Take the kids on a night out to see the play Two Weeks With the Queen. Based on the novel by much-loved Australian author Morris Gleitzman, this play is a tale of humour, pathos and coming to terms with the hardest concept of all - mortality. The Dunstan Playhouse, King William Rd, City, 7pm. The show continues until Saturday July 15. More info and tickets on from BASS 131-246 or online thanks to the Independent Weekly newspaper
The Station explores the inner thoughts of four commuters, on a typical British train platform, forced to wait for a series of delayed trains. Pelham Andrews, as the Stationmaster, provides many comic moments and his rich bass notes are warm and compelling. Adam Goodburn and Jessica Dean believably portray a stranded couple who express interest in each other and Mark Oates is a suitably ragged young man who creates tension with other commuters with his vandalism, anger and alternative image. Director Sam Haren has ensured that The Station is engaging entertainment from the first note to the last and the creative team has captured memorable images, but none more so than the young man appearing to face his destiny in the light of an oncoming train. Timothy Sexton skilfully conducts the talented Amicus String Quartet as this very interesting opera moves from the traditional to the satirical.
Opera lovers who were enthralled with Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking will very much enjoy Joanna McWaters’ astonishing performance as Rose in At the Statue of Venus. This inner monologue explores the apprehension and anxiety of a woman who is meeting a stranger. She communicates all of her fears through song, including her concerns about her image, her clothing and her nature, and she expresses her curiosity about the man she is to meet. McWaters has a powerful voice and presence and yet she connected with her audience, drawing us into her life, finding moments of intimacy and comedy. McWaters is accompanied by the talented Anthony Hunt on the piano and they together create an intriguing and engaging performance. At The Statue of Venus is an Australian premiere and Adelaideans shouldn’t run the risk of missing two modern operas superbly staged.
The Double Bill runs until July 2. Info on the State Opera website. review thanks to the Independent Weekly
Nominations close July 12, 2006
Categories
Best new work or event The work or event (including festivals) must have been presented or completed (in the case of visual arts) between 1 July 2005 and 30 June 2006?
Community impact This award is to celebrate an artistic or cultural project or event that has had the most significant positive impact on a community. The project or event must have occurred during the period of 1 July 2005 and 30 June 2006? A community can be defined by: geographic location, cultural background, religious belief, gender, disability or other common factors.
Sustained contribution Celebrating a significant contribution to the arts and the cultural life of South Australia over a period of five years or more? This award is open to individuals as well as projects and events.
Innovation Awarded to the production or project that is deemed to be the most innovative. The production or project must have been presented or operational between 1 July 2005 and 30 June 2006.
Leadership in arts enterprise Arts enterprise is defined in its broadest context as any endeavour that expands the opportunities for the arts or cultural activity by generating income??? It can include fundraising activities, opening up new markets and export opportunities? A significant component of the enterprise must have occurred between 1 July 2005 and 30 June 2006.
Premier’s Lifetime Achievement Award This award is only open to individuals and recognises outstanding achievement and contribution to arts and culture in South Australia.
For further information visit the Arts SA website for application information http://www.arts.sa.gov.au
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Winter wines at a discount |
The Selections available are:-
2004 Cabernet Merlot (Langhorne Creek) $110 per dozen (save up to $60)
This wine is a treat for all red wine lovers. All the Cabernet fruit you look for with a rounded mouth feel and soft silky texture that good Merlot brings. Violets, plums and berry fruits and that wonderful earthy character so present in good cabernet. Great drinking now or cellar 3-4 years. Match this one with some good cheeses, barbecues – nice with duck or goose.
2005 Shiraz (NSW – Riverina) $110 per dozen (save up to $45)
This Shiraz was a true find – for those who like their Shiraz big, bold and smooth. This hits the spot with notes of plums, berries and a finish that lets you know you have drunk good Aussie Shiraz. Great now, cellar up to 4 years. A good match with a range of foods – roasts, barbecues and anything slow cooked and full of flavour.
2004 Unwooded Chardonnay (Langhorne Creek) $110 per dozen (save up to $60)
Stelvin capped with true varietal characteristics in this fresh wine. All the peach and melon people love – and nice crisp finish to match it so well with food – from Asian, through seafood and Mediterranean dishes. This wine will reward all those who enjoy a good glass of Australia’s Top White Wine variety.
2005 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc (NSW – Riverina) $110 per dozen (save up to $45)
This is one sassy little number. Fresh (under stelvin) zesty and full of the sunshine and vibrancy that seem to epitomize what a tasty little drop “SemSauv” is. Crisp fruits of apple, pear and with soft melon overtones make this one that you will fall for. This will go with so many things but we’d start with putting it with an empty glass! Fish, Chicken, Seafood – Phad Thai noodles or anything else that takes your fancy.
Sparkling Red (Non Vintage) $110 per dozen $56.50 per half dozen
A delicious blend of Shiraz and Grenache, rich fruity tastes and a hint of vanilla oak - perfect with appertizers, tapas, BBQs or even a day at the races.
Sparkling White (Non Vintage) $95 per dozen $49.50 per half dozen
A good crisp wine, nice nutty and biscuity tastes. Not too dry with fine bubbles - a leisurely way to start an evening or for breakfast with someone special.
Orders taken until Wednesday 19th July 2006
At these great prices we will only be buying in the wine once – we’ll only be taking orders for the Cleanskin Wines until Wednesday 19th July – so be quick and please get your orders in by this date.
The wine will be delivered in the first week of August.
You can purchase in the following ways:-
Adelaide Premiere
Robert Greenwald USA 2005 98mins Digital 18+
From the director of Outfoxed, Wal-Mart is the fearless new documentary that uncovers a retail giant’s assault on families and American values.
The movie’s masterstroke is to avoid interviewing the usual anti-globalist suspects and let solid, hard-working middle Americans speak. Boston Globe
Makes its case with breathtaking force. The New York Times
In the Iris Cinema
Wim Wenders France 1989 81mins 16mm 18+
Wenders explores the work of noted Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto and offers an original take on the meaning of fashion and style in the art world as well as in contemporary life.
Mario Van Peebles USA 2004 109mins Digital (MA)
In 1971, the director’s father, weary of the way that Hollywood portrayed people of colour, set out to make Sweet Sweetback’s Baad Asssss Song, the highest-grossing independent feature of its time, and easily the most influential African-American picture of the modern age. Mario Van Peebles, thirty-three years after the fact, has crafted an ode to the making of his father’s film.
Baadasssss is about feeling pain and frustration, about having a sense of purpose that overwhelms everything else, about great cost and great risk, the pain of isolation and the intoxicating effect of fighting against the odds. Baltimore Sun
Peter Lynch Canada 1996 69mins Digital (M)
Troy is a self-styled close-quarter bear researcher, who’s obsessed with going face-to-face with the grizzly bear. He tests his armour and courage, in stunts that are both hair-raising and hilarious. Project Grizzly explores the territory between documentary and drama.
Screens with Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (Herzog 1980 20mins)
Tony Kandah, Palestine, 2005, 30min, (15+)
The story of children growing up and learning to survive in an atmosphere of daily tension.
Hany Abu-Assad, 2005 Pal/Nether/Ger/Fr, Arabic, 90min, (15+)
Friends since childhood, young Palestinians Khaled and Said are recruited to carry out a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.
Along the way, Paradise Now sustains a mood of breathless suspense. Politics aside, the movie is a superior thriller whose shrewdly inserted plot twists and emotional wrinkles are calculated to put your heart in your throat and keep it there. New York Times
2006 Nominated Oscar Best Foreign Language Film
2006 Won Golden Globe Best Foreign Language Film
2005 Won European Film Award Best Screenwriter
2005 Won 3 Berlin International Film Festival Awards
Dir: James Longley, USA 2002, 74mins (15+)
In Gaza Strip, director James Longley tells the story of the Palestinian people in their own words. Filmed in 2001 during the second Intifada, we see first hand the lives and conditions brought by the Israeli occupation of Palestine.
“An unflinchingly honest portrayal of a population under siege. As a perspective that is largely excluded from American attention, it deserves the widest possible audience.” Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
Dir: Hany abu-Assad, Palestine, 2002, 90mins, (18+).
Ranas Wedding is the story of a Palestinian girl of 17 who wants to get married to the man of her own choosing. Rana wakes up one morning to an ultimatum delivered by her father: she must either choose a husband from a preselected list of men, or she must leave Palestine for Egypt with her father by 4 o’clock that afternoon. She has ten hours to find her boyfriend in occupied Jerusalem …
Winner: Grand Prix - International Mediterranean Film Festival, 2002
Winner: Nestor Almendros Award for Courage in Filmmaking - Human Rights.
Further Palestinian Film Festival Screenings Tues 18 July, Tues 25 July and Sat 29 July
The Mercury Calendar (July, August, September) and Adelaide Cinémathèque Calendar (July- December) are now available online.
+ Exclusive interview with the director.
Contact: ph 8410 1934 (a.h.) book: 8410 0979 (o.h) 13 Morphett St. City
Adult $20 Con $15 Child $10 Book on 8271 0329 The Effective Living Centre (mon, wed, fri) or on line at https://www.dramatix.com.au/
a new exhibition at the Art Gallery of South Australia opens to the public tomorrow Friday 30 June
“The most delightful thing on earth” is how Gladys Reynell described the idea of making pots from Australian clay. South Australia’s first studio potter, Reynell (a member of South Australia’s famous Reynella wine-making family) began her artistic career as a painter under the guidance of Margaret Preston, who became a lifelong friend. Together the two artists travelled to Europe and returned to Australia consumed with a Modernist aesthetic, inspiring Reynell to create innovative and distinctive earthenware with abstract designs and Australian flora and fauna. Timed to mark the 50th anniversary of her death, this retrospective showcases the broad talent of this artist with 170 works including distinctive earthenware pottery, paintings, drawings and prints.
Art Gallery of South Australia, North Terrace T: 08 8207 7032
www.artgallery.sa.gov.au
Our cleanskin wines for winter 2006 have just been released and come with savings of up to $60 a dozen.There is a red and a white from Langhorne Creek (SA) and a red and a white from the NSW Riverina. You can drink the vintage reds now or, if your will is strong enough, cellar them for up to four years.