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Arts Access Australia, in consultation with the arts and disability sector in Australia, will lead research projects that highlight current and relevant issues in the sector, to promote awareness and positive action.
Arts Access Australia, in consultation with the arts and disability sector in Australia, will lead research projects that highlight current and relevant issues in the sector, to promote awareness and positive action.
Meet Sarah Houbolt: circus and physical theatre performer, and one of the artists taking part in the Australia & Berlin Arts Exchange. Sarah, who also competed at the Sydney Paralympics in 2000, was born with the rare Hallermann-Streiff syndrome and is legally blind. These challenges make international travel more expensive, so we are crowdfunding to help support Sarah – and seven other artists with disability – with these costs, so that they all have the opportunity to participate in the Arts Exchange and perform on an international stage. Please help make art accessible to all. Pledge your support at ow.ly/Zxd830fTFhRSarah Houbolt is a unique performer specialising in physical theatre, integrated dance and circus arts. She has been involved in children's theatre, film & T...
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Australian drummer and drum teacher Andrew Hewitt will be running a drumming circle at Meeting Place at 1.30pm and doing a special performance at the reception starting 5.30pm.
WE ARE IN FOR A REAL TREAT!!!
Andrew Hewitt got his first drum kit at age 10, and since has worked successfully as a Performing Artist, Drum Teacher, Motivational Speaker, Workshop Facilitator, and Disability Advocate. Andrews performances include:
Club Wild at the Sydney Opera House, 2004 and 2005
Adelaide Festival 2008
Awakenings Festival 2008
Australia’s Ultimate Drummers’ Weekend 2009 in Melbourne.
Andrew has been a regular visitor to the USA where he performed at the world’s largest music expo The NAMM Show in Anaheim, California. Andrew is one of the founding members of Can-Do Musos a global voice for musicians living with a disability from across the globe. Visit their website here: www.candomusos.com. Andrew has appeared in publications across the world and was named #1 most inspirational and remarkable musician in the world by UK music magazine Raw Ramp.
Performance Reel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSOSExJx_6c
Drumming Circle and Special Guest Performance
Australian drummer and drum teacher Andrew Hewitt will be running a drumming circle at Meeting Place at 1.30pm and doing a special performance at the reception starting 5.30pm.
WE ARE IN FOR A REAL TREAT!!!
Andrew Hewitt got his first drum kit at age 10, and since has worked successfully as a Performing Artist, Drum Teacher, Motivational Speaker, Workshop Facilitator, and Disability Advocate. Andrews performances include:
Club Wild at the Sydney Opera House, 2004 and 2005
Adelaide Festival 2008
Awakenings Festival 2008
Australia’s Ultimate Drummers’ Weekend 2009 in Melbourne.
Andrew has been a regular visitor to the USA where he performed at the world’s largest music expo The NAMM Show in Anaheim, California. Andrew is one of the founding members of Can-Do Musos a global voice for musicians living with a disability from across the globe. Visit their website here: www.candomusos.com. Andrew has appeared in publications across the world and was named #1 most inspirational and remarkable musician in the world by UK music magazine Raw Ramp.
Performance Reel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSOSExJx_6c
Masks and Faces workshop with paper, colors, seeds ... and soul. Co-led by Australian painter Gypsysnail's Arts - Chelle Destefano and Corry Siw Mirski, a visual artist from Berlin.Masks and Faces workshop with paper, colors, seeds ... and soul. Co-led by Australian painter @[120394278010333:274:Gypsysnail's Arts - Chelle Destefano] and Corry Siw Mirski, a visual artist from Berlin.
A short excerpt of contemplative, contemporary dance, taken from the Dancer Exchange with Anna Seymour as part of the Australia & Berlin Arts Exchange.
VIDEO | youtu.be/gcs1GqJVjEcAustralian and Berlin dancers join dancing session of Tanzfähig Initiative at Uferstudios and exchange experiences as part of the Australia & Berlin Arts Exc...
Rudley Interrupted will perform in Berlin at a reception after Meeting Place 2017 - Please jolin us.
Rudely Interrupted are one of Australia’s most unique independent rock acts, touring and releasing their brand of pitch perfect indie/rock/love/pop anthem across the Globe. Fronted by Rory Burnside, Rudely Interrupted were nominated for the most prestigious music prize in Australia, the Melbourne Music Prize 2016. Carving out a worldwide profile with their music and passion for performance, the band has toured the east coast of Australia, New Zealand, China, North America, Canada, Europe and the UK. In 2008, they were the first independent band to receive an invitation to perform at the United Nations in New York City. In 2011 their stunning film clip ‘Close My Eyes’ won the Cannes Grand Prix for Good and was screened all over the world, reaching top20 in Luxembourg iTunes sales charts. Rohan has also appeared on national ABC TV show ‘Spicks & Specks’.
Listen to their music here: rudelyinterrupted.com/listen-to-tracks/
Rudely Interrupted at Meeting Place 2017
Rudely Interrupted are one of Australia’s most unique independent rock acts, touring and releasing their brand of pitch perfect indie/rock/love/pop anthem across the Globe. Fronted by Rory Burnside, Rudely Interrupted were nominated for the most prestigious music prize in Australia, the Melbourne Music Prize 2016. Carving out a worldwide profile with their music and passion for performance, the band has toured the east coast of Australia, New Zealand, China, North America, Canada, Europe and the UK. In 2008, they were the first independent band to receive an invitation to perform at the United Nations in New York City. In 2011 their stunning film clip ‘Close My Eyes’ won the Cannes Grand Prix for Good and was screened all over the world, reaching top20 in Luxembourg iTunes sales charts. Rohan has also appeared on national ABC TV show ‘Spicks & Specks’.
Listen to their music here: rudelyinterrupted.com/listen-to-tracks/
Don't forget to pledge! We're crowdfunding to support artists w/ #disability to take part in #BerlinArtsExchange2017 https://t.co/Wt4bSAErrK
.@MeaganJShand: "Artists with disabilities in Australia still earn 25% less money than those without a disability." #meetingplace2017
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