Australian Dance Awards and other things

So another Australian Dance awards and I have too admit I was thinking to myself as it started that I have probably seen one too many.

The event seems to go on and on, being crammed with so many dance performances and films, awards etc. I reckon that I could have happily lived without about 60% of the performances.

It was also interesting to see a professional dance company mixed with a dance school. One artistic director I worked with, always flatly refused to work with non-professionals and after seeing this offering I can understand why. The non-professionals definitely brought the quality level down to something that would have been a poor offering in a schools spectacular. Not very inspiring.

Joanne
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An Eighth Birthday for Jazzgroove

So a good night at the Basement, celebrating eight years of Jazzgroove with a diverse range of music and people from MFW, Triosk and the Resurrectors.

I am thankful that some musicians are more gregarious and socially savvy than others.

Joanne
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Pandoras box

An amazing little website that plays music that links your favourites to other music that is similiar. Definitely worth a visit.
http://www.pandora.com/

Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au

Wangaratta

What a great festival, relaxed atmosphere, good food in the open air street market, lots of fantastic new music.

Saw an amazing blues/swing player Ray Beadle. Also new look makes him look like a young Elvis. If you get the chance check him out.

Some pretty out there music styles, I reckon you just have to breath into the sounds to get the most out of some of them!

Fantastic wit of the players from the ICP Orchestra. Beautiful vocals from Kristen Berardi. All round just some incredibly good music.

Joanne

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