KIRK PAGE Kirk is a talented, multi-artform screen actor, stage actor, theatre maker, movement consultant, choreographer, and director. Kirk’s career in the arts spans more than 20 years, and his credits are extensive, including television (Redfern Now, My Place, Bran Nue Dae and Krush), involvement in Bangarra Dance Theatre’s Rekindling Youth Dance Program, assistant director for Sydney Theatre Company’s Bloodland and My Darling Patricia’s Posts in the Paddock, an emerging choreographer in Force Majeure’s 2013 Cultivate program and as director of Djurra (2017) and Horses Mouth (2018, a program for emerging Indigenous artists in partnership with Beyond Empathy) for NORPA. Later this year Kirk will lead the Indigenous Makers’ Studio, a NORPA initiative that will support a group of Indigenous artists to build and refine their practice and take a performance idea or concept through creative development to performance. Kirk will take the stage in the Northern Rivers over May 15–25 as he reprises his role as The Showman in NORPA’s Dreamland at Bangalow A&I Hall. Tickets: www.norpa.org.au
MULLUM, THERE’S A SHITSTORM A’COMING! 10–25 MAY
EXCITING WORKSHOPS WITH BSA ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE
Feast your eyes at Byron Theatre as our beautiful Art on Screen series continues with two fascinating films.
Experimental filmmakers Rowena Crowe and Peter Humble offer workshops on 11 and 12 May, teaching innovative DIY techniques in black-and-white film processing, as well as various methods of direct image making such as using a household laser printer to create short image and sound works. On 29 and 30 June, Archibald prizewinner Yvette Coppersmith offers a weekend workshop on painting the self-portrait. byronschoolofart.com
Tintoretto: A Rebel in Venice: This visually spectacular new art film tells the story of the painter Jacopo Robusti, known as Tintoretto, from the early years of his artistic career until his death in 1594, in the city that inspired and challenged him.
BYRON WRITERS FESTIVAL PRESENTS: NOVELLA WRITING WITH NICK EARLS
ART ON SCREEN: TINTORETTO/GAUGUIN
Gauguin in Tahiti: Paradise Lost: This stunning state-of-theart cinema event takes us on the trail of a story that has become myth. In 1891, Gauguin left Marseille for the Pacific, marking the beginning of a journey towards the essence of life and art, and forging his destiny as one of the greatest modern painters who ever lived. Tickets: www.byroncentre.com.au
The Drill Hall Theatre Company presents the multi-awardwinning play SHIT. Written by Patricia Cornelius, SHIT is an electrifying exploration of class, violence, and misogyny in Australia, told through the profane, violent, and bitterly funny stories of Billy, Bobby, and Sam. Directed by Georgia Martin, and starring Kate Horsley, Kate Foster, and Claire Atkins.
Artist In Residence Workshops Experimental Filmmakers: Rowena Crowe & Peter Humble (May) 2018 Archibald Prize Winner: Yvette Coppersmith (June) byronschoolofart.com
SHIT is playing 10–25 May – Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm – at The Drill Hall Theatre, 2 Jubilee Ave, Mullumbimby. Tickets $22/$25 online www.drillhalltheatre.org.au/shit or The Bookshop, Mullumbimby. Enquiries 0420 986 570.
In recent years, the novella has come into its own. It is a form for our times: perfectly designed for busy people to read in one sitting. In this workshop on Saturday 22 June, Nick Earls reviews the case for the novella, exploring key features of contemporary novella craft. Topics covered include: how to develop and reveal the protagonist in a novella; use of detail; managing plotlines; and managing the scope to get the most out of the form. By the end, participants will have a practical feel for novella tools, and will have applied them to develop a plan for a character-based novella. To book your place or to see more workshops and events, head to byronwritersfestival.com/whats-on.
WORKSHOP
DRILL DRILL HALL HALL THEATRE THEATRE COMPANY COMPANY PRESENTS PRESENTS
SHIT MAY 10-25 BY PATRICIA CORNELIUS
Directed by GEORGIA MARTIN
Novella Writing with Nick Earls
Saturday 22 June 10am -4pm BOOK NOW: byronwritersfestival.com/whats-on
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