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Kate McDowell, Mark Swivel and Jade Dewi Tyas Tunggal at the NORPA Courtyard Bar on Thursday, talking about the state of the arts sector.
State of the Sector Picnic at NORPA
The State of the Sector is usually a formal address but given the arts sector has been ‘in a state’ for the past year, NORPA and Theatre Network NSW are putting on a more informal picnic in order to gather, chat and reconnect.
Writer/director Kate McDowell, writer/comedian Mark Swivel, and choreographer/teacher Jade Dewi Tyas Tunggal will each present a short talk responding to the following provocation: There is no ‘new normal’; you are the NSW Minister for the Arts, what is your vision for the Arts, and the role it plays in the wider community in a post pandemic, climate impact world?
Showing at the Showgrounds!
Film lovers will flock to the Bangalow Showgrounds, and the A&I Hall, from January 14, as the village lights up for eight exciting days of films and events. And tickets are on sale now!
Opening with the not-to-be-missed drive-in screening of Fellini’s 1960 masterpiece,
La Dolce Vita, the program is jam-packed with films for everyone:
High Ground, starring Jack Thompson, Simon Baker and Jacob Junior Nayinggul is a Northern Rivers’ premiere. Shot in Kakadu National Park by Andrew Commis (
Babyteeth) and directed by Stephen Maxwell Johnson
(Yolngu Boy), this is a great opportunity to preview the film before it hits our local screens.