Curated by writer, broadcaster and arts journalist, Peter Clarke. Each week a different topic featuring a panel of experts will be explored and dissected in front of an enquiring audience. Best of all its free, so come along, join in and get on your soapbox!
According to curator Peter Clarke, Sunday Soapbox in 2006 promises an increase in performance and multi-media elements, "The use of live performance and multi-media to stimulate and illustrate was very well received last year and I'm really looking forward to giving our audience an even more vibrant experience this time."
23 July, 2pm: Visual artists step out
Meet some of the visual artists from the exhibition, Meeting Place, Keeping Place. Together with curator Steven Tonkin, artists Renato Colangelo, Naeem Rana, Angela Cavalieri, Sutueal Bekele Althe and Melinda Schawel will compare their diverse cultural backgrounds and artistic sources within a stimulating mix of conversation, performance and analysis in the midst of their works. George Adams Gallery
30 July, 2pm: Ancient stories, contemporary dancers
Associate Artistic Director Ms Lee Ching-chun discusses the company's work. How do they fuse ancient and contemporary forms and techniques from the east and west? She will be joined by Timothy Harbour (Senior Artist with The Australian Ballet) Sun Ping and Tina Yong (founders of Wu Lin Dance Theatre) and Kath Papas (Executive Officer of Ausdance). The panel will discuss the fusing of traditional and contemporary dance forms, using Cloud Gate's blending of eastern and western techniques in Songs of the Wanderers as a starting point. George Adams Gallery
6 August, 3pm: Physical theatre unleashed
The 7 Fingers or Les 7 Doigts de la Main - a top-line physical theatre troupe from Canada - discuss their theatrical and storytelling techniques and demonstrate with the help of local physical theatre students. A panel of physical theatre specialists including Kim Walker (Flying Fruit Fly Circus) and Kate Denborough (Kage Physical Theatre) explore the growth and future of the form and how to educate the next generation of Australian physical theatre artists.. George Adams Gallery
Program correct at time of publishing. Subject to change without notice.
