Sydney Festival & ATYP launch

Two launches this week, one for Sydney Festival at the Town Hall. Usual lineup of speeches, sponsors and VIPS.

Also went to ATYP launch which was fabulous. The young actors, acted, sung and did all the talking.

Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au

Shanghai

Was a little sidetracked with my visit to Shanghai.

I have a separate blog with travel tips, I am obsessed with travel, This ain't no Tardis

Video below of Chinese opera being sung in the park.



Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au

Antripodean, Java Quartet

Saw two great bands this week, totally different.

First one was Antripodean, Marc Hannaford's band, a journey into blurring the borders of sound art, classical, jazz and improvisation.



The second was Java Quartet with guest Bobby Singh. Again, awesome musicians, playing more of a groove with Indian beats, blazing sax and delicate piano.



Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au

Melbourne Aquarium - penguins

Penguins nesting, with a sly pinching of another's rocks.



Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au

TINA - this is not art

Spent the weekend in Newcastle at This is Not Art, where I spoke at Sound Summit on one of the panels and at the Refraction talk.

We had particularly wanted to go to the Zine Fair and is it just me, or does anyone else think that this event could be better sign posted - or are you supposed to be in the know? This is the car park where the Zine Festival was held.

Yes I know it was in the program, but it seems the organisers wouldn't want anyone to stumble across this!

This is what it looked like inside, again, a find the zine fair exercise, once in the car park there was no sign as to whether it was upstairs or downstairs. Is this bad organisation, or maybe they don't want anyone there who isn't in the know?


Joanne
www.ceressolutions.com.au

William Barton at the World Hockey cup

Rather surreal moment at World Hockey cup in Argentina.

Australia vs New Zealand, Australia won.

William Barton, what a trooper, played while hockey pucks where whacked in front of him.



Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au

Sutra - Sidi Larbi

Fabulous show, worth seeing if you can.



Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au