what’s on in Adelaide SA

conway savage 30 mar 8pm bosco theatre

MIKE COOPER (UK) plays Adelaide

 For the past 40 years Mike Cooper has been an international musical explorer, performing and recording, solo and in a number of inspired groupings and a variety of genres. Initially a folk-blues guitarist and singer songwriter his work has diversified to include improvised and electronic music, live music for silent films, radio art and sound installations. He is also a music journalist, writing features for magazines, particularly on Pacific music and musicians, a visual artist, film and video maker, collector of Hawaiian shirts and appears on more than 60 records to date. In 1994 Mike made his first trip through the Pacific via Tahiti, Fiji and Hawaii to Australia and New Zealand and has returned to tour every year since.  This year Cooper returns to Adelaide to put in a solo performance at the Exeter Hotel on Tuesday 3^rd April, and contributes a live improvised music score to Onibaba, a classic 1964 Japanese psychological thriller, at Urtext Studios on Thursday 5^th April.  Supporting Cooper will be Lenin Simos and Daniel Varricchio respectively, two of Adelaide’s dedicated freely improvised guitar musicians, both fresh from their successful inclusion into the Damo Suzuki Network at Rocket Bar last month where they played behind the infamous former Can frontman.  
Mike Cooper solo set Exeter Hotel, Rundle St   Tuesday 3^rd April

·          w/ Lenin Simos

 

Mike Cooper, Onibaba live score

Urtext Studios Level 2, 14 Grenfell St   Thursday 5^th April

            w/ Daniel Varricchio + visuals by Luku

conquering the territory chunky move have made their own, addlogos is both dance and witty social commentary. amusing, entertaining and very clever exploration of contemporary culture and the selling of entertainment

Venue:

Main Theatre - AC ARTS 39 Light Square Adelaide

  8pm until 31 mar

also see 6pm performance by 2nd year students at same venue****

a bargain double bill

MUTZENBALL by little black box

a show all about sex that is very sexy and sassy without being uncomfortable or sleazy. sometimes it’s even surprisingly poignant and thought provoking. secrets, lies, stories and revelations - you decide where the truth lies

Venue:

Fringe Factory Theatre Mellor Street (off Light Square) West End Adelaide

  10.30pm until 31 mar

The next Little Ice Age gig is Friday 13th April at the Wheatsheaf hotel in Thebarton (George St).  Running with Horses will be playing with Little Ice Age and the Tin Shed is a wonderful venue. The show is free and music begins at 9pm with Running with Horses.  www.littleiceage.com  www.myspace.com/littleiceage

The Adelaide Festival Centre presents New Zealand theatre company Indian Ink’s acclaimed work Krishnan’s Dairy in the Dunstan Playhouse from 24 – 28 April 2007. Krishnan’s Dairy takes two of the most clichéd things New Zealanders know about Indians – the Taj Mahal and the corner store and fuses them into a funny touching love story.

Krishnan’s Dairy is a funny, sentimental love story interweaving the epic tale of love behind the Taj Mahal with the modern-day story of Gobi and Zina Krishnan, a young New Zealand couple struggling to keep their business – Krishnan’s Dairy – afloat.

This extraordinary one-man show is written and stars Jacob Rajan and showcases his remarkable versatility as an actor as he plays several different characters. Jacob was nominated for The Stage Award for Acting Excellence at the Edinburgh Festival.

Indian Ink, formed by Jacob Rajan and Justin Lewis in 1996, is one of New Zealand’s most successful theatre companies, performing a total repertoire of three plays – Krishnan’s Dairy, The Pickle King and The Candlestickmaker. Since its debut in 1997, Krishnan’s Dairy has played to over 47,000 people in many countries including New Zealand, Singapore and the UK.

Jacob and Justin say: “We began with the idea of the ’serious laugh’ - the ability of laughter to draw audiences in and open people up. This has combined with a love of masks and the theatrical magic they inspire, to remain a core thread throughout the work. Indian Ink marinates Western theatrical traditions in Indian flavours but, above all, seeks to tell good stories that touch people of all cultures.”

What:               Krishnan’s Dairy      

Venue:             Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre

Time:               24-28 April - 8pm, 26 April -11am

Book:               BASS 131 246 or www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au

This morning came the news that David Hicks has pleaded guilty. David Hicks surely would have reflected on the fact that years after his initial plea of innocence, he was still locked in a cell 1.8m². Any normal Australian, facing a system weighted so heavily against them and broken by five years of unimaginable privation, is likely to have signed a document that would get them out of Guantanamo — regardless of their guilt or innocence. David Hicks’ guilty plea is not justice served*, nor does it necessarily reflect Hicks’ guilt — it is simply further evidence of a rank system… Almost every eminent jurist and legal body in the country has condemned a tribunal that has more in common with a circus than justice… - offending basic legal principles of independence and impartiality*.  It would also be highly unusual in any normal court for a counsel to question the presiding judge over their impartiality* — as Major Mori had to, concerning Judge Kohlmann’s rulings. This is what happens in a flawed system …a severely compromised legal process*. …disregard for basic Australian rights – Brett Solomon is the Executive Director of GetUp! Unfortunately this is not a case of ‘only in America’ SA needs a legal review commission to stop the existing scam and sham of the law as practiced(exploited) here by Judges and lawyers who know they will not be investigated or held accountable to the rules of court or principles of decency or justice… The community deserves better. *Not so unusual in SA -but these questions and issues fall on deaf ears when raised here…

Another uncompromising and uncomfortable performance from Black Lung. The percussion and double bass add beauty to a tough tale of need, desire and jealousy. Style and substance abuse - the stakes are life and death for these lost and flawed characters. the dark side of life indeed.

8pm nightly until 31 mar…    $14   8418 8666  145 hindley st

puzzling and provacative - a perfect example of power games as played out by police (here, there, everywhere?) An important exploration of frustrating, uncomfortable reality.

9.45pm until tomorrow at Holden St

Separate, unrelated sections make up a diverse whole. A clown and a strongman talk philosophy and conjure memories of Monty Python. A persuasive video presentation that would convince any late night TV shopper to shell out their cash. And an athletic, gymnastic dance from three very flexible performers. Hampered by poor sightlines for those at the back of the venue, nonetheless a worthwhile and skilful show.