Post Christmas

Now its after Christmas and Santa gets the credit for all those toys and all that excitement!

However, it is pretty good knowing that that kind of fantasy can survive the commercial world. Our six year old is definitely a romantic.

Joanne
www.ceressolutions.com.au

Jazzgroove

In the season of Christmas parties, it was great to have a final killer night at Jazzgroove. It was standing room only, which is not so very surprising as it is a small venue, but sadly we had to turn people away it was so full. However a great finish to the year.

We had James Muller and then Zoe & The Buttercups as our final lineup. It is great to see such a vibrant lively music scene. Visit http://www.myspace.com/jazzgrooveassociation for all the wonderful comments people from around the world are making for us. Or the Jazzgroove website www.jazzgroove.com.

It is amazing what the power of a collective is able to achieve.

Joanne
www.ceressolutions.com.au

Short & Sweet launch, Carriageworks drinks

A great way to kick off the week with the launch of the Sydney Short & Sweet Festival, what has now become the largest short playwriting Festival in the world. It will celebrate 5 weeks of creativity, fun, humour, romance and high drama from the 16th January.

Next on the list was the pre-opening of the Carriageworks. Another fabulous space for theatre and dance at the back of Newtown in an old railway space.

Then down to Melbourne for their last week of the Short & Sweet season at the Arts Centre, followed by the finals. Great fun, fantastic acting, such talent in Melbourne.

Joanne
www.ceressolutions.com.au

New venue in town

Well, a new edition to the Sydney music, arts and other things - we hope scene with the Factory. It certainly beats @Newtown as a venue, friendly staff, no nazi door people.

A great space with all sorts of possibilities. http://www.factorytheatre.com.au/. The website definitely doesn't do it justic.

I was there for the launch of the NowNow Festival. The place was looking very lush, with living room lounge chic.

Joanne
www.ceressolutions.com.au

This week

A fabulous performance by Julian Rachlan and Itamar Golan at Angel Place.
And interesting to see an audience with perhaps a touch of youthfulness at a Musica Viva performance.

Of course exellent technically, but so eclectic and wonderful work as a duo.

Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au

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
www.ceressolutions.com.au

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
www.ceressolutions.com.au