Adams Family Values force awakens
By NEIL WALKER A LONGISH time ago, in an apartment not so far, far away two Edithvale sisters, Alyce and Hayley Adams, decided to turn their obsession with pop culture into a series of online short films paying homage to the movies and TV shows they adore. The result is the 23-year-old sisters’ i can’t even comedy series poking fun at fans’ passion for the likes of Star Wars, Harry Potter, The Hunger Games and Twilight. The two main...
On a mission to capture imagination
By ANDREA LOUISE THOMAS Amsterdam-born artist, Philippe de Kraan is intent on taking Mornington by storm – art storm that is. His 48th solo exhibition, A Moment in Time, is coming to Oak Hill Gallery in September and the streets businesses and publications of Mornington are ablaze with images of his colourful expressionist paintings. De Kraan paints with exuberant passion and he wants to share that with others. Of the upcoming show he...
Theatre popping up all over
By ANDREA LOUISE THOMAS Anywhere Theatre Festival took Frankston by storm last year with a wild and wacky assortment of performances in all kinds of unusual locations from skate parks and climbing centres to train stations and shipping containers! Established in Brisbane (2011) by Alex McTavish and Paul Osuch, this festival breaks the mould of the traditional theatre experience creating a new model for performers, audiences and the...
Dancing composition
By ANDREA LOUISE THOMAS Australian singer-songwriter Sarah Blasko is internationally recognised for her haunting vocals and ground breaking original music, but she also composes for stage and film. She teamed up with innovative Sydney musician-composer Nick Wales, to create music for Emergence, a contemporary dance piece for Sydney Dance Company’s latest production, De Novo. The result is a stunning album and mesmerising musical...
Lennon: Yesterdays in the life
By NEIL WALKER “I would love to be Doctor Who!” Actor and musician John Waters’ declaration has been prompted by mint magazine’s suggestion the 66-year-old would be a perfect choice to play the Time Lord in BBC TV’s long-running sci-fi show now the Beeb has seen sense and is skewing older in its casting of the good Doctor in the form of current incarnation Peter Capaldi. While mint hopes the Scotsman does not immediately vacate the...
Head and heartwarming
By ANDREA LOUISE THOMAS Weaving yarns both figurative and literal, Alana Valentine’s Head Full of Love follows two journeying women who meet up unexpectedly at the annual Alice Springs Beanie Festival. On the surface Nessa and Tilly seem to have little in common, but as their friendship grows, they find common threads while crafting their beanie. Nessa is a white woman leaving her Sydney life behind while Tilly, a Pitjantjatjara...