Sound and Fury members Maritzer, Hercamp and Aussie Adamczak calmly stood in front of their audience at the Tandanya Arts Cafe, waiting for late-comers, assuring each audience member that “this isn’t a part of the show”. Yet it was! Cracking jokes, improvising and remaining confident at what would usually be an awkward time in a …
Category: Music
Mar 01
FRINGE MUSIC / FOLK – GIRL OF THE WORLD – 5K
by Riccardo Barone After a successful overseas tour, the celestial voice of Siobhan Owen comes back home. Adelaide should be very proud of witnessing the life of this amazing Musician. The entire concert is a journey between cultures from all over the world, and specifically between languages. The Welsh Musician sings traditional songs sliding …
Feb 27
FRINGE MUSIC / CLASSICAL – SCHUBERTIADE – 5K
by Riccardo Barone A marvellous brochure, which shows an elegant cover page and a very detailed introduction, followed by a very well psychological – contextualized – temporal -analytical description of the programme, leads to the energetic and so complicated (because the points enunciated before) performance. Every Composer needs to be contextu. Always. And the Duo Contraste’s …
Feb 27
FRINGE 2017 – NOSFERATU – A SYMPHONY OF HORROR – MERCURY CINEMA – 4K
I had only ever seen short excerpts from this film so it was fascinating to see a full-length version of the F W Murnau movie based on Bram Stoker’s Dracula and made almost 100 years ago. With an expert live score featuring keyboards percussion and electronic music, this full length (84 mins) version of the …
Feb 25
FRINGE MUSIC / WORLD MUSIC – THE STRING FAMILY AUSTRALIA TOUR – 5K
by Riccardo Barone Miracle! That’s because a family performing music on a stage is able to create a secret harmonic veil of pure sensations that surround your aura. The youngest is twelve years old and it is surprising where she found the time to practice and play the violin in such a mature way. The …
Feb 25
FRINGE 2017 – Comfort Food Cabaret – Adelaide Central Market – 4K
You’ve heard of dinner and a show, but what happens when dinner is the show? Comfort Food Cabaret is new to the Adelaide Fringe this year and it has certainly brought life to the Market Kitchen at Adelaide Central Markets. The evening was full of surprises, with artist Michelle Pearson singing, cooking and storytelling …
Feb 22
CIRQUE AFRICA – FRINGE 2017 – 5K
Cirque Africa, appearing for the first time in Adelaide, is a very professional but fresh high energy show featuring incredible athletes and musicians. The live musical accompaniment was a wonderful constant whose timing, and that of the acrobats, was spot on. Arriving a few minutes late for this show I was amazed to find the …
Feb 20
FRINGE 2017: The Run Down on the Runners Up – Nexus Arts Centre – 4K
by Tom Eckert As much music trivia as performance, Voice of Transition give the modern vocal treatment to some of the best second-best songs of the last thirty years (with a few throw ins from an earlier time.) Tight harmonies and impeccable balance characterise this group’s performance as well as an impressive dynamic range. Each …
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