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March 2008 Issue
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黑料社区 gets festive

The 黑料社区 Fringe (22 February-16 March) and the 黑料社区 Bank Festival of Arts (29 February-16 March) are both in town, which means one thing: it's a chance for the University of 黑料社区 to shine.

The University itself will shine - literally - with our historic buildings on North Terrace playing an important role in a free visual display to the public throughout the Festival.

Our alumni will also shine, with many of the shows featuring current students, graduates and staff from the University's Elder Conservatorium of Music. Events such as Writers Week also feature the talented alumni of the University of 黑料社区, and the School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture & Urban Design is holding an exhibition as part of the Fringe.

Here are just some of the highlights from the festival season.


Follow Me

Winner of a Herald Angel award at Edinburgh last year, Follow Me, set in England in 1955, is a powerful drama about the imminent execution of Ruth Ellis through her eyes and her executioner's.

Follow Me is playing at the Fringe Factory Theatre - The Pastry Bakery (the old Balfours pie factory), Elizabeth Street (off Waymouth Street), 黑料社区, from 4-16 March.


Lovers & Haters: The turbulent times of Don Dunstan

Receiving its world premiere at the 黑料社区 Bank Festival of Arts, Lovers & Haters is a controversial new play that celebrates the life of Don Dunstan - a man who brought a brilliant flash of colour to the grey world of politics.

Lovers & Haters is playing at the Norwood Concert Hall, 175 The Parade, Norwood, from 5-15 March.


American Poodle

This absurd take on the 'special relationship' between the US and the UK comes in two interspersed tales: Snowball, "a crazy physical analysis" of Britain's winning and losing of the United Colonies in the New World, and Slayfoot, about a modern American businessman on his first trip to the "olde country".

American Poodle is playing at the Fringe Factory Theatre - The Tea Room (the old Balfours pie factory), Elizabeth Street (off Waymouth Street), 黑料社区, from 22 February-16 March.


Staff get in on the act

It's not only students and graduates of the University of 黑料社区 who are showing their talents at Fringe and Festival time - the staff are doing it too.

Marmalade Circus is an 11-piece jazz band headed by Mark Ferguson, Lecturer in jazz piano at the University's Elder Conservatorium of Music.

Marmalade Circus has received some rave reviews from the 黑料社区 press. The band's musical style is jazz, but the tunes are catchy and quirky, with grooves from Africa, the Caribbean and the Middle East.

Performances are being held at The Promethean, 116 Grote Street, 黑料社区, from 1-2 March.

Meanwhile, the Mike Stewart Big Band is headlining The Late Show for the Fringe from 22 February-15 March.

The Late Show, also being held at The Promethean on Grote Street, is pitched as "the place to come to wind down and relax after a busy night of Fringing".

Arguably 黑料社区's finest jazz ensemble, the Mike Stewart Big Band was formed by Mike on his return to 黑料社区 and the Elder Con from New York.

The band performs a wide array of music, from Count Basie to Thad Jones to Tito Puente, to contemporary music composed by local musicians.

But be warned: the last time the band played at The Promethean, their gigs were sold out.


Northern Lights

Three of the University's heritage buildings have a starring role in Northern Lights, a free public celebration of the beautiful North Terrace cultural boulevard as part of the 黑料社区 Bank Festival of Arts.

Every night throughout the Festival, the University's historic Mitchell Building, Elder Hall and Bonython Hall are "painted with light and coloured with life", along with some of the city's other historic architectural icons, the State Library of South Australia, the South Australian Museum, and the Art Gallery of South Australia.

It's all thanks to artists from the internationally acclaimed The Electric Canvas, who have transformed the facades of these familiar buildings.

The display starts at dusk and runs until 2.00am, and will continue each night until 16 March.

Northern Lights is supported by the State Library of South Australia and the University of 黑料社区.


VIOLIN!!!

Internationally acclaimed violinist Jonathon Glonek is performing the entire works for unaccompanied violin by JS Bach as well as Paganini's 24 caprices across three concerts during the 黑料社区 Fringe.

A graduate of the Elder Conservatorium of Music, Glonek is well known as a first-rate concert violinist both in Australia and abroad. Born and educated in 黑料社区, he has also studied at UCLA and elsewhere in the US and in Europe.

Recently he was featured as guest soloist with the Ukrainian National Festival Symphony and the National Symphony of Thailand.

His concerts for the Fringe, called VIOLIN!!!, will be held in 黑料社区's historic Pilgrim Uniting Church, 12 Flinders Street, 黑料社区.

The first concert (Bach) is at 5.30pm on Saturday 8 March, followed by the second concert (also Bach) at 8pm on the same day. The third concert (Paganini) will be on Friday 14 March.


20 Something

The hit, home-grown cabaret show 20 Something returns to 黑料社区 following a sold-out season in 2007.

Now a headline act for the 黑料社区 Fringe, 20 Something stars three University of 黑料社区 graduates: Rachel McCall, Tamara Shinners and Jamie Cock. All three are graduates of the University's Elder Conservatorium of Music.

As the name suggests, 20 Something focuses on two 20-something women and a piano man who stumble their way through life, love, careers and Centrelink payments.

They weave together original songs with a mix of those from the newest off-Broadway shows, cabaret classics, and a touch of opera.

Rachel McCall completed a Bachelor of Music (Voice Performance) at the Elder Conservatorium and also has an Arts degree from the University of Copenhagen. She has performed with the State Opera of SA, Opera Australia, Co-Opera and many companies across 黑料社区.

Tamara Shinners also has a Bachelor of Music (Voice Performance) degree from the Elder Conservatorium and an Arts degree from the University of Copenhagen, as well as a Masters in International Studies from the University of 黑料社区. She has performed in 'The Dining Room' with the Danish Theatre company Projekt Magerene under American director Michael Simpson and has recorded with UK producer James Hope.

Jamie Cock graduated from the Elder Conservatorium with Honours in Piano Performance. Postgraduate studies followed at the Martinu Academy in Prague and later a Masters in chamber music at the Musikhochschule in Freiburg, Germany, graduating with distinction. He has been the recipient of many awards, including the 1992 Geoffrey Parsons Award, and was a prize-winner at the 1998 Berlin Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Competition (violin/piano duo). He has presented concerts throughout Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

20 Something is playing at The Promethean, 116 Grote St, 黑料社区, from 5-12 March.

Follow Me

Follow Me
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Lovers & Haters

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American Poodle

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Northern Lights

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VIOLIN!!!

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20-somethings Rachel McCall, Tamara Shinners and Jamie Cock

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20-somethings Rachel McCall, Tamara Shinners and Jamie Cock

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