Arts Thursday 11 April 2013 with Margaux Dombkins The Bebop Boys and Bald Archy Prize Winner
My first Guests – Marcus Graham and The Beboppers treat us to a live performance of The Bebop Apocalypse – a night of 1950’s Beat Poetry to Jazz.
The show celebrates the American beat poets of the 1950’s – Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Neal Cassaday, William S. Burroughs and Bob Kauffman. These few men were considered the driving force behind the Beat Generation, responsible for expanding the world’s imagination and exposing the endless possibilities of the spoken and written word. Their influence is still felt today, not only in poetry and the spoken word, but also in other lyrical genres such as rap and hip-hop.
The Behop Apocalypse is a mixture of solo and ensemble performances full of soul, frivolity, pain and wonderment that was embodied by these men and their unforgettable art of words.
The audience is invited into that world – a dusky jazz hole-in-the-wall where word is king, where beatniks jam with jazz musicians and nothing is taboo.
Saturdays 20th April – 27th April – 4th May
Darlinghurst Theatre, Potts Point
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My next Guest – Shane Smith, General Manager of The Sydney Comedy Festival chats about the celebration of comedy from across the world. The Festival programme includes both debuts and the return of crowd favourites.
This is the biggest year yet for the Festival with a jam-packed program of over 150 shows – and the addition of new venues.
The Sydney Comedy Festival – April 22 to May 11
Various venues across Sydney including: Factory Theatre Marrickville; Enmore Theatre; Harold Park Hotel; Concourse Theatre, Chatswood; the Seymour Centre; the Metro Theatre
More info : www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au or 02 9020 6966
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My final Guest – artist Warren Lane , winner of The Bald Archy Prize chats about his satirical portrait of Gina Reinhart eating cake.
The Banquet of Gina and Ginia is a painting that depicts the mining billionaire eating chocolate cake as her favoured daughter looks on.
The mining magnate was the most popular subject in the Bald Archy Prize, featuring in eight entries.
Warren painted a rolled-up copy of The Age newspaper in his artwork which refers to Rinehart’s purchase of Fairfax Media shares. He modelled the portrait on 17th century Dutch painter Jan Victors’ The Banquet of Esther and Ahasuerus.
In the original painting, the Jewish heroine Esther alerts her husband, the Persian King, of a plot against his empire.
Warren saw some parallels with Gina and her daughter Ginia and the siblings John, Bianca and Hope taking their family issues to court.
An exhibition of Bald Archies finalists is at the Independent Theatre, North Sydney, until May 5.
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I look forward to your company 10.30am – 12.00pm
Margaux