September 11 was the first Festival Conversations event, Pointe to Pointe, with Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui (choreographer of Sutra) and Rafael Bonachela (choreographer of Danza Contemporanea de Cuba). Here we delve into the minds of the two choreographers – what is the landscape like for their pieces (socio-political), what inspires them personally and artistically, what was their personal journey in the creation of their works? Continue reading #BF10 Day 8 Part 1: Pointe to Pointe, Douglas Kirkland: A Life In Pictures, Nostalgia, Smudged
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BF10 Day 6: Macbeth (again!)
I decided to watch the full production of Macbeth, just to see what it is like after the dress rehearsal and to also see it from another perspective – amongst the front row compared to last time which was at the back. Continue reading BF10 Day 6: Macbeth (again!)
BF10 Day 5: Sutra
Today was my second personal foray into the world of dance – I am more accustomed to the language of it (although having spent hours editing or watching or looking up dance videos, I was up to scratch). Tonight was the opening of Sutra and it was an amazing experience to be a part of. Continue reading BF10 Day 5: Sutra
BF10 Day 4: Baroque Tarantella
Me, a Critical Mass blogger Toby and many of his friends/colleagues attended Baroque Tarantella, a special performance by the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and L’Arpeggiata from Paris. Had a brief chat with Toby before the performance and he was very excited to see the event – well, considering that he runs and owns a business called Simply for Strings (a full service violin shop!). I have not seen ABO perform by themselves before and it has been 2-3 years since I last saw an orchestra at QPAC. Actually the last event that I want to in that venue was Brisbane Festival’s Mariza and enjoyed my first taste of fado. Continue reading BF10 Day 4: Baroque Tarantella
LIP or Location Independence
We live in public. And even if you think that you don’t live in public, you actually do. Well this isn’t about that but it’s about another concept that shares the same acronym – location independence. Continue reading LIP or Location Independence
Lessons from Flying
I couldn’t help but compared what it was like to fly the aircraft to other situations in life – situations where you are pushed to the deep end, situations where you really do need to pilot yourself across whatever it is you are up against. I was going to write an entry about the similarities between flying and entrepreneurship but feel that this is the case in other areas of life. Continue reading Lessons from Flying