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December 2006/January 2007 e-news
To round out our 2006 program, the Judy presents A Tribute to the Blues Mamas featuring the incomparable Lil’Fi and Margret RoadKnight this Friday and Saturday night! Take a well-earned break, enjoy a cleansing ale and get into some classic blues. Their last show sold out and tickets are again selling fast – so book now!
On 12 December, Vulcana Women’s Circus kicks off their brand new show Strange Creatures – the culmination of an extended circus and theatre training program involving women from Brisbane’s deaf community. Strange Creatures is set in a subterranean laundry/laboratory where women investigate how the bio-technical age has opened boundaries and challenged ideas about parenting. You just never know what might come out in the rinse!
As an effective antidote to carols and chiming bells, immerse yourself in the unusual and detailed textures of UK sound maestro David Toop’s sonic experience on Thursday 14 December. This final Syncretism concert for 2006 also signals the close of our program for the year.
What’s Judy up to in 2007?
The first of our 2007 Programs is now peeling off the printer. With a colourful new look and full of new experiences, the January – April Program features sensational local, national and international contemporary performances, world music concerts by top-flight international artists and some of the best local talent around. We are very pleased to also announce the first-ever co-presentation with the Brisbane Powerhouse here at the Judy – the 17-piece contemporary Indonesian gamelan orchestra SambaSunda!
January - April Program highlights include: folk-pop divas Women in Docs; the national Aurealis Awards for sci-fi and fantasy literature; Tunisian nu-jazz master Dhafer Youssef; iconic Australian jazz wizards The Necks; the quirky and “poperatic” Kate Miller-Heidke; Irish folk superstars Lunasa, Indian santoor legend Shivkumar Sharma; the internationally renowned genre-bending FourPlay String Quartet; West African kora maestro Jali Buba Kuyateh and the Valley Jazz Festival.
The new Program will be distributed to our members via direct mail and generally through the Brisbane News in mid December. Look out for it and recommend it to your friends – it’s great!
Judy’s ABC
Shooting of the ABC program Talking Heads has started in Judy’s Shopfront space – right on Brunswick Street! Peter Thompson’s Talking Heads interviews with leading personalities, celebrities and arts stars extends the Judy’s presence over the airwaves through the great communication medium of our age - TV. So the next time you visit the Judy, rub shoulders with TV’s glitterati and the social A-set – just don’t trip over any Gold Logies!
Christmas closure
The Centre Management at the Judy will close for Christmas from 5pm on Friday 22 December and re-open at 9am on Monday 8 January 2007. However, you can continue to book tickets to your favourite shows throughout Christmas via our website www.judithwrightcentre.com
On behalf of everyone here at the Centre, I want to thank you for coming to our shows and supporting us in 2006 and wish you all a fabulous and safe Christmas and an exciting and prosperous New Year. We look forward to seeing you again in 2007. Merry Christmas.
GIVE-A-WAYS
Win tickets to Syncretism featuring Damo Suzuki, Autistic Daughters and Guests - Wed 24 January 8pm.
Front man of the iconic 1970’s Krautrock group CAN, Damo Suzuki is a giant in the pantheon of 20th Century avant-garde rock music. His unique vocal tremors set the trend for future seminal groups such as Sonic Youth, DEVO and Joy Division.
Damo will be joined at the Judy by Kranky’s recording label artists The Autistic Daughters (Austria and New Zealand) in an enigmatic aural evening supported by Brisbane’s own Kahl Monticone and Jason Elliott.
In association with ROOM40, this concert marks the first of the Judy’s 2007 Sound Logic Series supported by the Australia Council for the Arts and the Austrian Embassy.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
• The first FOUR e-news subscribers to respond to info@thejudithwrightecentre.com with their full name, postal address and phone number will win a double pass to Syncretism featuring Damo Suzuki, Autistic Daughters and Guests.
• The tickets are valid only for Wednesday 24 January 2007.
• Entry is not open to Arts Queensland employees.
• Members can enter only once.
• The winner will be notified by email and tickets will be sent in the post.
• The prize is non-negotiable.
Win tickets to Women in Docs with special guest Sally Dastey – Fri 2 and Sat 3 February 7.30pm
Two of the best female folk-pop acts in Australia, Women in Docs and Sally Dastey will leave audiences profoundly impressed and deeply moved by the beauty of their song writing and quality of their performance.
High rotation on ABC Radio, Triple J and community radio stations around the country, as well as highly successful tours through the US, Canada and Australia, have ensured a strong and loyal following for Women in Docs. Their debut album recently featured in the Top 20 of the US Folk and Roots Charts.
Women in Docs will be joined at the Judy by the outstanding chanteuse Sally Dastey who found fame, fortune and many friends around the country during her time with the genre-defining girl-folk band The Tiddas.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
• The first FOUR e-news subscribers to respond to info@thejudithwrightecentre.com with their full name, postal address and phone number will win a double pass to Women in Docs and Sally Dastey.
• The tickets are valid only for Friday 2 February 2007.
• Entry is not open to Arts Queensland employees.
• Members can enter only once.
• The winner will be notified by email.
• The prize in non-negotiable.
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1 - 2 DEC 2006
Wild and sassy, powerful and remarkable, Lil' Fi and Margret Roadknight proudly present an evening of music dedicated to the finest... 
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| | STRANGE CREATURES
12 - 16 DEC 06
Set in a subterranean laundry/ laboratory, Strange Creatures will investigate how the biotechnical age has opened the boundaries of...
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| | SYNCRETISM - Featuring David Toop
UK SOUND MAESTRO David Toop remains one of the most influential musicians and writers currently producing work in the UK. As an author of books such...
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