MEDIA 2004
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If the memory banks had space for only one deposit from 2004, it would surely be the seductive embrace in which Micheline Van Hautem held the songs of Jacques Brel. Her voice, although big enough to periodically fill Kabarett Voltaire unmiked, is actually a rather modest instrument in itself.- The Sydney Morning Herald |
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Passion and contempt erupt from David Hawkins like lightning. Deluges of words, studded with exclamations, whether he's expressing his undying admiration for such Australian music-theatre artists as Nancye Hayes and Reg Livermore or his fury at the criminal demolition of such theatres as the magnificent old Regent in George Street. - The Sydney Morning Herald |
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MICHELINE VAN HAUTEM - SONGS OF JACQUES BREL Short of major surgery, cancel whatever you have on tonight and hear Micheline Van Hautem give the songs of Jacques Brel a lingering kiss of life. - The Sydney Morning Herald |
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MICHELINE VAN HAUTEM - THE ROAD TO BREL When Belgian rock singer Micheline Van Hautem was introduced to Jacques Brel she fell deeply in love. Admittedly, Brel had been dead for about 20 years but he left a tangible presence with his amazing catalogue of about 300 songs. Van Hautem fell in love with his music and has been touring the world with her band, Mich en Scene, performing the works of Brel. - The Daily Telegraph |
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MICHELINE VAN HAUTEM - SONGS OF JACQUES BREL Often the best interpreters
of songs are artists from the same cultural background as the
writer: Dolly Parton revisiting the traditional bluegrass of
her Appalachian mountain childhood, k.d. lang giving glorious
voice to Canadian songwriters, Ute Lemper embodying the Kurt
Weill canon. Perhaps its caused by the shared experience of belonging
to the same land, the smells and sounds, moods and elements,
an intangible spirit of place that embeds itself deep within
the communal psyche over generations. |
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CHRISTINE ANU - INTIMATE AND DEADLY There is nothing like the combination of a powerful singer and a small room. The voice seems to envelop you, so there is nowhere to hide from an emotional assault. A night after witnessing Finbar Furey sandblasting the packed souls at the Harp Hotel, here was the soaring voice of Christine Anu contained in Kabarett Voltaire. - The Sydney Morning Herald |
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Australian pop icon Christine Anu is taking to the cabaret stage, a chance to regroup from her disappointing last album, croon Jacques Brel and perhaps exorcise that song. She spoke with Tim Benzie. - Sydney Star Observer |
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WEDNESDAY KENNEDY- LAST NIGHT IN NEW YORK Writer and performer Wednesday Kennedy instinctively took to the streets of Manhattan after September 11, 2001 to record the city's responses to the attacks. - The Glebe |
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WEDNESDAY KENNEDY- LAST NIGHT IN NEW YORK Kings Cross artist Wednesday Kennedy left Sydney for the United States in 1999. "America became my hope at a time when I didn't have any hope left in Australia," she said. In New York City she was like a kid in a candy shop. The wealth of ideas on which to build her poetry, music, interviews and writings were overwhelming. "But all my plans changed on September 11," she said. |
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WEDNESDAY KENNEDY- LAST NIGHT IN NEW YORK Aeroplanes flying into skyscrapers. Images of everlasting horror. The impossible made real, and the world changed forever. The attacks of September 11, 2001, touched us all, even here, 22 nervous flying hours from the epicentre. - The Sydney Morning Herald |
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WEDNESDAY KENNEDY- LAST NIGHT IN NEW YORK Remarkably little artistic response came out of New York after September 11. A voice that did respond and has toured New York and Budapest since, is that of Australian multi-media artist, Wednesday Kennedy. Last Night in New York is a phenomenal hybrid show based on interviews, live footage and personal narratives around S11 and premieres at Kabarett Voltaire @ the Seymour Centre 4 September. - State of the Arts |
| WHEN LIFE IS NOT A CABARET,
OLD CHUM The annual Sydney Cabaret Convention was mysteriously dropped from the city's cultural calendar this year although moves are afoot to ensure the event happens next year. The convention, run by the City of Sydney, is getting another overhaul and organisers are hoping to clinch a deal with a co-production partner. - SydneyMorning Herald FULL ARTICLE |
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RODNEY DOBSON & MARGI DE FERRANTI - STORIES LIKE OURS Just a few metres from where pelvises were grinding and sniggers were flying as Debbie supposedly did Dallas, something of rather more consequence was happening in the downstairs bar at the Seymour Centre. More so than drinking, even, although that, too, is arguably more consequential than Debbie actually doing very little. - The Sydney Morning Herald |
| CURTAIN RAISERS In New York supper clubs have become part of the cultural fabric of the city. There are jazz clubs, soul venues, clubs where you can perform yourself, post-musical clubs and just about everything you can think of. We don't tend to think of Sydney as having the same culture, but tucked away in basements, alleyways and old theatres made new again are an abundance of supper clubs on the rise, and they are all overflowing with first-class live performances. - Sydney City Magazine FULL ARTICLE |
| LJ SMITH - CONFESSIONS
OF A CAFFEINE ADDICT You won't need a caffeine buzz to enjoy this show! LJ Smith displays all the energy possible to capture the audiences undivided attention with her magnificent performance in her self-written piece, Confessions of a Caffeine Addict. - BroadwayAustralia.com FULL ARTICLE |
| HAYDEN TEE Hayden Tee has an upbeat, eager-to-please manner, a ringing voice and lots of energy to burn. In the past year he has stretched his wings in his variety cabaret show Muf-Tee, which has revealed his comic flair and ability to fly by the seat of his pants. He recently won over audiences at Mama Rose's in New York and has a CD out, although he mentions none of this in his latest cabaret turn.- Sydney Morning Herald FULL ARTICLE |
| ANDREW THRELFALL Bringing together the work of some of the last century's greatest gay composers, and a few gay icons, Out on a Limb is a light-hearted song-filled look at life, love and fabulous hair, dah-lings. - City Weekly FULL ARTICLE |
| JOANNA WEINBERG
Joanna Weinberg was little in London, bigger in South Africa and is trying not to become too grown up in Sydney, where she has now lived for seven years. Currently building a name for herself in cabaret, Joanna's hit show Sinksongs has been performed at numerous venues and is rising to fame as quickly as the writer and performer herself. - BroadwayAustralia.com FULL ARTICLE |
| SHAUN RENNIE For a 21-year-old who has tasted success at an early age, Shaun Rennie still has his feet planted firmly on the ground. In 2001, he went from being an unknown 19-year-old to having a feature role in the smash hit musical, Mamma Mia. Since then he has won at the Sydney Cabaret Convention and performed a season of his cabaret show Second Star to the Right at the celebrated Algonquian Oak Room in New York. - The Daily Telegraph FULL ARTICLE |
