwich, Matthew Chicoine, aka Recloose has gone from strength to strength. The eclectic DJ’s musical roots trace back to eight years of studying music and playing jazz saxophone, later shifting his focus to the art of mixing, cutting and dicing vinyl whilst at college. The Detroit native moved to New Zealand in 2001 and since then has released a number of ambitious albums on the labels Rush Hour and Delusions of Grandeur.

Frank Booker:
DJ and producer Frank Booker emerged in 2009 to be signed immediately to boutique London record label, Untracked Recordings. Since then he has risen to popularity worldwide. As a DJ, Frank’s music spans a wide array of quality dance music: from deepest disco, to 80’s boogie and quality modern house, as well as some super special re-edits all put together with a focus firmly on the dancers. Booker also co-hosts the highly acclaimed New Zealand’s Hit It & Quit It radio show alongside Recloose.

Joe Claussell:
Joaquin “Joe” Claussell has long been one of New York City’s busiest dance figures, thanks to his work in all areas of the house community: as a highly respected DJ, producer, remixer, label-head (Spiritual Life Music and Ibadan), and record-shop owner (Dance Tracks). A veteran of the disco era, Claussell’s style is a vibrant and eclectic mix including acoustic instruments and rich percussion patterns.

Moritz von Oswald:
Moritz von Oswald is one of the most influential figures in modern electronic music, known for helping define minimal and dub techno. Since the late eighties, von Oswald has explored and defined his own personal style of minimal techno, co-founded record labels Basic Channel and Maurizio, and been an inspiration for many artists, including Richie Hawtin, Thomas Brinkmann, and Robert Henke (aka Monolake). His most recent releases are with the Moritz von Oswald Trio, featuring Tony Allen, with Emptyset and Gardland, which will play Saturday night’s Unsound set at the Adelaide Festival in the Queen’s Theatre.

Slow Magic:
Slow Magic is a post-rocktronica artist whose biography reads only ‘your imaginary best friend’. Since his inception, he has maintained an air of mystery not releasing much more that his music online and wearing a disguise onstage. The enigmatic masked artist brings dreamy electronic soundscapes together with on-stage drums, weaving pure enchantment through the audience and casting hypnotic, hip-swinging spells.

Total Eclipse:
Brooklyn’s party starter DJ Total Eclipse is one of the most diverse and talented turntablists.
An original member of New York City’s legendary elite DJ collective, the X-men, X-Ecutioners and ILL INSANITY, he works constantly to take his craft to the next level by mastering entertaining club sets and collaborations alongside Organized Confusion, Beatnuts, Cormega, Jay-z, and Miri Ben Ari to name a few.

Vadim:
With a career spanning nearly 20 years, DJ Vadim is a well respected innovator and producer, whose diverse musical repertoire encompasses hip hop, soul, funk, grime, reggae, dub and bass. With over 2500 performances under his belt, the veteran DJ has performed with the likes of DJ Krush, Company Flow, The Roots, Pharcyde, Public Enemy, Beat Junkies, Dilated Peoples, Kraftwerk, Ed Rush, Morcheeba and Paul Weller, as well as Glastonbury and the Moscow Street Ball festivals.

Feb 02

FILM – 9:16 FILM FESTIVAL 2014

9:16 FILM FESTIVAL 2014

9-16Film Buff Central and supporting partners Renewal SA and the City of Port Adelaide Enfield are proud to present 9:16 Film Festival 2014.

This February will see Port Adelaide host a string of exclusive screenings and public installations of avant-garde, short films – all of which have been shot in the 9:16 ratio, portrait format.

Brought to you in conjunction with its sister event St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival, 9:16 is set to showcase the fine works of 7 South Australian filmmakers. The installations will take place in various locations of the Port including Hart’s Mill for Laneway Festival itself.

The films touch on looking at the world in a different way, using the tall 9:16 frame to create new filmic experiences. This ranges from documentary, drama, animation and experimental films. Prepare to be surprised! It is the aspect ratio of our time, its what people shoot on their phones but we have commissioned work to be shot professionally using the upright frame as a conscious artistic choice

Director, Mike Retter, of local business Film Buff Central, is the creative eye behind the festival. Film Buff’s opening in January of 2013 through Renew Adelaide, saw Retter intergrate his passion for film with his firm belief in Port Adelaide’s arts culture and potential – 9:16 is a lovechild of the two.

“The 9:16 format is as impacting as traditional cinemascope or widescreen, it’s just flipped for a new perspective… it makes giants out of things” – Retter

The premiere for the festival will take place from 8pm on February 6, at Red Lime Shack on Vincent Street. This free event launches 9:16 before it takes to the Vitals Stage at Laneway Festival the next evening. Adelaide audiences will witness a one-off Laneway experience as the films are muted, looped and projected alongside live music.

Those that miss out on the screenings can experience new moving image work at the Forge Creative Warehouse from February 6 – 13.

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Screenings:

Premiere evening:

6 February 2014

8.30pm

Red Lime Shack

 

Laneway Festival:

7 February

Vitals Stage

 

Alternate screenings:

6 – 13 February

Forge Creative Warehouse

Feb 02

FESTIVAL – Lola’s Pergola

festival-posterPetaluma headlines Adelaide Festival Wine-up at Lola’s Pergola

Lola’s Pergola: Fri 28 Feb – Sat 15 Mar

With the generous backing of Petaluma Australia, Adelaide Festival’s longstanding wine partner, a collection of wine from local small scale winemakers will be available at Lola’s Pergola.

Andrew Hardy, Petaluma’s senior winemaker said, “We have been really intrigued by the concept behind Lola’s Pergola and we wanted to support the idea of celebrating a whole range of wine from the area. Petaluma is part of a wider community of winemakers in South Australia; we all share the same passion, to create great wine and the festival is a fantastic excuse to share a bottle wine.”

An eclectic blend of winemakers has been selected to showcase some of South Australia’s wine regions. The winemakers include Alpha Box and Dice, Brash Higgins, BK Wines, Frederick Stevenson, Friend Experiment, Jauma, Lucy Margaux, Ochota Barrels, Ruggabellus and Shobbrook Wines. Petaluma are getting in on the action too, providing a first time opportunity for the public to taste their own varieties of small batch PPC range which are based on further investigating terroir and winemaking, challenging current winemaking practise to learn, experience and improve.

Over three weekends, festival goers will have a chance to make a ‘Lola’s Vintage’ under the direction of winemaker Justin Lane who will employ an ancient Babylonian method of creating wine. The first weekend involves sorting the grapes, the second basket pressing them and then on the final weekend there will be a tasting of the results. The process will be as much a performance as a vintage.

Petaluama and Ochota Barrels will both launch new vintages at the club. Petaluma will provide festival goers the first opportunity to try the 2001 Croser Late Disgorged (Zero Dosage) Piccadilly Valley. Ochota will release the much-anticipated Sense of Compression collaboration between Adelaide-born Tarras Ochota and legendary rock star Maynard James Keenan of Tool/Puscifer/Perfect Circle.

Lola’s Pergola is the latest in the long tradition of unique Adelaide Festival designed clubs. DJ Sets will begin from 9pm and finish late each Thursday to Sunday night (Friday 28 February – Saturday 15 March).

Other iconic South Australian producers featured within Lola’s are Aussie Cider, Coopers and CIBO Espresso.

Booking Details:
Lola’s Pergola – Adelaide Festival’s ultimate quarter acre block
Torrens Riverbank, in front of the Adelaide Convention Centre

Fri 28 Feb – Sat 15 Mar
Thurs to Sun
6pm to late

FREE until 8pm |From 8pm: $5 @ the door or pre-purchase express entry tickets* when purchasing tickets to festival shows at adelaidefestival.com.au or BASS 131 246

Tasting List:
Fri 28 Feb Petaluma Australia
Sat 1 Mar Ochota Barrels
Sun 2 Mar BK Wines
Thu 6 Mar Ruggabelus and Friend Experiment
Fri 7 Mar Lucy Margaux and Shobbrook
Sat 8 Mar Alpha Box & Dice
Sun 9 Mar Jauma Wines
Thu 13 Mar Brash Higgins
Fri 14 Mar Frederick Stevenson
Sat 15 Mar Lola’s Vintage

Feb 02

FILM – ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL – 20 March – 8 April

C’EST EXTRAORDINAIRE…C’EST FABULEUX…

It’s the ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL!

 

Cinephiles and romantics rejoice! Australia’s most glamorous film event is returning to Palace Cinemas for its

25th season with a tantalising line-up of features and documentaries that make a French ‘affaire’ essential!

 

Presented by the Alliance Française in association with the Embassy of France in Australia and the generous support of Gold Sponsor Citroën, the Alliance Française French Film Festival will screen locally at Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas, 20th March to 8th April, 2014.

To mark our ‘silver’ anniversary we are thrilled that celebrated French/Australian entertainer, Julia Zemiro will be joining us as the Festival’s inaugural Patron.

A slate of French-themed special events and Première screenings will dominate Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas for a glorious 3 week period and will include a tribute to François Truffaut, the master of French New Wave Cinema and a Closing Night that will honour the comic genius of Jacques Tati.

The Finishers, a poignant drama with characters inspired by a true story, will take centre stage on Opening Night – Thursday 20 March, 7pm at Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas. Screening courtesy of Madman Entertainment, directed by Nils Tavernier and starring Jacques Gamblin and Alexandra Lamy, The Finishers follows the journey of an embittered, former Ironman champion, and his disabled son who join forces to compete in a triathlon. 

The films thereafter will feature the bewitching talents of a ‘who’s who’ of French and European silver-screen luminaries including Fanny Ardant, Léa Seydoux, Emmanuelle Devos, Romain Duris, Bérénice Béjo, Gabriel Byrne, Mads Mikkelsen, Bruno Ganz, Juliette Binoche, Daniel Auteuil, Tchéky Karyo, Sandrine Kiberlain, François Cluzet, Jean Dujardin, Cécile de France, Tim Roth, Fabrice Luchini, Lambert Wilson, Thierry Lhermitte, Niels Arestrup, Julie Gayet, Agnès Jaoui, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Nathalie Baye, Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Michael Nyqvist, André Dussollier, Isabelle Nanty, Marilou Berry, Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi, Louise Bourgoin and many, many more!

Highlights of the 2014 Festival include:

A CASTLE IN ITALY (Un château en Italie)

Director:  Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi  (Starring Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi, Louis Garrel, Céline Sallette, Marisa Borini)

Bruni-Tedeschi writes, directs and stars as a former actress struggling to unite her once wealthy family and maintain their connection to their beautiful estate in Piedmonte, in this hypnotic tapestry of family life.

BRIGHT DAYS AHEAD (Les beaux jours)

Director: Marion Vernoux  (Starring Fanny Ardant, Laurent Lafitte, Patrick Chesnais, Jean-François Stévenin)

In this tender romantic comedy, an older, still vibrant woman, embarks upon an affair with a much younger man, which becomes complicated by their age differences, her marriage and his string of other lovers.

CAMILLE CLAUDEL 1915 (Camille Claudel 1915)

Director: Bruno Dumont  (Starring Juliette Binoche, Jean-Luc Vincent, Robert Leroy, Emmanuel Kauffmann)

A searing and devastating look at the life of troubled sculptress, Camille Claudel, who was confined to an asylum following the collapse of her affair with fellow artist, Auguste Rodin.

CYCLING WITH MOLIÈRE (Alceste à bicyclette)

Director: Philippe Le Guay  (Starring Fabrice Luchini, Lambert Wilson, Maya Sansa, Laurie Bordesoules)

Serge, a great, retired actor who lives as a recluse, is invited by Gauthier, a reigning TV heartthrob, to make a comeback in a production of Molière’s play, The Misanthrope.  But before agreeing, Serge insists upon seven days of rehearsal, which neither of these two egocentric characters may survive!

FOLIES BERGÈRE (Folies Bergère)

Director: Marc Fitoussi  (Starring Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Michael Nyqvist, Pio Marmaï)

Fifty-something Brigitte lives a good life with her husband in regional France.  But the departure of their children has thrown her world into flux and she dreams of something more.  With her unrest building, she impulsively makes an excuse to set off for Paris, where she meets a charming Danish gentleman whose attentions flatter her.

GOING AWAY (Un beau dimanche)

Director: Nicole Garcia  (Starring Louise Bourgoin, Dominique Sanda, Pierre Rochefort, Déborah François)

In this intimate, character-driven thriller, a primary school teacher becomes enchanted by the mother of one of his students.  But just as love beckons, problems from her dark past threaten to overwhelm their fragile idyll.

IT BOY (20 ans d’écart)

Director: David Moreau  (Starring Virginie Efira, Pierre Niney, Gilles Cohen, Charles Berling, Amélie Glenn)

A hilarious look at sexual politics in the world of Parisian publishing.  Beautiful, capable but uptight Alice suddenly finds her career chances improve, when a series of misunderstandings label her with a ‘cougar’ persona.

JUST A SIGH (Le temps de l’aventure)

Director: Jérôme Bonnell  (Starring Gabriel Byrne, Emmanuelle Devos, Gilles Privat, Aurélia Petit)

Alix, a fortyish actress en route to Paris for an audition with a broken mobile and a maxed-out credit card finds that a brief encounter with Douglas, an enigmatic stranger, sets her on a path of impulsive decisions with both the promise and the risk of new beginnings. An ode to the ageless thrill of a new and forbidden romance.

MADEMOISELLE C. (Mademoiselle C.)

Director: Fabien Constant (Starring Carine Roitfeld, Karl Lagerfeld, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kate Upton, Tom Ford)

A delicious immersion in the high-octane world of high fashion, this riveting documentary follows Carine Roitfeld, one of the most revered doyens of this fickle industry, as she embarks upon the launch of her new magazine.

MICHAEL KOHLHAAS (Michael Kohlhaas)

Director: Arnaud des Pallières  (Starring Mads Mikkelsen, Bruno Ganz, Denis Lavant, Sergi López, Delphine Chuillot)

A bloody epic set in Feudal France, this drama tells the story of horse trader Kohlhaas, who dares to confront the corrupt local baron and legal system in a battle for revenge which sets him on a brutal course of justice.

QUAI D’ORSAY (Quai d’Orsay)

Director: Bertrand Tavernier  (Starring: Thierry Lhermitte, Raphaël Personnaz, Niels Arestrup, Julie Gayet)

A scorching political satire from one of France’s most revered directors about a ‘talking tornado’ of a foreign minister, whose jaded chief-of-staff and young assistant battle to shield from imminent disaster on a daily basis.

UNDER THE RAINBOW (Un bout du conte)

Director: Agnès Jaoui  (Starring Agnès Jaoui, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Arthur Dupont, Agathe Bonitzer, Valérie Crouzet)

Laura has always dreamed of the perfect fairy-tale romance, so when she meets an aspiring composer, she knows instantly that he is her ‘prince charming’.  But what happens when prince number two appears at the same time?!

VIOLETTE (Violette)

Director: Martin Provost  (Starring: Emmanuelle Devos, Sandrine Kiberlain, Olivier Gourmet, Catherine Hiegel)

Set against the heady intellectual atmosphere of 1940s Paris, this is the compelling tale of novelist Violette Leduc and her struggle to find her voice as a writer. Scarred by both a childhood trauma and a loveless marriage, she finds a complex mentor in Simone de Beauvoir, and subsequently gains entry into the world of literary giants.

 

Dates and venues for the 2014 ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL are:

ADELAIDE:             20 March – 8 April              Palace Nova Eastend

 

Feb 02

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image001Artistic Director Slava Grigoryan today announced three diverse and exciting new shows for this year’s Adelaide International Guitar Festival (AIGF) from July 17-20, 2014, presented by Adelaide Festival Centre.

From young classical guitarists just making their mark, through to acclaimed masters of the genre, all generations of artists are covered in these three spectacular performances.

Outstanding local classical guitarist Andrey Lebedev will take to the stage in an amazing double bill with the talented Sydney Guitar Trio.

Born in Moscow and raised in Adelaide, Lebedev was the winner of the Festival’s 2012 Adelaide International Classical Guitar Competition and returns home for this very special recital performance.  Now studying in London at the Royal Academy of Music on the Julian Bream Trust scholarship, this young man is swiftly gaining an international reputation as one of the rising stars of classical guitar.

The Sydney Guitar Trio, featuring Raffaele Agostino, Janet Agostino and Richard Charlton, joins forces with actor and musician, Rory O’Donoghue to present a program of storytelling and music in the Dunstan Playhouse on Friday, 18 July. The performance will cover everything from Alice in Wonderland to Dante’s Inferno with a dash of Banjo Paterson and Spike Milligan. This unique performance blends the power of the spoken word with music in a refreshing and entertaining way.   

An extraordinary Festival premiere sees one of France’s favourite sons of the classical guitar Judicaël Perroy on a standout double bill with acclaimed composer and performer Máximo Pujol in the Dunstan Playhouse on Thursday 17 July.

The evening begins with Perroy, who is known for his mastery of instrumental colour and the compelling intensity of his performance. He has won multiple international awards and is in steady demand as a recitalist and a teacher. This concert marks his Australian debut.

Completing the double bill, Máximo Pujol brings his tango trio direct from Buenos Aires to Australia for the first time. Having honed his skills playing milongas and tangos in the clubs of his home town, his vibrant and melodically rich music is founded on these styles, and makes full use of the expressive powers of the guitar in dialogue with stellar bandoneon player Eleonora Ferreyra and double bass player Daniel Falasca. 

In what promises to be a major gala event of the Festival, one of our finest musical exports the Australian String Quartet (ASQ) will be joined on the Festival Theatre stage by three very special guests on Saturday 19 July.

Firstly, acclaimed Spanish guitarist Pepe Romero will accompany the ASQ, then AIGF Artistic Director Slava Grigoryan will join the quartet on stage in his only performance of the Festival, and finally Argentina’s contemporary tango virtuosos, the Máximo Pujol Trio, will accompany the ASQ to complete this once-in-a-lifetime event.

Magnificent works for guitar and strings will feature, including Boccherini’s beloved Quintetto No. 4  Fandango, Australian Shaun Rigney’s The Garden of Forking Paths,  inspired by Argentine poet Jorge Luis Borges, and Pujol’s own enchantingly romantic suite for strings and tango trio, Luminosa de Buenos Aires.  

 

This exclusive gala event will open with a dynamic performance by Brisbane’s acclaimed Aurora Guitar Ensemble, directed by Paul Svoboda. 

Heading up his third Festival, Artistic Director Slava Grigoryan said today’s classical announcement cements the festival as one of the most highly regarded on the international circuit.

“We are thrilled to have classical artists of this calibre playing at the Adelaide International Guitar Festival for 2014.”

 “We’re celebrating all generations of guitar players in this amazing lineup. From young bloods like Andrey Lebedev and the Aurora Guitar Ensemble, to the more established Judicaël Perroy and of course the acclaimed masters such as Pepe Romero and Máximo Pujol.”

“Even though the formula may seem similar, the colour of each Festival changes vastly as audiences get to hear a wider and more varied mix of new and established artists.”

Adelaide Festival Centre CEO Douglas Gautier said the Adelaide International Guitar Festival remained a cornerstone of the Centre’s major festival offerings for the year ahead.

“Consistently presenting an exceptional program of local and international artists, Adelaide International Guitar Festival continues to gain international recognition and acclaim.”

 “One of four major festivals presented by Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide International Guitar Festival offers a unique opportunity to shine the international arts and culture spotlight on South Australia”.

 “Slava Grigoryan has curated a first class selection of guitarists from around the world, covering a range of genres, and we look forward to announcing the rest of his lineup in April.”

 Finalists in the Festival’s International Classic Guitar Competition were also announced today, representing all corners of the globe.

The international contenders are Anton Baranov from the Russian Federation, Ekachai Jearakul from Thailand, Brendan Evans from the USA and Mihailescu Bogdan from Romania.

Back in Australia, the ACT was well represented with five locals making the grade: Ariel Nurhadi, Bin Le Thanh, Callum Henshaw, Courtney Hilton and Stephanie Jones. There were two finalists from NSW, Alexander Clark and Andrew Blanch; two from Queensland, Benjamin Ellerby and Joseph Fallon; two from Victoria, Daniel Nistico and Ziggy Johnston, and one from WA, Jameson Feakes.

The full line-up of programs for this year’s Adelaide International Guitar Festival will be announced in April, including Meet the Maker, Masterclasses, Workshops and more.

WHAT Adelaide Festival Centre’s Adelaide International Guitar Festival

WHEN July 17-20, 2014

VENUE Adelaide Festival Centre

BOOKINGS BASS 131 246 or online at bass.net.au

Feb 02

CABARET – You, Me and the Bloody Sea – Feb 10 – One Nght Only – Nexus

YM&BS#4You, Me and the Bloody Sea  returns for one night only

The local hit of the 2013 Adelaide Cabaret Festival, You, Me and the Bloody Sea, is back for one night only on February 10 at Nexus before setting sail to perform at the opening of the prestigious Australian Performing Arts Market (APAM) in Brisbane later in February. 

You, Me and the Bloody Sea is a boisterous and heart-wrenching adventure set on a North Sea oil rig in 1975. It tells the stories of five disparate characters through the masterful song writing of Cameron Goodall and Quincy Grant. “We’ve drawn on the spirit of traditional sea shanties and Celtic influenced rock ballads to conjure up a time and place that rings true for even the most seasoned sea dog” says Grant.

You, Me and the Bloody Sea Image 5Co-composer and well known stage actor, Cameron Goodall, is currently based in Sydney where he’s playing a very different role as Zazu in Disney’s block buster musical The Lion King. “I’m loving performing in The Lion King but I’m also looking forward to singing our own songs again. The Bloody Sea is raw and intimate. It’s a lot of fun.” Goodall and Grant are joined on stage by string player Emma Luker (Fiddle Chicks), drummer David Heinrich and double bass player Harley Gray (Golonka).

“You, Me and the Bloody Sea is a rip roaring show” says director Andy Packer. “The salt-crusted crew are looking forward to letting it rip with lip smacking performances in Adelaide and then at APAM, in Brisbane, to a gathering of Artistic Directors and Programmers from the world’s leading arts festivals and venues. It’s a perfect opportunity to sell the show for an international tour”.

 You Me and The Bloody Sea is on at Nexus on Monday February 10, 9pm. Proceeds will help fund the group’s performance at APAM in Brisbane later this month.

Reviews:

“Five first rate musicians sing and play their guts out in a cross between a concept album and a cantata. It is immensely powerful…This show could and should go across Australia and the world…”             Ewart Shaw, Advertiser, 17 June 2013


“The work is deeply emotive in its gaiety and its sorrow, and, finally, is a memorial for a life hard lead in a world that no longer exists…”           Jane Howard, Arts Hub, June 14 2013

“For the last hour or so I’ve been lost “at the bottom of the barrelling sea” and I couldn’t have been happier!…”              Kate Ceberano ‏@KateCeberano 15 June 2013

Watch a promo here: http://vimeo.com/mumpsimus/bloodyseapromo.

 https://www.facebook.com/MumpsimusTheatre 

 You, Me and the Bloody Sea

Nexus Cabaret Space, Corner North Tce & Morphett St

Monday 10 February, 9pm

Tix: $40/25, call Nexus 8212 4276 or online http://www.nexus.asn.au/booknow.html

Jan 29

FESTIVAL – Writers’ Week Full Program Released

798392-bruce-mckinvenAdelaide Writers’ Week 2014 – Full Program and Souvenir Guide Released Today

Australia’s original literary festival

Over 90 international and local writers will participate in the second annual Adelaide Writers’ Week with six days of conversation and debate set to take place in the beautiful Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden.

The souvenir Adelaide Writers’ Week 2014 program is available from today from all good bookshops and participating newsagents across Adelaide for $10 or by contacting Adelaide Festival (full details below).

Among the writers not to be missed are Margaret Drabble (UK), Elizabeth Gilbert (USA), Alexander McCall Smith (UK), Marcus Chown (UK), Margaret MacMillan (CAN) and Diarmaid MacColluch (UK).

The expanded kids program promises two fun-filled days of stories, puppets, paintings and a Nylon Zoo. In the Story Tent kids will have a chance to see Asphyxia, Australia’s leading Deaf circus performer turned puppeteer; Slapstick Theatre’s Punch and Judy and a whole host of storytellers including Mem Fox and Andy Griffiths.

Ticketed sessions this year include discussions on accessing quantum physics with Marcus Chown’s What a Wonderful World, 1914, and A History of Christianity presented by one of the world’s most influential church historians Diarmaid MacCulloch. Plus for the first time, an entire day devoted to the wonderful and weird graphic novelists with Comics Can Do Anything featuring Alison Bechdel (USA), Simon Hanselmann (AUS), Mandy Ord (AUS) and more.

Of the many conversations that will take place in the Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden from Saturday 1 March to Thursday 6 March, you will hear stories about love, death, marriage, the Great Barrier Reef, both World Wars, clean water, unhappy families, the working class, illegal drugs, swimming pools, NYC in the 70s, colonial Australia, gold mines, God, politics, apps and the environment.

In her third year as Adelaide Writers’ Week Director Laura Kroetsch said: “This year is all about big books and big ideas – be it in fiction, non-fiction or comics. New to the program is a day devoted to comic art and illustration: Comics Can Do Anything brings together artists who explore topics as varied as sexual politics, classic literature, immigration, family relations, and of course creatures. The evening session in Elder Hall feature some of our most acclaimed and often controversial thinkers for robust conversations about contemporary science, war’s legacies, and the power of the Church.  Back in the Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden audiences will enjoy some of today’s most exciting fiction writers as 2014 is without question one of our strongest line ups of novelists to date.”

Writers discussing their debut novels will include Sydney based Fiona McFarlane, South Australia’s Hannah Kent, and D. W. Wilson (CAN). Those discussing their second novels include Rachel Kushner (USA) and 28-year-old Eleanor Catton (NZ) 2013 Man-Booker winner.

On Saturday, March 1 the Premier of South Australia, the Hon Jay Weatherill will announce the winners of all 2014 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature including Fiction, Children’s Literature, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, John Bray Poetry and the Premier’s Award.
Event Details:
Adelaide Writers’ Week 2014
Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden, King William Road
Saturday 1 March – Thursday 6 March

Kids’ Day, Sunday 3 March 9am – 3pm FREE
Kids’ Day returns bigger and better than ever, with an extended age focus on children from 0-12 years old. The Nylon Zoo returns with a giant frog and Nest Studio will be running two tents.  The first tent will feature stories and painting for children 0-8 years old; the second, for children 8-12 years old, will feature a real letter-press for poster making. The Story Tent will be up and running and again featuring It’s Rhyme Time. There will also be a giant floor games area.

Ticketed Sessions: 
What A Wonderful World: Marcus Chown
Elder Hall, The University of Adelaide, North Terrace
Monday 3 March 6.30pm (60 mins)
Tickets: $20-$25
If you have ever wondered – Why do we breathe? What is money? Does time really exist? Where do mountains come from? Why is there something rather than nothing? – then join bestselling author Marcus Chown in conversation about his new book, What a Wonderful World. As author of Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You and creator of the Solar System app Chown brings us a witty, lucid and highly entertaining look at our everyday world.

1914: Paul Ham, Mrgaret MacMillan, Sean McMeekin
Tuesday 4 March 6.30pm (75 mins)
Tickets: $20-$25
The First World War is one of the most documented, commemorated and debated events of modern history. This session brings together three eminent historians, all of whom have written masterful accounts of the beginnings of the war. Paul Ham is the author of 1914: The Year the World Ended; Margaret MacMillan is the author of The War That Ended Peace: The Road to 1914; and Sean McMeekin author of July 1914: Countdown to War.

A History of Christianity: Diarmaid MacCulloch
Elder Hall, The University of Adelaide, North Terrace
Wedensday 5 March 6.30pm (60 mins)
Tickets: $20 – $25
In 1987 Diarmaid MacCulloch was ordained as a deacon in the Church of England, but declined ordination to the priesthood because of the church’s attitude to his homosexuality. MacCulloch is one of the world’s most influential church historians and the author of many prize winning books including A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years and most recently Silence: A Christian History. Join this controversial thinker in conversation.

Comics Can Do Anything: Mandy Ord, Simon Hanselmann & Pat Grant, Nicki Greenberg, Tim Molloy & Sutu, Alison Bechdel
Banquet Room, Adelaide Festival Centre
Sunday 2 March
Tickets: $15 per session
Sometimes called the invisible art, comics and graphic novels are among the most inventive of all contemporary art practice. Funny, poignant, political and always intelligent, comic art is older than you may think and far more popular. No longer an underground activity, comics are increasingly in the mainstream. Join us for a day of sensitive creatures including a smoking owl, digital monsters, The Great Gatsby and a young girl coming of age.

Adelaide Writers’ Week Program Guide:
If you wish to order your own copy contact Adelaide festival on (08) 8216 4444 or send your name and address with credit card details (including CCV) or a cheque (made payable to Adelaide Festival Corporation) to: PO Box 8221 Station Arcade, Adelaide SA 5000.

Box Office: adelaidefestival.com.au or BASS 131 246

Full list of Writers:

International Writers:
Rabih Alameddine (LEB)
Bernardo Atxaga/Jose Irazu Garmendia (SPA)
Alison Bechdel  (USA)
Jenny Bornholdt (NZ)
Eleanor Catton (NZ)
Jung Chang (CHI/UK)
Marcus Chown (UK)
Louise Doughty (UK)
Margaret Drabble (UK)
Helen Dunmore (UK)
Rayya Elias (SYR/USA)
Zoe Ferraris (USA)
Elizabeth Gilbert (USA)
Lloyd Jones (NZ)
Elizabeth Knox (NZ)
Rachel Kushner (USA)
Alexander McCall Smith (UK)
Sean McMeekin (USA)
Diarmaid MacCulloch (UK)
Margaret Macmillan (CAN)
Greg O’Brien (NZ)
Jordi Punti (SPA)
Jaspreet Singh (CAN)
Francis Spufford (UK)
Jeet Thayil (IND)
Adriaan van Dis (NED)
David Vann (USA)
David Waltner-Toews (CAN)
John Waters (USA)
D W Wilson (CAN)
Yang Lian (CHI)

Australian Writers:
Robert Adamson
Asphyxia
Joelie Atkinson
Lenny Bartulin
Tony Birch
Stuart Campbell
Fiona Capp
Gabrielle Carey
Steven Carroll
Phil Cummings
Stephen Daisley
David Day
Michelle de Kretser
Amy Espeseth
Anna Fienberg
Richard Flanagan
Mem Fox
Kimberley Freeman
Kim Gamble
Katrina Germein
Anna Goldsworthy
Pat Grant
Nicki Greenberg
Andy Griffiths
Paul Ham
Simon Hanselmann
Kristyn Harman
Ken Harper – Slapstick Theatre
Kathryn Heyman
Patrick Holland
Lisa Jacobson
Catherine Jinks
Philip Jones
Tom Keneally
Hannah Kent
Iain McCalman
Roger McDonald
Fiona McFarlane
David Malouf
Jennifer Mills
Tim Molloy
Frank Moorhouse
Philip Nitschke
Louis Nowra
Mandy Ord
Geoff Page
Boori Monty Pryor
Henry Reynolds
Kate Richards
Mandy Sayer
Cory Taylor
Mark Tredinnick
Christos Tsiolkas
Chris Womersley
Alexis Wright
Clare Wright