Adapted from a Media Release.
Patch Theatre’s artistic director, David Brown has been awarded the ‘Mickey Miners Lifetime Achievement Award’. The award, which is presented by the International Performing Arts for Youth organisation (IPAY), recognises an individual’s outstanding contribution to the performing arts for young audiences.
IPAY is a leading international membership organisation that supports the professional community of performing arts for young audiences. The annual showcase event, which was held over 4 days from 21 - 24 January 2015, is a platform for companies to showcase their work on the international stage with the aim of securing international touring throughout North America.
The award, known as the ‘Mickey Miners Lifetime Achievement Award’ is named after the former curator of Performing Arts for Children at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Dave Brown joins an illustrious group of individuals to receive the award, all of whom have made outstanding contributions to the performing arts for young people; previous recipients include Mary Rose Lloyd, Saskia Janse, Onny Husinik and Jim Morrow.
“We are absolutely delighted that Dave Brown has received this year’s Mickey Miners Lifetime Achievement Award,” CEO of Australia Council, Mr Tony Grybowski, said.
“This is a very prestigious award, given to a person who has made a significant impact on the field of the performing arts for young audiences, and it is the first time an Australian has received this honour. “
Dave Brown has been at the helm of Patch Theatre for more than 20 years, and this recognition puts another feather in his cap. Brown is recognised nationally and internationally as a pioneer in creating new and highly innovative theatre work specifically for children, and is considered a leader in this highly specialised field.
IPAY Executive director Boomer Stacey has said “Dave's imprint and influence ripples throughout our professional members, to emerging artists and most importantly has positively impacted thousands … of young people around the world. Acknowledging Dave Brown and Patch Theatre also pays tribute to the amazing community of artists in Australia dedicated to creating and presenting outstanding performing arts for young audiences. They are an important voice at our ... Showcase”.
Aside from the awards, the showcase is an opportunity for companies to present works to a network of producers, presenters, agents, artists, educators and students involved in all forms of theatre, music, dance, circus and puppetry from around the world.
Patch Theatre was one of 17 companies selected from over 120 applicants to showcase their work ‘The Moon’s A Balloon’, a vibrant production that celebrates balloons, play, friendship, creativity and connection. It’s a delicious visual-theatre feast inspired by the EE Cummings poem of the same name that reveals how amazing possibilities arise from the simplest of things.
‘The Moon’s A Balloon’ will play at Adelaide’s Odeon Theatre in Norwood from 3 - 21 August, with sessions at 10:30 am & 1pm for schools. Following the Norwood season the show will tour to the Barossa, Noarlunga and Golden Grove before heading on a regional South Australian tour.
For more information or to book visit patchtheatre.org.au
Cellar Door Wine Festival. Adelaide Convention Centre.
In the lead up to the 2015 Cellar Door Wine Festival at the Adelaide Convention centre The Barefoot Review was invited to judge a cook-off in the style of the "Meet, Make & Eat" Masterclass. The class, which will take place at the festival on the Saturday and Sunday, is an exclusive ‘behind-the-scenes’ cooking experience where you get to do exactly what the title suggests; meet people; make food together; and eat your creations!
As part of this adventurous activity attendees meet in the Festival before heading into an exclusive-access kitchen to prepare dishes using local goodies, all under the careful eye of an Adelaide chef and Eat Local Representative! Once plated up to perfection attendees make their way back to the Festival’s Farmers Market to enjoy the feast!
We were invited to judge a 6 dish cook-off prepared by 2 teams of festival ambassadors. The menu, made from locally sourced ingredients, included; Kinawooka Mussels with Smoked Pork and Hills Cider; a Salad of Hot Smoked Harris Salmon with Pickled Fennel, Endive, Dill and Fetta; Seared Dry-Aged Beef Rump, Tuna Mayonnaise and Crostini; Dry Spiced Rubbed Chicken; Honey and Prosciutto Baked Figs with Goats Cheese and Rocket Salad; and Pea, Coriander and Sour Cream Fritters with a Smoked Salmon, Preserved Lemon and Snowpea Tendril Salad.
There are 2 classes on each day at 12.00pm or 1.30pm. Saturday 21st will see guests mentored by Paul Baker, head chef at The Botanic Gardens Restaurant, and Tze Khaw, executive chef for the Adelaide Convention Centre.
Sunday 22nd will see the return of Tze Khaw this time joined by eat local representative Kane Pollard from the Topiary Cafe.
As well as the Masterclasses the festival will be showcasing over 170+ food and wine producers, from internationally renowned brands to niche boutique stars. The Festival provides endless opportunities to learn about emerging trends and exotic new varietals brought to you by South Australia’s top wine and food makers.
Bookings for the Masterclasses are essential, so to avoid disappointment head over to cellardoorfestival.com to buy your tickets.
The festival runs from Friday the 20th to Sunday the 22nd of February at the Adelaide Convention Centre, North Terrace, Adelaide.
Paul Rodda
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Meet, Make and Eat video produced by The Barefoot Review and Chris Daniels Productions.
Host: Paul Rodda
Direction: Chris Daniels
Camera Operation: Chris Daniels and Paul Rodda
Editing and Post Production: Chris Daniels
For more information visit chrisdaniels.com.au or thebarefootreview.com.au
Adapted from a Media Release
The Adelaide Festival Centre has announced a new fellowship program for a young South Australian Aboriginal arts worker who aspires to a rewarding career in the arts.
An endowment from Richard Ryan AO made the new position possible. Commencing in March 2015 the 12 month Fellowship will go to an individual who is keen to develop a career in the arts. In 2015/16 the role will have a particular focus on programming and marketing of Indigenous work. The successful candidate will also be working on the GreenRoom Program (Adelaide Festival Centre’s youth arts membership program for 18 to 30 year olds), and attracting younger and multicultural audiences.
Richard Ryan AO says “This is an outstanding opportunity for a young South Australian to step into the fascinating world of the arts. This is hands-on experience in a world-class arts organisation and the aim of this fellowship is to set this young person on a course to future success as an arts leader.”
The original Steel Fellowship was created in 2000 in recognition of the Adelaide Festival Centre’s first CEO and distinguished Arts Administrator and Artistic Director, Anthony Steel. It provided 12 months of intensive professional experience in South Australia’s centre of creativity and heart of the arts.
Anthony Steel says “I am delighted that the Anthony Steel fellowship has expanded this year into the Steel Ryan fellowship, which has enabled the Festival Centre to employ its first Aboriginal arts worker to join the administrative team."
Adelaide Festival Centre CEO & Artistic Director Douglas Gautier says “For many years the Adelaide Festival Centre has nurtured the careers of young arts administrators under auspices of the Anthony Steel fellowship, named for the AFC’s first director Anthony Steel. This year, following a generous donation by former AFC Chairman and current Chairman of the Adelaide Festival Richard Ryan, we are able to offer the Steel Ryan Fellowship with a focus on the programming and audience development for indigenous work. We are grateful to both Anthony and Richard for their continued support and mentorship for the Adelaide Festival Centre.”
The Adelaide Festival Centre has today released its 2015 program of events.
All of the usual suspects are in there with programs from the Adelaide Festival, State Theatre Company of South Australia, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Windmill Theatre, The Australian Ballet, Australian Dance Theatre, Come Out Festival, Cabaret Festival, Oz Asia, Greenroom and more.
The full program will feature over 211 performances and 845 artists; 137 of which will be international guests from the United Kingdom, France, New Zealand, United States, Argentina, Germany, Russia and Scotland. Of particular note, more than 450 of the performers will be South Australian locals.
“We strive for excellence and the 2015 season is testament to that and puts a very large spotlight on the arts in Adelaide” says Festival Centre Artistic Director and CEO, Douglas Gautier.
“Here at the Festival Centre we continuously work with other arts organisations to bring you concerts, shows and exhibitions that would not otherwise be possible.”
In usual style the New Year will be kicked off with a big budget main stage show in ‘Thriller Live!’ The theatrical concert spectacular celebrates the songs and dance-moves of legendary entertainer Michael Jackson and the Jackson Five. The show, which has played on London’s West End since 2009, entered the record books this year as the 20th longest running musical in West End history.
Returning for their third instalment ‘The Illusionists 1903’ will grace Adelaide stages once again featuring a band of eight world-class illusionists from across the globe. After finishing their second world tour on Broadway in New York, the world premiere of this new production which showcases the ‘Golden Age of Magic’ will play in Australia in January 2015.
For music lovers there will be plenty of choice in addition to the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s programming with more ‘Morgans International Piano Series’ concerts, ‘Cocktail Concerts with Niki Vasilakis’, the ‘Count Basie Orchestra’, ‘Musica Viva’s’ 70th birthday recital tour, ‘Max Raabe and Palast Orchester’ and ‘An Aids Activist’s Memoir in Music’.
Lovers of Monty Python won’t be disappointed by a one night only performance from the man himself, Michael Palin, live on stage and in a South Australian first the ‘National Play Festival’ will be hosted here, celebrating the very best of new Australian theatre.
There will be dance-galore with performances from ‘The New Zealand Dance Company’, ‘Sydney Dance Company’, ‘The Australian Ballet’, and ‘Australian Dance Theatre’ each bringing their own unique programs and as part of the inSpace program two of Australia’s most exciting dance collaborators, Lisa Griffiths and Adam Synnott, will present the world premiere of ‘Chance’ a piece inspired by science fiction; a study on humanity’s beginnings, behaviours and cycles.
The centre’s popular festivals will remain key to the 2015 program with the ‘Come Out’ festival, the ‘Cabaret Festival’, the ‘Oz Asia’ festival and the ‘Guitar Festival’ each delivering their own unique blends of art and music. Also, the new bar ‘The River Deck’ will become a destination of choice as the weather warms up with live music every Friday and Saturday night in a new program called ‘Summer Sessions on the River Deck’.
Whatever your artistic persuasion, the Adelaide Festival Centre’s 2015 season has something for you – and we havent even scratched the surface! More information and the full program is available online at adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au.
Paul Rodda
When: 2015
Where: Adelaide Festival Centre
Bookings: bass.net.au and adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au
It’s back! The Adelaide Convention Centre will once again play host to the Cellar Door Wine Festival in Adelaide in 2015.
Launched on the Torrens with a boat cruise aboard the Popeye on Thursday 23rd of October, the 2015 event promises to be everything of previous years and more. The multi award winning event will showcase over 170 food and wine producers between the 20th and 22nd of February next year.
The event can be enjoyed in many different ways over the 3 days including master classes, complimentary tastings, demonstrations and more.
Wander through 15 wine regions while enjoying samples of the amazing food and wine on offer. The regions will include the Adelaide Plains, Adelaide Hills, Barossa Valley, Coonawarra, Clare Valley, Eden Valley, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Langhorne Creek, Limestone Coast, McLaren Vale, Padthaway, Riverland and more!
There are scheduled events on every day, like ‘Sexy Cheese’ between 6 and 7pm on the opening night Friday, the ‘SA Seafood and White Wine Showcase’ on Sunday at 4pm and a ‘Long Table Lunch and Brunch’ on both Saturday and Sunday to choose from.
Don’t despair if you are not a wine drinker though – there is also a selection of Beer and Cider samples available for tasting from a host of local brewers.
If it’s education you are after you would be crazy to miss out on the master classes on offer. The 2015 event will see 6 masters classes available. Friday’s 6pm class ‘Sexy Cheese’, presented by Valerie Henbest & NWETC Wine Educator, will tantalise your tastebuds with its decadent cheese and wine pairing. Cheese will be transformed into sensual soul food ranging from gooey softs to bitey cheddars.
Saturday at 11:30am, Matt Skinner will present the ‘Plumm Wine Glass Experience’ to show participants how the right glass can mean the difference between a good glass of wine and a great one. Then Valerie Henbest is up again at 2pm with ‘Four Seasons of Cheese’. Henbest, a cheese importer, consultant and renowned national cheese judge will walk participants through a range of delightfully flavoursome cheeses, all paired by an internationally renowned winemaker who will introduce you to some new combinations that will both surprise and delight the senses!
On Saturday afternoon ‘Party Favourites and Plumm’ kicks off with hosts Matt Skinner and Tze Khaw who will be giving a whirlwind tour of the newest and most exciting varietals making a splash in the wine world. As well as some amazing wines the class will include the tastiest party canapés in a new twist on modern party food that will take the stress out of entertaining.
Sunday’s events include the ‘ SA Seafood and Light Wine Showcase’ hosted by Tze Khaw, Neil Pyke & Angie Del Medico. The class will bring two of South Australia’s world renowned products – seafood and wine – together, and place them in the perfect pairings! ‘Aging Gracefully’ is the last of the master classes and will see Valerie Henbest & Rhys Howlett sharing their expertise on the cheese aging process and how to make a great cheese selection.
Tickets for all of these classes and more events are available for purchase from cellardoorfestival.com during pre-sale, or at the door on the day for a small additional fee.
But this doesn’t even scratch the surface of the events on offer over the 3 day festival; there’s interactive tastings by TAFESA, a Penfolds Collection Master Class, the Varietal View interactive wine hub, Meet the Maker demonstrations, a Farmers Market and heaps more. The event will run from 5-9pm on Friday February 20, then from 11am to 6pm on the Saturday and Sunday.
Foodies, wine lovers and Radelaidians alike would be crazy to miss this event! So get in quick while places in the master classes are still available.
Paul Rodda
When: 20 to 22 Feb
Where: Adelaide Convention Centre
Bookings: cellardoorfestival.com