Listen. Deeply.from Liquid Architecture's About page
Liquid Architecture, Australia's premier sound-arts festival, celebrates its eighth consecutive year with concerts, artist talks, workshops, forums, live performances, exhibitions, installations, audio-visuals and recorded work. Featuring our most imaginative musicians, composers, film-sound designers and media artists in a sense-specific feast for the ears.
What is 'Sound Art'? ]]>
Listen. Deeply.from Liquid Architecture's About page
Liquid Architecture, Australia's premier sound-arts festival, celebrates its eighth consecutive year with concerts, artist talks, workshops, forums, live performances, exhibitions, installations, audio-visuals and recorded work. Featuring our most imaginative musicians, composers, film-sound designers and media artists in a sense-specific feast for the ears.
What is 'Sound Art'?
"For many, it refers to sound-based art work (or at least art work where the principal focus is on sound) across the broad gamut of performance, installation and broadcast contexts, which departs from both traditional musical instrumentation and notational methods and frequently employs electronic media. Others may see it as an intersecting space with roots in post-Cageian music practice, or indeed 'post-phonographic' music practice, and installation art."
-- Julian Knowles then Professor of Music and Head of the School of Music and Drama at the University of Wollongong, in an article entitled Sound Practice, Sound Thesis in RealTime No68, August / September 2005
What is Liquid Architecture?
Liquid Architecture is a sense specific festival, as opposed to art form specific. Occurring annually since 2000, Liquid Architecture celebrates the diverse methods of sound making and sound theory. It is our belief that listening is a vital activity, and one that is often overlooked within the dominance of visual media in our environment.
What will I hear?
A key objective is the promotion of artists practicing on the periphery of music and sound culture, particularly those with an experimental aesthetic and a critical approach to (media) cultures. The artistic content of the festival focuses upon and privileges sound practice in all its manifestations but, due to the cross disciplinary potential of sound, many other art practices are included in the festival. Liquid Architecture focuses on any and all art forms involving particular emphasis on the auditory, including an exciting mix of musical performance, AV presentations and installation work, along with a strong critical element involving panels, workshops and artist talks.
Who's it for?
Now coming into its eighth consecutive year, Liquid Architecture strives to combine the fragmented communities in which sound arts practices occurs, striving for cross disciplinary appreciation and critique. The practical objective of this strategy is to popularise and publicise sound culture through greater aggregate audience size and a higher profile, and to make sound culture more accessible to the community, particularly to youth and student audiences. Audiences currently include those engaged with contemporary creative practice, sound arts practitioners, music industry professionals, electronic music concert goers, academics, cultural theorists and students (post & undergraduate), youth audiences and enthusiasts of adventurous popular music.
Liquid Architecture aims to popularise sound culture, particularly with young/emerging content producers within Australia's active student culture, in order to build not only future audiences but also future artists. Our rationale reflects an intense engagement with specialist and broader cultures, and the desire to make a contribution to those cultures. Sound practice is often cross disciplinary and the festival should reflect that, not only in the work presented but in the broad range of audiences it attracts.
The opportunities to network with national and international artists are an important means of generating future initiatives and cross cultural collaborations. The community is being exposed to some of the most exciting explorations occurring within sound culture that also happen to intersect with the media and fine arts. The exposure generated by Liquid Architecture is crucial in developing new audiences for the many discreet sound and experimental music communities currently operating around the country, and internationally.
Who's responsible?
Liquid Architecture is curated by practicing sound artists. Directed by Nat Bates, who heads the ((tRansMIT)) sound collective, and co-directed with Ben Byrne and Shannon O'Neill from alias frequencies and Lawrence English from ROOM40. The Artefacts of Australian Experimental Music CD launch is presented by Shame File Music.
Ben and Shannon have fostered a Sydney home at the Performance Space, Lawrence works closely with the Brisbane Powerhouse, and in Melbourne the festival is once again supported by RMIT Union Arts and returns again to the Arts House at the North Melbourne Town Hall.
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its principal arts funding and advisory body.
The Sydney season is supported by Arts NSW, Melbourne by Arts Victoria.
Pauline Oliveros and Ione's visit has been made possible through the Alt.Music Festival under The Audio Foundation New Zealand, and in co-operation with the Fulbright association.
Runzelstirn & Gurgelstock and Dave Philips' visit is supported by Pro Helvetia and dual plover.
Cellule d'Intervention Metamkine's visit is supported by the French Embassy and Alliance Francaise.
more information
visit the http://liquidarchitecture.org.au website for more details
http://liquidarchitecture.org.au/la8program.html has the program
http://www.myspace.com/liquidarchitecturefestival is the LS8 festival myspace page
Sundae presents Neil Pierce (UK), one half of the world renowned DJ/production team - The Fanatix.In the last 15 years the duo have remixed tracks for artists such as Kings Of Tomorrow, Dennis Ferrer, Blaze and Jamiroquai.
The Fanatix latest album "This Thing of Ours" has charted on all the major house music sites throughout the world so be sure not to miss the chance to go on a musical journey that embraces all things deep and soulful.
As always Sundae provides this free for all ages in an indoor/outdoor environment like no other, come and enjoy the sun and spirit of house music on a Sundae afternoon.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=17908977891
Sun May 18 3pm – Sun May 18 9pm
@ Watt Modern Dining / Brisbane Powerhouse, 119 Lamington St, Brisbane, Australia ]]>
Sundae presents Neil Pierce (UK), one half of the world renowned DJ/production team - The Fanatix.
In the last 15 years the duo have remixed tracks for artists such as Kings Of Tomorrow, Dennis Ferrer, Blaze and Jamiroquai.
The Fanatix latest album "This Thing of Ours" has charted on all the major house music sites throughout the world so be sure not to miss the chance to go on a musical journey that embraces all things deep and soulful.
As always Sundae provides this free for all ages in an indoor/outdoor environment like no other, come and enjoy the sun and spirit of house music on a Sundae afternoon.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=17908977891
Sun May 18 3pm – Sun May 18 9pm
@ Watt Modern Dining / Brisbane Powerhouse, 119 Lamington St, Brisbane, Australia
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Liquid Architecture 9, Brisbane Powerhouse July 4+5Liquid Architecture, Australia's premiere festival of audio arts returns to Brisbane this July for an incredible line up of sound and exploratory music from across the globe.
This year, the festival pulls together artists from Germany, France, Portugal and Australia, all of whom test for the very edge of contemporary practices in sound.
Included on the line up are the likes of the influential Portuguese electronic music pioneer Rafael Toral, Australia sound artist Nat and French Musique Concrete composer and environmental recordist Toy Bizarre, who prepares a unique site specific concert in each location he visits, to name but a few of the guests attending this year.
Held in the Rooftop Terrace, the event will feature a spatial sound system to maximize the listening experience for all in attendance! Limited seats, book early. A true festival for the ears!
-- info via http://www.room40.org/events.shtml ]]>
Liquid Architecture 9, Brisbane Powerhouse July 4+5
Liquid Architecture, Australia's premiere festival of audio arts returns to Brisbane this July for an incredible line up of sound and exploratory music from across the globe.
This year, the festival pulls together artists from Germany, France, Portugal and Australia, all of whom test for the very edge of contemporary practices in sound.
Included on the line up are the likes of the influential Portuguese electronic music pioneer Rafael Toral, Australia sound artist Nat and French Musique Concrete composer and environmental recordist Toy Bizarre, who prepares a unique site specific concert in each location he visits, to name but a few of the guests attending this year.
Held in the Rooftop Terrace, the event will feature a spatial sound system to maximize the listening experience for all in attendance! Limited seats, book early. A true festival for the ears!
-- info via http://www.room40.org/events.shtml
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PHILIP JECK, SEAWORTHY AND LEIGHTON CRAIGFRIDAY MAY 16, 8PM
BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
ROOFTOP TERRACE
THIS IS A FREE EVENT, SO PLEASE COME EARLY ... WE'LL OPEN DOORS FROM ABOUT 7.50PM AND IT'S FIRST IN MOST COMFORTABLY SEATED!
FRESH FROM A SWAG OF GIGS IN THE PAST WEEK (WORD HAS IT THE MONDAY NIGHT IN LONDON WAS JAWDROPPING!!) IS UK TURNTABLE MAESTRO PHILIP JECK. THIS IS HIS FIRST VISIT TO OZ!
ALSO ON THE BILL THE AMAZING SEAWORTHY HITS BRISBANE FOR THE FIRST TIME AND CASIO MASTER LEIGHTON GRAIG LAUNCHES HIS NEW ALBUM 11 EASY PIECES.
JECK ALSO PLAYS ADEL 17TH AT JADE MONKEY AND MELB 18TH AT TOFT IN TOWN
visit http://www.room40.org for more details
-- info via ROOM40 facebook group ]]>
PHILIP JECK, SEAWORTHY AND LEIGHTON CRAIGFRIDAY MAY 16, 8PM
BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
ROOFTOP TERRACE
THIS IS A FREE EVENT, SO PLEASE COME EARLY ... WE'LL OPEN DOORS FROM ABOUT 7.50PM AND IT'S FIRST IN MOST COMFORTABLY SEATED!
FRESH FROM A SWAG OF GIGS IN THE PAST WEEK (WORD HAS IT THE MONDAY NIGHT IN LONDON WAS JAWDROPPING!!) IS UK TURNTABLE MAESTRO PHILIP JECK. THIS IS HIS FIRST VISIT TO OZ!
ALSO ON THE BILL THE AMAZING SEAWORTHY HITS BRISBANE FOR THE FIRST TIME AND CASIO MASTER LEIGHTON GRAIG LAUNCHES HIS NEW ALBUM 11 EASY PIECES.
JECK ALSO PLAYS ADEL 17TH AT JADE MONKEY AND MELB 18TH AT TOFT IN TOWN
visit http://www.room40.org for more details
-- info via ROOM40 facebook group
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CCau are proud to announce that registration is now officially open for the Creative Commons 'Building an Australasian Commons' Conference.The conference will be held on Tuesday 24th June 2008 from 8.30am – 5pm at the State Library of Queensland, South Brisbane, and is proudly supported by Creative Commons Australia (http://creativecommons.org.au), the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation (http://www.cci.edu.aau), and the State Library of Queensland (http://www.slq.qld.gov.au). ]]>
CCau are proud to announce that registration is now officially open for the Creative Commons 'Building an Australasian Commons' Conference.
The conference will be held on Tuesday 24th June 2008 from 8.30am – 5pm at the State Library of Queensland, South Brisbane, and is proudly supported by Creative Commons Australia (http://creativecommons.org.au), the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation (http://www.cci.edu.aau), and the State Library of Queensland (http://www.slq.qld.gov.au).
It provides an opportunity for those interested in the free internet to come together to exchange ideas, information and inspiration. It brings together experts from Australasia to discuss the latest developments and implementations of Creative Commons in the region. It aims to be an open forum where anyone can voice their thoughts on issues relating to furthering the commons worldwide.
The current programme detailing the array of presentations, workshops and round table discussions can be found at http://creativecommons.org.au/australasiancommons.
Attendance is free and open to all comers. However, places are limited, so if you're interested in attending please register ASAP. Registration closes 9 June. You can download the registration form at http://creativecommons.org.au/materials/ccauconf08/australasian_commons_... and return it via email to elliott@creativecommons.org.au.
The conference will be followed on the day at 6pm by the second CCau ccSalon, a showcase of Creative Commons music, art, film and text from Australia and the region. This will be a great opportunity to mingle and relax after the day’s events while experience CC works in action.
We look forward to welcoming you at 'Building an Australasian Commons'.
Hosted by: Creative Commons Australia
Location: State Library of Queensland, Stanley Street, South Bank, Brisbane, Australia
Description: We look forward to welcoming you at 'Building an Australasian Commons'
As founder and former front man of Ultravox! until 1979, and subsequently via his solo projects, John Foxx's work has helped pave the way for a generation of electronic musicians. His debut album, 1980's Metamatic, is today regarded of one of the most pioneering albums in electronic music and created a new wave blueprint for the likes of The Human League, Gary Numan, Duran Duran and, in more recent years, The Faint to follow. Metamatic hit a cultural vein again 20 years later when Ladytron, Adult, Tiga and co were drawn to its minimalist, analogue approach. ]]>
As founder and former front man of Ultravox! until 1979, and subsequently via his solo projects, John Foxx's work has helped pave the way for a generation of electronic musicians. His debut album, 1980's Metamatic, is today regarded of one of the most pioneering albums in electronic music and created a new wave blueprint for the likes of The Human League, Gary Numan, Duran Duran and, in more recent years, The Faint to follow. Metamatic hit a cultural vein again 20 years later when Ladytron, Adult, Tiga and co were drawn to its minimalist, analogue approach.
In the 90s, John worked with Tim Simenon (Bomb The Bass) and LFO, while some of the major electronic acts of that period, such as Aphex Twin, Leftfield and Dave Clarke, were also fans. Ever exploring audio and visual concepts, John's work continues through to the present day, including collaborations with Harold Budd, Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins) and his ongoing recording and live performance relationship with Louis Gordon, with John's graphics, films and photographic images being exhibited in several major international cities including New York and London, as well as gracing the front covers of books by Salman Rushdie, Jeanette Winterson and Anthony Burgess.
John's projects have included the ongoing Cathedral Oceans and 2006's instrumental concept album Tiny Colour Movies, both of which John has performed live, accompanied by continuous visuals.
Today John Foxx is held with high regard in the electronic music scene. While still lecturing in art and design and working as an exhibiting artist, John's music has been cited as influential from bands as diverse as The Klaxons – clearly indicating that his music still maintains the mysterious magnetism and splendour that shaped a generation of music fans and bands alike, almost 30 years ago.
Coinciding with the critically acclaimed recent release of a remastered Metamatic and the proposed New Year release of a compilation of John's works, John is embarking on a tour of Australia presenting both live performances of his current work and back catalogue, together with performances of Tiny Colour Movies at selected venues, with the following confirmed dates:
JOHN FOXX & LOUIS GORDON: Sunday the 4th of May, 2008 : Brisbane, The Tivoli
Address : 52 Costin Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane 4006, Queensland
Telephone : (07) 3852 1711
Fax : (07) 3257 1583
Web : http://www.thetivoli.net.au/
Also includes a performance of Tiny Colour Movies
JOHN FOXX & LOUIS GORDON: Tuesday the 6th of May, 2008 : Adelaide, Fowlers Live
Address : 68 North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
Email : fowlerslive@internode.on.net
Web : http://www.fowlerslive.com.au
Including DJ Trip
JOHN FOXX & LOUIS GORDON: Thursday the 8th of May, 2008 : Melbourne, Corner Hotel
Address : 57 Swan Street, Richmond, Melbourne 3121, Victoria
Telephone : (03) 9427 9198
Fax : (03) 9427 9646
Email : info@cornerhotel.com
Web : http://www.cornerhotel.com/
Including Support
JOHN FOXX: Friday the 9th of May, 2008 : Melbourne, ACMI - a screening of Tiny Colour Movies
Address : Federation Square, Flinders Street, Melbourne 3000, Victoria
Telephone : (03) 8663 2583
Web : http://www.acmi.net.au/
JOHN FOXX & LOUIS GORDON: Saturday the 10th of May, 2008 : The Metro Theatre
Address : 624 George Street, Sydney 2000, New South Wales
Telephone : (02) 9550 3666
Fax : (02) 9550 2990
Email : metro@centuryvenues.com.au
Web : http://www.metrotheatre.com.au
Also includes a performance of Tiny Colour Movies
"…full of amazing and visionary ideas" (The Klaxons)
"…can even teach Brian Eno a music-and-visual lesson or two" (Record Collector)
]]>Brisbane, Australia in 2007 and Lowell, Massachusetts in 2008
PRESS RELEASE – Feb 2008 ]]>
Brisbane, Australia in 2007 and Lowell, Massachusetts in 2008
PRESS RELEASE – Feb 2008
The Art of Record Production Conference organised by London College of Music, TVU lecturer, Simon Zagorski-Thomas just seems to be going from strength to strength. In December last year it moved out of the United Kingdom for the first time when it was hosted by Professor Andy Arthurs, Professor Julian Knowles and Dr. Donna Hewitt at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia and in November of this year it will be hosted by Professor William Moylan at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. The keynote speaker in Brisbane was Hank Shocklee who rose to prominence producing Public Enemy, has worked with artists as varied as Madonna, Peter Gabriel and Janet Jackson and who currently heads up his own New Media Entertainment company, Shocklee Entertainment. As well as academic papers on a wide range of subjects on and around the central theme of record production, the conference featured other industry speakers including Richard Lush (Beatles, Lalo Schifrin), Daniel Denholm (Tognetti’s Bach violin sonatas and partitas, Kylie), Pip Williams (Nightwish, Moody Blues), Mike Howlett (Martha and the Muffins, OMD) and Steve D'Agostino (Depeche Mode, John Foxx).
Hank Shocklee obviously enjoyed his experience in Brisbane, saying: "It was a great experience to be a part of The Art of Record Production Conference and meet such talented musical minds in an environment truly dedicated to furthering the dialog on music production."
Simon Zagorski-Thomas, the director of the Art of Record Production conference, says he’s been overwhelmed by the response in the few days since the call for papers for ARP08 was released: “I received the first expression of interest by email before I’d even finished posting the Call For Papers on the website – and that was from a Grammy Award winning engineer / producer in New York! In the few days following I’ve had emails about potential paper presentations from more than half a dozen different countries.”
Professor William Moylan, the host of ARP08 was equally enthusiastic: “My colleagues and I at the University of Massachusetts Lowell are honored to be hosting the 2008 Art of Record Production Conference. We are excited to be the first North American platform for this important exchange of ideas, experiences, knowledge and music, and look forward to this opportunity to share our exceptional facilities and resources with attendees from throughout the world!“
Negotiations are still under way concerning the industry speakers for the November 2008 conference but some very high profile and exciting announcements are expected in the near future. The Call For Papers and other details about the conference can be found at: http://www.artofrecordproduction.com
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ZeitgiestZeitgeist is a retrospective of Zen Zen Zo's Butoh inspired dance-theatre works since 2000. Drawing from the critically acclaimed productions Unleashed, Those with Lucifer, and most recently Zen Zen Zo's international collaborations with American band The Dresden Dolls, Zeitgeist is a collection of raw and provocative pieces that reflect "the spirit (Geist) of our times (Zeit)". This groundbreaking work asks the question, how are we as human beings interacting with ourselves, each other, and the earth at the turn of the new Millennium? The answer is at times heart-breaking, at others humorous, but ultimately hopeful, as the dancers weave together physical theatre, poetic ritual, burlesque, camp, and comedy in Zen Zen Zo’s hallmark style.
WHERE:
Old Museum Building, Crn of Gregory Tce and Bowen Bridge Rd, Bowen Hills
SEASON:
25 June - 12 July 2008 ]]>
Zeitgiest
Zeitgeist is a retrospective of Zen Zen Zo's Butoh inspired dance-theatre works since 2000. Drawing from the critically acclaimed productions Unleashed, Those with Lucifer, and most recently Zen Zen Zo's international collaborations with American band The Dresden Dolls, Zeitgeist is a collection of raw and provocative pieces that reflect "the spirit (Geist) of our times (Zeit)". This groundbreaking work asks the question, how are we as human beings interacting with ourselves, each other, and the earth at the turn of the new Millennium? The answer is at times heart-breaking, at others humorous, but ultimately hopeful, as the dancers weave together physical theatre, poetic ritual, burlesque, camp, and comedy in Zen Zen Zo’s hallmark style.
WHERE:
Old Museum Building, Crn of Gregory Tce and Bowen Bridge Rd, Bowen Hills
SEASON:
25 June - 12 July 2008
What past critics had to say about Unleashed, Those with Lucifer and The Dresden Dolls shows:
"There seems to be a distinct visceral contact between performers and audience, which is like no ther form of theatre I have expirienced. This work was a maelstrom of flesh and spirit, with a keen tension sustained between the poignant and playful, all moving inexorably towards the heart-breaking climax. I couldn't sleep that night..."
"This highly erotic and nightmarish fantasy is exactly what you'd imagine David Lynch and Trent Reznor to come up with over coffee an cake."
"Here we see the perfection of the naked human body pushed to the limits of ecstasy and pain, a rare opportunity to experience a flawless embodiment of wit and passion."
"This show sets out to smash boundaries and succeseds with intelligence, creativity and dark originality. What they have achieved is edgy, eerie, sometimes riotously funny and often stunning."
info from Zen Zen Zo Zeitgeist page @ http://www.zenzenzo.com/productions/current-productions/zeitgiest.html
]]>UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
1. Lawrence Graziose Workshops
2. Sydney Stomp Interstate Intensive
LAWRENCE GRAZIOSE WORKSHOPS
THE ENNEAGRAM WEEKEND WORKSHOP Sat 8 – Sun 9 March
WISDOM & COMPASSION WEEKEND WORKSHOP Sat 15 – Sun 16 March
In 2004, 2006 and 2007, Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre hosted exciting weekend workshops with Lawrence Graziose from the USA, a renowned teacher of The Enneagram and of the Zen Buddist/Taoist View of Human Nature. We are pleased to welcome him back in 2008 and he has suggested that this may be his last visit to Australia for a while due to exciting opportunities available to him in the USA…so this may be your last chance!
THE ENNEAGRAM WEEKEND WORKSHOP Sat 8 – Sun 9 March (10AM – 5PM)
The Enneagram is an ancient psychological model which analyses personality types, ego structures and behaviours. It will look at nine ego-fixations which can create suffering in our daily lives and it offers ‘antidotes’ which can counteract the tendency to follow these ego-habits. It proves to be very useful for our work as actors investigating human nature and for our own personal development.
WISDOM & COMPASSION WEEKEND WORKSHOP Sat 15 – Sun 16 March (10AM – 5PM)
The section on wisdom will focus on spiritual practices that are designed to create an open and expanded mind. The section on Compassion will focus on practices that are designed to open the heart centre to the ‘service of others’. Both sets of practices help us to find true happiness in our lives.
WHERE: 82 Twilight St, Kenmore
COST: THE ENNEAGRAM WEEKEND WORKSHOP: $200
WISDOM & COMPASSION WORKSHOP: $100/DAY OR $175 WEEKEND
BOOKINGS AND ENQUIRIES:
OFFICE: (07) 3252 5540
EMAIL: info@zenzenzo.com
www.zenzenzo.com
SYDNEY STOMP 2008 ]]>
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
1. Lawrence Graziose Workshops
2. Sydney Stomp Interstate Intensive
LAWRENCE GRAZIOSE WORKSHOPS
THE ENNEAGRAM WEEKEND WORKSHOP Sat 8 – Sun 9 March
WISDOM & COMPASSION WEEKEND WORKSHOP Sat 15 – Sun 16 March
In 2004, 2006 and 2007, Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre hosted exciting weekend workshops with Lawrence Graziose from the USA, a renowned teacher of The Enneagram and of the Zen Buddist/Taoist View of Human Nature. We are pleased to welcome him back in 2008 and he has suggested that this may be his last visit to Australia for a while due to exciting opportunities available to him in the USA…so this may be your last chance!
THE ENNEAGRAM WEEKEND WORKSHOP Sat 8 – Sun 9 March (10AM – 5PM)
The Enneagram is an ancient psychological model which analyses personality types, ego structures and behaviours. It will look at nine ego-fixations which can create suffering in our daily lives and it offers ‘antidotes’ which can counteract the tendency to follow these ego-habits. It proves to be very useful for our work as actors investigating human nature and for our own personal development.
WISDOM & COMPASSION WEEKEND WORKSHOP Sat 15 – Sun 16 March (10AM – 5PM)
The section on wisdom will focus on spiritual practices that are designed to create an open and expanded mind. The section on Compassion will focus on practices that are designed to open the heart centre to the ‘service of others’. Both sets of practices help us to find true happiness in our lives.
WHERE: 82 Twilight St, Kenmore
COST: THE ENNEAGRAM WEEKEND WORKSHOP: $200
WISDOM & COMPASSION WORKSHOP: $100/DAY OR $175 WEEKEND
BOOKINGS AND ENQUIRIES:
OFFICE: (07) 3252 5540
EMAIL: info@zenzenzo.com
www.zenzenzo.com
SYDNEY STOMP 2008
WEEKEND INTENSIVE FOR 13 – 18 Y.O.
WEEK-LONG INTENSIVE FOR 16 – 26 Y.O.
The two physical theatre training intensives will introduce participants to the exciting actor-training techniques of the Suzuki Method and Viewpoints. Like Zen Zen Zo’s renowned Stomping Ground and Winter Stomp programs, the training intensive will take the participants on a journey of transformation, both personally and professionally, as we investigate the ingredients of “extra-ordinary theatre” in a rigorous, fun, and challenging environment.
When: WEEKEND INTENSIVE (13-18yo) Sat 19 – Sun 20 April (9am – 4pm)
WEEK-LONG INTENSIVE (16-26yo) Mon 21 – Fri 25 April (10am - 4pm)
Instructors: Lynne Bradley (Artistic Director) & Mark Hill (Adult Education Co-ordinator)
Where: SHOPFRONT: 88 Calton Parade, Calton, NSW 2218
Cost: WEEK-LONG INTENSIVE $240 (inc. GST)
WEEKEND INTENSIVE $120 (inc. GST)
Bookings: Nerida Woods at SHOPFRONT
PHONE: 02 9588 3948
EMAIL: gm@shopfront.org.au
Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre
T/F: +61 (07) 3252 5540
Email: info@zenzenzo.com
www.zenzenzo.com
The Brisbane Sound - Curated by David Pestoriushttp://www.ima.org.au/pages/whats-on.php
The Brisbane Sound will map cross-pollination between the indie and experimental music scenes and the art scene in Brisbane during the post-punk years, 1978–1983. ]]>
The Brisbane Sound - Curated by David Pestorius
http://www.ima.org.au/pages/whats-on.php
The Brisbane Sound will map cross-pollination between the indie and experimental music scenes and the art scene in Brisbane during the post-punk years, 1978–1983.
This multi-layered project will incorporate an exhibition, concerts and a book. It will concentrate on the role of key individuals, including Ed Kuepper, Robert Forster and Eugene Carchesio, each of whom will curate a special concert for the project.
In addition to receiving international critical acclaim for their music, Kuepper (founder of The Saints) and Forster (founder of The Go-Betweens) have consistently maintained a working relationship with visual artists and the art world, while Carchesio, who is primarily known as a visual artist, is also a product of the same music/art milieu.
The Brisbane Sound builds on earlier IMA projects, in particular Ross Harley's groundbreaking 1986 exhibition 'Know Your Product', which surveyed crossovers between the art and indie music scenes in Brisbane between 1976 and 1986. It was the first time the convergence of local art and music worlds was made visible in an institutional context. Harley’s project assembled a breadth of material, arguing that the sorting would come later, and that certain aspects would assume greater significance in the future. The Brisbane Sound offers itself as the fulfillment of this idea.
In addition to Kuepper, Forster and Carchesio, The Brisbane Sound will showcase the multifarious activities of Gary Warner, including his graphic work, experimental sound works, Super 8 films and contributions to local indie groups including The Leftovers, Zero/Xero and Out Of Nowhere.
In addition, there will be a focus on the graphic work of Peter Loveday, Terry Murphy and John Willsteed, which paralleled and often served as a critique of Brisbane's dynamic alternative and experimental music/art scenes in the early 1980s.
The remarkable activities of John Nixon in Brisbane in 1980 and 1981 will also be the subject of close scrutiny. In these years Nixon’s exhibition program as director of the IMA, and his Anti-Music and Q Space projects challenged institutional orthodoxies and served to collapse the local experimental art and alternative music scenes into one another.
The Brisbane Sound will also include specially commissioned contributions from Jenny Watson, Judi Dransfield-Kuepper and Andrew Wilson, and will present a rarely seen 1979 television commercial for the Toowong Music Centre by The Go-Betweens featuring Robert Forster and the late Grant McLennan in acting roles, as well as the McLennan-scripted short film Heather's Gloves.
EXHIBITION: 9 February - 8 March
CONCERTS:
Friday 7 March at 8.30pm
Small World Experience / The Deadnotes / Ian
Wadley / Peter Charles Macpherson / Gary Warner (Super 8 films) Curated by Eugene Carchesio.
Saturday 8 March at 8.30pm
The Apartments / Adults Today / Robert Forster
and Adele Pickvance / Trevor Ludlow and The Hellraisers Curated by Robert Forster.
Sunday 9 March at 8.30pm
Ed Kuepper Presents The Ascension Academy.
Gig Tickets: Rocking Horse. Season $50. Individual nights $30.
venue :
Institute of Modern Art/Judith Wright Centre
420 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley
info via The Brisbane Sound event page @ http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=20729050297
]]>To hear a sample track, go to http://www.myspace.com/undecisivegod
Since 1990, Undecisive God has been pushing the limits of the guitar as an instrument. "Everything's Broken" is the latest step in this strange journey.
Available from http://ShameFileMusic.com for AU$10ppd (US$8ppd), or for a trade of your own music.
Clinton
Shame File Music - specialising in Australian experimental
http://ShameFileMusic.com ]]>
new works from the last 3 years, featuring further exploration of
turntable/broken record preparations, extended guitar techniques, field
recordings and mixer feedback pieces.
To hear a sample track, go to http://www.myspace.com/undecisivegod
Since 1990, Undecisive God has been pushing the limits of the guitar as
an instrument. "Everything's Broken" is the latest step in this strange
journey.
Available from http://ShameFileMusic.com
for AU$10ppd (US$8ppd), or for a trade of your own music.
Clinton
Shame File Music - specialising in Australian experimental
http://ShameFileMusic.com
Super Massive play at The Step Inn, Brisbane on Australia Day, Saturday 26th January, in a night chock full of electro-rock goodness. Local electro-pop-rock band Elation lending their dirty grooves, big beats and sassy vocals in support, and the Dance In Circles DJs, Gay Dan & Ninja Rock will be there right through til 1:30am to guarantee the sexiest sounds for your ears and feet. Entry is $12, 8pm.
Super Massive were awarded the Best Alternative Artist Award at the 2007 MusicOz Awards in November, for their evocative and as-yet-unreleased synth/rock song “Fists”, which you can sneak preview on the band’s myspace page at http://www.myspace.com/supermassivesounds.
The band is the songwriting co-project of drummer/composer Glenn Abbott (formerly of ARIA winning band Machine Gun Fellatio & his own solo project The Bryan Ferrysexual Experience) and singer/writer Malina Hamilton-Smith.
Together with electric bass genius John D. Young (Chuck Berry, Marcia Hines, Vanda & Young) and talented young guitarist Marc Malouf, the four deliver a powerful and entertaining show that seamlessly blends loops, synths, electro sounds, deep funkiness and the lustiness of a full-blooded rock band, in creative and catchy, pop-structured songs.
Says Hamilton-Smith, "It's an entertaining and energetic show that people can either sit back and watch, or get up and dance to. There's a lot of variety in the songs and sounds to keep it interesting for the audience, and we drive it to the highest intensity we can, to make it a real thrilling, exhilarating night."
The band has been steadily building a following at live shows in Sydney over the past two years, performing to full houses at venues including Home Nightclub, Will & Toby’s Supper Club and Glebe Street Fair as well as at the Beach Hotel, Byron Bay.
The band's debut EP, which will include the award-winning song “Fists”, is due for release in March, however, a numbered Limited Edition Pre-Release CD will be available for purchase at the show.
Tour dates:
Wed 23rd Jan - Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle
Thurs 24th Jan - Hoey Moey, Coffs Harbour
Fri 25th Jan - Beach Hotel, Byron Bay
Sat 26th Jan - Step Inn, Brisbane
Sun 27th Jan - Hard Rock Cafe, Surfers Paradise
For further details, live gig photos and music samples, visit Super Massive's website at http://www.myspace.com/supermassivesounds
]]>Not only that, but we can also now confirm that percussionist CHRIS CORSANO will be joining the bill. From rolling with the Free-folk scene (Sunburned Hand of The Man/MV +EE, Tower Recordings), through Free Jazz (Evan Parker/John Edwards + Paul Flaherty), Noise (Vampire Belt/Jim O/Thurston Moore/Dream Aktion Unit +++) and onto the big stages playing in Björk's live band, Corsano has lit sparks of invention in every instance. His solo sets are jaw-dropping displays of not only technical prowess but advanced musicality.
LAWRENCE ENGLISH joins these two monsters of sound to deliver a set in celebration of the launch of his latest record on Sirr Records - 'IT'S UP TO US TO LIVE'. Following a 5 week stint in Europe in November and December 2007, he'll deliver a slab of new sound and debut some new pieces from future releases due mid 2008.
In all an evening not to be missed (!!!) at the IMA on Saturday January 19th from 8pm - it's going to be dense, delicate, fierce and loud! Something for everyone!
PRE-SALE TICKETS CAN BE NABBED USING PAYPAL AT http://www.room40.org/events.shtml - more tickets on the door ]]>
19 January, 2008 (Saturday).
BEN FROST + CHRIS CORSANO + LAWRENCE ENGLISH microMONO at the IMA,
Brisbane.
That's right, Iceland resident and current heartthrob of the European
post-electronic sound BEN FROST is headed to Brisbane for his first
show in many years! His album Theory Of Machines has created quite a
stir and this, added to the recently repressed Steelwound (his ROOM40
debut) seems to be only further proof that Frost is really onto
something unique with his densely textured works.
Not only that, but we can also now confirm that percussionist CHRIS
CORSANO will be joining the bill. From rolling with the Free-folk
scene (Sunburned Hand of The Man/MV +EE, Tower Recordings), through
Free Jazz (Evan Parker/John Edwards + Paul Flaherty), Noise (Vampire
Belt/Jim O/Thurston Moore/Dream Aktion Unit +++) and onto the big
stages playing in Björk's live band, Corsano has lit sparks of
invention in every instance. His solo sets are jaw-dropping displays
of not only technical prowess but advanced musicality.
LAWRENCE ENGLISH joins these two monsters of sound to deliver a set
in celebration of the launch of his latest record on Sirr Records -
'IT'S UP TO US TO LIVE'. Following a 5 week stint in Europe in
November and December 2007, he'll deliver a slab of new sound and
debut some new pieces from future releases due mid 2008.
In all an evening not to be missed (!!!) at the IMA on Saturday
January 19th from 8pm - it's going to be dense, delicate, fierce and
loud! Something for everyone!
over and out....
PRE-SALE TICKETS CAN BE NABBED USING PAYPAL AT http://www.room40.org/events.shtml - more tickets on the door...
]]>“Fatty, you with your thick face have hurt my instep!” (#5 in a series of actual English subtitles used in Hong Kong action movies)
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Howdy all,
It was a hectic week leading up to our David Lynch/Inland Empire Fundraiser – many thanks to the intrepid Dendy publicity team spearheaded by Jill Robson, who never fails to come through to us. Thanks also to everyone who attended; unfortunately we had around 60 payers, which didn’t raise as much as we were hoping for (we had 250 tickets to sell…ouch…). SO the piles of new DVDs on the Trash shelves don’t actually exist as yet… here’s hoping for a good Christmas.
Meanwhile, our TV ad saturation campaign begins in earnest on Channel 31 from tonight: our 4 sixty second commercials are played in their entirety just before Plan 9 From Outer Space at 8.30pm. Please let me know what you think – they’re in French, black and white with subtitles, and deliberately Godard-esque. How this sells the concept of the shop, I have no idea, but I hope you’ll at least be entertained. Vive la revolution! Cheers, Andrew
SCHLOCK TREATMENT: Drive-In Double and Triple Features hosted by Trash Video’s ANDREW LEAVOLD, 8.30pm every Friday on 31, your Community TV!
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Premiering tonight before Plan 9… is Trash Video’s latest short film, a series of Godard-inspired sixty second commercials for Trash called “Apocalypse Mao, Or The Revolution Will Not Be Available On DVD: A Little Red Book In Four Chapters”. They’re b&w, in French with subtitles, and completely abstract! Let us know what you think…
NOVEMBER is “INVASION OF THE B KINGS” MONTH on SCHLOCK TREATMENT!
FRIDAY 16th NOVEMBER: ED WOOD JR TRIPLE #2! Ed Wood’s most famous Z-grade masterpiece Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959), its pseudo-sequel Night Of The Ghouls (1959), plus teenage gang girls run riot in The Violent Years (1956)!
FRIDAY 23rd NOVEMBER: Our three B Kings return with The Thrill Killers (Ray Dennis Steckler, 1965), Zontar The Thing From Venus (Larry Buchanan, 1966), and the dead-headed western Deadwood 76 (Arch Hall Jr, 1965)
FRIDAY 30th NOVEMBER: ED WOOD JR TRIPLE #3! Schlock Treatment exposes the “kinkier” side of Ed Wood– the cross-dressing Glen Or Glenda (1953), the pornography-obsessed The Sinister Urge (1960), and the topless go-go ghoulathon Orgy Of The Dead (1965)!
BUY YOUR OWN “SCHLOCK TREATMENT” ON DVD - $10 PER FILM!
You can now own your very own Schlock Treatment B-features on DVD-R. At $10 per movie (postpaid anywhere in Australia), you can go nuts! (PLEASE NOTE: Discs come without covers on DVD-R PAL all-region discs, and are believed to be in the public domain – we do not claim to have rights over the material, nor do we believe we are infringing copyright by copying them for your viewing pleasure!)
FOR YOUR HEIGHT ONLY (1981) Thats right - a FILIPINO MIDGET JAMES BOND RIPOFF!!! Follow Secret Agent Double O, played by three foot superstar Weng Weng, as he king hits the baddies in the crotch, gets the girl (shudder) and infiltrates the lair of the dwarf criminal mastermind Mr Giant. My vote for the MOST INSANE MOVIE OF ALL TIME!!!!!
THE IMPOSSIBLE KID (1982) Weng Weng is back (on a miniature motorbike!), working for Interpol and battling the powerful international supercriminal Sockhead!
D’WILD WILD WENG (1982) Weng Weng’s third and rarest starring role as “Mr Weng”, a government agent sent to the troubled Santa Monica to rescue the townsfolk from the corrupt new Mayor. It’s a midget Filipino western, with everyone in Mexican mustaches and sombreros! Fans of Weng Weng will recognize most of the cast from For Your Height Only and The Impossible Kid, and will spill their cereal over two-foot-nine Weng’s insane gravity-defying antics. Click on the full review at www.dvdmaniacs.net/forums/showpost.php?p=488550&postcount=44
MEXICAN MADNESS: Santa Claus (versus Satan!), Santo In The Wax Museum, Wrestling Women vs The Aztec Ape, Cry Of The Bewitched,
FREAKS AND DELINQUENTS: The Fast And The Furious, The Wild Ride (Jack Nicholson), Assassin Of Youth, Marihuana The Weed With Roots In Hell!, Reefer Madness, Freaks, The Terror Of Tiny Town, Chained For Life
EURO-A-GO-GO: First Spaceship On Venus, Assignment: Outer Space, Nightmare Castle (Barbara Steele), Lady Frankenstein, The Giant Of Metropolis, The Last Days Of Pompeii (Steve Reeves/Sergio Lisa And The Devil (Mario Bava), Battle Of The Worlds, The Torture Chamber Of Dr Sadism (Christopher Lee), Tombs Of The Blind Dead (Spanish zombies), Horror Of The Zombies (Blind Dead #3), Bloody Pit Of Horror, Nosferatu, Fangs Of The Living Dead, Horrors Of Spider Island, King Of Kong Island, Werewolf In A Girl’s Dormitory
SONNY CHIBA: The Street Fighter, Return Of The Street Fighter, Sister Street Fighter, The Street Fighter’s Last Revenge
MAD, BAD KUNG FU: Champ Against Champ, The Dragon Lives Again, Devil’s Express, The Good, The Bad And The Loser, The Clones Of Bruce Lee, Bruce Lee Fights Back From The Grave, The Godfather Squad, Duel Of The Iron Fist, Ninja The Protector
DRIVE-IN HORROR & SCI FI! Beast From Haunted Cave, The Atomic Brain, The Amazing Transparent Man, I Walked With A Zombie, Night Of The Living Dead, White Zombie, The Brain Eaters, The Brain That Wouldn’t Die, The Brain From Planet Arous, Carnival Of Souls, The Astounding She-Monster Fall Of The House Of Usher, The Last Man On Earth, The Galaxy Invader, Shriek Of The Mutilated, Claw Of Terror, Bucket Of Blood, Little Shop Of Horrors, The Wasp Woman, Cat-Women Of The Moon
MORE PHILIPPINES WEIRDNESS: Curse Of The Vampires, Beast Of The Yellow Night, TNT Jackson, Mad Doctor Of Blood Island, Beast Of Blood, The Blood Drinkers, Brides Of Blood, Blood Creature, Blood Thirst
JAPANESE MONSTERS: Gamera The Invincible, Warning From Space, Destroy All Planets (Gamera), The X From Outer Space
ARCH HALL Jr: Eegah! (1962), Wild Guitar (1962), The Sadist (1963), The Nasty Rabbit (1964)
SPAGHETTI WESTERNS (and WAR): A Bullet For The General, Boot Hill (Terence Hill/Bud Spencer), They Call Me Trinity (Hill/Spencer), My Name Is Nobody (Hill & Sergio Leone!), A Town Called Bastard, Five For Hell, Texas Adios, Keoma, Run Man Run, A Bullet For Sandoval, The Battle Of The Last Panzer, Four Of The Apocalypse (Lucio Fulci)
JUST PLAIN WEIRD: Hercules Goes Bananas (Schwarzie’s first!), Santa Claus Conquers The Martians (insane kiddie nightmare from 1964), Incubus (William Shatner 1965 horror in ESPERANTO!)
GIVEAWAYS THIS WEEKEND
INTO THE WILD: When 22 year old college graduate Christopher McCandless (Emile Hirsch, Lords of Dogtown, Alpha Dogs) walked away from a promising career and a life of privilege into the wild in search of adventure, his journey transformed him into an enduring symbol for countless people. Each strand of this real life journey is woven into Sean Penns screen adaptation of Jon Krakauer’s acclaimed bestseller INTO THE WILD, which is as much about the insatiable yearning for family, home and connection, as it is the search for truth and happiness. McCandless quest took him from the wheat fields of South Dakota on a renegade trip down the Colorado River to the non-conformists’ refuge of Slab City, California, and beyond. Along the way, he encountered a series of colorful characters at the very edges of society who shaped his understanding of the world and in turn McCandless changed their lives forever. In the end, he tested himself by heading alone into the wilds of the great North, where everything he had seen and learned and felt came to a head in ways he could never have expected. INTO THE WILD is an unforgettable journey, brought to the big screen by Academy Award® winner Sean Penn and starring Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Catherine Keener, Vince Vaughn and Jena Malone. With cinematography by Eric Gautier (The Motorcycle Diaries) and a soundtrack by Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder, INTO THE WILD is a haunting, stunning film, simply not to be missed. We have TWENTY DOUBLE PASSES to give away this weekend to the first 20 customers to rent something, for the special SNEAK PREVIEW SCREENINGS for any participating cinema over the weekend Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th November, courtesy of the wildcats at Paramount Pictures. Click www.intothewild.com.au
USED AND RECOMMENDED:
OTHER FILM FESTIVAL THIS WEEKEND!
Inauguration of the Cine-Soma Friday 16th November 2007, 6pm - 11pm at Institute of Modern Art, 420 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Australia Beam in to the glorious revelry of the 3rd OtherFilm Festival opening night. This gala happening samples from the glittering galaxy of expanded cinema stars gracing this year's OFF, celebrating the startling promiscuity & seductive fidelity of contemporary experimental cinematic expression. Refreshments provided for the lips, eyes & ears. Join us as we flick the switch to synaesthesia. IMO Orchestra (Brisbane/Japan)
free-wheeling big-band excursions into pop-chaos & noise-love… Deadnotes (Brisbane) sublime post-punk mariachi miniatures… Robin Fox / Ross Manning (Melbourne) high-octane light/sound sensitive arcane technophilia… Nigel Bunn (Dunedin, New Zealand) hand-crafted/mind-manifested celluloid machine-object-sculptures… Vladimir (Portland, USA) customized-collectivised individual cinematic spectacles with View-Masters™ & reels provided for all. Plus optical sample bags by Cait Foran, Palate-pleasing catering by There's a Hair in This! And The Forest Café, drinks by Little Creatures and Fiji Water.
Monster Soup Saturday 17th November 2007, 2pm – 11pm at Ahimsa House, 26 Horan St, West End, Brisbane, Australia Film & food – art-forms usually subjected to industrial mass-production, but so much more scrumptious when hand-made with love. Break some bread with us as we nourish all the senses by honouring OFF07 special guest Dirk de Bruyn with a luscious retrospective screening & nutritionally-enriched talks on avant-garde film. 2pm Vegan Cooking open workshop - the art & craft of cruelty-free cuisine: hands-on demos, discussion of 'the edible metaphor' & recipe swappage (bring your fave!) 7pm Discourse with Jam & Bread (come early for eating & seating) Delectation & discussion by workshop participants, facilitators & invited guests Aktionist Appetiser by Jon Dale (Adelaide) KUNST/UND REVOLUTION: Action/Film/Vision Dinner Discourse by Sally McIntyre (Christchurch, New Zealand) From Len Lye to Lovin' on Like Minds: Expr-MINTAL Fillum in EnZed, Dessert Debate by Danni Zuvela (OtherFilm), Fetish Object or Ancestor Worship? Film & the Subversion of Digital Terra Nullius, Shining Light Struck Screening of collective film made by OFF07 participants, presented by Kerry Laitala, Venting Gallery (nomadic / New Zealand) celluloid, danger, perversion & the unknown/unknowable, Dirk de Bruyn Retrospective Screening Program (Melbourne) A peek into the past of an Australian experimental cinema legend. Glorious 16mm film program with sympathetic vibrations by Jon Dale, Joel Stern, Lloyd Barrett & Joe Musgrove.
Looking Backward<>Looking Forward Sunday 18th November 2007, 6pm - 11pm at Institute of Modern Art, 420 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Australia. Gaze, unfazed, into the light: looking back into avant-garde cinematic history, & forward to the future of film as a medium. Soaked in the silky glow of film's ongoing twilight zone, this is film art suffused with an intensely sensual inner-spaciness. Tonight we bring the brightest new film asterisms, leading lights & historical luminaries together in the exploration of the continually unfolding cinematic present. Small Gauge Gaze OtherFilm-commissioned multi-beam Super8 experiments by Anika Wilkins, Eric Bridgeman, Nathan Corum, Lucy Ransome, Chloe Cogle & Marian Drew; with atmospheres by Sophie Adamus, Lisa Miller, Christina Tester Daji Igarashi (Hiroshima, Japan) / Midori Kawai (Shiga, Japan) cosmological photo-sonic installation environment rapture Louise Curham (Sydney) / Erik Griswold (Brisbane) eye-vibrating jewel-hued Super8 assemblages showered with sonic objects, prepared strings & ivories Dirk de Bruyn (Melbourne) / Warren Burt (Wollongong) star-crossed reunion of long-term significant others, re-consummating their Four Seasons; radiant 16mm multi-beam macrocosmic miscellanea performance Bruce McClure (New York, USA) violently, beautifully stroboscopic 16mm extravaganza probing the spatial & sensual boundaries of space & prolonging the pleasure of the film projector
Curated by Sally Golding, Joel Stern and Danni Zuvela – OtherFilm www.otherfilm.org
AND FINALLY...
MORE WENG WENG DISCOVERED! Thanks to Simon Santos in Philippines (www.video48.blogspot.com), two more Weng Weng films uncovered: The Cute The Sexy n The Tiny (1982) and an early one from 1978 (possibly his film debut): Chopsuey Met Big Time Papa (1978)! Click www.dvdmaniacs.net/forums/showthread.php?t=33229&page=1 for more details
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www.otherfilm.org
Illuminating the Process... OtherFilm Workshops this week!
Lightstruck
A workshop for moving photogram creations delivered by Kerry Laitala (San Francisco)
Saturday 17th November 2007, 10am - 4pm
Queensland College of Art,
Photography darkrooms (level 3)
226 Grey St, South Bank, Brisbane, Australia
FREE / open to all - beginners and advanced encouraged
Modern day cine-mesmerist, film artist, film educator and creator of Muse of Cinema (35mm, 2006; featured in Rotterdam Film Festival, Ann Arbor Film Festival, San Francisco International Film Festival, Edinburgh Film Festival etc.), Kerry Laitala invites you to delve into her ultra-specialist treasure trove of knowledge on early cinema, optical film art, and her deep fascination with the spectre/spectator.
In this special one-off workshop, Kerry leads participants through a hands-on journey into the cinematic unknown. Working with 35mm colour film stock, torch light and an array of random objects and liquid, participants will create a collective abstract film over the course of the workshop using the photogram technique. Like May Ray's early photogram films (coined 'Rayograms'), experimental cinema artists have constantly re-imagined available resources creatively, to explore the limitless possibilities of moving image.
Instructional: Place found objects and materials directly onto the film and cast their shadows upon the raw emulsion with light! BYO transparent, translucent and opaque materials used to form latent shadowgraphic traces which are brought to life through hand processing; feathers, buttons, shells, sequins, Letraset letters, symbols and numbers, images printed on to acetate, painted film, anything graphically or texturally interesting.... . A vintage filmstrip projector will be engaged to project the film back the very same evening at the OFF07 event Monster Soup!
Info on Kerry Laitala: www.othercinema.com/klaitala
All are encouraged; however bookings are preferable, email to secure a spot! info@otherfilm.org
Note: You must wear enclosed shoes to enter the photographic darkroom environment.
Pull the Trigger!
Shooting and developing Super8 today delivered by Richard Tuohy (Nano Lab)
Sunday 18th November 11 - 3pm
Queensland College of Art,
Photography darkrooms (level 3)
226 Grey St, South Bank, Brisbane, Australia
FREE / open to all - beginners and advanced encouraged
Richard Tuohy, founder of Nano Lab (Daylesford, Victoria), lends his expertise, guidance and enthusiasm for all things Super8, with this hands-on demo to shooting and processing.
Explore a range of small-gauge cameras each with special functions and dis-functions. BYO cameras if you want to discuss them. Learn how to control and manipulate focus and exposure settings as well as some techno guff like cartridge re-notching and other small-gauge specific details. Enter the exotic amateur world of Super8 home processing, and consider the options still available for lab processing. Richard will also demo reversal colour film processing using Ektachrome film stock in an E6 bath.
Info on Richard Tuohy and Nano Lab: www.nanolab.com.au
All are encouraged; however bookings are preferable, email to secure a spot! info@otherfilm.org
Note: You must wear enclosed shoes to enter the photographic darkroom environment.
Sponsored by the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University
Product support Kodak Australasia
Pre - OtherFilm Festival Event
Artist Talk - Kerry Laitala
Thursday 15th November 6.30pm
State Library of Queensland,
Auditorium 2 (level 2), Cultural Centre,
Stanley Place, South Bank, Brisbane, Australia
Laitala grew up in the wilds of the Maine coast, developing a chronic passion for old things. Her penchant for medical imagery and artifacts of decay springs from occupations in medical and dental institutions where she works during the day (when she is not teaching film classes at the San Francisco Art Institute). Laitala also has a deep, abiding interest in the early history of cinema and pre-cinematic explorations, which have informed her work immensely. For every work she produces, she places her fingers on the pulse of the piece and allows it to grow organically, without a script or prescribed plan. She prescribes to the concepts laid down by early feminist and cine-club founder Germaine Dulac, maker of surrealist films in the 1920's, that cinema should not be enslaved by narrative and theatre, but rather should give form to our dreams and fantasies, and applies this to expansion of the cinema at every opportunity...
We have to thank a range of amazing folks, bodies, bureaucracies for all the support they've given us. The OtherFilm Festival 2007 has been brought into being by the Australia Council for the Arts, the Brisbane City Council, Pacific Film and Television Commission, Queensland College of Art; Griffith University, and numerous volunteers.
Curated by OtherFilm
Sally Golding, Joel Stern and Danni Zuvela
www.otherfilm.org
One of the most influential and important artists of the late twentieth century and the figurehead of Pop art, Andy Warhol created some of the most recognisable images of modern culture. The exhibition includes his important 'Death in America' works; iconic images of Marilyn Monroe, Jackie Onassis, Mao Zedong and Elvis Presley; and his Campbell's soup cans. The exhibition will show for the first time in Australia Warhol's early commercial work, Interview magazine as well as his late monumental paintings. 'Andy Warhol' will also investigate how the artist represented himself through his art practice, including his Self-Portrait paintings, Time Capsules, drawings, films and videos.
In addition to works from The Andy Warhol Museum, the exhibition includes loans from the National Gallery of Australia; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo; the National Gallery of Victoria; and private collections.
The Australian Cinémathèque will present one of the largest and most complete surveys of Andy Warhol's film work to date. This major program of 53 films and 279 Screen Tests from the Museum of Modern Art, New York, includes many never before seen in Australia. Programs of documentaries, American independent cinema, and films for children will also be screened. Selected film and video works will also be shown within the exhibition. Screening details to be announced.
http://www.qag.qld.gov.au/exhibitions/coming_soon/andy_warhol for more details
(info via QAG website)
for more information on Andy Warhol, visit the http://www.warholstars.org/ website ]]>
One of the most influential and important artists of the late twentieth century and the figurehead of Pop art, Andy Warhol created some of the most recognisable images of modern culture. The exhibition includes his important 'Death in America' works; iconic images of Marilyn Monroe, Jackie Onassis, Mao Zedong and Elvis Presley; and his Campbell's soup cans. The exhibition will show for the first time in Australia Warhol's early commercial work, Interview magazine as well as his late monumental paintings. 'Andy Warhol' will also investigate how the artist represented himself through his art practice, including his Self-Portrait paintings, Time Capsules, drawings, films and videos.
In addition to works from The Andy Warhol Museum, the exhibition includes loans from the National Gallery of Australia; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo; the National Gallery of Victoria; and private collections.
The Australian Cinémathèque will present one of the largest and most complete surveys of Andy Warhol's film work to date. This major program of 53 films and 279 Screen Tests from the Museum of Modern Art, New York, includes many never before seen in Australia. Programs of documentaries, American independent cinema, and films for children will also be screened. Selected film and video works will also be shown within the exhibition. Screening details to be announced.
http://www.qag.qld.gov.au/exhibitions/coming_soon/andy_warhol for more details
(info via QAG website)
for more information on Andy Warhol, visit the http://www.warholstars.org/ website
]]>Brisbane - December 10 and 11
Unmasking the art behind making a truly great record will be the focus of a very
special event in Brisbane next month.
The third Annual Art of Record Production Conference will take place at The
Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Creative Industries Precinct, Kelvin
Grove, on December 10 and 11, 2007.
Featuring some of the most exciting music producers this country has to offer - plus a
keynote address from iconic US DJ/Producer Hank Shocklee (Public Enemy,
BombSquad) - The Art of Record Production is a World Class event being presented
for the very first time in the southern hemisphere.
The conference has been previously staged in London and Edinburgh and its move to
Brisbane in 2007 is further recognition of the city’s emergence as a global music
industry hotspot.
The two day event will hear from acclaimed Australian producers including Daniel
Denholm (Midnight Oil, Cruel Sea, Alex Lloyd), Tom Ellard (Severed Heads), Dave
Trump (Pollyanna, Big Heavy Stuff, Violetine, You Am I), Adrian Boland ( The
Divinyls) and Richard Lush (Abbey Road Studios engineer plus producer of Sherbert,
Jon English and many more).
Conference delegates will have the opportunity to interact with speakers throughout
the event.
Hosted by Professor Andy Arthurs, Professor Julian Knowles and Dr Donna
Hewitt at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), the Art of Record
Production is a must for Queensland artists and upcoming producers alike.
More than 30 academic papers with Q & A sessions will also be presented on the
following:
• Lo-Fi vs Hi-Fi. The future of the studio and the producer. The association of large
studios with large sales and small studios with small sales is no longer a given. How
has practice changed? How will it change in the future? What are the roles of the
producer, engineer, sound designer, artist, songwriter and performer and to what
extent are these still delineated as separate or conflated? What is the place for the
professional, the amateur or the pro/am?
• Recording as a compositional process. Which comes first, the recording or the
performance? A recording is pivotal in the compositional act. To what extent does it
drive the process? Has recording demolished the concept of authenticity? To what
extent is the recording the modern score?
• Sound recording, new technologies and new contexts. For over 50 years
recording has not necessarily meant the documentation of a single sound event. Nor is
it always merely a linear product such as a song, a symphony or a film soundtrack. Art of Record Production Conference 2007
Brisbane - December 10 and 11
Unmasking the art behind making a truly great record will be the focus of a very
special event in Brisbane next month.
The third Annual Art of Record Production Conference will take place at The
Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Creative Industries Precinct, Kelvin
Grove, on December 10 and 11, 2007.
Featuring some of the most exciting music producers this country has to offer - plus a
keynote address from iconic US DJ/Producer Hank Shocklee (Public Enemy,
BombSquad) - The Art of Record Production is a World Class event being presented
for the very first time in the southern hemisphere.
The conference has been previously staged in London and Edinburgh and its move to
Brisbane in 2007 is further recognition of the city’s emergence as a global music
industry hotspot.
The two day event will hear from acclaimed Australian producers including Daniel
Denholm (Midnight Oil, Cruel Sea, Alex Lloyd), Tom Ellard (Severed Heads), Dave
Trump (Pollyanna, Big Heavy Stuff, Violetine, You Am I), Adrian Boland ( The
Divinyls) and Richard Lush (Abbey Road Studios engineer plus producer of Sherbert,
Jon English and many more).
Conference delegates will have the opportunity to interact with speakers throughout
the event.
Hosted by Professor Andy Arthurs, Professor Julian Knowles and Dr Donna
Hewitt at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), the Art of Record
Production is a must for Queensland artists and upcoming producers alike.
More than 30 academic papers with Q & A sessions will also be presented on the
following:
• Lo-Fi vs Hi-Fi. The future of the studio and the producer. The association of large
studios with large sales and small studios with small sales is no longer a given. How
has practice changed? How will it change in the future? What are the roles of the
producer, engineer, sound designer, artist, songwriter and performer and to what
extent are these still delineated as separate or conflated? What is the place for the
professional, the amateur or the pro/am?
• Recording as a compositional process. Which comes first, the recording or the
performance? A recording is pivotal in the compositional act. To what extent does it
drive the process? Has recording demolished the concept of authenticity? To what
extent is the recording the modern score?
• Sound recording, new technologies and new contexts. For over 50 years
recording has not necessarily meant the documentation of a single sound event. Nor is
it always merely a linear product such as a song, a symphony or a film soundtrack.
Record producers often need to understand the new contexts in which their work will
exist. Increasingly uses have become more fluid and interactive. Recorded sound is
now part of the fabric of games, the internet, emerging media, mobile networks, and
live performance. New aesthetics have emerged in parallel with technical and creative
innovations. Is there still a directorial role for a producer to “get the best from the
musicians”? Are streaming and downloading our friends or foes? What of the legal
issues and initiatives such as Creative Commons?
• The art surrounding the art. In a world where no discipline is an island, what is the
interaction with, and impact upon record production of videos, CD covers, online
spaces and virtual sites?
• The Changing Role of the Producer. The evolution of the role of record producer
and what the future holds.
Limited Tickets for ARP Brisbane go on sale Nov 1, 2007.
EarlyBird Tickets on sale until November 30th:
Season Pass Earlybird: $310.00
Season Pass Student/Q Music Members/4zzz Subscribers: $120.00
Registration Prices include Lunch each day.
Please specify any special dietary requirements when you register.
To register online go here:
https://profed.qut.edu.au/ei/getdemo.ei?id=591&s=_3M40VQ32S.
For more information, head to www.arpbrisbane.com
For all Media Inquiries:
Deb Suckling
deb@qmusic.com.au
M: +617 417 768 339
Ph: (07) 3366 9060
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