L’autre Côté du Miroir

A day with my nephews

2009-11-04T18:46:00.008+10:00

Promenade à vélo.

On reprend ensuite la route vers le parc.

Un petit arrêt de retour a la maison.

Belle journée avec les garçons!!

West End

2009-11-03T10:12:00.006+10:00

Saturday night, at the Lock & Load.

with The Lyrical.

Ukastyle

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Finally, received this beautiful necklace of fabric beads & recycled glass, made by Erika, owner of Üka a small Californian company, that makes unique eco-conscious and vegan bags, accesories and apparel.

I've met Erika online, on a photo/art/illustration forum, around the year 2002. Today, Erika graduated & became an artist/ illustrator. Find out more about her projects, and shows at erikathorpe & about her freelance design at 5doorsdown.

2009-10-28T19:33:00.001+10:00

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Love the guitar at the begining of this song that sets the whole rebelious mood for the song. A very free spirited song to me :o)

Promenade avec Erik & Amber

2009-10-28T13:34:00.005+10:00

With my nephew Erik & Amber at the park.

Between Manly & Raby Bay

2009-10-27T15:22:00.011+10:00

East Coast Marina

Who's for a game of Cheks?

What book are you reading ?

Raby Bay is a developed canal network 40 minutes from Brisbane city, next to the historic town of Cleveland. Cleveland was originally known as a fashionable seaside resort, but now an address and a yacht in Raby Bay carries more prestige. Many charter boats depart from the Raby Bay Marina for day trips and fishing expeditions into Moreton Bay, and the calm water at the Raby Bay beaches is perfect for swimming and kayaking.

Maryborough - Qld

2009-10-27T12:49:00.008+10:00

Located three hours from Brisbane Maryborough was settled in 1847 and is one of Queensland's oldest provincial cities.

Saturday morning, after a good night sleep at the hotel & before joining my sweetheart at The Brolga Theatre & Convention Center.

I was graced with the beautiful and tranquil, VERY old world Queens Park. It contains the biggest Banyan Tree i have ever seen, and is bounded on one side by a slope down to the Mary River.

Once the lifeblood of the town, the Mary River is still a haven for pleasure craft, a source of excellent freshwater fishing and a beautiful back drop for a lovely city.

Opening Night - The Brolga Theatre

2009-10-27T12:10:00.008+10:00

Here we are, for the opening night of Expressions Dance Company, performance at The Brolga Theatre, Maryborough.

It went extremely well and we had such a great response from the audience!

Nick Tomlin, Lighting Designer for Expressions Dance Company, Natalie Weir Coreographer & Expressions Dance Company Artistic Director.

Mr. Rollo Nicholson, Vice President of Queensland Arts Council, Nathalie Weir, Mr. Roger Bowden, Secretary, Maryborough Regional Arts Council Inc, Nick Tomlin.

Mrs Ann Bowden, Gallery Director, Maryborough Art Society Inc, Mr Roger Bowden, Mrs Judy Anderson, President, Friends of the Brolga Theatre Inc

It was such a great night!

Expressions - The Dance Makers rehearsals

2009-10-27T09:41:00.013+10:00

The following shots offer, a behind-the-scenes look, at the dance rehearsal performance, of Expressions Dance Company as they prepare for opening night on their Regional Queensland Tour at Brolga Theater - Maryborough on 17th October 2009.

Skin Graft - Choreography: Vanessa Mafé

Message Me - Choreography: Timothy Brown

The House Project - Choreography: Natalie Weir

Performers: Timothy Brown, Richard Causer, Timothy Farrar, Riannon McLean,Elise May, Samantha Mitchell.

Design: Bruce McKinven

Lighting Design: Nick Tomlin

Previous articles 1, 2 about the Company.

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Nick Tomlin, Lighting Designer for The Dance Makers, Expressions Dance Company.

Nick was invited to create the Lighting Design for Expressions Dance Company contemporary piece The Dance Makers, which recently performed a successful season at the Judith Wright Center, as per my previous article.

The Dance Company is now touring Queensland and Nick was asked to recompose his design for re-interpretation throughout regional theatres, condensing and simplifying whilst maintaining the artistic integrity of the original design.

The images & video that follow were shot at The Brolga Theatre, Maryborough.

Video, Nick commanding the 'lighting troops'!

2009-10-26T09:27:00.000+10:00

La Roux - Bulletproof
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photo of the day

2009-10-22T18:44:00.003+10:00

From Rainbow beach to Noosa

2009-10-22T17:34:00.010+10:00

One day, totally, utterly amazing !!!

Beautiful, the colours of the sky and sea are paradisiac.

We finish off the day, watching the wonderful, sunset on the coast !!

Sunday

2009-10-13T16:14:00.010+10:00

It was a quiet, Sunday rainy day at the Marina.

So, we decided to stay at the boat – spending time listening to music and reading.

Were even treated to a most amazing rainbow.

We love having the sea right out the front door!

Bangarra dance – Fire a Retrospective

2009-10-13T14:37:00.008+10:00

Fire: A Retrospective Bangarra, 20 yrs of dance. Nick and i saw it saturday night at QPAC - SO uplifting and just amazing!!!

Bangarra Dance Theatre is inherently a blend of old and new through its unique movement language that fuses Australia's indigenous heritage with contemporary dance.

The show was amazing and showed some very diverse performances with an amazing original score and a showcase of what dancers at Bangarra have been doing for the past 20 years.

Video of Fire: a Retrospective Bangarra Contemporary Dance Company's 20 years.

Books signed & dedicated by my friend & writer David Lawrence

2009-10-13T13:56:00.003+10:00

I’m so excited to announce, i have just received David Lawrence poetry book infinitebook 2 and his published winner short story "Blood of the World" in B & S Quarterly magazine. Both of them signed & dedicated!!!!!!!!!!!!!

David, you are amazing! Thank you!!!!!!!

2009-10-12T19:31:00.000+10:00

Feeling Good, Nina Simone
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The Womb Effect

2009-10-01T19:23:00.003+10:00

Angie & Hugo

2009-10-01T18:25:00.009+10:00

We had so muuuuuucch fuuuuunnnn at the swimming pool!!!!

Video Hugo & Angie at the swimming pool

2009-10-01T13:45:00.001+10:00

Carla Bruni - "Quelqu'un m'a dit"
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Finding the perfect spot at the park

2009-09-30T18:17:00.004+10:00

Yes, sometimes sunny afternoons are just begging for a casual walk down to your local park. As that warm breeze blows by enjoy a few minutes soaking it all in.

photo du jour

2009-09-30T15:05:00.003+10:00

Moon Water - Cloud Gate Dance

2009-09-30T14:24:00.010+10:00

Moon Water, a dance piece with mirrors and water and set to Bach's 'Suites for Solo Cello', by choreographer Lin Hwai-min, who fuses meditation, tai-chi, martial arts and Chinese opera movement with modern dance and ballet.... all elements seemed conjured to deliver one enjoyable night, right!!? well, not exactly.

The dancers moved veeeeeeeeerry sssslllloooooooooooowwwwllly most of the time, call me suspicious, but the slowness lends an "air of importance" to what strikes me as a fairly basic premise and its vapid, repetitive elaboration. The accompanying music was veeeeeeeery boooooooring and depressive as well. Despite the impressive effect of water flooding the whole stage at the end (which later i knew wasn't permitted to recicle, i wounder why?!!), i was still recovering from the faintly traumatising previous sequences that most of the closing scene was lost on me.

Lin Hwai-min has conjured quite literally the most boring performance that could ever been conceived. It's saving grace is the touch of water movement and sound which elevates the all performance from lifeless to spry corpse. The staging is perfectly acceptable, the performances passable & boring, the sets have a few strong moments, but yet nothing can save this from being quite the most painful evening at the theatre.

Being trapped in a boring performance can make minutes seem like hours as they tick by, it just wasn't captivating to me.

Video Moon Dance Performance at Brisbane Festival 2009

2009-09-30T13:34:00.008+10:00

Home Video

Logbook3 - electrique installation closure

2009-09-29T11:51:00.012+10:00

3rd weekend, 26 & 27 september. We installed the switch panel, the fan, re-located & installed cabling for navigation lights, repaired anchor light fitting & went shopping for new seat covers & cushions, a butane stove & table.

Although much sweat, tears and some really sore thumbs along the way, we can now, finally close, with a happy endind, 1st phase of the boat project. Yaaayyyy HOW EXCITING!!!!

Logbook 3 - Video