‘FRIDAY’, Sydney Fringe Festival, NY JACK QUARTET, Snarski vs Snarski and ‘Jackson! Le diner est prêt!’ with Arts Monday’s Margaux Dombkins on 5th August 2013
Sex, secrets and scandals are the topics of conversation with my first guests: Director, Julie Baz and David Jeffrey who chat about the new razor-sharp Australian political satire, FRIDAY by Daniela Giorgi. Sizzling with sex, secrets and scandals, FRIDAY is a tale of democracy in the land of the long weekend.
Set in the legislature of a fictitious modern democracy, FRIDAY highlights democracy’s precarious and precious nature, scrutinising the personal and political, and the paper-thin division between the two, delving into tensions of public responsibility versus private desires.
As the nation gears up for Australia’s upcoming federal election, and with the recent series of tumultuous political events in Australia, Daniela Giorgi’s funny and at times heartbreaking examination of the challenges and necessity of political engagement is both timely and very relevant.
This production of the Sydney Independent Theatre Company (SITCO) – the new resident company at the Old Fitzroy Theatre, features Gertraud Ingeborg, David Ritchie, Adrian Barnes and Peter Hayes and performers: Tim Cole, Jamie Collette, Sinead Curry, Justine Kacir, Emmanuel Nicolaou, Amara Pické, Cherilyn Price, Sarah Robinson and Gemma Scoble.
Set and lighting design is by David Jeffrey, Costume design is by Rachel Scane and Sound design is by composer, Sarah de Jong.
FRIDAY 8th – 31st August 2013 Old Fitzroy Theatre 129 Dowling St (cnr Cathedral St), Woolloomooloo
8pm Tues – Sat 5pm Sun Info/ Bookings: www.sitco.net.au or 1300 307 264
My next guest: is violist, John Pickford Richards from the acclaimed New York String Quartet JACK. Making their Australian debut, JACK comprises (J) John Pickford Richards violist, (A) Ari Streisfeld violinist, (C) Christopher Otto violinist, and (K) Kevin McFarland cellist. One of the most exciting new music ensembles in the world today, JACK is renowned for pushing the boundaries of contemporary new music while also displaying technical mastery.
‘The JACK Quartet electrifies audiences worldwide with explosive virtuosity’ Boston Globe
‘one of the world’s most dynamic and innovative string quartets’ New York Times
This daring and brilliant string quartet’s two innovative Sydney programs will feature new music by leading contemporary composers, with one concert performed entirely in darkness. JACKs first performance on Friday 16 August presents an interpretation of G.F. Haas’s haunting and complex String Quartet No.3 ln iij. Noct. This work will be performed in absolute darkness, with no instrument or performer visible – the audience is engulfed in music and surrounded by sounds. The Saturday 17 August concert will feature works by Italian composer Luigi Nono, the American Jason Eckhardt, and a new work by Sydney composer Jack Symonds.
JACK QUARTET 16 and 17 August 2013 8.00pm Carriageworks 245 Wilson St, Redfern, Sydney. Info/ tix: www.carriageworks.com.au
My next guest: Mitch Feltscheer, chats about the just released program for The 2013 Sydney Fringe Festival – the largest independent arts festival in NSW.
This year’s 4th Fringe Festival unveils its biggest line-up – with over 300 shows celebrating art, theatre, music and sound, dance, poetry, film, food and wine.
This year’s Festival delves deeper into the heart of Sydney expanding its scope both artistically and geographically. Fringe goers are offered more intimate experiences with hundreds of hidden gems within the city, focusing on an eclectic arts program and opening up to artisan food, crafts and sub-cultures.With over 60 venues across five distinct creative villages on the city’s fringe, the 2013 Sydney Fringe Festival offers a unique cultural journey of experiences for those who love discovering something new in the back streets of Sydney.
The 2013 Sydney Fringe Festival 6 – 29th September, 2013
Venues: The Seymour Centre (the hub); Newtown; Leichhardt; Marrickville; Surry Hills; Glebe and Chippendale villages
Info/ Program/ Tickets: www.sydneyfringe.com
My next guest: Rob Snarski chats about the renowed Snarski vs Snarski showdown performances with his brother Mark. Quickly becoming something of an annual event, the showdown puts brother to brother, face to face with their musical past, present and future! The brothers test their musical memory banks as they delve into the back catalogue of Chad’s Tree, Jackson Code and Blackeyed Susans ‘classics’ along with new material – swapping and re-interpreting each other’s songs and carrying on like family do.
Mark and Rob Snarski formed the darkly literate Chad’s Tree in the early 1980s (their first band) before moving on to separate musical projects. Mark formed the Jackson Code and younger brother Rob formed The Blackeyed Susans along with members of The Triffids and other luminaries. Rarely in the same country, let alone on the same stage, the Snarski brothers will go head to head in their one only Sydney performance at The Vanguard.
SNARSKI vs SNARSKI Fri 6TH SEPT THE VANGUARD King St, Newtown Tix: www.thevanguard.com.au More info: www.blackeyedsusans.com.au
My next guest: Director, Writer, Actor, Jackson Davis, chats about his new solo work ‘Jackson! Le diner est prêt!’ Deeply personal and developed in response to the growing trend of ASMR videos online, Jackson! Le diner est prêt! is an intimate journey down the rabbit hole of internet-spread comforts.
Jackson explores the hotly disputed term ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) describing the potential for certain visual or aural stimuli to induce a relaxed, pleasurable state in the brain and scalp. He also delves into his own relationship with his computer.
This re:group performance collective production is showing at the Woodcourt Art Theatre – a lo-fi, independent pop-up space for small audiences in Woodcourt St, Marrickville. It only exists from July to September 2013.
Jackson! Le diner est prêt! 7th -13th August 2013 at Woodcourt Art Theatre More info / reservations info@woodcourtarttheatre.net
I look forward to your company 10.30am – 12.00pm
Margaux