March Theatre Guide

Duckie Art & Event Reviews, Blog

Oh yes, there’s some lovely theatre on at the moment. I’ve been lucky enough to see a bunch of it. Here are my top picks. Twelfth Night – Sport For Jove I always recommend Sport For Jove, because they are really that good. Breathing fresh air into Shakespeare that will make you laugh, gasp and cringe. Gorgeous design, fast paced …

Pine Street Smart Arts Festival

Duckie Blog, Puppetry

We had the great pleasure of performing puppetry at last year’s Smart Arts Festival and we’re back for more. The opening party is free and will feature your favourite Umbrella ladies, alongside a host of other diversions of art, music and visuals. But that’s not all folks, the party marks a week long celebration of interesting events and opportunities. They …

April Gig Guide

Duckie Blog, Burl-esque, Puppetry

Hells yeah! Next weekend I have some sweet new gigs for you, from free fun to freaky folly. Back to back launch parties by some strange coincidence, though each with their own very distinct, tasty flavours. I’ll be doing some puppetry and a bit of burlesque at these two very exciting endeavours!   Friday 04 April 2014 – 6-9pm Smart …

Save The Trees Burlesque

Duckie Blog, Burl-esque

I created a second routine for Regrowth Festival’s Saturday night on the Treetop Stage. Inspired by the bush setting, and the presence of some mildly annoying wilderness society charity muggers, I donned a koala suit. For those now confused readers outside of Australia, let me fill you in. About 10 years ago there was a proliferation of sad looking koalas …

Regrowth Festival this weekend

Duckie Art & Event Reviews, Blog

The wonderful Regrowth Festival is this weekend. Set just 3.5 hours from Sydney in a luscious grove near Braidwood, the location features gorgeous valley views and winding bush tracks. Its also a highly successful sustainable festival, with every effort going towards minimising effects on the environment and tree planting & bush regeneration a key feature. The vibes are always happy …

This Week: Permasabi, Lego and Rhymes

Duckie Art & Event Reviews, Blog

There’s a lot of interesting and innovative art stuff in sassy Sydney this week. These are my top picks: Permasabi Tuesday 24 February – Opens 5:30pm – 8pm Exhibition runs 26 February – 14 March COFA, main courtyard Oxford Street, Paddington NSW Perran Costi is a remarkable artist and this is his biggest undertaking to date. He is the founder of …

America’s Painted Word

Duckie Blog

America: Painting a Nation is showing at the Art Gallery of NSW for just one week more. Head over to see sad clowns, communist commentaries, pioneer portraits and a diverse range of styles and subjects from the painted history of the US of A. As an added bonus, every Wednesday night the gallery opens its doors late with a pop …

Skyvillage: A New Festival for New Year’s Eve

Duckie Blog, Performance Art & Installations

Last September, a group of friends lamented about the lack of friendly, fun filled options for New Year’s Eve in Sydney. Their skills spanned from music promotion, to catering, marketing and arts management. They decided to do something about it. The result was Skyvillage. Skyvillage was a small scale arts festival held on a gorgeous heritage listed site called Scheyville …