artlook #4 | September 2004



PHOTOGRAPHY’S INFLUENCE ON PRINT: Mark Henshaw, Curator of Printed Light: Photographic Vision & the Modern Print, invites his viewers to consider how photography has shaped the modern artistic consciousness, and how photo-graphic images have been appropriated as print-making tools. By Kathleen Fisher  more

THE PERFECT NUMBER: According to Wendy Brazil and Pythagoras, the Macquarie Trio, well known and loved by Canberra audiences, is the perfect triad  more

PROFILE: CARIBA HEINE: Jennifer Kingma chats to Cariba Heine about her aversion to a ‘normal’ job and her dream to dance on Broadway  more

THE ART OF ...: Rebecca Meston tracked down five artists from five different areas of the performing arts to find out what inspires and drives them to excellence  more

FINDING: THE LOST THING: Jigsaw Theatre Company celebrates its 30th birthday with an adaptation of Shaun Tan’s first picture book, The Lost Thing. The production will take you on a magical journey that will include everything from puppetry to pop-up characters and tv screens. By Gillian Freeman  more

PRECIOUS PIECES: Workshop Bilk, well known for its exceptional exhibitions for lovers of fine metal craft, is presenting works from three outstanding australian jewellery artists. Carlier Makigawa, Mari Funaki and Marian Hosking are highly regarded internationally and currently live and work in Melbourne. This exhibition will be an extraordinary opportunity for audiences to see the work of these remarkable artists. By Ann McMahon  more

AUSTEN IN MUSIC: Writer and Director Rachel McDonald talks to Kathleen Fisher about Musica Viva’s latest production, Jane Austen: a Life in Music, which promises to delight fans of both literature and classical music  more

ANIMAL KINGDOM: Chris Chapman interviews Irish artist Finola Jones, whose screen based installation artificially reconstructed habitats is showing at the Canberra Contemporary Art Space   more

FILM COLUMN: SCARY STUFF: more

MUSIC COLUMN: MOVE OVER SIR ANDREW! : more

FOOD COLUMN: THE ORGANISING PRINCIPAL: more

DANCE COLUMN: more

THEATRE COLUMN: more

VISUAL ART COLUMN; SPIRITUALISE ME: more

THE EQUAL HEART AND MIND – LETTERS BETWEEN JUDITH WRIGHT AND JACK MCKINNEY : Edited by Patricia Clarke and Meredith McKinney University of Queensland Press Published 2004   more

RENAISSANCE BLOKE : By Peter Casey Produced by The Stagemaster Street Theatre Studio 23 – 25 September   more

’NIGHT, MOTHER: Written by Marsha Norman Directed by Judi Crane Theatre 3 24 September – 16 October   more

ZATOICHI : Written and directed by Takeshi Kitano Produced by Masayuki Mori   more

BAREFOOT IN THE PARK : Written by Neil Simon Directed by Liz Bradley UCU Theatre 3-19 September   more

THE UNEXPECTED MAN: Written by Yasmina Reza Directed by Catherine Langman Street Theatre Studio 2 – 18 September   more

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR: Directed by Mathew Frawley Music directed by Ian McLean,CSC Produced by Canberra Philharmonic Society The Erindale Theatre 3 – 25 September   more

DIE FLEDERMAUS : Composed by Johann Strauss Directed by Chris Alexander Music directed by Shuya Okatsu Llewellyn Hall 2 September   more

THEATRE OF DREAMS: Nick Nicholson Huw Davies Gallery, Photoaccess 1-31 July 2004   more

TWELFTH NIGHT: Directed by David Freeman Produced by Bell Shakespeare Company The Playhouse 25 August – 11 September   more

THE LIFE AND DEATH OF PETER SELLERS: Directed by Stephen Hopkins Written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFreely Produced by Simon Bosanquet   more

THE LADYKILLERS: Written by Joel Coen Directed By Joel and Ethan Coen   more

ISLAND STATE: By Dubbi Rukki Released by Skeleton Records   more

GUYS AND DOLLS: Music and Lyrics written by Frank Loesser Book written by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows Directed by Kelda McManus The Street Theatre 16 – 25 September  more