In This Issue: Griffin Theatre Announces Programme for Festival of New Writing, Arafat In Therapy, David Gulpilil wins the Ochre Award at 2013 National Indigenous Art Awards, Blue Man Group Announce Australian Tour, Francesco Zizola Exhibits for REPORTAGE Festival 2013, STC Presents FREE Showing of An Alphabet Of Arousel.
Griffin Theatre Announces Programme For Festival of New Writing
Love reading and writing? Love new ideas? Addicted to watching TED Talks videos on Youtube? Come along to Griffin Theatre Company’s week-look New Writing Festival from June 12-19 and celebrate Australian ideas, words, poetry and thoughts. The festival promises for a smorgasbord of creativity and innovation, including site-specific installations, play readings, awards and performances.
On Wednesday the 12th, visit the Festival of Blue Smiting-an experimental testing ground for new works as part of the Griffinge program. The next night on Thursday the 13th , take a peak at the Uncanny Valley-a site-specific work created by some of Australia’s finest writers and directors-Angela Betzien, Tessa Leong, Ian Sinclair and Kit Brookman. Follow a journey to the museum of the human mind, as audiences are taken through the dreamy, suprising and spooky pockets of Kings Cross.
On Friday the 14th cellebrate the entrants from the sixteenth-annual Griffin Award as exerpts from the top five shortlisted plays are read aloud. Following this, the 2013 winner will be announced. On Saturday the 15th of June head on over to see a performance of the 24 Hour Play Project. Facing the ultimate constraint of time, six playwrights are paired with a NIDA directing student and are locked in one of the Griffin offices overnight. The aim is to produce six brand-new plays that will be performed 24 hours later. To wind-up the week, on Sunday the 16th, enjoy a reading from Robert Kronk’s Fly-In Fly Out-a hilarious take on the upheavals facing a community in a small-minning town.
GRIFFRINGE: FESTIVAL OF BLUE SMITING
Wednesday 12 June 2013
7pm
SBW Stables Theatre - 10 Nimrod Street Kings Cross, Sydney
Tickets $15
UNCANNY VALLEY
Thursday 13 June 2013
7pm
Location details will be provided after booking.
Tickets $20 Presale only – there will be no tickets available on the night.
2013 GRIFFIN AWARD PRESENTATION
Friday 14 June 2013
7pm
SBW Stables Theatre - 10 Nimrod Street Kings Cross, Sydney
Tickets $15
24 HOUR PLAY PROJECT
Saturday 15 June 2013
7pm
SBW Stables Theatre - 10 Nimrod Street Kings Cross, Sydney
Tickets $15
PARNASSUS' DEN PRESENTS A PLAY READING IN THE DEN
Fly-In Fly-Out by Robert Kronk
Sunday 16 June
5pm
SBW Stables Theatre - 10 Nimrod Street Kings Cross, Sydney
Tickets $15/$5 PD members
For all bookings call the box office on 02 9361 3817 or visit griffintheatre.com.au
Arafat In Therapy
Melbournites, make sure you venture to Chapel Off Chapel this week to catch Jermie Bracker’s one-man show Arafat in Therapy . Jeremie presents his real-life experiences as a human rights lawyer in Israel and the U.N through a hillarious mash-up of monologue, mockumentary and farce. Arafat in Therapy is set for an international tour to Sydney, Perth, Auckland, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
4th-6th of June
Chapel Off Chapel, 12 Little Chapel st, Prahan
8pm
Phone (03) 8290 7000
www.jeremiebracka.com.au
David Gulpilil wins the Ochre Award at 2013 National Indigenous Art Awards
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The Australia Council’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board have proudly issued the 2013 award to painter David Gulpilil to cellebrate his outstanding contribution to Indigenous arts.
Celebrating it’s sixth annual awards night, Gulpilil received $50,000 to assist in the funding of future arts and film project. A Yolngu man of Mandhalpuyngu, Gulpilil has worked across a variety of creative mediums from dance and writing to film. Notable roles include his work on the 1971 film Walkabout, Rabbit Proof Fence in 2002, Australia in 2008 and most recently in Catriona McKenzie’s Satellite Boy. The awards also recognised the artistic endevours of twenty-six year old artist Rhonda Unurpa Dick awarded the 2013 Dreaming Award, worth $20,000. Two fellowships of $45,000 were awarded to visual artist Jennnifer Kemarre Martiniello and musician Richard Frankland.
Blue Man Group Announce Australian Tour
Arrested Development fans will remember all too well the Blue Man Group from Season One, as Tobias's unsuccessfully attempts to join the musical three-piece as a stand-in. Well here's some fantastic news, the three piece will make their way to the Lyric Theatre this August. Their popular show (now in it's 25th year) brings a combination of percussion, crazy side-effects, comedy and a multi-layered use of technology to make your eyes pop out!
August 10th-17th
Lyric Theatre
http://bluemangroup.com.au/
Francesco Zizola Exhibits As Part Of REPORTAGE Festival 2013.
Founding member of the NOOR Photo Agency, Italian photojournalist Francesco Zizola has seen it all through the lense of a camera. From the 1980s Zizola has committed to a photographic reveal of the truth behind humanitarian crisis, particularly from the developing world. His latest exhibition: South Sudan On The Eve Of Independence is a personable study into the everyday life of this newly formed African state.
Thursday 6th of June-Saturday 22nd
10x8 Gallery: Level 5, 56-60 Foster Street, Surry Hills
http://10x8gallery.com/
FREE showing of The STC Rough Draft: An Alphabet of Arousal
Cate Blanchette and the gang over at the Sydney Theatre Co. will present a free showing of An Alphabet of Arousel this June. The project is a collaboration between STC Resident Director Sarah Giles and aclaimed writer of Scowl Angus Cerini. The showing will feature performances from Daniel Henshall, Josh McConville and Aimee Horne. And did we mention...it's FREE!! Hurrah!
June 21st
6:30pm
Sydney Theatre Co.
Wharf 2.
http://www.sydneytheatre.com.au