amy jane stephenson

Next week is an exhibition which I have been awaiting for a few years. I am filled with absolute intrigue and excitement about the final prints and installations of Linden’s Masters after the many fragmented ideas and brief descriptions she has shared during the process.

It’s on in Hobart  and I have a feeling this will not be one of those passive, echoey exhibitions where you’re afraid a single cough might interrupt the flat atmosphere. No I think she may have some surprises in there…

I’ll be there.

Did I mention she’s my mother?

When we were performing Six Women Standing in Front of a White Wall at Edinburgh Fringe in 2007, we shared a neighbouring wall with a fantastic show called Smile off your Face by Ontroerend Goed (a Belgium company).

Well now they’re touring another award winning show here in Australia. The name of the show: Once and for all we’re gonna tell you who we are so shut up and listen (am I attracted to shows with long titles I wonder). It’s sounding like an energetic show with its “frank view of 13 youngsters who are at once rebellious, aggressive, vulnerable, cool, childlike, and sometimes surprisingly adult.”

Perhaps it’s just me doing some research into the minds of teenagers, will it help me in the classroom? Sure.

Richard Watts  has published an article on ArtsHub about a recent forum in Melbourne addressing the theatre industry. I just love that half the article is about failure – how artists need to take risks during their explorations of innovative new art  and this sometimes may mean failing! How refreshing to hear this, to be reminded that yes, art is a journey, yes it may take a few tries before something incredible is composed, indeed it may never happen.

Somehow this gives me more confidence to try.