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An impressive collection of character-driven songs... The light pop and theatre-styled music is accompanied by well-crafted lyrics that tell great stories, score solid laughs and touch some lovely emotions. - Broadway World
A fresh and innovative new theatre company is set to debut in March when it brings EDGES – A Song Cycle to Sydney’s Parade Theatres.
James Anthony Productions is the brain-child of Sydney-based young theatre professionals Stephen Doorey, George Youakim and Alex Mair. The trio recently joined forces to develop and produce new and progressive theatrical work throughout Australia. Their inaugural production of EDGES at the Parade Theatres, Parade Studio commencing on March 25 will see the first large scale production of the show in Australia.
EDGES is a new musical song cycle which explores the boundaries, limitations and journeys of young adulthood. Seen through the eyes of one of Sydney's freshest and most sought-after young directors, Benita de Wit, the show follows the journeys of four burgeoning young adults as they experience a vast array of universally classic 'coming of age' questions and life events. There’s laughter and attitude aplenty!
Written and composed by the 2007 Jonathan Larson Award recipients Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, EDGES is no typical musical production. In 18 thematically-linked songs presented by an ensemble cast of four, it explores a variety of themes including peer pressure, false expectations, career drive, family negativity and narrow-mindedness.
The cast features exciting young talents Helena Wehbe, Christie Wykes, George Youakim and Keegan Joyce who are sure to deliver a performance guaranteed to pull at the heart-strings, evoke the laughter of recognition and revive memories of what it’s like to be teetering on the edges of youth, love, commitment & risk.
With musical direction by Stephen Doorey together with scenic design by Alex Duffy, costume design by Alanah Koedam and lighting design by Alex Mair, the production promises a thrilling and spectacular experience!
Performances take place March 25 - April 1, Monday - Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 2pm and 8pm at the Parade Studio, Parade Theatres complex (NIDA), 215 Anzac Parade, Kensington. Tickets $39 for adults and $29 for concessions and students and are available through Ticketek (13 28 49 or www.ticketek.com.au) or at the door on the night (if available).
James Anthony Production's presentation of Edges is made possible by the generous support of Unibit.
‘TAPAS’
AN UNEXPECTED (AND TASTY) ALBUM FROM
THE AUSTRALIAN BRANDENBURG ORCHESTRA
Released March 5
“What happens when you take 17th century music into a smoky dance hall?” says Paul Dyer artistic director of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. “You get something a little daring, sexy, and delicious. You get Tapas!”
“It’s our 21st, so we thought we’d take the Baroque out for a spin. We took baroque dance beats and love songs, and then we improvised till we found a new sound to stir up new emotions.
“Its old music on old instruments, made new. It’s all those gorgeous Brandenburg flavours in a spicy mix – dueling violins, a haunting lirone, spanish guitar, a divine soprano, bells, castanets, harpsichord, there’s even an old school wind machine. It’s ecstatic and highly intoxicating!”
ABC Classics releases the Tapas CD on 5 March and special Tapas performances will take place in Sydney and Melbourne later this month in a rare live concert performance of a Brandenburg recording.
“Our last disc won our 4th ARIA Award and has received rave reviews internationally, including an Editor’s Choice in the prestigious Gramophone magazine. But Tapas is going to take audiences on a whole new journey.”
“Tapas is also a tribute to the music-making of my parents – Mum, a pianist with a gift for improvisation, and Dad, who played the drums. Their influences of classical, swing, jazz and pop have led us to the rhythms of Tapas.”
“We’ve taken 21 years of historically informed performance practice and thrown it into the 21st century. Ladies and Gentlemen, Tapas is served!”
TAPAS concerts (featuring vocalist Mina Kanaridis)
SYDNEY - City Recital Hall, Angel Place
Wednesday 17 March @ 7pm
BOOKINGS:
City Recital Hall Box Office (02) 8256 2222
Brandenburg Box Office (02) 9328 7581
MELBOURNE - Melbourne Recital Centre
Tuesday 23 & Wednesday 24 March @ 7.30pm
BOOKINGS:
Melbourne Recital Centre (03) 9699 3333
Brandenburg Box Office 1300 782 856
A Night of Music, Art and Magic with OperArtUnity
To celebrate & support Opportunity International to transform lives of people living in poverty
On Thursday 18 March 2010, a special night of music, art and magic will be presented to support Opportunity International help transform lives of people living in poverty.
Opportunity International is an extraordinary organisation that really solves poverty in developing countries. With over a 10-year history of stunning life-changing stories, the organisation offers micro financing and support services to those in need. Rather than a hand-out, they provide individuals with a loan as small as $100 (microfinance) to help grow their small business. This enables them to earn an income and afford food, water, shelter and an education for their children.
In the lofty surrounds of Sydney's newest creative hub, Art Est., the night will feature performances by internationally renowned soprano Lisa Harper-Brown and one of Australia’s best countertenor’s, London-based Christopher Fields, with Patrick Franklyn on piano. The program will feature everything from operatic favourites to thrilling jazz. Duets from Verdi’s La Traviata, Berlioz’s Beatice and Benedict, to Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel. There will also works by Gershwin, J Raposo and the British comic duo, Flanders and Swann. Lisa and Christopher are currently touring with Opera Australia’s revival of Baz Luhrmann’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Fine wines and gourmet food prepared by ex-Billy Kwong chef O Tama Carey will add magic to the evening. Art Est. will host exhibition of works by Australian artists Sophie Gralton and archbolid finalist, Kerrie Lester. You will have an opportunity to meet the performers, and experience the music close up.
Come along and enjoy this night of music, art and magic - and help end the poverty cycle.
OperArtUnity tickets are now on sale at $80 per person.
To book contact call 1300 662 582 or e: operartunity@gmail.com
‘OperArtUnity’–a special fundraising evening combining opera, jazz & art to help transform lives of people living in poverty.
When: 7.30-10.00pm Thursday 18 March 2010
Where: Art Est. Studio 4, 67–69 Lords Road, Leichhardt
Featuring music of Gershwin, Handel, Monteverdi, Humperdinck and Berlioz.
Lisa Harper-Brown- soprano; Christopher Field countertenor; Patrick Franklyn piano.
Tickets are $80 per person
Bookings: ph: 1300 662 582 e: operartunity@gmail.com
Information: www.artest.com.au
OperArtUnity: This charity event will support Opportunity International Australia’s micro financing programs to help end the poverty cycle.
Opportunity International
Lisa Harper-Brown – Soprano
Critically acclaimed as ‘radiant both vocally and visually ‘, soprano Lisa Harper-Brown is a unique and commanding performer. Equally at home on the recital platform or the operatic stage, Lisa has delighted audiences from Sydney to London in a range of repertoire from Bach to Bernstein. Back in Australia after a four-year sojourn in Berlin, Lisa Harper-Brown is currently singing the role of Helena in Opera Australia’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. www.lisaharperbrown.com
Christopher Field - countertenor
A graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, Australian countertenor Christopher Field is currently engaged with Opera Australia for A Midsummer Night’s Dream. He is a specialist in baroque and contemporary music and performs with ensembles including EXAUDI, The Kings Consort and The Gabrieli Consort. He is based in the UK and has just completed a season at the Semperoper Dresden and Komische Oper Berlin. He returns to Germany for further performances at the Semperoper this year. He makes his debut with the San Fransico Symphony Orchestra later this year.
O Tama Carey – Chef
O Tama Carey comes from an Australian father and a Sri Lankan mother and has been cooking professionally for over 11 years, working with some of Australia’s most influential chefs and in famed restaurants such as Billy Kwong, Vulcans, Uchi Lounge and Bistro Moncur. She has also developed recipes and done recipe tasting with Kylie Kwong for the famous cook book 'My China'. Tama is in the process of opening a new Italian bar and restaurant, Berta, due to launch at the end of February in Sydney.
Art Est.
Art Est. is Sydney's newest creative hub, located in a fabulous light-filled warehouse in Leichhardt in Sydney’s Inner West, with three teaching studios, an art gallery and artist's studio spaces. Art Est. brings qualified teachers and practicing artists to present a range of art courses for all interests, ages and abilities. Specialising in corporate team building, art workshops, parties and special events, Art Est. has a regular program of courses and workshops for adults and children throughout the year.
Program:
In 2 Acts - with commentary and banter to link the music, art and artists.
Duets and solo works including:
Night is Falling Serenely - from the opera Beatrice and Benedict by Hector Berlioz
Et in unum dominum - from B Minor Mass by J.S. Bach
Now I lay me down to sleep - from the opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck
Pur ti miro - from 'L'incoronazione di Poppea ' (The Coronation of Poppea) by Claudio Monteverdi
Caro...bella... - from the opera Giulio Cesare by G.F. Handel
I got rhythm by George Gershwin
Libiamo duet from the opera La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi
The tale of the Oyster by Flanders and Swann
It's not easy being green by J Raposo
And much more!
BEN HUR – The Stadium Spectacular
The biggest theatrical event ever seen in Australia
“Ben Hur sets the stadium alight” – Pelerin, France
“Biblical in scale” – London Daily Mail
Direct from Europe, BEN HUR – The Stadium Spectacular, a world tour premiere, will perform exclusively in Sydney at ANZ Stadium for two nights only on Friday 22 and Saturday 23 October, 2010.
BEN HUR brings to life the classic tale made famous by the eleven time Academy Award winning 1959 Hollywood movie “Ben Hur” starring Charlton Heston. BEN HUR combines the scale of the Sydney Olympic Games Opening Ceremony with the drama of the galley slave who dared defy the powerful Roman Empire.
This monumental $15 million stadium adaptation has been crafted by renowned French director Robert Hossein and produced by STADEFRANCE Live Events. The performance features a live chariot race with 32 horses, a giant Roman Galleon, a parade of Roman legionnaires and a 15,000 square metre specially constructed arena that will transform ANZ Stadium into the biggest Roman Amphitheatre ever seen.
BEN HUR’s first stadium performance was in 2006 at the Stade de France, Paris where the spectacular event played to over 300,000 people. The production, with its cast of 225, its horses, its amazing scenic elements and its added attraction of mass audience participation for young and old alike received overwhelming critical acclaim.
BEN HUR – The Stadium Spectacular was adapted from the 1880 novel “BEN HUR: A Tale of the Christ” by American author and Civil War General Lew Wallace. The enduring story which tells of the slave Ben Hur, and his triumphs over his Roman persecutors, has inspired two epic movies (both a colour and black and white) and even a musical on Broadway.
The Stadium Spectacular is created by legendary French director Robert Hossein. No stranger to large-scale productions, Hossein’s BEN HUR is theatre unlike anything playing in the world today. Particularly known for his giant shows and historic stagings, Robert Hossein notched up a Guinness Book record entry in 1983-84 when 700,000 people saw his show “A Man Named Jesus”.
Australian audiences can register their interest at the official tour website. Those registered will receive BEN HUR – The Stadium Spectacular tour news and a priority period to purchase tickets before public sales.
Visa Credit, Debit or Prepaid cardholders can exclusively gain access to presale tickets through Visa Entertainment. Advanced tickets across all seating categories will be available from 9am (local time) Monday 08 March to 5pm (local time) Wednesday 10 March, or until tickets sell out at www.visaentertainment.com.au.
BEN HUR promises to be an outstanding and unforgettable performance not to be missed. BEN HUR is the must-see major event of 2010.
“An epic spectacular, extraordinary” – Le Monde
“BEN HUR fired up the Stade de France and for one evening
Paris became Hollywood!” – TVEnvie
www.benhur.com.au
Dust Tones is a weekly party mashing it up in true HIP HOP spirit. Throwing down everything from FUNK, DANCEHALL, ROCK, DUB, REGGAE, SOUL, HIP HOP, BEATS, DnB BREAKS and maybe even some other stuff with kooky genre names.
Imagine The Nextmen, ?uestlove, Paul Nice, Mr Scruff, A Skillz, Krafty Kuts and Mike Master Mike all playing at a block party then you have the Dust Tones vibe that we are looking for
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Depot Gallery on Danks Street is proudly presenting RIPPLES ON THE WATER, LINES IN THE SAND a monumental Indigenous Art Exhibition showcasing the brand new works of prestigious female Aboriginal artists Kathleen Petyarre and Joanne Currie.
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