Saturday, November 19, 2005
Hilary Wallis' diary
Hilary Wallis spent her formative years in Atlanta, Georgia and had her first exhibition in a gallery by the age of seventeen after relocating to Sarasota, Florida. She won a scholarship to the Ringling School of Arts and Design, and yet quietly refused because the internal struggle of deciding between different career paths was beginning to take hold. Her mind wanted a life dealing with international affairs, but her heart would always belong to her painting.
Hilary followed what her mind set out to accomplish and went to school for a Bachelor of Science degree in Telecommunications from the University of Florida. However, she kept her paintbrush in hand while also working as an illustrator for a local magazine and created artwork for various causes. The television travel industry brought her to London, England, and soon she was immersing herself in the arts of cultural Europe. And she still travels extensively to obtain some inspiration... Do you mind to share the details ?
>> Click here if you’re ready to hit the road with Hilary <<
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
The Australian Ballet
THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET BOUND FOR THE UK WITH GRAEME MURPHY’S SWAN LAKE
A bride, her prince and his mistress…
We will be in the grip of all things Australian this summer - not just the infamous Ashes Cricket series, but also the return of The Australian Ballet to the UK with the international premiere of its acclaimed new production of Swan Lake.
This ground-breaking version of the iconic classical ballet by celebrated Australian choreographer Graeme Murphy has consistently overwhelmed Australian critics and audiences alike with its tragic and passionate tale of unrequited love and betrayal in a royal love triangle :
“Just minutes after the curtain went up on the Australian Ballet’s new Swan Lake on Tuesday, we knew we were witnessing the birth of a classic…three hours later the house went wild, wilder than any ballet audience in town for years, in a nearly 10-minute standing ovation.”
(The Australian)
“The national ballet company has probably never had an opening night to match Tuesday’s premiere of Graeme Murphy’s Swan Lake since 1988…it’s that long, certainly, since I saw a Melbourne ballet audience erupt. Stand. Cheer. Give the kind of ovation one wishes one had timed.”
(The Weekend Australian Financial Review)
After more than twelve years, The Australian Ballet returns to the UK in July 2005 with the international debut of Graeme Murphy’s critically acclaimed, multiple award-winning new production of Swan Lake. For the UK tour, which is managed by Askonas Holt, the company is presenting 13 performances in Cardiff and London.
Murphy’s Swan Lake was the first ballet commissioned by David McAllister after becoming The Australian Ballet’s artistic director in 2001. Created to mark the company’s 40th anniversary in 2002 this powerful interpretation of the iconic ballet sensationally sold out seasons across Australia, won nine major awards in one year, and moved audiences to tears. Murphy’s choreography dramatically communicates the passion and emotion of betrayal and unrequited love: Odette is betrothed to Prince Siegfried, yet deeply apprehensive of his relationship with the Baroness von Rothbart. However, it is not until after the wedding that the true nature of Siegfried and the Baroness’ relationship is revealed to Odette, causing her such distress that, by royal command, she is committed to a sanatorium. There she finds comfort and escape amongst serene white swans in a frozen dream world. Australian critics have picked up on more than a hint of another world famous royal menage à trois that finds several parallels in this story of adultery, personality disorders and betrayal of innocence.
Press Releases
A Bride, her Prince and his Mistress
Company background and biographies
Related Links
www.australianballet.com.au
UK audiences are in for a treat:
Tickets and booking information:
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff July 13-16 T. 08700 402000 www.wmc.org.uk
London Coliseum July 20-24 T.
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A bride, her prince and his mistress…
We will be in the grip of all things Australian this summer - not just the infamous Ashes Cricket series, but also the return of The Australian Ballet to the UK with the international premiere of its acclaimed new production of Swan Lake.
This ground-breaking version of the iconic classical ballet by celebrated Australian choreographer Graeme Murphy has consistently overwhelmed Australian critics and audiences alike with its tragic and passionate tale of unrequited love and betrayal in a royal love triangle :
“Just minutes after the curtain went up on the Australian Ballet’s new Swan Lake on Tuesday, we knew we were witnessing the birth of a classic…three hours later the house went wild, wilder than any ballet audience in town for years, in a nearly 10-minute standing ovation.”
(The Australian)
“The national ballet company has probably never had an opening night to match Tuesday’s premiere of Graeme Murphy’s Swan Lake since 1988…it’s that long, certainly, since I saw a Melbourne ballet audience erupt. Stand. Cheer. Give the kind of ovation one wishes one had timed.”
(The Weekend Australian Financial Review)
After more than twelve years, The Australian Ballet returns to the UK in July 2005 with the international debut of Graeme Murphy’s critically acclaimed, multiple award-winning new production of Swan Lake. For the UK tour, which is managed by Askonas Holt, the company is presenting 13 performances in Cardiff and London.
Murphy’s Swan Lake was the first ballet commissioned by David McAllister after becoming The Australian Ballet’s artistic director in 2001. Created to mark the company’s 40th anniversary in 2002 this powerful interpretation of the iconic ballet sensationally sold out seasons across Australia, won nine major awards in one year, and moved audiences to tears. Murphy’s choreography dramatically communicates the passion and emotion of betrayal and unrequited love: Odette is betrothed to Prince Siegfried, yet deeply apprehensive of his relationship with the Baroness von Rothbart. However, it is not until after the wedding that the true nature of Siegfried and the Baroness’ relationship is revealed to Odette, causing her such distress that, by royal command, she is committed to a sanatorium. There she finds comfort and escape amongst serene white swans in a frozen dream world. Australian critics have picked up on more than a hint of another world famous royal menage à trois that finds several parallels in this story of adultery, personality disorders and betrayal of innocence.
Press Releases
A Bride, her Prince and his Mistress
Company background and biographies
Related Links
www.australianballet.com.au
UK audiences are in for a treat:
Tickets and booking information:
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff July 13-16 T. 08700 402000 www.wmc.org.uk
London Coliseum July 20-24 T.
Sunday, May 08, 2005
J’en rêve (June 23—October 9, 2005)
Last fall the Fondation Cartier extended an invitation to the well-known artists with whom it has worked closely over the years, asking them to recommend one or more young talents of their choice for the J’en rêve exhibition. This request was met with an enthusiastic response that transcended artistic boundaries : photographers recommended sculptors, painters recommended video artists, performance artists recommended architects. Likewise, the Fondation Cartier’s Nomadic Nights program will feature younger performers that have been recommended by their more established counterparts in the areas of dance, music, fashion, and film.The established artists who invested themselves in the project are from different generations and backgrounds. Some, such as Jean-Michel Alberola or Christian Boltanski, are devoted art professors. Others spend much of their time discovering and nurturing young talent. Twice each year, Takashi Murakami organizes the Geisai festival, inviting hundreds of young artists to sell their work in a spontaneous and informal Japanese art fair. In Buenos Aires where he resides, Guillermo Kuitca organizes exhibitions and workshops with young artists. For the other important artists who have contributed to the project, such as Chéri Samba, Nan Goldin, Boris Michailov, Hiroshi Sugimoto or Ernesto Neto, this exhibition has provided them with the unique opportunity to present the work of their younger counterparts in a major institution. In addition to these names, other professionals in the performing arts have also made valuable contributions by sharing contacts and recommending talented young artists for the exhibition: Robyn Orlin, Alan Vega, Gaspard Yurkievich, Romeo Castellucci, Fred Frith, Rodolphe Berger or Emmanuelle Huynh. The work selected shows the vitality, energy and promise of youth, shedding light on the lifestyles and desires of a new generation. How does an artist living in Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Tokyo, or Moscow perceive the world ? Informal and spontaneous in spirit, the exhibition J’en rêve provides a way of connecting those who have contributed to the history of the Fondation Cartier and those who will be a part of its future. For additional information about this exhibition, please contact Linda Chenit at +33 (0)1 42 18 56 77
linda.chenit@fondation.cartier.com
Thursday, December 23, 2004
Léopold Rabus
"SCÈNE SAINTE"Paintings and installation
November 17, 2004 until January 8, 2005
opening reception Wednesday, November 17, 2004, 7 to 11 p.m
Frankfurt am Main, Oktober 2004 - He spends his nights with Russian street musicians, wants to travel alone through Siberia in his camper van and hugely loves acting. Léopold Rabus is very headstrong. This is visible in the art of the 26 year old. In its exhibition “Scène Sainte“, Gallery Adler of Frankfurt am Main, Germany presents not only large format paintings of the young Swiss, but also an installation
On his canvasses strange beings cavort in almost surrealistic fashion. Again and again the painter appears in shape of a young woman with long black hair. In most cases this is real hair. Even his technique is very specific to him: Léopold Rabus for example uses fleshy wax, bright nail varnish or playful glitter particles and thus gives his paintings a three-dimensional appearance. “Breathing space“ in his pictures is created by generous spaces of unpainted canvas, with his beings creating a microcosm of their own.
What on first glance appears amusing almost always goes deeper than that. In his most recent series ”Scène Sainte“, you will find humans intriguingly missing something. They weep, but their tears often are frozen. There are deer, some with wings, “Angels from another, fantastic, magical world“, according to Rabus. They drink the tears. The human beings finally receive what they missed, ascend to heaven and become saints themselves. The artist was, amongst others, inspired by the painting “Ofelia“, by 19th century John Everett Millais.
His last but one series Rabus called ”Ex Voto“. There he alludes to religious altar paintings and initiates discussions about religious feelings, promises of salvation and bigotry. Madonnas, Mormons, “whores and saints” are all part of „Ex Voto“. Rabus surprises, disgusts as well as fascinates the viewer and states, not without a certain amount of self-confidence: „I canonize some people or excommunicate them. In order to express feelings or experiences more easily, I let myself be inspired by folkloristic masks or popular presentations of saints and village life. Man has always, when you go back in time, gone down on his knees in order to praise or condemn God, a tree or a bottle...“
With Léopold Rabus Gallery Adler once more enhances its programme with an interesting, very young artist. As the sole representative of the Swiss artist in Germany, it is expanding its international circle of artists after having exhibited shooting star Alex McQuilkin and Klaus Wanker from Austria.
opening reception
wednesday, November 17, 2004, 7 to 11 p.m
exhibition
November 17, 2004 until January 8, 2005
opening hours
Tue, Wed 3 to 6 p.m., Thu, Fri 12 to 7 p.m. Sat 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and upon appointment
Tuesday, October 19, 2004
3rd international krikri polypoetry festival
* What?Our third unique polypoetry festival.
This year with poets and musicians from Sweden,Germany, Soundland, Russia, Iraq, Lebanon, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Belgium.
* When?
Saturday 27 November 2004 (19:00 - 23:30, interval at 21:00)
& Prelude (experimental polypoetic films and documentaries) on Monday 22 November 2004 (20:00-22:00)
* Where?
Theater Tinnenpot, Tinnenpotstraat 21, Ghent, Belgium
The prelude will be held in the Artcinema Off Off, Begijnhof ter Hoye, Lange Violettestraat 237, Ghent
Festival Krikri 2004: Programme
19:00-21:00
Louis De Meester - Sybren Polet I, Tomma Wessel, Sten Hanson, Heike Fiedler, Trevor Wishart, Maja Jantar & Esther Venrooy
21:30-23:30
Louis De Meester - Sybren Polet II, Amal Al-Jubouri & Jahida Wehbé, Dirk Veulemans, Valeri Scherstjanoi & Wolfram Spyra, Laura Maes
* With support from:
The City of Ghent, the Vlaams Fonds voor de Letteren and the Province of East Flanders
* Organised by:
Krikri vzw
Concept: Jelle Dierickx, Maja Jantar & Helen White
* Info
Press release and other info on www.krikri.be, or e-mail us at info@krikri.be
* Reservations:
Theater Tinnenpot box office
+32 (0)9 225 18 60
or e-mail: info@krikri.be
* Tickets
10/8 EUR, unemployed people free (CD included in admission fee)
From Sweden
Press Release
From Sweden.com
November Concerts From Sweden
Martin Fröst * Mats Lidström * Simon Crawford-Phillips Jonny Axelsson * Bobo Stenson * Fredrik Ljungkvist
Jazz, contemporary and classical music fill the From Sweden calendar in November, establishing the different areas of Swedish music the project is intent on bringing to the British public over the next eight months in the largest ever celebration of Swedish music outside of Sweden.
Continuing the programme of From Sweden concerts at the Wigmore Hall, another stimulating mix of Swedish and British musicians and music graces the concert platform on Sunday 28 November at 5pm. From Sweden’s artistic director Mats Lidström(cello), clarinettist Martin Fröst and pianist Simon Crawford-Phillips will perform a range of styles and combinations.
This eclectic programme leaps back and forth the across the centuries with works as diverse as English composer John Ireland’s sonata for cello and piano and Sivelöf’s Twist ’n’ Shout . Outstanding young clarinettist Martin Fröst performs Hillborg’s impish Tampere Raw, written for clarinet and piano and is joined by a trio of outstanding young string players from the Royal Academy of Music for Quartet in C minor, by Bernhard Henrik Crusell,whose most most enduring works are those for clarinet (three concertos and three quartets, all written for, and performed by, himself between 1811 and 1823).
As part of the London Jazz Festival, From Sweden presents two major musicians:
saxophonist Fredrik Ljungkvist is among the pathfinders of new Swedish jazz. His attitude is: "Keep the senses open for old jazz, new jazz, classical music and folk music from around the world." This year he is the winner of the prestigious “Jazz in Sweden” prize awarded by Sweden’s main concert promoter Rikskonserter and the London Jazz Festival is the grand finale of a 2-week tour throughout Sweden to promote his latest CD Fredrik Ljungkvist and Yun Kan 12345. He performs on the RFH Pizza Express Freestage on 13 November between 1 and 5pm (part of Radio 3 Jazz Line-up Live).
Legendary pianist Bobo Stenson appears at the Pizza Express Jazz Club, 16 & 17 November at 9pm. Stenson has effectively defined the meaning of modern piano in Sweden since the late ‘60s. Early in his playing career he accompanied a long line of visiting American players including Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz, Gary Burton, Don Cherry and George Russell, before striding out on his own and recording for ECM with the likes of Jan Garbarek.
As part of a special focus on composer Kevin Volans, Swedish percussionist Jonny Axelsson takes to the stage on 22 November at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival with Akrodha – a work commissioned from the composer for Axelsson by the Swedish Concert Institute (first performed in March 1999 at the Stockholm New Music Festival). Axelsson is a prominent figure on the contemporary music scene, acclaimed for the depth and dimension of his interpretations. Experimentation with playing techniques and musical structures have led to a range of collaborations including ones with modern dance and visual arts. Of his many recordings, his solo CD "Percussione Con Forza" was chosen by the International Record Review as "The Best Contemporary Music CD of the Year 2000".
From Sweden is an ambitious music project being staged in London over two concert seasons 2004-2005 to celebrate Swedish and English music, composers and artists, conceived by Mats Lidström and Roger Gifford and managed by Van Walsum Management. The project receives support from the Swedish Institute, SEB Merchant Banking, Rikskonserter and the Swedish Embassy in London amongst others.
PROGRAMME AND BOOKING INFORMATION
London Jazz Festival www.serious.org.uk
Fredrik Ljungkvist &Yun Kan 5 - RFH Pizza Express Freestage 13 Nov 1-5pm
www.rfh.org.uk. Tel 020 8449 0048
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From Sweden.com
November Concerts From Sweden
Martin Fröst * Mats Lidström * Simon Crawford-Phillips Jonny Axelsson * Bobo Stenson * Fredrik Ljungkvist
Jazz, contemporary and classical music fill the From Sweden calendar in November, establishing the different areas of Swedish music the project is intent on bringing to the British public over the next eight months in the largest ever celebration of Swedish music outside of Sweden.
Continuing the programme of From Sweden concerts at the Wigmore Hall, another stimulating mix of Swedish and British musicians and music graces the concert platform on Sunday 28 November at 5pm. From Sweden’s artistic director Mats Lidström(cello), clarinettist Martin Fröst and pianist Simon Crawford-Phillips will perform a range of styles and combinations.
This eclectic programme leaps back and forth the across the centuries with works as diverse as English composer John Ireland’s sonata for cello and piano and Sivelöf’s Twist ’n’ Shout . Outstanding young clarinettist Martin Fröst performs Hillborg’s impish Tampere Raw, written for clarinet and piano and is joined by a trio of outstanding young string players from the Royal Academy of Music for Quartet in C minor, by Bernhard Henrik Crusell,whose most most enduring works are those for clarinet (three concertos and three quartets, all written for, and performed by, himself between 1811 and 1823).
As part of the London Jazz Festival, From Sweden presents two major musicians:
saxophonist Fredrik Ljungkvist is among the pathfinders of new Swedish jazz. His attitude is: "Keep the senses open for old jazz, new jazz, classical music and folk music from around the world." This year he is the winner of the prestigious “Jazz in Sweden” prize awarded by Sweden’s main concert promoter Rikskonserter and the London Jazz Festival is the grand finale of a 2-week tour throughout Sweden to promote his latest CD Fredrik Ljungkvist and Yun Kan 12345. He performs on the RFH Pizza Express Freestage on 13 November between 1 and 5pm (part of Radio 3 Jazz Line-up Live).
Legendary pianist Bobo Stenson appears at the Pizza Express Jazz Club, 16 & 17 November at 9pm. Stenson has effectively defined the meaning of modern piano in Sweden since the late ‘60s. Early in his playing career he accompanied a long line of visiting American players including Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz, Gary Burton, Don Cherry and George Russell, before striding out on his own and recording for ECM with the likes of Jan Garbarek.
As part of a special focus on composer Kevin Volans, Swedish percussionist Jonny Axelsson takes to the stage on 22 November at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival with Akrodha – a work commissioned from the composer for Axelsson by the Swedish Concert Institute (first performed in March 1999 at the Stockholm New Music Festival). Axelsson is a prominent figure on the contemporary music scene, acclaimed for the depth and dimension of his interpretations. Experimentation with playing techniques and musical structures have led to a range of collaborations including ones with modern dance and visual arts. Of his many recordings, his solo CD "Percussione Con Forza" was chosen by the International Record Review as "The Best Contemporary Music CD of the Year 2000".
From Sweden is an ambitious music project being staged in London over two concert seasons 2004-2005 to celebrate Swedish and English music, composers and artists, conceived by Mats Lidström and Roger Gifford and managed by Van Walsum Management. The project receives support from the Swedish Institute, SEB Merchant Banking, Rikskonserter and the Swedish Embassy in London amongst others.
PROGRAMME AND BOOKING INFORMATION
London Jazz Festival www.serious.org.uk
Fredrik Ljungkvist &Yun Kan 5 - RFH Pizza Express Freestage 13 Nov 1-5pm
www.rfh.org.uk. Tel 020 8449 0048
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