Abstract art is perhaps one of the most misunderstood, complex and insulted types of visual art. “I could do that” is the usual scoff quickly followed by a jaw-dropping reaction to the price. Yet time and time again, the general public is proven wrong about the significance and beauty of abstract art. Blue Poles by […]
Continue ReadingPond
“We won’t wear our headphones in anger, or go to sleep in anger…I will not eat cashews because you can’t…and we will never, ever leave.” Pond opens with a voiceover and a couple undressing each other gently, methodically but decidedly dispassionately, bathed in fluorescent light. They get dressed and climb into bed. Turn their laptops […]
Continue ReadingDave Callan’s Radio Gaga
Contrary to popular belief, Dave Callan’s Radio Gaga doesn’t have much to do with the certain Lady that springs to mind. Instead, it’s an exploration of the mid-dawn radio culture on one of Australia’s best-loved radio stations, drawn from Callan’s own experiences hosting The Graveyard Shift on Triple J in 2005. Radio Gaga is a […]
Continue ReadingFelicity Ward’s (ill-timed, week long) Christmas Special
Felicity Ward is one of “those people,” a Christmas fanatic who adores all the Christmas kitsch. She’s had the Christmas tree up for so long - since 2008- that she has discovered it’s multi-purpose as both festive décor and a clothes rack. The ill-timed Christmas show is as jam-packed as Santa’s Christmas sack with fart jokes, nativity trivia, role-playing and plenty of special guests. Anything goes in this show - well it is Christmas after all.
Continue ReadingInsomnia Cat Came To Stay
Sleep. It’s the easiest thing to do. You just… close your eyes. But for so many of us, sleep seems out of our grasp. We want it, but we don’t know how to get it. Fleur Kilpatrick cannot sleep. In her creation Insomnia Cat Came To Stay the audience is invited into the manic and […]
Continue ReadingRoom 328
Truth be told, I’ve always been extremely uncomfortable around contemporary art, and five minutes into Room 328 I’m itching to leave. This is not a bad thing. That is what the contemporary is supposed to do. Throw you into the deep end when you don’t know how to swim. Turn off all the lights. Leave […]
Continue ReadingFreefall
What are you afraid of? Whizzing through the air, or maybe having someone stand on your head? Running with scissors or juggling eggs? For the members of circus company Gravity and Other Myths, these are far from the scariest of prospects. Or are they? The constant worries that plague life and circus art are flirted […]
Continue ReadingHow Many Politicians Does It Take To Screw In A Lightbulb?
A nervous comedian quietly walked onto the stage in a converted Strip Club on top of the Portland Hotel. A few mismatched chairs were bunched together- not exactly the classiest setting for a stand up show. But nevertheless, before long, I’d forgotten all about the location as Matt Grantham started his show. It became obvious […]
Continue ReadingAn Oracles’ Song Still Resonates
Ulrike Meinhof Sings is an impressive poetic monologue, infused with evocative and visceral language, personification and imagery. One is confronted with a story of bank robberies, shootouts, bombings, bloodshed, death, politics and a female German terrorist’s aspirations to disrupt the class systems and create an impetus for revolt. She is a member of The Red […]
Continue ReadingJoel Creasey’s Late Show
Joel Creasey’s Late Show is a ninety-minute comedy extravaganza set amongst the comfy mismatched couches in the “rape dungeon” of Melbourne’s Soft Belly Bar. While it’s a guaranteed hit for most, the easily offended might be better off giving it a miss. Beginning with a reminder that “it’s not racist if you laugh,” acting MC […]
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