http://amyjanestephenson.com Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:19:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm looking forward to heading down to Fitzroy on Friday 26th February to the exhibition opening which my Mum is a part of. It's at the Brunswick Street Gallery and the exhibition runs from 26th Feb-11th March. Linden has some beautiful, detailed prints from her MFA exhibition. Printmaking is such an ... http://amyjanestephenson.com/2010/02/printmaking-exhibition/ This year there are some especially great performances to check out in the festival. Each show reflects a contemporary edge which I am a huge advocate of. They re-work traditional texts to create original work, or don't even use text, and cross boundaries to surprise the audience. 2 Dimensional Life of ... http://amyjanestephenson.com/2010/02/friends-in-adelaide-fringe-festival/ The 2009 Melbourne Fringe Festival has awarded  Six Women Standing in Front of a White Wall; Best Dance Award & Gasworks Award (in-kind $3000) (View here) Not to mention the awards from Edinburgh Festival in 2007... Herald Angel Award Winner Scotland on Sunday Best Director Total Theatre Award Nominee We are thrilled to have received these and look ... http://amyjanestephenson.com/2009/11/awards/ Little Dove is delighted to announce that we will be bringing our acclaimed Butoh Live Art work Six Women Standing In Front Of A White Wall to the Melbourne Fringe Festival 2009! We would love to see you all there, so please start spreading the word to those you love, ... http://amyjanestephenson.com/2009/08/six-women-to-melbourne-fringe/ Currently NGV have a free event running called  'Art Chat' which I am rather excited by. Tomorrow (July 30th) Chris Kohn (Artistic Director of Arena Theatre Company) will be discussing The importance of risk-taking in making theatre for the young and old. As a drama teacher and keen performer what ... http://amyjanestephenson.com/2009/07/ngv-art-chat-program/ 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 ... http://amyjanestephenson.com/2009/06/ill-be-there/ 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 ... http://amyjanestephenson.com/2009/06/its-a-circle-i-love-it/ 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, ... http://amyjanestephenson.com/2009/06/the-future-of-australian-theatre/ I've recently found a new arts venue: Incinerator Arts Complex, in Moonee Ponds Melbourne. It's an interesting building, built in 1929 as a collaboration between architect Walter Burley Griffin & engineer John Boadle. They have an upcoming exhibition which I look forward to. "aRtECYCLE is an exhibition of indoor and outdoor temporary sculptural ... http://amyjanestephenson.com/2009/04/incinerator-arts-complex/ Each year at Federation Square in Melbourne is a funky festival promoting something which is close to my heart - sustainability. Growing up in Tasmania with mass old growth logging encourages one to think about this concept from an early age. Now as I'm studying to be a Geography and ... http://amyjanestephenson.com/2009/04/sustainable-living-festival/