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CULTURE
The Arts Centre Gold Coast | Gold Coast City Gallery | Evandale Parklands
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FLOOD
SECR ET S & LIE S
STAGE YOUR WORK
IN 2017
SANKOFA
AFR ICAN DANC E
Practically
perfect
MARY POPPINS ARRIVES
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Issue Six April — June, 2016
Chairman
Welcome to Cultu re
Kerry Watson
Deputy Chair
Richard Munro
Directors
Dr Patrick Corrigan AM
Cr Jan Grew
Tomas Johnsson
Christine Lohman
This year’s musical is a family-friendly classic. Mary Poppins (p.4) is a perfect
choice for children and adults and features many well-loved songs performed by
some of our city’s best talent. It’ll be supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Theatre lovers are spoiled for choice this season, with the epic mainstage
drama Motherland, (p.8) the intense play Flood (p.10), the edgy youth piece
Sugarland (p.7) and the comedy Allen (p.11).
Dr Patrick Mitchell
Steve Romer
EXECUTIVE STAFF
We’ll also welcome African musicians in Sankofa (p.16), comedians from
the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow (p.12) and continue the
popular exhibition, How to Make a Monster (p.29).
Destry Puia General Manager
See you at the show.
Destry Puia — General Manager
Anna Carroll Director Cultural Precinct Project
Sue-Anne Chapman Director Marketing and
Communications
Brad Rush Programming Director
Lynda White Director Corporate Services
Contents
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CULTURE TEAM
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Michelle Macwhirter Marketing Coordinator /
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STAGE – Theatre
04 Practically perfect
07 Risky behaviour
08 Brisbane history comes to life
10 Could you keep the secret?
11 On the couch
STAGE – Comedy
12 Melbourne’s funniest hit the road
13 Such Noble comedy
14 Comedy in The Basement
STAGE – Music
16 African dance
17 Gold Coast Jazz & Blues Club
18 Fiesta free concerts
MORE
35 Cultural Precinct update
36 Talking space with Dr Patrick Mitchell
38 Dinner under the stars
40 A place for the people
42 Calendar Apr-Jun
46 Snapped
47 Support Us
50 The Friends of The Arts Centre
51 Partners
Get social with us
#culturemagazine
KIDS & TEENS
20 He’s still hungry
22 YScreen
23 Lend us your voices
OPPORTUNITIES
25 Stage your work
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traditional Aboriginal people of the Gold Coast
and their descendants. We also acknowledge the
many Aboriginal people from other regions as well
as Torres Strait and South Sea Islander people
who now live in the local area and have made an
important contribution to the community.
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SCREEN
27 Adrenalin adventure
27 Hearing and vision impaired
28 Gold Coast Film Festival
GALLERY
29 Photo fanatics
30 How to Make a Monster
32 Get your monster on
EVENTS
33 Glow
34 Farmers and fitness
Cover image: Christian Tiger
S TA G E M U S I C A L
Practically perfect
Bringing the world’s best-loved nanny to our stage is a challenge
Director John Senczuk is ready for. Mary Poppins opens in June.
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John, what qualities are vital when casting Mary Poppins and Bert?
Both roles are opportunities for bravura performances that require that
‘triple threat’ talent: actor, singer, dancer.
Despite the musical’s situation in Edwardian London, both roles
are surprisingly ‘Australian’. Bert is that concerned, good-natured but
rambunctious larrikin who likes a good yarn, he’s devoted and loyal; Mary
Poppins professes to being ‘practically perfect’ in every way, but you do
get the impression that she is a character born out of the resilience of the
Australian bush (as we know she was).
There are hints in the libretto of a history between Bert and Mary
Poppins. In casting the two roles we need to find two actors who can
connect and complement each other practically in the drama and musical
numbers, but also in a more invitingly visceral way. These characters are
perfect for the style of Australian performance that our actors relish:
exuberant and cheeky but emotionally vulnerable and painfully truthful.
theatre, managing to work on at least one, sometimes more, a year since.
In 2004, I was commissioned (with director Gale Edwards) to write Eureka
a musical to celebrate the sesquicentenary of the Stockade. It was the
start of a new path; directing and writing musicals is, I’m very pleased to
say, a total preoccupation.
In 2014, my ‘country’ musical Rose and Rodeo (with golden guitar
winner Brendon Walmsley) premiered in Toowoomba. My current
projects include lyrics for The Valley Burns, a commission from Brisbane
Powerhouse (music by Ed Kuepper); book and lyrics for a musical
adaptation of DH Lawrence’s Kangaroo (music by Tim Cunniffe); and a
major musical with Brisbane composer Bradley McCaw.
What’s your favourite scene?
Each of the scenes contributes something special, moment by
moment, whether it’s the big production numbers like Jolly Holiday,
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious or Step in Time; the slapstick of the
kitchen scene; the poignancy of Feed the Birds or George’s epiphany; the
sweet magical moments of Mary’s interaction with the children… so many
fantastic moments.
As I prepare for the production, however, I’ve become intrigued by
the scenes at the bank and the repetitive, precise world of the Bank
Clerks, Chairman and Board of Directors. The whole social commentary
and conflict emanating from that situation is crucial to the plot of Mary
Poppins. George may be the master in his own house, but in his work
situation we see a completely different man.
What are you looking forward to about working on the Gold Coast?
Working in any new community is exciting and I’m very much looking
forward to seeing the talent - that’s always a surprising and wonderful
experience. Being new to the Gold Coast, I’m eager too, to start working
with the cast and the enthusiastic and generous staff of The Arts Centre,
and to get to know the area with new mates!
The Gold Coast has such a fantastic reputation for its fun, sunny and
informal lifestyle, so I’m more than intrigued to present audiences with
this magical family fable, a fabulously contrasting story set in stitched-up,
gloomy Edwardian London* with its formal conventions and strict moral
code. That should make for an exciting theatrical experience!
How did the movie Saving Mr. Banks affect audience perceptions of the
Mary Poppins story?
I think the experience of her early life in Allora, the early death of her
alcoholic father – a failed bank manager – and her Aunt Ellie were wellknown factors in PL Travers' development of the Mary Poppins books.
Why do you think Mary Poppins has remained popular for so long?
These were remarkable and moving scenes in the film.
The original books by PL Travers (illustrated by Mary Shepard - whose
These types of ‘back stage’ stories are perennially popular, and I was
father, incidentally, illustrated Winnie-the-Pooh and The Wind in the
Willows) were delightful and extremely popular
as fascinated as anyone by Emma Thompson’s
books for children thirty years before Walt
wonderful evocation of a ‘difficult’ Travers, the
About John Senczuk Director
Disney enhanced the character’s reputation
strapped-for-cash, prim English writer pitted
with the film starring Julie Andrews.
against the relentlessly charming, no less
A graduate of NIDA, director and theatre
In the first instance, I think Mary Poppins
adamant, opportunistic Walt Disney, played by
polymath John Senczuk has enjoyed a
remains popular because of her no-nonsense,
Tom Hanks. I often wonder, though, whether
long and distinguished career in drama,
positive, enjoy-the-moment philosophy of
these revelations take the gloss off our vision
dance and music theatre. He has directed/
life. This, coupled with her active imagination,
of the writer and tarnish our perception of the
designed for the sell-out seasons of
her (often) wicked sense of humour, and the
characters? Do I really want to see how the
Les Misérables, The Sound of Music
inventive ways in which she addresses problems
trick works? How the magic happens?
and Puss in Boots, Oklahoma!, Annie
makes her endlessly fascinating.
What was a revelation was the
Get Your Gun, David Williamson’s When
There are moral tales also, for all of us:
presentation of the Skerman brothers, Richard
Dad Married Fury, Blood Brothers and
respect for family and friends; protect our
and Robert, who wrote lyrics and music for the
Oliver! He has written and staged his own
children; enjoy nature and the small things in
songs for the film of Mary Poppins. The way
works and is currently collaborating with
the film presents their collaboration and work
life; and see ‘the magic’ around us. The songs
Matthew Condon on The Valley Burns and
method was fantastic (even more, hearing the
of course - both in the film and the musical - are
Bradley McCaw on King Wally.
actual tape recordings of their sessions over
clever, catchy and memorable; we instinctively
the closing credits).
know all the words!
Is musical theatre your first love?
Early in my career I was preoccupied with drama, and was very interested
in new Australian plays as well as the Renaissance dramatists, especially
Shakespeare and Marlowe. It was during my ten years at Sydney Theatre
Company, however, that I caught the musical bug - working on the
Australian premier of Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods was an awardwinning and significant success for me.
In the strange way in which careers work in Australia, it’s only been
in the last decade or so that I’ve been able to concentrate on musical
This event is proudly supported by Paradise Point Community Bank
Branch Bendigo Bank (Major Partner) and Pindara Private Hospital
(Support Partner).
See Mary Poppins on Friday 17 June to Saturday 25 June in the Arts
Theatre. Tickets are Adult $65, Concession $59, Group 6+ $54 and
Student / Child (U15yrs) $42. Book at www.theartscentregc.com.au
or (07) 5588 4000.
*Fans will be interested to know that the screenwriter Julian Fellowes - Gosford Park and
Downton Abbey - is responsible for writing the script (the book) for the musical Mary Poppins.
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Image: Tracey Schramm
S TA G E T H E AT R E
Hurry,
limited tickets
available
Risky behaviour
Sugarland provides a glimpse into a teenage Australia that feels like a
foreign country. This exceptional play will make you laugh, cry and stay with
you long after you leave the theatre.
In 2011, playwrights Rachael Coopes (Art
House) and Wayne Blair (The Sapphires,
Bloodland, The Gods of Wheat Street)
engaged in a series of residencies in the town
of Katherine, Northern Territory. The aim was
to create a story that would allow audiences
around the country to gain a personal
understanding of what life is like growing up
in remote Australia.
With over two months spent in this unique
place gathering stories, making friends and
writing, the result is this extraordinary new
play. Following the lives of five teenagers and
their local youth worker, Sugarland explores
an unseen world of big responsibilities and
simple pleasures, of complex issues and
elusive solutions and gives insight to lives
rarely seen on the Australian stage.
Nina is 16 years old, good at school, has a
job at the cinema and one of the best singing
voices around. But none of that is important.
She needs a place to live. Living with her Aunty
in an overcrowded house, things aren't going
well, and it’s getting complicated.
Erica is 16 and the new girl in town. Her
Dad’s in the RAAF and the family’s just moved
to Katherine. She’s lived all over Australia
and every time she makes somewhere home,
she moves again. She’s so used to being an
outsider, she's stopped trying to fit in. The only
thing they have in common is the music they
listen to. Sometimes that's enough.
Sugarland tackles some hard-hitting
issues such as self-harm and drug use.
Aussie Theatre described it as ‘...a beautifully
calibrated play, pitched perfectly to the
adolescent ear and with a compassion for
its characters that transcends the alliance of
similar ages. This is a play for young people,
but it’s an important play for everyone.'
This event is part of our Indigenous Program,
proudly presented by Bond University.
See Sugarland on Friday 29 April at
7.30pm or Saturday 30 April at 1pm
or 7.30pm in The Space. Tickets are
Adult $48, Concession $42, Group 6+
$42 or Student $26. Recommended
for mature audiences, aged 15 and
over. Contains adult concepts. Book at
www.theartscentregc.com.au or (07)
5588 4000.
Brisbane history
comes to life
Motherland is an epic story spanning
the twentieth century, World War II and
the Russian Revolution.
Shortlisted for the 2013 Patrick White Playwrights’ Award, Motherland
tells a story of a forgotten figure in Brisbane’s history: Nell Tritton.
Nell was born into the Tritton family in 1899. Her father owned the
Tritton Furniture Emporium, which, until recent years, was a Brisbane
landmark, with its name spelled out at the top of a building in George
Street.
In the 1920s, Nell left for Europe and worked as a foreign
correspondent. She fell for the exiled Russian Prime Minister, Alexander
Kerensky and the two were married in 1939, right before the outbreak of
World War II.
When the Nazis invaded France, Kerensky’s life was in danger. It fell to
Nell to get him out of France and she drove for 17 days before she finally
managed to get him onto a ship.
They escaped France, but the pressure had been too much for Nell
and she collapsed on the ship. Kerensky brought her back to her parents’
home in Clayfield as soon as the war was over, hoping that the sunshine
and her parents’ care would help her, but it was too late. Nell died in 1946
in Kerensky’s arms in Brisbane.
Motherland is a dramatic retelling of this story, brought to the stage by
director, Caroline Dunphy, and a stellar cast, including Barbara Lowing,
Kerith Atkinson, Rebecca Riggs, Peter Cossar and Daniel Murphy.
After four years of research and writing, Katherine Lyall-Watson is
still just as intrigued by the real people at the heart of the play as she was
on the day she started writing. ‘The best and worst thing about researching
history,’ she says, ‘is that it’s never finished. It’s been four years and Nell
is still an enigma. Her family helped shape Brisbane and her life was
extraordinary, but history has forgotten her. Writing Motherland has been
a way to bring her back to life and to re-imagine some of the moments
that defined her.’
Timeframes and locations collide and interweave as the actors
play multiple characters in this fast-paced and passionate 90-minute
theatrical depiction of true stories.
Following a season at Metro Arts, Liz Burcham, CEO of Metro Arts
says, ‘Katherine Lyall-Watson is an extremely proficient playwright and
we are honoured to co-present the very first production of her writings.
Her plays need to be seen.’
See Motherland on Friday 6 and Saturday 7 May at 7.30pm in the
Arts Theatre. Tickets are Adult $48, Concession $42, Group 6+ $42,
Student $26. Book at www.theartscentregc.com.au or (07) 5588
4000.
'Nell is still an enigma.
Her family helped shape
Brisbane and her life
was extraordinary, but
history has forgotten her.'
Could you keep
the secret?
Flood is a bold new play which explores how we live
with the realities we choose to bury.
Shock Therapy Productions’ Hayden Jones and Sam Foster will direct
six exceptional local actors in the drama Flood, which explores secrets,
friendships and betrayal.
Six young friends, all upper middle class, are reunited on a camping
trip to the north west of Australia. Briefly losing their bearings, they settle
on a campsite by a small freshwater creek.
On the second day of their trip they are confronted by an elderly man who
aggressively orders them to leave. Miscommunication between the group
of friends and the elder causes the conflict to intensify. Adrenaline takes
over and the situation escalates out of control. Fearing retribution for
their actions, the friends make an impulsive decision.
In the following weeks, they are each affected differently by the weight of
the act they committed. When a flood unearths their secret, guilt takes its
toll and the friends’ relationships are tested to their limits.
Hayden says, ‘We chose this play because it is interesting in both
content and style. It asks questions about cross-cultural understanding,
connection to country and prejudice. But it doesn't jam anything down your
throat. There are no 'good guys' or 'bad guys'. There are just characters
and they are all very real and are treated with sensitivity.’
Sam adds ‘Stylistically it offers some exciting challenges. It is a tight
ensemble piece, with dynamic storytelling, requiring us to be inventive
with minimal set and props. We are really looking forward to working so
closely with this great young cast.’
Which of your friends would be the best at keeping a secret? Who
would crack first under pressure? And what lengths would you go to in
order to protect ‘the group’?
Written by Chris Isaacs, co-creator of It’s Dark Outside (nominated for
a 2013 Helpmann Award) and member of Black Swan’s Emerging Writers
Group, Flood is this year’s Youth Theatre Project performance.
Proudly Supported by Friends of The Arts Centre Gold Coast and
Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society, Gold Coast Inc.
See Flood on Thursday 7 April, Friday 8 April or Saturday 9 April at
7.30pm in The Space. Tickets are Adult $27, Concession / Group 6+
$24 or Student $15. Book at www.theartscentregc.com.au or (07)
5588 4000.
Image: Michael Aird
On the
couch
Making something
beautiful
From …Awkward Productions and
Following a week-long residency in
the creator of Beautifully Dead and
The Space, Alicia Jones presents
Un Natural Selection comes the
a free public showing of her latest
black comedy, Allen.
physical theatre work.
Over the years, psychiatrist Dr Roberts has lost his empathy for his
patients. Sick of listening to their mundane problems, Dr Roberts begins
creating his own entertainment: prescribing the wrong medication,
demeaning patients as a form of self-therapy and manipulating them to
make their problems worse.
Although Jeremy sits in the psychiatrist’s chair, his own issues
outweigh those of his patients. Jeremy is consumed by control and soon,
his behaviour will lead him on a dark (and hilarious) path of consequences.
Writer Stewart McMillan said, ‘I wrote Allen after really falling in love
with this character from Un Natural Selection. It was so much fun writing
for a sarcastic sociopath… the possibilities are endless.’
About his writing style, Stewart says, ‘I’m influenced by Monty Python,
Little Britain, The Simpsons etc so my productions are more like a live
cartoon than Shakespeare. My work doesn’t have a secret, subliminal
message or agenda, I just love seeing / hearing audiences of all ages
laughing at my work… well hopefully, as it’s a comedy!’
Featuring murders, a police investigation and one very comfy couch,
Allen is a dark comedy for anyone who likes a good laugh at someone
else’s expense.
In an exciting, new collaboration, physical theatre specialist Alicia Jones,
together with acclaimed director, Sue Rider, present Making Something
Beautiful: In the Context of Another. This work-in-progress uncovers a
childlike world of beautiful experiences wrapped in layers upon layers of
violence, grief, loneliness and despair.
In 2013, Alicia assembled a group of diverse artists to performatively
research the relationship between violence, education and media
conditioning. The piece started out as a Work in Residence at Metro
Arts, focusing on activating social discourse around cycles of violence.
Originally funded for research development by the Australia Council for
the Arts, Making Something Beautiful was inspired by Alicia's work within
Queensland's prison system. The original work, Performing Detention
is an ongoing journey and has given rise to an eclectic mix of stories
and experiences for children and young people and also an extensive
photographic series.
Alicia's performative style is informed by a decade of training with
Ozfrank Theatre Company and explorations into Butoh and Bodyweather.
This is a well-crafted opportunity for Alicia to work with one of Australia's
best directors, to make art from a place of beauty, love and self care.
See Allen on Thursday 16, Friday 17 and Saturday 18 June
in The Space at 7.30pm. Book at www.theartscentregc.com.au or
(07) 5588 4000.
Making Something Beautiful: In the Context of Another is a week
of performative research culminating in a free public showing on
Sunday 24 April at 2pm in The Space. Bookings essential.
S TA G E C O M E D Y
Melbourne’s funniest
hit the road
This year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow features a
stellar line-up of comedians, including Bob Franklin, Kevin Kropinyeri,
David Quirk, Jess Perkins and the USA’s Pajama Men.
Bob Franklin (MC)
Bob Franklin is an award-winning comedian,
writer, director, author and actor.
He is perhaps best-known for his extensive
comedy work, including television and film
roles as well as stand-up performances, but it
may come as a surprise that this multi-talented
creative has a serious side too, with numerous
writing, directing and acting credits in dramatic
works and an emerging career as a novelist.
Bob’s television comedy work includes
Please Like Me (2013-15), Upper Middle Bogan
(2013), Talking ‘bout Your Generation (2010-12),
Thank God You’re Here (2006-2009), Stupid
Stupid Man (2006-08), The Micallef Program
(1998), Eric (1997), The Adventures of Lano
and Woodley (1997), Jimeoin (1994-95) and The
Mick Molloy Show (1999).
Bob has appeared in film comedies
Boytown (2006), Bad Eggs (2002) and The Craic
(1999) and had dramatic roles in Beneath Hill
60 (2010), The Last Confession of Alexander
Pearce (2008) Three Blind Mice (2008), Macbeth
(2006) and After The Deluge (2002).
He has won a slew of awards for his work
including the Melbourne International Comedy
Festival's Golden Piece of Wood award for
Stubborn Monkey Disorder (2012), Sunday Age
Best Comedy Award for An Audience with Sir
Robert (2011) and Equity Best Ensemble Award
for The Librarians (2011).
He has also has written and directed two
short suspense films and followed up his 2010
collection of short stories with the release of
his first novel Moving Tigers in 2015.
likeable, silly and measured; mixing keen
observational stand-up with joyfully ridiculous
physical comedy. Kevin has blasted his way onto
the national standup scene in a ridiculously
short time, initially making a splash in 2008,
winning the Melbourne International Comedy
Festival’s national Deadly Funny comedy
competition.
Kevin boasts a rich background as a state
grade footballer and basketballer, a visual
artist and years as a Youth Worker and an
Aboriginal Education Worker ... and now, as a
comedian.
Kevin Kropinyeri
Kevin Kropinyeri is one of the fastest rising
stars in Australian comedy. He’s a one-man
whirlwind that will have you holding your sides
laughing, as he shares tales of growing up,
marriage and the particular, absurd challenges
of life as an Aboriginal Australian family man.
A high-energy performer, Kevin is sharp,
See Melbourne International Comedy
Festival Roadshow on Friday 13 May at
8pm in the Arts Theatre. Tickets are Adult
$56, Concession $48, Group 6+ $45 or
Student $32. Recommended 15+. Book
at www.theartscentregc.com.au or (07)
5588 4000.
S TA G E C O M E D Y
'His first act last night was one of
the most brilliant hours I have ever
spent in a theatre...'
Quirky, brilliantly
inventive and ever so
nimble-witted, Ross
Noble’s laugh-outloud performances
have made him one of
the world’s best-loved
comedians.
Such Noble
comedy
Everybody's favourite randomist is back and,
as always, he has a lot of stuff backing up in
his head and it’s time to let it all out.
Ross Noble’s massive national tour of
his latest show Brain Dump will showcase
his exuberance, spontaneity and cerebral
style that has established him as one of
the greatest comedians of the 21st century.
Described by The Sunday Telegraph as ‘The
most brilliant stand-up of his generation’,
this former Perrier Award nominee, Barry
Award, and Time Out award winner for best
live stand-up is a rare treat for residents of
The Gold Coast.
Come and join this freewheeling and
off-the-cuff master surrealist as he uses an
infinite imagination and plenty of tomfoolery
in a night not-to-be-missed. As the Daily
Mail states, ‘His first act last night was one
of the most brilliant hours I have ever spent
in a theatre… and the second even better.’
See Ross Noble: Brain Dump on Sunday
17 April at 8pm in the Arts Theatre.
Tickets are Adults $46.90, Pensioners /
Seniors / Students / Group 10+ $42.90.
Book at www.theartscentregc.com.au
or (07) 5588 4000. Recommended 15+.
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African dance
Sankofa is an unforgettable experience of high-energy African music, dance
and culture with a contemporary edge. Asanti Dance Theatre company director,
Appiah Annan, overcame significant challenges to achieve success in dance.
Appiah, how did you become a dancer?
I started dancing when I was 10 years old on
the streets of Ghana. Then, I was just copying
what I saw around me. I used to stand in front
of my dad’s mirror and check myself out. The
more I danced the more I enjoyed it and one day
I was picked up by my master, Omari Oppong,
and joined his group the Miracle Dancers. I
didn’t have money to pay him to teach me so
in the mornings, when I had to sell food for my
mum before I went to school, I used to keep
some and give it to Omari as payment. I am
still not sure if my mum ever found out, but I
am sure she must have known!
Training with Omari, I learnt a lot and
quickly became a good freestyle and afrofunk dancer. We used to perform all over
Ghana and I remember I used to be very tired
at school because I was out late dancing at
nightclubs and bars. Sometimes I would fall
asleep at my desk and my teacher would cane
me to wake me up. The headmaster advised
me to stop dancing because my learning was
more important than anything. When I won
the national dance championships at 16, he
forgot about this I think and made me the
dance captain in the school. I used to teach
my classmates how to dance and they were
happy because everyone in the area had seen
me dance on TV.
When I was 17, I was accepted into AGORO
which was one of the country’s leading dance
companies. I moved away from my family and
danced with the company for two years before
it collapsed and I was out of work, along with
many of the country’s finest dancers and
musicians. I was left with nothing and didn’t
want to go home. I felt that I had learnt so
much and I didn’t want to throw it all away.
That’s when I started Asanti. I was living on
the beach and invited two of my friends to join
me. We trained together and before long the
group had built to a 15-piece, internationally
recognised performance company. We were
known in Ghana for our power and passion
and students, dancers and travellers from
all over the world would come to learn from
us. The company is still operating in Ghana
today and has helped many dancers and
musicians to achieve a better life and share
their knowledge of dance and music all over
the world.
From there I went to London and
danced in a West End show before coming to
Australia. I started Asanti here and have been
working for the last seven years to build it to
where it is now.
What made you want to step away from
traditional dance and into a contemporary
format?
Growing up as a dancer in Ghana we were
always learning dances from other parts of
Africa and from around the world. I love my
traditional dances and have learnt a lot from
my predecessors, but even in Ghana I was
trying to explore new boundaries.
In coming to Australia, I thought that all of
my dreams would come true and that I could
make anything possible. I realised quickly
when I got here that, actually, it’s not that easy
and I have had to work hard to get to where
I am now. I found myself performing in the
cultural dance scene here in Melbourne and,
while I enjoy presenting my culture to other
people at festivals and parties and that sort of
thing, I was feeling like my work as an artist
was not being able to grow.
I slowly began exploring afro-contemporary
dance and putting short dances into our festival
sets. The audiences loved the contemporary
movement and the more I explored it the
more I realised that this was a new area of
interest for me. I decided that it was time
that I make this a focus and push myself as a
choreographer. Afro-contemporary dance is
exciting because it combines all of my dance
knowledge and allows me to utilise it as a
choreographer in my own right, not just as a
cultural dancer.
Can you tell us a little about the show?
Sankofa is my first full length afrocontemporary work. It explores the traditional
Adinkra symbol which teaches us that before
you can move forward you must look back to
the past. When I was beginning my research
for the show I knew that this was an important
part of our culture and that it is a theme that
people can identify with no matter where
they have come from. The more I looked into
it the more I realised that this was a really
important story to tell.
Sankofa features incredible international
guest artists from Ghana, combined with
some of Australia’s most exciting afrocontemporary dancers and musicians,
making them Australia’s leading African
dance company. Experience Sankofa
on Saturday 2 April at 7.30pm. Tickets
are Adults $48, Concession/Group 6+
$42, Student/Child (u15yrs) $26. Book
at www.theartscentregc.com.au or (07)
5588 4000.
S TA G E M U S I C
Gold Coast
Jazz & Blues
Club
The Gold Coast Jazz & Blues Club draws
acclaim for its selection of bands, singers
and musicians drawn from all over Australia.
WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD
Friday 15 April
From being an orphan boy in New Orleans to
one of the best-known people in the world,
this is the story of Louis Armstrong and
how he changed the world of jazz through
his peerless improvisational skills. Muchloved because of his big, wide smile and
unassuming manner plus his gravelly voice,
his repertoire stretched from Chimes Blues
(1923) to Hello Dolly and What a Wonderful
World circa 1964. Some of the country’s top
jazz musicians come together in this show,
including Geoff Power on trumpet and
vocals.
THE UNFORGETTABLE NAT KING COLE
Friday 13 May
Nat King Cole started out as a jazz pianist
who sang the occasional song, but then,
in time, became one of the biggest sellers
of records with hits like Unforgettable, Too
Young, Mona Lisa, Stardust, Route 66, When
I Fall In Love and many others. Dorian Mode
and His Trio from Sydney tell the story of Nat
King Cole, his life and his music.
THE RUBY PAGE QUINTET
Friday 17 June
Those of us who remember the music of
The Four Freshmen and The Hi Lo’s will
immediately identify with the talent of Ruby
Page, because she and her pianist, Joe
Ruberto, and trumpeter, Bob Venier, have
cultivated a sound which, while all their own,
echoes their predecessors. At the Newcastle
Jazz Festival last August, Ruby Page was one
of the star attractions where several of the
Gold Coast contingent fell head over heels in
love with her music. This will be Ruby’s first
appearance on the Gold Coast.
All performances are staged in
the Paradise Showroom. The bar
and bistro opens at 6pm and the
show starts at 7.30pm. Members
tickets are $25 and Visitors are $30.
Book at www.theartscentregc.com.au or
(07) 5588 4000.
S TA G E M U S I C
Free lunchtime concerts
Fiesta de la Musica presents a series of free lunchtime performances
showcasing a variety of local professional musicians and guest artists on the
first Thursday of each month.
The Spirit of Latin and
The Best
The Gamelan and the
High Standards of Jazz
of Brass
Indonesian Experience
Mirror Image Entertainers are set to delight
with the smooth sounds of your favourite
songs, sophisticated Latin rhythms and the
best jazz standards ever written. Featuring
James Henshaw on vocals and bass guitar,
John Pieri on guitar and vocals, Al Cesario
on percussion and Glenn Thomas on piano
and trumpet, these musicians will bring
their wealth of experience to the Terrace
Stage. This includes their work on Australian
television and in the USA and Canada, as well
as their experience in backing artists such as
Normie Rowe and John Farnham.
Robert Evans has gathered some of the best
Gold Coast musicians to present The Best
of Brass. Featuring Trumpets, Trombone,
French Horn and Tuba, experience the rich
history of brass instruments and their music
from the medieval consorts, the fanfares, the
classical beauty of brass ensembles to the
rich military, jazz and contemporary heritage.
The Terrace Stage will come alive with the
musical colour and intricate texture of the
brass instrument family.
Julia Pope and students from the Hills International College present music for gamelan
orchestra – both traditional from the city of
Solo in Java and new compositions by Julia
Pope. The gamelan consists of both tuned
and un-tuned percussion instruments made
of wood and iron, all beautifully decorated in
red and gold. Dancers from Tarian Indonesia
will also perform during the concert, telling
stories through movement and with their
beautiful costumes.
See it Thursday 5 May at 1pm on the Terrace
Stage. The show runs 45 minutes.
Join us Thursday 2 June on the Terrace Stage
at 1pm. Come along and try playing in a
gamelan from 12 – 12.30pm. Students from
the College will guide and assist you in learning the patterns and beats of Javanese music.
Catch it on Thursday 7 April at 1pm on the
Terrace Stage. The show runs 45 minutes.
Fiesta de la Musica returns once again in 2016 to delight Gold Coast music lovers in a celebration of the best in classical music from around the
world. For more, please visit www.theartscentregc.com.au.
Jazz fever
If you loved Janet Seidel as Doris Day,
don’t miss her as Peggy Lee.
Janet Seidel and her quartet will perform a selection of songs from her album Don’t Smoke in Bed:
Songs in the Key of Peggy Lee. The songs include Things are Swinging, Why Don’t You Do Right?, Mr.
Wonderful, He’s a Tramp, I’m a WOMAN, Fever, You Do Something to Me and more.
In this intimate cabaret concert, Janet and her quartet pay tribute to Grammy Award-winning American jazz singer, songwriter and actress, Peggy Lee. Janet Seidel’s voice has been ranked by
critics with those of Peggy Lee, Doris Day, Julie London and Blossom Dearie, and has earned her the
title ‘Australia’s First Lady of Jazz’.
Songs in the Key of Peggy Lee on Monday 4 April at 11am. Complimentary morning tea served from
10.15am. Tickets are $19.50. High tea or lunch options also available for pre-purchase for $13.50.
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KIDS AND TEENS
He’s still hungry
The Very Hungry Caterpillar was first published in 1969. Forty-seven years
later, that caterpillar will munch through more leaves and strawberries and
cherry pies in The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show.
Parent / Carer tip!
The Very Hungry
Caterpillar is the last of
four stories told on stage,
so before the show starts,
let your little one know the
‘caterpillar’ will be on at
the end!
As one of the best-selling books of all time
(that’s right – it outsold The Great Gatsby
and is even-stevens with classic To Kill A
Mockingbird), Eric Carle has the formula right
– colourful thick pages, holes for little fingers
to wiggle in, delicious food and – spoiler alert
- a gorgeous fat caterpillar that turns into
a colourful butterfly (forever immortalised
in acrylic paint and cellophane cut-outs in
classrooms across the world).
We can all relate to the caterpillar’s
perpetual craving for food, munching through
increasing amounts until he feels ill. Readers
of the classic picture book will then fondly
remember the moment the butterfly emerged
across the page, spreading his multi-coloured
wings, and being forever affected by the act of
metamorphosis.
It should have been hard to recreate the
magic of this childhood classic on stage, but
JWR Productions and Michael Seider’s have
brought this beloved bedtime story, and some
of Eric Carles’ other classic tales, to life on
stage in a magical story of transformation,
families and belonging.
Faithful to the author's vision, this
beautiful stage production for children
including four stories: The Very Hungry
Caterpillar, The Artist Who Painted a Blue
Horse, Mister Seahorse and The Very Lonely
Firefly.
In the lesser-known stories we find
something new. The Artist Who Painted a Blue
Horse is a story of creative expression – if you
see an orange elephant, then paint an orange
elephant – it’s good to be yourself! Mister
Seahorse explores the role of fathers and is
visually stunning and The Very Lonely Firefly
takes us on a story of belonging – a timely
story for children learning about friendship
and community.
Little ones will be taken on a journey
through the talents of Eric Carle until the show
builds to the crescendo of the iconic Hungry
Caterpillar appearing in his kaleidoscopic glory.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show is part of
the 2016 Family Series, proudly supported by
McGrath Estate Agents.
See The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show
on Friday 20 May at 10am, 11.45am or
1.15pm, or Saturday 21 May at 10.30am or
2pm. Tickets are Adult / Child / Concession
$25, or Family (2 adults and 2 children)
$69. Book at www.theartscentregc.com.
au or (07) 5588 4000.
KIDS AND TEENS
‘and - pop! out of the egg
came a tiny and
very hungry
caterpillar.’
KIDS AND TEENS
YScreen — More than
just Minions
The inaugural YScreen program is delivered as part of the annual Gold Coast
Film Festival and it brings thoughtful and intelligent cinema to a young audience
these Easter school holidays.
Too often, children’s movies can tend towards
the formulaic and predictable, with unique
stories few and far between. YScreen aims to
change that.
There are no princesses or must-have
merchandise with these children’s movies,
but that’s not to say they are without whimsy
and colour. YScreen is a new initiative being
delivered as part of the festival and Lucy
Fisher, director of Gold Coast Film Festival,
says, ‘It aims to bring engaging screen culture
to children and youth on the Gold Coast’.
Case in point is Landfill Harmonic – a film
that exposes children to the very different lives
of children halfway around the world. Not only
is the culture of the Landfill Harmonic children
very different to Australian children, but their
socio-economic circumstances are another
world. Landfill Harmonic follows the Recycled
Orchestra of Cateura, a Paraguayan musical
youth group of kids that live next to one of
LANDFILL HARMONIC
(105 minutes)
GENRE Documentary / Music
DATE Sunday 3 April, 11.30am
VENUE Arts Cinema
South America’s largest landfills. This unlikely
orchestra plays music from instruments
made entirely out of garbage. Growing up on
a garbage dump and literally making music
from recycled materials, such as an oil
can, these children find a love of music and
music-making. While their circumstances
provide contrast, it is their normality – they
are normal children with a love of play and
hope for the future – that will touch children
and adults alike. With lots of ‘they are just
like me’ moments, Landfill Harmonic will
provide children with insightful contrast of how
children their own age live around the world.
Celebrating local film-makers, Gold Coast
Film Festival will also screen children’s classic
Babe in homage to Gold Coast Film Festival
patron, John Cox. John won the 1996 Academy
Award for Visual Effects at the 68th Academy
Awards for his work on Babe, famously
defeating Apollo 13.
HIP HOP-ERATION
(93 minutes)
GENRE Documentary / Comedy
DATE Tuesday 5 April, 3pm
VENUE Arts Cinema
Finally, two more YScreen films will be
presented at The Arts Centre Gold Coast as
part of Gold Coast Film Festival. April and the
Extraordinary World is an adaptation of the
work of the legendary French comic artist,
Jacques Tardi, and takes place in an alternate
reality where Napoleon was not exiled and
instead changes history as we know it.
Winning a raft of awards in its native New
Zealand, Hip Hop-eration is about the joy of
living life to the fullest and proves that youth
is very much a state of mind. The journey to
the Hip Hop Dance Championships will have
young audiences cheering in delight.
Y Screen is presented by Bond University.
BABE
See www.theartscentregc.com.au
more information.
for
(POP UP PICTURES)
APRIL AND THE
EXTRAORDINARY WORLD
(91 minutes)
GENRE Family / Comedy
DATE Wednesday 6 April, 6pm
VENUE Evandale Lake
(105 minutes)
GENRE Animation / Adventure
DATE Thursday 7 April, 10am
VENUE Arts Cinema
KIDS AND TEENS
Lend us your voices
The Gold Coast Choir will lend their heart-melting voices to an
upcoming collaboration at The Arts Centre Gold Coast.
Since 2012, the Gold Coast Choir has been bringing children from all over
the city together to share their love of singing and performing. Identifying
that Gold Coast children had no choir of their own, founders Anthony
Phipps, Jane Campbell and Lee Murphy, decided to create a choir with
no barriers.
Every week, children from all over the Gold Coast enjoy coming
together with a common interest in song. Gold Coast Choir Director,
Anthony Phipps says that although they are different ages (4 – 17 years
old), from different backgrounds, and attend different private and public
schools throughout the Gold Coast, they love each other’s company.
Anthony says, ‘Singing is an outlet for them to relax and socialise as well.
Above all, their confidence improves in not just performing but in their
day-to-day lives. Singing makes them happy.’
The choir sings across a wide variety of genres, including classical,
musical theatre, pop, rock, jazz and gospel. They know their audiences
and even have a repertoire of nursery rhyme songs for the very young –
they just love performing for anyone that will listen!
The choir performed as part of the community choir of over 200 local
Gold Coast students for Bleach* Festival’s Horizon with Angels in March.
Featuring the music of legendary singer/songwriter, Leonard Cohen,
and combined with the talents of Circa, Australia’s leading contemporary
circus company, Horizon with Angels was a whimsical night of circus and
music .
Gold Coast Choir will bring their expertise with them – they are
seasoned performers. You may have seen the choir at community events
all over the Gold Coast including Broadbeach Carols in the Park 20142015 and the Mayor's Christmas Carols 2015. They have even been on
television competing on Australia's Got Talent 2015. They also sing for
corporate functions, charity events and their own concerts for parents
and friends.
The students get a huge thrill from singing in different performance
settings, to large and small crowds and to people from different cultures
and backgrounds.
The children are next looking forward to performing as the community
choir supporting the July school holiday production of The Moon’s A
Balloon in the Arts Theatre on 7 to 8 July.
THE ARTS CENTRE GOLD COAST
2016 FAMILY SERIES
Much-loved characters come to life!
The Very Hungry
Caterpillar Show
The Peasant
Prince
The Moon’s
A Balloon
Sungglepot and
Cuddlepie
20 – 21 May
4 – 5 July
7 – 8 July
25 – 26 July
For more information and to book visit www.theartscentregc.com.au
The 2016 Family Series is proudly presented by
Image: Project Puccini participants in 2015
OPPORTUNITIES
Sing with
Next Stage
OperaQ
Local aspiring performers have the
opportunity to audition for a coveted spot
in the Gold Coast performances of The
Barber of Seville when Opera Queensland’s
groundbreaking community initiative returns
as ‘Project Rossini’.
Successful applicants will participate
in a program of free professional training
in singing, dancing, stagecraft and Italian
language skills before taking to the stage
alongside Queensland’s best singers and the
support of an ensemble from Queensland
Symphony Orchestra.
In 2014, OperaQ’s world-first initiative
Project Puccini saw 800 people in eight
Queensland regions compete for 384 spots to
sing in La Bohème. The project changed lives
and filled theatres across the state.
Proudly Supported by Friends of The Arts
Centre Gold Coast
Expressions of interest are now open
at the OperaQ website: www.operaq.
com.au/whats-on/project-rossini.
Registrations close Wednesday 6 April.
The Barber of Seville comes to
our stage on 29 and 30 July.
Tickets are on sale now at
www.theartscentregc.com.au.
Stage your work
in 2017
Are you looking for a venue to showcase
your music, band or cabaret show? Are
you launching your album? Apply now for
our Next Stage program to be considered
for financially-supported access to The
Basement to produce your own performance.
What we offer
Next Stage recipients will receive a support
package valued at $1200, including venue
access plus professional technical, front-ofhouse and ticketing support.
Specifically, The Arts Centre Gold Coast
will fund and manage:
• 1 night only access to The Basement
• 6 hours of ST technical labour
• 3 hours of ST Front-of-House labour
• Set ticket pricing and schedule of performance
• Ticket sales management
• Standard lighting and audio equipment
• Advertising in eNews and website
After the expenses* are settled, artists will
receive 70% of the Box Office takings.
Next Stage recipients will be emerging or
established artists with the ability to deliver
a polished performance and actively drive
their own sales. To be considered, please
email Vicki Buenen, Producer, on buenen@
theartscentregc.com.au, including:
• A biography, outlining your performance
experience (include links to online footage
where possible)
• A 250 word performance pitch
• Preferred dates
Opportunities for independent
theatre makers
Have you thought about creating your own
theatre work? Our black box theatre The
Space is the perfect place to stretch your
theatrical wings.
We are seeking expressions of interest for
our 2017 Season in The Space. We encourage
emerging and established independent
theatre makers from the Gold Coast and
surrounding regions including Brisbane and
beyond to apply.
If you have a full work in mind, great! We
can support you with a presenter package
to bring that vision to life with professional
marketing, ticketing, technical support and
more.
Or if you’ve got an idea that needs some
work, apply for our Works In Progress
program. We’ll give you time, space and funds
for professional support to bring your creative
vision closer to the next stage.
Expressions of interest close Tuesday
30 June, 2016. Please download and
fill in the application form and send to
Producer Vicki Buenen on buenen@
theartscentregc.com.au.
Let us help you take your career to the
next stage.
*Expenses include booking fees, credit card charges, computer
programming and labour above agreed contribution
SCREEN
Coming to the Arts Cinema
Cinema Supervisor and Programmer, Mika Mantykivi,
gives us a sneak peek of the upcoming program.
Dad’s Army
Eddie the Eagle
The Man Who
(April)
(April)
Knew Infinity (May)
This hilarious British war comedy film is
based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's
Army. Directed by Oliver Parker, set in 1944,
after the events depicted in the television
series, the story sees a glamorous journalist
sent to report on the Walmington-on-Sea
Home Guard platoon. This is all before MI5
discovers there is a German spy hiding in the
fictional British town. Stars Catherine ZetaJones and Bill Nighy.
Eddie the Eagle is a British-American-German
sports comedy drama about Eddie ‘The Eagle’
Edwards, a British skier who, in 1988, became
the first competitor to represent Great Britain
in Olympic ski jumping. The film had its world
premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival
in January. Stars Hugh Jackman, Christopher
Walken and Taron Egerton.
Growing up poor in Madras, India, Srinivasa
Ramanujan Iyengar earns admittance to
Cambridge University during WWI, where he
becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories
with the guidance of his professor, G.H. Hardy.
Stars Jeremy Irons, Stephen Fry and Dev
Patel.
Love
chatting
about
movies?
JOIN OUR
MOVIE REVIEW CLUB!
On the fourth Wednesday of each month, the Arts Cinema hosts a Movie Review Club. This is
a great opportunity to meet like-minded people and discuss the selected film with a forum
of academics. Simply see the film ahead of time, and join us on the day for an interactive
discussion. Morning teas are offered at a special price and membership is free.
The next Movie Review Clubs will be held Wednesdays 27 April, 25 May and 22 June in The
Basement at 10.30am. Films to be advised, visit the website for more information.
See you there!
SCREEN
Adrenalin adventure
The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour presents the most enthralling
mountain adventure films that will have you on the edge of your seat.
Audiences will experience incredible highs and agonising lows
through the lenses of some of the most accomplished climbers,
paddlers, skiers, snowboarders, mountaineers, mountain bikers,
explorers and adventure filmmakers alive today.
This year, the Australian line-up features two-and-ahalf hours of captivating short films shot in some of the most wild
and remote corners of the world. Sure to enthral, it showcases
mesmerising cinematography, thought-provoking storylines and
adrenalin-inducing action sequences.
The tour is hot on the heels of the largest – and one of
the most prestigious – mountain festivals in the world, the Banff
Mountain Festival, which takes place every November in the mountain
town of Banff, in Canada. More than 300 of the world’s best mountain
sport, culture, environment, adventure and exploration films are
shown during the week-long event. A selection of award winners and
audience favourites then tours the globe, visiting 390 communities
and 35 countries as part of the festival’s official world tour.
See The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour on
Tuesday 26 April at 7pm in the Arts Theatre. Tickets are Adult
$30.50, Child $20.50 or Groups 10+ $25.50. Book at www.
theartscentregc.com.au or (07) 5588 4000.
For h earing and vision impaired
New technology to greatly improve the lives
of visual and hearing-impaired Gold Coasters
has been installed at the Arts Centre Cinema.
With thousands of residents impacted by
poor eyesight and hearing, the technology is
already proving a winner for cinema goers.
Closed Captions are now available
so people can read what they can’t hear and
enjoy the latest movies. Captions are delivered
via a personal device with a privacy screen, so
only you can see the captions.
Kerry Campbell from Better
Hearing says ‘The caption glasses and
gooseneck caption piece are both excellent
for the thousands of hearing-impaired people
on the Gold Coast who previously did not
understand the dialogue at the movies at The
Arts Centre theatres.’
Cinema 1 and 2 has three types of
equipment available to assist our guests upon
request. The equipment includes:
• Closed Caption Headset Receiver - these
glasses receive captions via infrared energy to
assist hearing-impaired guests.
• Closed Caption Receiver – this gooseneck
held caption box receives captions via infrared
energy and rests in the chair cup holder.
• Listening assistive headset - Visually
impaired guests can listen to audio-described
movies with a spoken commentary including
visual jokes, visual scenes, settings and
body language. Hearing-impaired guests
can access audio enhancement through the
same device; the audio is delivered through a
personal headset with individual left and right
volume controls.
These sessions are listed on our website
with the code CC inserted beside. These
products are compatible with films
that have been encrypted with this
technology. This new technology at the
Arts Cinema is subject to availability.
Check session times or ask the Box
Office staff for more information.
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GALLERY
Collection highlight
This monumental canvas, nearly five metres in length, captures the
cultural and creative knowledge of its creator Nyurapayia Nampitjinpa
(aka Mrs. Bennett), an artist who herself has been described as a
force of nature. She grew up in an extended nomad familial group. It
was not until her teenage years that she first encountered white man.
Mrs Bennett was the wife of John John Bennett Tjapangati (c.19302002), a Pintupi speaker from Mukulurruone and one of the original
artists at Papunya Tula, the settlement which was the founding place
of the Western Desert Art Movement.
Although she could neither read nor write, Nicolas Rothwell
observed that ‘her head was a universe of song and sacred knowledge.’1
Her paintings reference traditional women’s ceremonies and stories
relating to her ‘country’ around Docker River in Pitjantjatjara lands.
Mrs Bennett was influential in shaping the female Aboriginal
artists women’s movement and was an important participant in a
collaboration project on canvas entitled ‘Minyma Tjukurrpa’, which
involved female painters of Kintore and related women from the
centre of Ikuntji Bluff.
The Art of Nyurapayia Nampitjinpa (Mrs Bennett) was published
last year to celebrate her art and life. The painting featured on the
cover Untitled 2011 (pictured), was recently donated to Gold Coast
City Gallery by Mr Craig Edwards under the Cultural Gifts Program.
Nicolas Rothwell, Nyurapayia Nampitjinpa, artist of a universe of song and desert law, The
1
Australian, 1 February 2013
Image: Nyurapayia Nampitjinpa aka Mrs. Bennett (1935-2013), Untitled 2011, synthetic polymer
paint on canvas, Collection Gold Coast City Gallery, Gift of Craig Edwards under the Cultural Gifts
Program 2016
Photo fanatics
The Photo Fanatics Photography Immersion Day is for young artists
aged 13 to 18 years. It’s an opportunity to learn from photographers from
The Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award.
Proudly supported by The Friends of The Arts Centre Gold Coast.
This popular program will be held on Friday 1 July from 11am
until 4pm. Cost is $55. Book at www.theartscentregc.com.au or
(07) 5588 4000.
HOW TO MAKE
A MONSTER
Open your eyes to a world of creature FX
Image: Eye of animatronic crocodile made for Peter Pan (2003) at the John Cox Creature Workshop.
GALLERY
GALLERY
Get your monster on at How to Make a Monster:
the art and technology of animatronics at
Gold Coast City Gallery
Meet all kinds of movie monsters and get
behind-the-scenes access to Visual Effects
Academy Award® Winner and Gold Coast
resident John Cox’s Creature Workshop.
Play with real animatronic mermaids,
snowmen, gorillas, aliens, animals and
more from classic films like Pitch Black,
Inspector Gadget, Scooby Doo, Peter Pan, The
Chronicles of Narnia and Babe.
Learn how fantasy creatures are created
from the page to full size inventions. Become
an animatronics puppeteer, a lighting
technician or a creature designer.
The John Cox Creature Workshop is based
on the Gold Coast and has produced many
animatronic monsters and creatures for film
from the 1980s right up to today. John Cox was
originally drawn into this industry by finding
the stop-motion animatronic Tyrannosaurus
Rex and monster gorilla which was used in
Make your own
monster and win a
monster experience for
you and 10 friends!
Celebrate monster-making on the Gold Coast
by creating your own monster sculpture.
Create your own 3D monster at home, school
or at Gold Coast City Gallery! Email a photo
of your monster and go in the draw to win
fantastic prizes.
Right here on the Gold Coast, John Cox
and his Creature Workshop have created the
international blockbuster exhibition How to
Make a Monster: the art and technology of
animatronics. Now, you can bring your own
monster to life and win cool prizes!
an early version of the King Kong (1933) movie
that he saw as a boy. This enthralling movie
experience charted John Cox’s career course
towards success and glamour, including
many industry awards and nominations.
A highlight is winning the 1995 Academy
Award® for creating the animatronic pigs,
sheep and other creatures for the classic film
Babe (1995).
See How to Make a Monster at Gold Coast
City Gallery from 25 March until 12 June.
Gain access to the secrets of monster
and creature design and the technologies
that bring animatronics to life on film.
This is your last chance to experience this
one-of-a-kind, international blockbuster
exhibition where art and science collide!
Entry is $5.
Monster Prizes include:
• Private tour of the How to Make a Monster
with John Cox Creature Workshop team for
you and 10 of your friends before the end of
the exhibition on Sunday, 12 June 2016
• A double pass to a Monster Workshop of
your choice
• Plus a cool Monster gift pack
How to enter:
• Email entries to competitions@
theartscentregc.com.au
• Entries close 5pm on Monday 9 May, 2016
• Finalists announced Tuesday 17 May 2016
• Monster awards event and winners
announced on Saturday 21 May
For full details including terms and
conditions, visit www.theartscentregc.
com.au.
Monster culture
With How to Make a Monster opening at
Gold Coast City Gallery, Project Officer
Madeleine Boyd considers the role of
monsters in the historical imagination.
Since the dawn of time, monsters and
humans have shared the world. Strange
beasts that fly in through a window or lurk
behind a tree have sent chills and thrills
through the spines of kids and grownups. Some of these monsters are real, like
bears and wolves roaming through the
village. Others grow from the imagination,
feeding on fears in the dark corners of our
minds. From these beginnings, stories and
legends emerge.
Some of these tales warn against dangers,
and others are merely entertaining. How
can we tell the difference between fact
and fiction? For example, many intrepid
explorers still wonder if the Abominable
Snowman roams the wilderness of
Nepal. In Australia, Aboriginal people in
some areas tell stories of bunyips, halfamphibious monsters, who devour people
who come to their billabong homes. Some
paleo-archeologists suggest that this story
goes back thousands of years to when
giant carnivorous marsupials roamed the
continent of Pangea.
As stories are passed down through
generations, told and retold, artists have
always found ways to represent the
characters. All over the planet, monsters
and spirits have been drawn on or carved
into rock walls by our ancient ancestors.
Over vast stretches of time, technologies
have changed along with culture.
In today’s world, complex mechanical,
electrical and digital technologies are a
part of everyday life and so it’s no surprise
that these technologies are also being
harnessed to make new monsters.
Monsters quickly appeared on the silver
screen, creating the need for monster movie
makers and artists to innovate. The concept
of the animatron was born. This is a moving
sculpture with a mechanical skeleton that
can be positioned and moved to create
the appearance of being alive on film.
Animatronics have advanced in complexity
and verisimilitude with living creatures
along with technological developments in
micro-computing, software, mechanics,
and the chemistry of sculptural materials
such as silicone.
John Cox Creature Workshop is a
contemporary example of the best in
animatronics, design and making.
GALLERY
Get your monster on
How to Make a Moster Workshops
Whether for fun or curiosity and for kids to adults, our workshops and drop-in
activities will reveal secrets behind the work of Academy Award® winning John
Cox's Creature Workshop and classic films like Nim’s Island, Pitch Black and Babe.
Monster Activity Zones
Monsters After Dark
Enjoy activity zones like ‘Kids Monsters’ where you can make your own monster from plasticine by
following the John Cox Creature Workshop method. Runs every day from 25 March until 12 June
inside the How to Make a Moster exhibition.
AGE All
COST Included with $5 entry fee
A stimulating look at monster culture and
monster making presented by artists, industry
experts and academics. Each session includes
engaging debates and are followed by topical
movie screenings. 18+ yrs
Get Your Monster On workshops
April — Analogue vs Digital Creature FX
May — Contemporary Monsters
Make your own monster at the half-day programs: Robot Monsters, Mermaid Monsters, Arty
Monsters or Movie Monsters. Kids will learn about the art and technology of animatronics
through making, tinkering and imagining.
AGE 6 -12 yrs
COST Half Day $15 or Full Day $30 (Exhibition entry included in workshop fee)
BOOK www.theartscentregc.com.au or (07) 5588 4000
Monster-xpert ‘Get Your Monster On’ workshops
Kids will play with digital projection, movie making and more, learning the skills to continue
creating at home.
AGE 6 - 12 yrs
DATES Selected times during school holidays and weekends. Check website for prices and details.
Get Your Monster On Workshops Schedule
DATE
9am – 12pm
1pm – 4pm
Sat 26 Mar
Arty Monsters
Movie Monsters
Sun 27 Mar
Mermaid Monsters
Arty Monsters
Wed 30 Mar
Thu 31 Mar
Fri 1 Apr
13 - 18 and 18+
Whether you are a monster maker for fun or
career or even working on tweaks for next year’s
Supernova costume, masterclasses delivered
by industry experts are sure to help you get your
monster on.
Monster Sculpture School with Richard Mueck
Richard Mueck has worked in the film and
TV industry for over 35 years, from Star Wars to
Where The Wild Things Are. He has worked as
a puppeteer, costume performer, animatronics
performer, sculptor, character builder and
designer. Book and win Barnes casting and
moulding supply VIP membership or prize pack.
Make a Monster, Alien or Super Hero
Sat 9 Apr, 10am - 1pm I 15+ yrs I $45
Robot Monsters
Monster Sculpt: Action Figure Advanced
Robot Monsters
Mermaid Monsters
12, 19 and 26 Apr, 6pm – 8.30pm I 18+ I $400
Movie Monsters
Monsters on the Wall:
Jason Haggerty
Robot Monsters
Arty Monsters
Mon 28 Mar
Tue 29 Mar
4pm - 5.30pm
Mermaid Monsters
Fri 25 Mar
Monster Masterclasses
Mermaid and Monsters dress up day
Dress up and receive two-for-one entry to the exhibition.
Monster Sculpt: Head Casting for
Prosthetics. Part 1 Demonstration
Sat 16 Apr, 10am – 1pm I 18+ yrs I $150
Sat 2 Apr
Arty Monsters
Movie Monsters
Monster Sculpt: Head Casting for
Prosthetics. Part 2 Make a Face Cast
Sun 3 Apr
Robot Monsters
Mermaid Monsters
Sat 16 Apr, 2 pm – 5pm I 18+ yrs I $100
Mon 4 Apr
Make a Monster Movie: Stop Motion with Ethan Cox
Tue 5 Apr
Make a Monster Movie: Stop Motion with Ethan Cox
Wed 6 Apr
Arty Monsters
Movie Monsters
Thu 7 Apr
Robot Monsters
Arty Monsters
Fri 8 Apr
Mermaid Monsters
Sat 9 Apr
Sun 10 Apr
17 and 24 Apr, 9.30am – 4.30pm I 18+ yrs I $400
Monster Sculpt: Body Dummy for Cosplay
Sat 23 Apr, 1.00pm – 5.00pm I 18+ yrs I $150
10am - 1pm Make a Monster, Alien or Super Hero
Movie Monsters
Monster Sculpt: Mask and Prosthetics
Arty Monsters
For all details for Monster
workshops and After Dark, please visit
www.theartscentregc.com.au.
EVENTS
GLOW
Prepare yourself for an evening of sensory overload
at the third annual GLOW at the Gold Coast Cultural Precinct.
Staged around the Evandale Lake in the Gold
Coast Cultural Precinct, GLOW will illuminate
your senses with a myriad of light-based
installations and activities.
On the program this year is a laser
water show; illuminated art installations
showcasing Bond University and Griffith
University projects; an open air cinema
featuring work by emerging artists in
animation, audio, design, film, games, web
and mobile, along with a feature film and short
films from In the Bin and The Gold Coast Film
Festival; music by local bands; the popular
glow-in-the-dark yoga and tai-chi; a mobile
gaming unit; extreme virtual reality and star
gazing. The GLOW street food precinct will
also ensure you don’t go hungry, and we
have a great line up of bands including Cheap
Fakes, LS Philosophy, Aquila Young, Jackson
James Smith and Crown The Humble.
A highlight is the virtual-reality
experience, providing a 360 degree, fully
immersive video using the latest technology.
If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like
to climb Mt Everest, swim with sharks, turtles
and dolphins, or if you’re too scared to ride
a real roller coaster, then this is a must-do
activity.
The aim of GLOW was to develop a night
time digital arts event incorporating the
beauty of the Evandale Lake and Surfers
Paradise skyline, while giving local creatives
and students the chance to showcase their
work at a free community event.
It was also created as a means to use the
space around The Arts Centre Gold Coast in
innovative ways that builds capacity for people
to envisage how the Gold Coast Cultural
Precinct will progress in the future.
Ride the G:link to Surfers Paradise (or
park at the Bruce Bishop Carpark), then catch
a free water shuttle from the Cavill Avenue
pontoon to the event. Limited parking is also
available onsite at The Arts Centre Gold Coast.
Enjoy GLOW on Saturday 30 April from
5pm until 10pm at Evandale Lake.
Image: Antonio Duarte, pastel drawing of Farmer Greg Foster, January 2016. Photo by Mark Warne
EVENTS
Parkrun
Every Saturday morning, The Arts
Live drawing at
the market
Centre has become a second home
A welcome addition to Bundall Farmers'
for many runners and walkers who
Market has been the 'live drawing'
participate in Parkrun from 7am.
sessions in Gold Coast City Gallery on
Parkrun is a worldwide phenomenon combining fitness with interactive
technology. Started in 2010 in London by Tim Oberg, and brought to the
Gold Coast in 2011, parkrun is unique in that it allows participants to have
their personal times electronically scanned and saved, making them
accessible for future use at any other parkrun course.
The highly inclusive, free community event, that commenced last
November, is just one of many new attractions as part of the continued
development of the Cultural Precinct, the Gold Coast’s future cultural and
social hub.
The Cultural Precinct aims to offer something for everyone on the
Coast, and parkrun brings the lake and surrounding parklands to life
each Saturday morning. Local residents are enjoying the convenience of
regular exercise and forming new friendships so close to home.
More information about the Surfers Paradise parkrun is available at
www.parkrun.com.au/surfersparadise.
the first Sunday of each month.
Market goers have been thrilled to witness local talented artists from the
Royal Queensland Art Society bring to life wonderfully unique interpretations
of farmers who volunteer to sit each month.
For one hour, a stall holder sits for artists who use a variety of mediums
to draw, including paint, ink, charcoal, stencil work, pencil and pastels.
Live Drawing Coordinator, Melissa Bates, from the Royal Art Society of
Queensland Gold Coast says, ‘Live drawing involves everybody working, with
a model, within the same time frame – in this case one hour to produce our
finished pictures.The artist learns to communicate and the public learns to
make connections.’
‘As the artists depict all the nooks and crannies and folds from the tip
of the toe to the top of the head, they will find various ways to describe the
mood and the moment. It is really interesting to watch how various mediums
and textures are used to create different effects,’ says Melissa.
For the farmers, as the subjects, it’s a unique experience too. ‘The
subjects are interested in the artists' different perceptions and excited to see
themselves portrayed in each unique style,’ says Melissa.
If you’re at the Bundall Farmers’ Market on the first Sunday of the
month (3 April, 1 May and 5 June), pop in to the Gallery to watch
the live drawing from 9am. If you are interested in participating as
an artist, please contact Sally Wright at wright@theartscentregc.
com.au – places are limited.
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Moving ahead
The construction phase is underway on the $37m
Stage 1 of the Gold Coast Cultural Precinct.
With the doors now closed on Council's empty
Surfers Paradise Administration Building,
the project has moved from the early works
phase which focussed on salvage, reuse and
recycling.
More than 1500 pieces of furniture has
been rehomed to Council offices across the
city, with The Arts Centre Gold Coast being
a key recipient of kitchen and office furniture
to assist with the expansion of the centre’s
administration.
The Upper Coomera and Albert Waterways
community centres have also been furnished.
Historic items have been gifted to the Local
Studies Library and community groups
have also benefitted including the Gold
Coast Historical Society and Surf Life Saving
Australia.
Some key sculptures have found a new
home at the city’s Botanic Gardens.
Steel, copper wiring and timber will also
be salvaged for recycling in line with best
sustainable demolition practice.
The scene is now set for Evandale to be
transformed into the city's heart for civic,
cultural and artistic celebration.
By July this year, the site will be cleared
and earthworks will follow in preparation for
construction to commence in October on the
focal point of Stage 1 – the city’s new outdoor
amphitheatre with sweeping concert lawn,
along with artscape works. Work will also start
in July on refurbishing the Riverside Hub for an
expanded AA rated gallery for local, national
and international visual art exhibitions, artists
working spaces and new cafe.
The project will bring many long term
benefits to the city, increasing visitor numbers,
boosting jobs, and creating a stronger arts
and cultural sector. Of the 120 jobs during
construction, a minimum of 80 per cent will be
delivered to local businesses and employees.
When finished, Stage 1 is expected to
attract almost 300,000 visitors annually
from 2018, generating $11.4 million in direct
tourism expenditure.
New Gallery Director Appointed
Mr Kerry Watson, Chairman of the Board, recently announced Tracy Cooper-Lavery
as the new Gallery Director of Gold Coast City Gallery.
'I am pleased to announce this new appointment,’ said
Kerry Watson. ‘Tracy joins us from the Rockhampton
Regional Gallery where she was Gallery Director for fourand-a-half years and where she has tripled audiences and
increased sponsorship support for their gallery program.’
Tracy Cooper-Lavery originally started her career at
the Gold Coast City Gallery as a curator back in 1992. She
then went on to take up the position of Senior Curator at
Bendigo Art Gallery, which is considered to be one of the
shining examples of regional galleries in Australia.
‘I began my arts career at Gold Coast City Gallery and I have keenly
watched the Gallery’s development and progress over many years. To lead
the gallery in Queensland’s second-biggest city is the dream of a lifetime!
I am excited to be working with the Arts Centre Board, Management and
the City Council to drive the forthcoming development to a new space
and refurbishment of the current Gallery spaces in preparation for the
Commonwealth Games,’ said Tracy Cooper-Lavery.
Her addition to the already immensely talented gallery team comes at a
transitioning time for the Gallery that is set to move to a new space, Riverside.
‘I am looking forward to working with the Gallery team to broaden
the focus of exhibitions and programming, increase visitation through
engagement and accessibility, and highlighting the Gallery’s collection.
The Gold Coast City Gallery has an incredible collection of Australian art,
and coupled with the development of the Gold Coast Cultural Precinct I feel
there is no better time to be part of the evolution of the Gold
Coast into a destination for art and culture.’
Tracy Cooper-Lavery was appointed as Director of
Rockhampton Art Gallery in August 2011 where she has
been responsible for transforming the Gallery’s profile
on a local, state and national level. She has worked in
the regional art museum sector for more than twenty
years. She was appointed President of the Regional
Galleries Association of Queensland in 2014 and was
recently selected as a Board Member of Museums &
Galleries Queensland.
She has curated numerous exhibitions on Australian and international
art and was instrumental in presenting high-profile international exhibitions
at Bendigo Art Gallery, including The Golden Age of Couture: Paris and
London 1947-1957 (Victoria and Albert Museum, London) and Cecil Beaton:
Portraits (National Portrait Gallery, London). Her projects at Rockhampton
Art Gallery have included the national touring exhibition Cream: Four
decades of Australian art, The Prince: Michael Zavros, Dreaming of Deco:
Style in the modern age and the development of Queensland’s richest art
prize, The Gold Award.
Tracy holds a Masters in Creative Arts from James Cook University
as well as a post-graduate degree in Museum Studies and a Bachelor of
Visual Arts. Tracy will commence as Gallery Director, Gold Coast City Art
Gallery on 4 April.
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Talking space
As we plan for the future art gallery, it is timely to reflect on the past.
Board Director, Dr Patrick Mitchell, highlights some of Gold Coast City Gallery’s
achievements with former Gallery Director, Francis Cummings.
The prospect of a new art gallery, an arts centre
or an arts precinct raises many opportunities in
the community for which any of these might be
intended. The opportunities can revolve around
what this new creative infrastructure might
offer the community, what could it look like, how
and where might it be built. Alongside these
opportunities also run concerns such as, who
will it be for? How will the broader community,
not just the artistic one, engage with it? Will it
have any impact on local arts practice? For me,
there is also a strong interest in how the new
infrastructure will acknowledge and build on
what has gone before. Indeed, these articles
have been designed to not only explore some
of the artistic and cultural achievements of the
Gold Coast’s past, but also to consider how
they might inform present and future arts and
cultural activities.
An important contributor to the region’s
rich creative heritage is Frances Cummings.
She was inaugural Director of the Gallery at
The Arts Centre in 1986.The Gallery took the
title of Gold Coast City Art Gallery and in the
ten years that Cummings was its director, the
Gallery was established as a leading regional
gallery with a developing national reputation.
Cummings and the Gallery attracted and
exhibited work of the highest calibre from
national and international sources as well
as stimulating strong engagement from all
sections of the local community. This local
support was not only evidenced by the strong
financial and in-kind support from the Gold
Coast City Council and, significantly, local
business, but also through the engagement of
a large number of community members who
volunteered to support the Gallery activities
by participating in a dynamic ‘Friends of the
Gallery’ program.
In talking to Cummings, it becomes clear
that the first ten years of the Gallery’s operation
were not only about its establishment, but also
about achievement on a local, national and
international scale. For example, in 1992, the
City Gallery enabled the Gold Coast community
to see an exhibition of portfolio prints and
working models from Henry Moore who, as
Cummings put it, was ‘arguably the greatest
sculptor of the 20th century’. Audiences from
the community and schools flocked to such a
rare opportunity on the Gold Coast.
Another significant achievement was the
purchase of what is and continues to be a
centre piece of the Gallery’s collection. This was
The Rainforest, a painting by William Robinson
that won the 1990 national Wynne Prize for
Landscape. As with one-time Prime Minister
Gough Whitlam’s contentious purchase of
Jackson Pollock’s Blue Poles for the National
Gallery, there was a great deal of community
controversy surrounding the purchase of the
Robinson work. Initially, the local Council was
supportive of the purchase, but adverse media
publicity made it very difficult for the councillors
to find agreement on the expenditure of public
funds on a painting. However, in a vigorous and
inventive campaign, Cummings convinced a
significant part of the Gold Coast’s corporate
and private sector to provide the funds to
purchase the painting work and relieved the
Council from making a contribution. Like
Pollock’s Blue Poles, Robinson’s Rainforest
has increased in value over time and now
brings increasing prestige to the Gallery and its
collection.
Another example from Cummings' time
was an exhibition in 1987 called The Art of
Ramingining. This venture brought together
diverse art works produced in the Northern
Territory’s central Arnhem Land. It set a
precedent for recent exhibitions such as the
extraordinary We Don't Need a Map. This 2015
exhibition brought the desert to the city to
celebrate the lively and enduring culture of the
Martu – the traditional owners of a vast area of
WA’s Western Desert.
Similarly, the Stradbroke Project in 1992
saw Cummings recruit seven regional artists
and take them to South Stradbroke to explore
and interpret the island’s landscape through
their own art forms. This 1990s project also
resonates strongly with the present through
the South Stradbroke Island Indigenous Artist
Camp, where gallery staff work with indigenous
artists in a project that combines exploration,
reflection and creative work on the island.
A further significant and long-term
outcome of the Cummings era was The
Evandale Sculpture Walk. Conceived as
Australia’s first integrated park the Walk
combined sculptural, environmental and
recreational facilities on the island-shaped
grounds of the Evandale area. This project
was possibly the first time the word ‘precinct’
was used in relation to this site. As with
the planned precinct, the Walk brought
together Evandale’s unique views of Surfers
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Image One: Francis Cummings at the opening of Gold Coast
Art Prize 1993. Image Two. Francis today. Image Three: Patrick
Corrigan, Francis Cummings and Peter Hallinan, taken from Gold
Coast City Gallery’s Annual Report 1990 - 1991, Courtesy of Gold
Coast Bulletin.
Paradise, the Nerang River, a stand of original
mangroves, impressive houses on the river
and a series of outdoor sculptures. For many
years it has offered Gold Coast residents and
visitors an experience of art outside the walls
of the Gallery in a physical context that is both
stunning and quintessentially Gold Coast. The
Walk will continue to offer a unique experience
of the Gold Coast for the many that will visit
during the Commonwealth Games.
The IndyCar Grand Prix demonstrated
Cummings’ and the Gallery’s capacity to
connect the arts to the varied interests
of the broader community. A major joint
initiative between Tourism Queensland and
Local Government, this event provided an
important financial boost to the Gold Coast
and broadened the area’s appeal for tourists.
Joe Furlonger, a nationally acclaimed Gold
Coast artist was invited by Cummings in
1992 to be Artist-in–Residence for the trials
and races of the 1992 event. He successfully
captured the energy, the toil, the movements
and visual rhythms of the experience through
a series of drawings, paintings and etchings.
Nor was this a one-off project, as Cummings
invited artist / photographer Susan Leeway to
follow Furlonger in 1993. Projects with similar
aspirations, such as the very recent Flesh: the
Gold Coast in the 1960s, 70s and 80s exhibition
by photographer Graham Burstow, continue to
be a significant part of the Gallery’s program
to record and reveal aspects of what life on the
Gold Coast can involve.
At the local level, Cummings’ emphasis
on building relationships with local artists, art
lovers, friends of the Gallery, local businesses
and the local council gave the Gallery a broader
set of relationships with the community.
Cummings sought ways for the arts and the
artist to engage and reflect life on the Gold
Coast. She even commissioned an event where
local city councillors selected works from the
Gallery Collection to exhibit in a very popularly
received display.
Cummings is a passionate and forthright
arts person and she offers some thoughts with
regard to the role and design of a new central
art gallery on the Gold Coast. One essential
first step for her is that the gallery must have
its own space separate from The Arts Centre. In
this way it can begin to form its own particular
identity. In terms of what that identity might be,
Cummings points to other regional galleries
around Australia and how successful they have
been in providing their host communities with
dynamic and substantial artistic and cultural
experiences. As examples, Cummings points
to the Tweed Regional Gallery and those
in such places as Bendigo and Albury as
exemplars of successful regional art galleries.
These are significant examples of regional
communities making successful decisions
and investments in cultural infrastructure
that have and will bring tangible benefits to
their communities. These benefits can be
found not only in these galleries establishing
reputations that attract art work of national
and international significance not usually
available to regional communities. There is
also the capacity of this infrastructure to act as
an incubator or nurturer of the Gold Coast, its
arts and cultural life.
It is intriguing to note that the director of
the new art gallery and museum in Albury,
Jacquie Helmsley, is not only formerly from
the Gold Coast but was a volunteer of the Gold
Coast City Gallery in its early days. As a further
example of Gold Coast’s heritage, Cummings
points to Tracy Cooper-Lavery, our new Gallery
Director, who went on from volunteering
with Cummings for six years to securing a
senior curator position at Bendigo. There is
also Damian Hackett who went from being a
graduate from Southern Cross University, to
working at the Gallery with Cummings and
now is in partnership in one of the best auction
houses in the country, Deutscher and Hackett
Auctioneers. Of this period Cummings says,
‘We all were part of an amazing flowering of
talent which in retrospect was serendipity at its
best’.
In basing this article on some of the
high marks of Frances Cummings' period as
the Director of the Gold Coast City Gallery,
I wanted to highlight some of the rich artistic
heritage of this region. This past record
of achievement provides some very clear
signposts for the future, and affirms that a
new City Gallery will have a very significant
role in the community’s life. Indeed a new
Gallery will provide the Gold Coast with an
opportunity to engage in what Helmsley
described recently as the ‘amazing success’
that has recently rewarded government
and community investment in cultural
infrastructure in Regional Australia. (2015).
Words by Dr Patrick Mitchell.
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Lakeside
dinner under
the stars
When Gold Coast Business Events was seeking unique and world-class experiences
for some of China’s most influential decision makers for incentives and corporate
meetings, The Arts Centre Gold Coast was one of the venues selected.
Delegates from the 2015 Post Dreamtime
Educational enjoyed an eclectic mix of arts,
cuisine and entertainment in a meticulously
crafted event beside Evandale Lake under the
stars last December.
The Arts Centre Gold Coast’s Events
team created a contemporary ‘street food’
experience, serving up casual local cuisine
with seating under a tipi provided by Gold Coast
Tipis. Roving entertainment included stilt
walkers, fire artisans and an acrobatic feature
act in a bubble orb on the lake, as well as
entertainment from local act, Rhydian Lewis.
If you’re interested in holding an event
your guests or delegates will love, talk to
our Events team today on (07) 5588 4000
or events@theartscentregc.com.au.
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A place for the people
As an independent, not-for-profit organisation, The Arts Centre Gold Coast is
guided by a highly experienced Board. Board Director, Christine Lohman, talks
about marketing strategy and the Cultural Precinct.
universities, will increase awareness and boost
our local reputation as a regular place to visit
regardless of age or family dynamic.
Christine Lohman has an extensive
background in corporate communication and
strategic planning and brings to the Board a
high level of marketing communication and
corporate governance expertise. She owned
and operated one of Queensland’s leading
public relations companies which formed part
of a national group advising major ASX listed
companies and government.
Christine, as people’s attention shifts from
newspapers to online platforms, what
opportunities does this create for The Arts
Centre?
The Arts Centre has embraced recent research
findings that underpin a greater understanding
of our audience and the need to innovate. By
recognising that a majority of our audiences
have shifted focus from offline to online, it is
clear that we do not see this as a challenge,
but more of an opportunity to reach our target
audience via the mediums they prefer.
The majority of people source their
entertainment information from digital
platforms and respond positively to Facebook
feeds and conversations, so this is where
audiences congregate and where we can have
a positive influence in targeting new markets.
The Arts Centre’s Facebook page currently
has 19,000 followers who enjoy well-managed
story-telling, giveaways and notification
of what’s on. However, now is the time to
ensure we are taking every opportunity to
make the most of our online platforms to
ensure Facebook is working to our strategic
advantage in promoting engagement online,
sharing and booking of events. By refining our
target audience to maximise online activity and
integrating our website to be a (mobile) hub
for information and immediate bookings, we
will meet audience expectations in all facets of
marketing and advertising.
Our digital future will see us continue to
build a loyal following that translates into an
optimised sales funnel for our ideal customer,
by creating valuable industry knowledge
and entertainment through social media,
eNewsletters, articles and information on
other websites, case studies, videos, profiles
and place stories on partner websites. Aligning
our marketing with similar industries and
those marketing to the same demographic, ie
How important will the new Cultural Precinct
be in growing new audiences?
To create a cultural destination, ‘A Place for
the People’ to visit and immerse themselves
in art and artistic performance, requires
differentiating our Cultural Precinct in the
market place. Our competitive advantage is our
location and a vibrant and brash personality;
we must continue the leisure theme and offer
exceptional cultural experiences unavailable
elsewhere.
Attracting a new, younger audience will
require changes not only to our marketing but
of course to the products and services on offer.
Younger mainstream audiences value a more
contemporary style of art with cultural pursuits
incorporating the outdoors. If the setting allows
them to meander through bright attractive popup outlets offering the latest in food trends and
unusual market purchases, they will return
to take advantage of other more traditional
offerings. Visitors, regardless of their budget,
always have money to buy food and a drink.
People need a reason to visit, a strong
draw to something unusual and entertaining.
Southbank did it in Brisbane. That precinct
is alive and buzzing seven days a week and
it all began by attracting people to the area
through outdoor markets, sports events and
live entertainment. MONA is another perfect
example of how to create a world-renowned
destination through exemplary architecture
and art. No-one travels to Hobart without a visit
to the museum and to enjoy a ‘Flight of Wines’.
The Cultural Precinct can deliver a ‘mustvisit’ option for all audiences. Our magnificent
setting, nuzzling the river and lagoon with a
dramatic Surfers skyline in the background,
will be a short ferry ride from Surfers or
Broadbeach to watch a free concert and buy
great food and sip an exotic cocktail.
All of the famous museums and galleries
around the world have positioned themselves
strategically as must-see destinations because
they offer a new experience, something that
sets them apart from other attractions.
PLAN YOUR NEXT BUSINESS MEETING WITH US
AND WE'LL SEND YOU TO THE MOVIES
Choose a fresh venue for your next business meeting with The Arts Centre Gold Coast. With
three stunning rooms on offer, sensational views and onsite catering, you’re in good hands.
Our suggested business meeting package is $68.00pp* and includes:
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Functions and events staff
Tea and coffee on arrival
Morning tea
Lunch
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Projector and screen
Lectern and microphone
WiFi Access
Writing pads and pens
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Registration desk
Whiteboard and flip chart
One movie pass to the Arts
Cinema per delegate
LET US TAILOR A PACKAGE TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS.
Contact us now on (07) 5588 4000 or events@theartscentregc.com.au
* Valid Monday to Friday and must be booked by 30.06.2016. Rooms subject to availability. ** Projector and screen applicable for Panorama Suite and Lakeside Terrace only. Office Boardroom is equipped with a
plasma screen for presentations. No technical staff member will be on hand for your presentation, this is set up only.
CALENDAR
April
M O NDAY
T U E SDAY
WEDNESDAY
TH U RS DAY
S ATU RDAY
Comedy (p.14)
Sankofa (p.16)
Farmers Market (p.34)
Gallery: Live Drawing (p.34)
Yscreen:
Landfill Harmonic (p.23)
1
2
3
Flood, 7.30pm (p.10)
Comedy (p.14)
parkrun (p.34)
Gold Coast Film Festival
closes (p.28)
8
9
10
Comedy (p.14)
GC Jazz & Blues (p.17)
parkrun (p.34)
Ross Noble, 8pm (p.13)
15
16
17
Comedy (p.14)
parkrun (p.34)
Making Something
Beautiful, 2pm (p.11)
22
23
24
Sugarland, 7.30pm (p.7)
Comedy (p.14)
parkrun (p.34)
GLOW (p.33)
Sugarland, 1pm and
7.30pm (p.7)
Entries close for JUAWS
Photography Award (p.2)
29
30
Gold Coast Film Festival
opens 31 March (p.28)
parkrun (p.34)
29 and 30 March
School Holiday fun (3 - 8 years)
Songs in the Key of
Peggy Lee, 11am (p.17)
YScreen:
Hip-Hoperation, 3pm
(p.23)
4
5
YScreen:
Pop Up Pictures:
Babe, 6pm (p.23)
Registrations for Project
Rossini close (p.25)
6
S U N DAY
SCHOOL HOL IDAYS CON TIN UE
Don't forget!
THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET PRESENTS
STORYTIME BALLET: THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
F RIDAY
YScreen: April and the
Extraordinary World,
10am (p.23)
Spirit of Latin, 1pm (p.18)
7
B ACK TO
SC HO OL !
11
18
12
19
13
20
14
21
Movie Review Club,
10.30am (p.26)
A NZ AC DAY
25
Banff Mountain Film
Festival, 7pm (p.27)
26
27
28
The Arts Centre Gold Coast and Asanti Dance Theatre present
Raw energy and exhilarating dance moves
DATE Saturday 2 April, 7.30pm
COST Adult $48.00, Concession $42.00, Friends $42.00, Student / Child (U15yrs) $26.00,
Adult Group 6+ $42.00, Student Group 6+ $21.00,
BOOK NOW theartscentregc.com.au | (07) 5588 4000
CALENDAR
May
M O NDAY
T U E SDAY
WEDNESDAY
TH U RS DAY
F RIDAY
S ATU RDAY
S U N DAY
Gallery: Live Drawing
(p.34)
30
31
1
Motherland, 7.30pm (p.8)
Comedy (p.14)
6
9
8
Melbourne Comedy
Festival, 8.00pm (p.14)
parkrun (p.34)
13
14
15
parkrun (p.34)
The Very Hungry
Caterpillar Show,
10.30am and 2pm (p.20)
20
21
22
Comedy (p.14)
parkrun (p.34)
27
28
29
Best of Brass, 1pm (p.18)
Motherland, 7.30pm (p.8)
Comedy (p.14)
2
3
9
10
4
11
5
12
The Very Hungry
Caterpillar Show,
10am, 11.45am
and1.15pm (p.20)
Comedy (p.14)
16
17
18
19
Movie Review Club,
10.30am (p.26)
23
24
25
26
The Arts Centre Gold Coast presents
A play about three remarkable real women based on an incredible true story
WINNER Best Independent Production, Matilda Awards
DATE Fri 6 May and Sat 7 May, 7.30pm
COST Adult $48.00, Concession $42.00, Group 6+ $42.00, Student $26.00 Student Group 6+ $21.00
BOOK NOW theartscentregc.com.au | (07) 5588 4000
CALENDAR
June
M O NDAY
T U E SDAY
WEDNESDAY
13
20
7
14
21
F RIDAY
S ATU RDAY
S U N DAY
The Gamelon, 1pm (p.18)
Comedy (p.14)
parkrun (p.34)
Gallery: Live Drawing
(p.34)
2
3
4
5
Comedy (p.14)
parkrun (p.34)
Last day to see How to
Make a Monster (p.30)
9
10
11
12
parkrun (p.34)
Mary Poppins ,
1pm and 7.30pm (p.4)
Allen, 7.30pm (p.11)
Mary Poppins , 3pm (p.4)
Mary Poppins ,
7.30pm (p.4)
Comedy (p.14)
15
16
17
18
19
Movie Review Club,
10.30am (p.26)
Mary Poppins ,
6.00pm (p.4)
Mary Poppins ,
7.30pm (p.4)
Comedy (p.14)
22
23
24
1
6
TH U RS DAY
8
parkrun (p.34)
Mary Poppins ,
1pm and 7.30pm (p.4)
25
26
SCHO O L H OL IDAYS
Applications close for The
Space Season 2017 (p.25)
27
28
29
30
The Arts Centre Gold Coast with JWR Productions Australia and Michael Sieders present
DATE 20 – 21 May
COST Adult / Child / Concession $25.00, Family (2A+2C) $69.00
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This event is part of our 2016 Family
Series, proudly presented by
Explore the G:old Coast
on board the
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Be a part of bringing
Mary Poppins to the Gold Coast
You can support The Arts Centre Gold Coast to present Mary Poppins in June by
sponsoring one of our cast members. By contributing to the production, you are
providing the opportunity for local performers to showcase their talent.
Have your photo taken with your chosen performer and be acknowledged in the program for your support. Choose from:
Mary Poppins — $1,000
Mr George Banks — $250
Bert — $750
Jane — $500
Michael — $500
Mrs Winifred Banks — $250
The Bird Woman — $200
All funds raised will be used to stage the musical, including helping to ‘make Mary fly’. To book your character or make a
general donation to the campaign, please call Wayne Evans on 5588 4062 or email evans@theartscentregc.com.au.
Support Us
SUPPORT US
Can you help an aspiring young performer?
There are many young people in our community who have amazing talent
and the potential to grow into exceptional performers if they are given the
opportunity to learn skills to advance their careers.
Supporting young talent is just one way in which funds contributed by
our Benefactors improve the cultural life of the Gold Coast.
A great example of this support was the recent No Difference disabilityinclusive dance workshop. As 21-year-old participant Kayah’s mother Leanne
says, ‘Words cannot express what it meant for Kayah to be a part of the
workshop No Difference at The Arts Centre Gold Coast. We feel truly blessed
that Kayah was given the opportunity to participate in this inclusive workshop.’
‘These opportunities do not come about often and certainly not on the
Gold Coast. To be given the chance to be a part of something bigger in the
arts is an absolute gift. So much growth is gained through being included and
involved in the arts. He has dreams and desires just like anyone and would
love to be able to be involved in the process and dedication of a performance,’
says Leanne. As Kayah says, ‘This is my passion.’
For supporters who would like to see their funds used in a more tangible
way, we are always looking to expand our collection of art work, and, with
the new AA rated gallery in the existing Riverside Building, we will be able to
display even more of the collection.
If you would like to make a difference by supporting the arts in your local
community, then you might consider joining our Benefactor Program. Along
with other like-minded people, you can make a difference. For as little as
$85 per month or $1,000 annually, your tax-deductible donation will give you
membership of this special group of people.
For more information regarding our Benefactor Program, please
contact Wayne Evans on 5588 4062 or evans@theartscentregc.com.au.
Image: The No Difference participants (Kayah featured in front). Photographer Kate Holmes.
Benefactors
The Board and Management of The
Arts Centre Gold Coast would like to
acknowledge and thank our donors
for their continued support.
It is only through the generosity
and support of these individuals
and corporations that the sustained
development and enhancement of
the arts will become a reality for the
future generations of the Gold Coast.
Life Benefactors
• Patrick Corrigan AM & Barbara
Corrigan
• Win Schubert AO on behalf of
The Josephine Ulrick and Win
Schubert Foundation for the Arts
Perpetual Benefactors
The following donors have made
significant and sustained contributions of artwork to the Gold Coast
City Gallery Collection:
• Adam Knight
• Dr Colin & Elizabeth Laverty
• Tom & Sylvia Lowenstein
• Evan Lowenstein
• Adam Micmacher
• Ken McGregor
• Denis Savill
Diamond Benefactors
• Jock McIlwain OAM & Beverly
McIlwain
Platinum Benefactors
• Barry & Maureen Stevenson
Gold Benefactors
• Philip Bacon
• John & Susan Barr
• Prof. Emeritus Ray Byron &
Carole Byron
• Pauline Ewers
• Richard & Ann Glenister
• Hecand PAF
• Ray & Jill James
• Tomas & Fiona Johnsson
• Christine Lohman
• Morgans Financial Limited
• NAB Private Wealth
• Paradise Point Community Bank
Branch, Bendigo Bank
• The Pemberton Family
• Kathy Martin Sullivan AM
• Arthur Waring
Silver Benefactors
• Australian Decorative & Fine Arts
Society, Gold Coast Inc.
• Lucy Cole Prestige Properties
• Kerry & Lena Crawford
• Dr Norman & Mrs Margot Davies
• The Follent Family
• John & Alison Kearney
• Anna-Lisa Klettenberg
• Peter & Moira Lockhart
• Alan & Barbara Midwood
• Peter & Annette Minck
• Leonard & Glenda Neilsen
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•
•
•
Pamela Railey-Mitchell
Maxine Semple
Dr Roger Welch
Betty Wheeler
Bronze Benefactors
• Penelope Jane Anderssen
• John & Bonnie Bauld
• Kylie, David & Ryan Corrigan
• Kevin & Jane Doogan
• E.C.Pohl & Co
• Paul & Maureen Fitzgerald
• Gold Coast Eisteddfod
• Jacqueline Green
• Jackie Hughes
• André & Eva Jaku
• Bruce & Bennie Johnston
• Lyn & Gerry Keogh
• Roger & Jenny Mayfield
• Rhona McKay
• Graeme & Patsy Meyer
• Doug & Yvonne Moorhead
• Richard & Rosemary Munro
• Mark & Elizabeth Niall
• Michael & Jennifer Pinter
• Barry & Karen Plant
• Destry & Poppy Puia
• John Punch OAM & Dr Renée
Punch
• Christene Pye
• Don Robertson
• John & Julie Romanin
• Steve Romer
• Dr Nerida Smith
• Peter & Wendy Spencer
• Kerry Watson
Special Acknowledgement
• Friends of The Arts Centre
Gold Coast
• The Late Roma Blair
• The Late Elaine Bermingham
Plus1 Project
In 2015, The Arts Centre Gold Coast
received support from Creative
Partnerships Australia's Plus1
program*. This project relied on
contributions from a collection of
10 supporters, which were then
matched by Creative Partnerships
Australia for a total of $72,100. The
Arts Centre Gold Coast gratefully
receives funds from Creative Partnerships Australia and the following
Plus1 Project supporters:
Founding Partner
• McLaughlins Lawyers
Leading Advocates
• Richard & Ann Glenister
• Ray & Jill James
• Tomas & Fiona Johnsson
• Christine Lohman
• Morgans Financial Limited
• The Follent Family
• Steve Romer
• Kerry Watson
• Australian Decorative and Fine
Arts Society (ADFAS)
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Join the Friends of The Arts Centre Gold Coast!
The Friends of The Arts Centre Gold Coast is
a not-for-profit organisation of around 2000
members who share a common interest
in the arts. The organisation maintains an
active interest in promoting and developing
The Arts Centre Gold Coast.
The Friends makes donations to
the Centre for various projects, including
youth theatre, using funds raised through
membership fees. A Gift Fund established
in 2006 provides grants to talented local
individuals to aid them in pursuing a career
in the arts.
The Friends hold frequent social
events for members, catering to a variety of
interests. Members of The Friends receive
discounts to movies, the Arts Café and
selected shows.
By joining The Friends, you will help young
artists and support the Centre, while
enjoying social events and the benefits of
discounts to Members.
Annual Membership
Single $35
Double $50
Includes:
• Invitations to social events
• Discounted cinema tickets
• Discounted food and beverages
• 1 complimentary cinema ticket
To join, visit the Box Office or phone
(07) 5588 4000, email friends@
friendsoftheartscentre.com.au or visit
www.friendsoftheartscentre.com.au
Centre Information
Getting Here
To plan your bus journey please visit www.translink.com.au. To book a taxi, phone
131 008 or visit www.gccabs.com.au. A designated taxi set-down and pick-up area is
located out the front of The Centre. Patron parking, including wheelchair-accessible
parking, is located out the front of the building. We recommend arriving one hour
before a performance as parking is limited.
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Patrons with Individual Needs
We are committed to providing access to the performing arts for visitors with special
needs. If you require mobility assistance, please call Box Office on (07) 5588 4000
to book your tickets and notify the staff at this time. We will then arrange for Front
of House staff to assist you when you arrive. The Arts Theatwre and Arts Cinema
are both wheelchair accessible. If you require wheelchair access and seating at the
Arts Theatre, please notify Box Office when you book your tickets. We don’t require
advance notice for wheelchair access to the Arts Cinema.
Opening Hours
Box Office Hours
Mon – Sat 9am-9pm, Sun 10am-8pm
Gallery Hours
Mon – Fri 10am-5pm, Sat / Sun 11am-5pm
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The Arts Centre Gold Coast and
Paradise Point Community Bank® Branch Bendigo Bank present
THE ARTS CENTRE GOLD COAST’S
PRODUCTION OF
A Musical based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney Film
Original Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Book by Julian Fellowes
New Songs and Additional Music and Lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe
Co-Created by Cameron Mackintosh
By arrangement with Hal Leonard Australia Pty Ltd Exclusive agent for Music Theatre International (NY)
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Fri 17Jun — Sat 25 Jun
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