Sunday Arts Magazine

3 Jan 2016

HNY,Films, Peninsula Summer Music Fest, Artist Andy Kay, Musicals

Arts, Food, Music, Performing Arts, TV & Film, Visual Arts

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David and Brendan are back from holidays and rejoin Daniel– and they wish listeners a Happy New Year. They chat about holidays, the lack of coffeshops open and about films opening on Boxing Day. Then they talk at length about the films Suffragette (impressed) and Joy (not impressed except maybe Jennifer Lawrence) ‘quiet’ English films and the general underrepresentation of female protagonists in film. Later our trio talk about the Peanuts film being introduced to a new generation as well as providing nostalgia for the older set. Brendan saw Youth and was blown away — a film about ageing, family connections & regret starring Michael Caine and a host of other great actors. Brendan gives it 5 stars!

Special guests today are:

26:12 to 43:10 mins–Jen Kerr (aka Jen Grinter :)) is here to talk about the Peninsula Summer Music Festival which is on until 10 January 2016. Music is her passion and she started as a viola player at the VCA but developed RSI and wasn’t able to play anymore. A lecturer suggested she try the management side of things and set her up with people in the industry. Initially she did a lot of volunteering in the music arts sector which was invaluable. She’s now the General Manager of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival which is on in June. She’s also the Acting Chair of the Peninsula Summer Music Festival which she and Julia co-founded 9 years ago–a passion project for both of them. It’s about music, food and wine in the unique places of the Mornington Peninsula. This year they have 19 concerts over 10 days with venues ranging from the small to the spectacular. Music includes Baroque, Jazz, Classical, Chamber Music, Kid’s music and there are Australian and International artists involved. A signature event is Jazz under the summer sky which tonight features Vince Jones and Paul Grabowsky. Audiences are all ages with about half coming from Melbourne. Jen talks about the importance of the brand, of audience feedback and ‘good governance’ of the mix of artists to assure audiences that they will have a good experience.

43:27 to 1:06:55 mins—Indigenous Artist and Joy Newsreader Andy Kay has his paintings hanging all over the world including 2 bought by Pavarotti’s wife for his birthday. He also contributes paintings to Joy for auction to raise money for the station. Andy loves painting and was taught by a few family members when a child. He didn’t pursue it as a career as an adult and got to a dark place until someone asked him ‘What would you do if you knew you wouldn’t fail?’ So he pursued painting. That was 20 years ago. He’s true to the area he grew up in (South of Gold Coast) so he paints mostly dots or a mixture of dots and lines depicting stories from that area only. Colours used reflect that area. Stories are to do with the land and he has a niche, abstract style of his own. Andy discusses commercialism, the market, a forthcoming exhibition in the next 2 months and the importance of storytelling. He finds painting meditative and a part of himself goes into each painting which may explain his popularity. His paintings are also affordable. He did have some paintings at an aboriginal gallery in St Kilda called Art Yarramunua but they sold out. In the future, one thing Andy would like to do is 3D paintings by hand on a flat surface and to teach his nieces and nephews to paint. He doesn’t have an online presence but promises to start up a Facebook page.

Our trio go on to talk about 2016 being a big year for musicals in Melbourne including many revivals like Singin’ in the Rain with Adam Garcia, Fiddler on the Roof with Anthony Warlow, Cats with Delta Goodrem and The Sound of Music. There’ll also be Ghost with Rob Mills in the lead and a new rendition of the song ‘Unchained Melody’ and Matilda the Roald Dahl story adapted by Australian Tim Minchin. Next is The Book of Mormon— which both Brendan and Daniel saw overseas and both loved—a controversial story written/composed by the creators of South Park and a co-creator. Lastly is Kinky Boots which Daniel saw on Broadway and really enjoyed. The music is by Cyndi Lauper and it is an engaging but non-controversial show.

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