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Hello hello and welcome back to
KAGE COMMUNICATION!
It's our first e-newsletter for the year and comes with some exciting news!
KAGE is now back in full swing and working hard gearing up for our biggest year yet.
We have already celebrated our one year anniversary at the Abbotsford Convent and launched our 2011 Program.
This KAGE Communication has all the details about the premiere season of SUNDOWNER and chances for you to win tickets to be part of the KAGE experience.
Please read on for more details or if this email is not of interest to you please FORWARD ME onto someone you think may be interested or click on the REMOVE ME link at the very bottom of this email.
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SUNDOWNER Premiere
KAGE's newest work SUNDOWNER will be premiering at the Castlemaine State Festival on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd April 2011. A dance theatre work about memory, love and family.
Imagine this....
It is becoming increasingly difficult to discern the difference between the present and the past, between what is familiar and what is foreign. Events that took place just minutes ago are being constantly erased, while memories that you have been able to keep at bay for decades now come rushing towards you.
Despite the explorations of poets, novelists, doctors, scientists and philosophers, the realm of memory remains a great mystery. KAGE, in partnership with Alzheimer's Australia, invites you into this intrigue.
This breathtaking performance traverse sorrow, fears, humor and dignity. Through the eyes of three generations, SUNDOWNER tells the stories of so many Australian families.
If a loved one starts to lose thier memories, what role can we play in holding on to them? And if our parent is no longer the person we know, how can we care for them in the present and also honour their memory?
SUNDOWNER is a story of lament and at times grief and sorrow. Ultimatley, though, it is a story of love: love of family, love of history, and love of life.
Get your tickets here.
Anniversary Celebrations and Program Launch
On the 22nd February 2011 KAGE celebrated our one year anniversary at the Abbotsford Convent in the the previously unused and secret space - the Convent Laundry. This space is yet to be renovated but represented the possibilities of what is to come - quite fitting for KAGE. CEO Maggie Maguire shared some kind words, enthusiastically speaking about the anticipation that is building around SUNDOWNER and KAGE's history of association with the Convent.
Michelle Armstrong from Arts Victoria spoke of their continuing support and also about KAGE's journey so far. Michelle was first introduced to KAGE when she was General Manager of Next Wave, and she and Zane Trow programmed No (Under)standing Anytime as part of the Festival in 2000.
Nigel Edwards, KAGE's Chair also welcomed David Doherty OAM, KAGE's leading KAGE Companion. David will act as a mentor and guide and seek ways to encourage the private and corporate sector to support the Company.
Co-Creative Director Kate Denborough talked through the 2011 program and the inspiration behind seeking out collaborators as diverse as Paul Kelly, Helen Morse and Michael Leunig.
Thanks to everyone who attended and thanks to the Convent Bakery for the food and drinks.
It Happened to Me
As part of the broader Castlemaine State Festival Program, Helen Morse and Tivoli Lovely - Vicky Charleston (both performers in SUNDOWNER) will be stepping up to the microphone to tell it like it is in Stories From Backtage, part of the It Happened to Me series, on Saturday 2nd April at 9:30pm.
The show behind the show - the unseen works of theatre as experienced by the artists themselves. For one night only you wil be privy to the world of work, machinery, anxieties, egos, disasters and triumphs, as played out behind the proscenium arch and beyond.
For tickets to this session and full details on the Castlemaine State Festival head to www.castlemainefestival.com.au
Introducing the KAGE Board
 As part of our KAGE Communication we decided that we should introduce you to our wonderful Board. There are currently nine members who bring a wide range of skills and breadth of experience to KAGE.
This month we introduce Anthony Palmer.
Anthony Palmer is a specialist entertainment lawyer who has worked in London, the US and Australia. With degrees in law and commerce (Melbourne University) and a Master of Fine Arts (Producing) from the American Film Institute, Anthony also has direct production experience gained on feature films, television and commercials. Anthony currently practices with Media Arts Lawyers, Melbourne advising clients across the television, feature film, documentary, live entertainment and online sectors.
Get to know a KAGE Creative
This month we want to tell you a little bit more about dancer Michelle Heaven.
Michelle is currently working with KAGE as a performer in SUNDOWNER. But before we even premiere SUNDOWNER in April, Michelle will be presenting her own work Disagreeable Object at Dance Massive in Melbourne in March. What better way to get to know an artist than by seeing their work?
Reminiscent of an old silent film in it's style and execution, this bizarre and beautiful work sees Michelle in an unforgettable "pea de deux" with Brian Lucas (Brian performed in KAGE's 2008 work Appetite).
Melbourne DANCE MASSIVE Season:
16-19 March 2010
7:15pm and 8:00pm
www.dancemassive.com.au
Disagreeable Object will also be presented at the Castlemaine State Festival.
Insider Info - GIVEAWAYS
KAGE is pleased to be able to offer five lucky KAGE Communication subscribers two tickets to an exclusive presentation of SUNDOWNER on the opening night of the Castlemaine State Festival.
2pm Friday 1st April 2011
Phee Broadway Theatre, Castlemaine.
"We really witnessed something amazing.
Everyone should have the chace to see it."
- Jill Smith and Tanya Bennett
Geelong Performing Arts Centre
Just be one of the first five people to email simone@kage.com.au
Polyglot Theatre's City of Riddles
 Internationally renowned children's theatre company Polyglot Theatre is bringing the mysterious and atmospheric City of Riddles to the MTC Theatre Lawler Studio for the April school holidays (17 – 20 Apr).
KAGE’s Co-Creative Director Kate Denborough was part of the critical assessment panel during the work’s creative development. A 360-degree interactive experience where children aged 5 to 12 become Mayors and Town Planners of miniature cities, setting their own rules against a world of order and control. It’s hands-on, immersive and completely chaotic!
KAGE Communication subscribers, quote “KAGE” when booking to receive ‘Adults at Kids’ prices*.
Bookings: MTC Theatre Box Office
phone: 8688 0800 or www.mtc.com.au/riddles.aspx
*Discount valid until 1 April 2011.
Visit www.polyglottheatre.com.
We look forward to seeing you at SUNDOWNER.
Now only 15 days away!
Bye for now... Kate, Gerard & Simone
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