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Yes manJon Anderson, vocalist for legendary Brit prog rockers, Yes, will be in

town this week for an intimate performance at Lizotte’s. He looks back over a formidable 45-year career with Stephen Bisset.

Kevin ‘Bloody’ Wilson still going strong PAGE 30

Newcastle funk-rockers Peacemeal PAGE 35

Julia and her sirens of the deep PAGE 34

Operamania at the Civic Theatre PAGE 36

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A Good Day To Die Hard – M Reviewed at Reading Cinemas, Charlestown

The Swingin Utters – Poorly Formed. Out Now

A fter a fourth installment that paled in comparison

to the over-the-top action soaked brilliance of its predecessors, I approached Bruce Willis’ fi fth turn as John McLane with equal measures of excitement and dread.

While never even coming close to matching the genre-defi ning fi rst two fi lms, there are enough outlandish set pieces to keep even the most cynical action fan satisfi ed.

This time around, McLane, fearing for the safety of his seemingly criminal son who fi nds himself in hot water after an assassination, travels to Russia to talk some sense into him and help straighten him out.

Things quickly go all ‘Die Hard’ when it turns out that McLane Jr is actually a highly-trained CIA operative that is out to stop a nuclear weapons heist.

With the inclusion of a muddled Chernobyl conspiracy sub-plot, this fi lm could have worked as a Rambo sequel circa 1988.

Without the ‘Die Hard’ tag, this fi lm works quite well, however, look at it in terms of its predecessors and it pales in comparison.

F at Wreck Chords mainstays Swingin Utters are back with their second album since their 2003 hiatus and, this

time around, they have gone for a bit more of a raw, folk-esque aesthetic. However, that same “street punk” style that has run through each of the band’s eight studio albums is here again – in spades.

Things get off to a bit of a hayseed start with ‘I’m A Little Bit Country’ complete with twangin’ banjo and wailing harmonics; and the twang continues on the brilliant ‘Suck In A Circle’ before the hooky choruses, impossibly catchy punk rock breakdowns, and call and responde punk rock and roll starts to kick in.

The bouncy ‘Greener Grass’ is an obvious standout here and, while there is defi nitely some fi ller on this set, they’ve thankfully kept it to a minimum.

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T he world’s greatest secret agent is back, better than ever, in ‘Skyfall’, the 23rd installment in the James

Bond franchise. Although never living up to the sheer machismo bravado of Sean Connery-era Bond, Daniel Craig still brings much to the table.

After his latest gig goes pear-shaped, exposing undercover operatives across the globe, MI6 is attacked, forcing M (Judi Dench) to relocate the agency causing the new chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee (Ralph Fiennes) to question her authority and ability.

With MI6 now compromised from both inside and out, M is left with one ally she can trust: Bond. 007 takes to the shadows, aided only by fi eld agent, Eve (Naomie Harris), and follows a trail to the mysterious Silva (Javier Bardem), whose lethal and hidden motives have yet to reveal themselves.

F rom crooner to retro-rocker to one of music’s

most sensitive singer-songwriters, Chris Isaak has been making some of the coolest music for the past 25 years. In addition to being a multi-platinum artist, Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, acclaimed actor and all-round great guy, Chris is a charismatic showman and entertainer. His live shows are spectacular events that keep his audiences coming back again and again. His stories alone are enough to keep people wanting more.

Chris Isaak has had an impressive recording career since his 1985 debut Silvertone to last year’s ‘Beyond The Sun’, which pays tribute to some of music’s greatest artists including Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Roy Orbison. ‘Beyond The Sun’ debuted at 3 on the Australia ARIA album chart.

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I f you ever thought the ukulele was a children’s instrument, then you obviously haven’t heard Jake Shimabakuro.

In the country for Bluesfest, Shimabakuro, who has been described as redefi ning the instrument and has drawn comparisons to the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis, will also be stopping by Lizotte’s this weekend in what promises to be a jaw-dropping display of talent.

While Shimabakuro has been quite well-known in his native Hawaii since releasing his debut album, ‘Sunday Morning’, after some healthy YouTube traffi c Shimabakuro hit the stratosphere with his ninth album, ‘Peace, Love, Ukulele’, taking out the number one spot on the Billboard charts.

Catch Jake Shimabakuro when he takes on Lizotte’s, Lambton on Sunday, March 31.

WHAT A UKELEGEND

S ince 2009, Cronulla coasties Caravana Sun have been building quite a formidable reputation for some fi st-

pumping good times at their live shows. Blending some smooth-as-honey soulful lyrics with some irresistibly danceable and bouncing “gypsy ska” grooves, these guys know how to fi ll a dancefl oor.

Caravana Sun launched their debut album ‘Rising Falling’ in 2011 and the single ‘Feel Better’ established a solid fanbase on both the east and west coasts.

With a healthy injection of gypsy culture bleeding into their infectious sound, the band headed over to Europe last year to experience the roots of their sound and it seems

as though the continentals took to the band like ducks to water as plans are already afoot for a return trip which will include Spain, Portugal, France and

Switzerland.Off the back of

their ska-infused and undeniably catchy new single ‘The Bottle’ and the highly successful tour of the same name, the band is currently hunkered down in the studio in coastal QLD for their follow-up album, due out later in the year.

This is one band that have proven, time and time again, to be a crowd favourite with shows continuing to sell out across the country and have been

setting dancefl oors alight with their unpretentious and uplifting brand of

surf-gypsy-ska-rock.So, if a toe-tappin’, knee-slappin’ and

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THE FESTIVAL OF LIFE

L ove him or hate him, there’s no denying that Kevin ‘Bloody’ Wilson is an Australian comedy icon. For the past 29 years,

Wilson has been waging war against the wowsers with his unique and crude larrikin humour and he is showing no signs of slowing down, embarking on a 12-date tour that will bring him to both Hexham Bowling Club and Charlestown Bowling Club next month.

“I just f***ing love touring, mate,” Wilson enthused in his typical ‘Strine drawl.

“It doesn’t really matter where I’m playing, I always have a bloody ball – the best part of what I do, what I’m all about, is live performance.”

Joining Wilson on the tour will be his daughter, with the risqué stage name of Jenny Talia, and he said he was as proud as punch that his daughter could match the comedy legend in the bawdy stakes.

“It’s bloody wonderful that she’s on the road with me,” he said.

“She was actually a very good country singer and she was based in Nashville for two years.

“I was doing a pretty big tour in the UK and she saw my dates on my website and called me up and said ‘Dad, you need a support act, you can’t do all those shows yourself’ and I said ‘I’d love to, but I just can’t fi nd anyone’

and then she replied ‘Dad, I’ve been f***ing your songs up for years’ which I had no idea about. She also had a bunch of other songs – party pieces – that she would pull out for her friends that are just bloody hilarious.”

Wilson’s career started out more as a hobby, playing a selection of bawdy songs at pubs, football clubs and for mates. In 1984, he made the leap into the recording world with ‘Your Average Australian Yobbo’ – a cassette that was sold via mail order and at gigs. Songs like ‘The Festival of Life’, ‘Country Bumpkin’ and his hilarious reworking of Kris Kristofferson’s ‘Sunday Morning Coming Down’ obviously resonated with the inner yobbo in the Australian music buying public as the album sold 22,000 copies before being transferred to LP, where it went on to sell thousands more and launch a career that has seen Wilson release 14 albums and carve himself into the fabric of Australian culture.

He has travelled the world with his music and his fan-base stretches from Broken Hill to Buckingham Palace (the likes of Kerry Packer, Prince Charles and John Laws all fans).

“When I started doing this, I had no idea that there was a career in it, so I’m constantly amazed that I’m still doing it,” he said.

“Because of that I’ve never been dollar-driven, it’s all about fun. So, when it stops being fun, that’s when it’s time for me to f**k off.”

Wilson, who has been doing battle

with political correctness for his entire career, with the DILLIGAF (Do I Look Like I Give A F**K) slogan his clarion call, said that while there seems to be a never-ending line of wowsers, he’s still having fun sticking it to them.

“Yeah, they keep sending the troops to enforce this f***ing political correctness bulls**t, and it really does make me laugh,” he said.

“Phrases like holy war or police service just break me up. There’s a line in my song ‘Common Sense’, which says ‘What starts out as jargon ends up as f***ing law – ’cause common sense ain’t that common anymore’.

Now in his 65th year, Wilson is about to add another feather to his cap, that of documentarian, with a new series that explores the etymology of various music genres called ‘Rhythms and Roots’.

“I’ve been playing music for 50 years now in various forms and music has always been the bedrock of everything I’ve done,” he said.

“I’ve always been fascinated by it so I wanted to have a look at some of the music that inspired me and fi nd out where it came from.”

Set out in 12-parts, the doco will see Wilson and his daughter travel the globe to discover various musical histories. As a kicker, each episode will see Wilson write a song that remains true to each genre.

“Mate, it was a brilliant experience – we went to Nashville and worked with Charlie Pride, we were with the Soweto Choir in South Africa and in Scotland we found a brilliant pipe and drum band called The Red Hot Chili Pipers. It was such an eye-opening experience and I can’t wait for it to hot the TV screens.”

Wilson addedhe hoped the doco would air before the end of the year.

Catch Kevin ‘Bloody’ Wilson when he plays at Hexham Bowling Club on Tuesday, April 19 and Charlestown Bowling Club on Wednesday, April 10.

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THE YES MAN

A long with the likes of King Crimson, Genesis and Jethro Tull, UK outfi t Yes were at the forefront of championing

the prog rock movement in Britain. The band’s symphonic style, lyrical mysticism and complex instrumentation made them one of the most critically- acclaimed bands of the genre and their formidable 20-album canon infl uenced the likes of Dream Theatre and Rush.

Jon Anderson, the band’s vocalist and driving creative force from 1968 to 1980 and again from 1983 to 2005, will be in Newcastle next week on the back of a highly anticipated Bluesfest sideshow. Anderson, who aside from Yes has quite a considerable solo body of work (14 solo albums and an ambitious 1 song EP ‘Open’ in 2001) as well as collaborations with Greek composer Vangellis and fellow Yes alum Rick Wakeman, said that the show would run the gamut of his entire career.

“I absolutely love touring because it gives me the chance to play places that I’ve never been before, so obviously I can’t wait to get to Australia,” Anderson told TE.

“The show is going to be a bit of a walk down memory lane for me as it will just be me and an acoustic guitar playing a lot of the Yes catalogue, my work with Vangellis and, of course, some newer songs. I’ll also be telling a few stories and anecdotes throughout

the set so it will be quite an intimate experience.”

Anderson, who was the driving force and reason for much of the complexity in the music of Yes (his contribution to Yes classics ‘Close to the Edge’, ‘Awaken’, and ‘The Gates Of Delirium’, for example, are undeniable), said his whole modus operandi for Yes was to create music that challenged the listener.

“When I started rehearsing with Yes in the late 1960s, all I was interested in was creating very structured music that would challenge both us as a band and the listener,” he said.

“We got to a certain point, I’d say it would have been when we were on tour writing for our third album [ ‘The Yes Album’] where that idea evolved into something much larger and we were creating music that was very different from the norm and we did that, quite successfully, for around 10 years.”

However, the onset of the 1980s proved problematic for the band and Anderson said that the amount of outside infl uences on the band (record execs, A & R men et al) took a toll on the band’s creativity. Ironically, this happened during perhaps the most commercially successful period for the band, especially with their 1983 album ‘90125’ which contained the smash hit, ‘Owner Of A Lonely Heart’.

“Yeah, the ‘80s came around with all of the external infl uences and then ‘90125’ happened and it was kind of getting away from where we were in the beginning,” he said.

When asked about his infl uence on popular music, Anderson remained philosophical.

“I don’t really think about it too much,” he said.

“Although I received an email from a friend recently who told me that their 20-year-old son had just listened to ‘Ritual’ [from the band’s 1973 ‘Tales From Topographic Oceans’ set] which blew my mind. Also I think that when you listen to some newer stuff, like what Radiohead are doing, I’d say you can hear a bit of Yes infl uence in there.”

Catch Jon Anderson when he plays at Lizotte’s Lambton on Wednesday, April 3.

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Friday, The Levymen.MAITLAND LEAGUES CLUB: Thursday, Peter StefansonMARK HOTEL: Saturday, Dan Beazley; Sunday, Love That Hat.MARY ELLEN: Thursday, Howard Shearman; Saturday, Dream Tambourine; Sunday, James Paul.MATTARA HOTEL: Saturday, Disco and Karaoke.MAVERICKS ON THE BAY: Friday, Damien; Saturday, Mick Jones; Sunday, Howard Shearman.MAYFIELD HOTEL : Thursday, Karaoke; Saturday, DJ Sonic.MJ FINNEGANS: Saturday, DJs.MOONSDHADOW CRUISES: Saturday, Jon -TMOONSDHADOW CRUISES, Nelson Bay: Wednesday, Zane Penn.NEATH HOTEL: Saturday, Loko.NELSON BAY BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Franky and Johnny.NELSON BAY DIGGERS THE LOUNGE: Friday, Dr Zoom Duo; Saturday, GenR8; Sunday, Daniel Arvidson.NEWCASTLE PANTHERS: Saturday, Tim Coffey; Sunday, Dropkick Murphy’s, Swinging Utters, Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls.NORTHERN STAR HOTEL: Thursday, Kiani Sansom.NORTHUMBERLAND HOTEL: Wednesday, Michael Peter; Saturday, Aaron Hood.ORANA HOTEL: Thursday, Karaoke, Krossfyre; Saturday, Leeroy and the Rats.OLD PUB, Woy Woy: Saturday, Formula.PEDENS, Cessnock: Friday, Romney Watts; Saturday, Kadence.PIPPI’S AT THE POINT: Saturday, Jerome; Sunday, Jon Schatz.POTTERS BREWERY: Friday, Kim.PRINCE OF WALES: Saturday, Darren; Sunday, Jerome.QUEENS WHARF BREWERY, Wharf: Saturday, Twinsanity, Pistol Pete; Sunday, GenR8, Chester Darvey, Groove Academy; Monday Zane Penn Duo.RACECOURSE HOTEL: Thursday, Sharnee Fenwick; Saturday, Phil McKnight.ROYAL HOTEL, Denman: Saturday, Mystery Trousers.ROYAL FEDERAL HOTEL: Thursday, Kotadama; Saturday, Mayhem 101.ROYAL INN, Waratah: Thursday, Mick Jones; Saturday, Mardy Leith; Sunday, Ben Travis.RUTHERFORD HOTEL: Saturday, Silverhair.

SALAMANDER SHORES: Sunday, Troy.SALAMANDER TAVERN: Sunday, Jamie Martens.SEABREEZE HOTEL: Saturday, Open Fire.SEVEN SEAS: Thursday, Jam Night; Friday, Hugh Gordon Duo; Saturday, Mama Jane’s Blues Band; Sunday, Buncha Funkers.SHENANIGANS, Maitland: Friday, Karaoke; Saturday, Solid Gold.SHOAL BAY RESORT: Friday, Matt McLaren, Mick Jones, The Urge; Saturday, Troy, 24 Hours, Jamie Martens; Sunday, Uptown, Lee Rolfe, Paul Storey; Monday, Kim and Mik, Graeme Mills.SILK HOTEL: Thursday, Montagu, Rachael Nadine Band, Oceanside.SINGLETON DIGGERS, York Street: Saturday, Clayton Crosby.SOLDIERS POINT BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Paul Watters; Saturday, Rebel Rousers.SPINNING WHEEL, Raymond Terrace: Sunday, Brooke Harvey.STOCKTON BOWLING CLUB: Sunday, Defaced.STOCKTON RSL: Friday, Jimmy Diamond; Saturday, The Leadbellies; Sunday, Mick Gandy.SUNNHYSIDE TAVERN: Friday, Bob Corbett; Saturday, Government Grants.SWANSEA HOTEL: Thursday, Ben Travis; Saturday, The Remedy; Sunday, Viper Creek.SWANSEA RSL CLUB: Saturday, Double Impact.SWANSEA WORKERS CLUB: Friday, Kids’ Disco & Karaoke; Saturday, Back 2 Rock.SYDNEY JUNCTION HOTEL: Friday, DJs.TALL TIMBERS HOTEL: Friday, Matt Purcell.TEAGARDENS HOTEL: Sunday, Karen O’Shea.TELARAH BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Purple Hearts; Saturday, Free Jukebox.TILLIGERRY RSL CLUB: Friday, Cosy Velour; Saturday, Howard ShearmanTORONTO DIGGERS: Friday, Ryde; Saturday, Tru Grit.TORONTO YACHT CLUB: Friday, Tim Usher.TOWN HALL HOTEL, Waratah: Sunday, James Chatburn.TUDOR HOTEL: Saturday, Edie Love.VUES ON THE BAY: Saturday, Redline; Sunday, Phil McKnight.WALLARAH BAY REC CLUB: Friday, Brassick; Saturday, Mesa Groove Band.WALLSEND DIGGERS CLUB: Friday, Moonlight Drive; Saturday, Deviation; Sunday, The Rocker Fellers.WANGI DISTRICT WORKERS CLUB: Saturday, Mick Freeman.WANGI HOTEL: Sunday, Deborah Sinclair.

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A fter more than 12 years of laying down the coolest, funkiest and most infectious grooves for

some of the region’s best bands and performers, bass player Steve Wooster and drummer Adam Morris have combined to create one of the most exciting and innovative acts in the country – Absolute Groove Therapy (AGT).

AGT take the concept of traditional bands, duos, trios and DJs to a whole new level. Wooster and Morris have mixed together the freedom, diversity and range of tunes only a DJ can provide, with the addictive energy and pure funky groove of live bass and drums.

The AGT songlist consists of literally hundreds of tracks and artists spanning almost any genre. While the guys specialise in fi lling a dance fl oor, almost any style is possible – be it the latest top 40 hits to cool chill-out jazz – AGT have it covered.

Catch AGT when they play at play at Hotel Delany on Saturday, March 30.

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H ot on the heels of their starkly beautiful and disarmingly honest sophomore long player, ‘Family Pets’,

Canberra-based alt-folk outfi t Julia and the Deep Sea Sirens will be heading to the Lass O’Gowrie next month in what will be a case of wish fulfi lment for main Siren, Julia Johnson.

“I really love Newcastle and I’ve wanted to come back for ages,” she told TE.

“I went on a holiday there a couple of years ago for the ‘This Is Not Art Festival’ and had the best time – everyone keeps telling me that the Lass O’Gowrie is the place to play so we’re really excited about the show.”

It’s been a pretty hectic 12 months for the band who were living a relatively peaceful indie-folk existence until the fi rst single from ‘Family Pets’, ‘Little Surprises’, garnered them a JJJ Unearthed win which in turn gave them access to the inaugural 2012 Sound Summit and an exclusive songwriting masterclass with the likes of current Aussie world-beater Gotye and Magic Dirt frontwoman Adalita. With the boost from the Unearthed win, the band have been making hay while the sun shines, hitting the road as much as possible and preaching the Deep Sea Sirens gospel.

“That was just such a mind-blowing experience just being able to chat with Gotye and Adalita – they were both really open and honest and gave really good

insights into the ways they approach their songwriting,” she said.

“Gotye actually showed us the original fi les for ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ which was pretty amazing and it was really good because I realised that the way these guys approach songwriting isn’t all that different to how we write, so that was encouraging as well.”

One thing you notice when listening to ‘Family Pets’ – which recalls a slightly less kooky Joanna Newsome – is Johnson’s ability to wring out every last drop of emotional truth from her songs. For Johnson, she said she feels she owes it to both herself and her audience to be as honest as possible when writing and that for her, the act of performing was a cathartic process.

“I defi nitely feel more at home onstage than off,” she said.

“But it really is a cathartic experience for me and I truly feel that the only way I can be a unique songwriter is to be as honest as I can possibly be because, hey, my experiences are my own.”

Catch Julia and the Deep Sea Sirens when they play at The Lass O’Gowrie Hotel on Sunday, April 7.

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FUNKY FEAST

A fter years of wowing audiences with a jaw dropping interpretation of Aussie music icon John Farnham in the ‘Whispering Jack Show’, Newcastle-

based muso Mike Vee will be hitting the road again as Farnham in a tour that will celebrate 15 years of this fantastic show.

Vee shot to national attention when he appeared on ‘Australia’s Got Talent’ and caused judge Danni Minogue to gush “…the closest thing I’ve ever heard to Farnham” after a performance of the song ‘Help’ that was broadcast to 1.6 million people.

Performing in theatre for many years, Vee decided to combine his love of acting and music to create the show.

“I wanted the show to be an interactive event with the

audience, not just a ‘knock out the songs and hope the people like it’ type thing, but a special evening where people could be entertained, not just by the music, but with a touch of comedy and history about John as well – it’s a fun night.”

Mike took the advice of singing coach Lindsay Field and added his own interpretation to a lot of the material so that instead of comparing the two people, audiences actually get a chance to acknowledge Vee’s true ability as one of Australia’s fi nest voices.

Catch the Whispering Jack Show when it hits West’s Lambton on Friday, April 5.

TE is giving you the chance to win a double pass to see ‘The Whispering Jack Show’. To enter, email your name and contact details to editorial@newcastlepost.com.au with ‘Whispering Jack’ in the subject line by no later than 5pm on Tuesday, April 2. Winners will be notifi ed by phone.

S ince playing their fi rst show last year at the Wicko, Newcastle four-piece Peacemeal have gone from strength to strength and, with a new single, ‘The

Hammer’ about to drop and a sophomore EP in the works, it seems as though the guys are defi nitely on the up and up.

“We started out a little over a year ago with me, the bass player [Cal Schuck] and the drummer [Gabe Argiris] just jamming on some instrumental stuff,” guitarist Alex Apostolou told TE.

“We ended up going in a couple of band comps – The Youth Rockin’ The Black Dog and a band comp at Newcastle Leagues Club which we ended up winning and we got $1000 for that which really helped kick the band off.”

After taking out the comp, the search was on for a singer, which they found in Evan Quinn, through a recommendation from Apostolou’s guitar teacher.

With the lineup locked in, they headed into the studio for their fi rst EP, ‘Goat’, and have been taking their heady and unique blend of funky, heavy “alternative

rock” (the band sites the likes of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against The Machine and Primus as infl uences) to as many places as possible.

“We’ve just been trying to play with as many bands as possible,” Apostolou said.

“We’re pretty keen to do more gigs in Sydney and at the moment we’re in the studio recording a single, ‘The Hammer’, and after that’s released we’ll defi nitely be looking at doing as many shows as we can.”

Catch Peacemeal when they play at the Lass O’Gowrie on Wednesday, April 3.

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N ovocastrian opera lovers take note – one of Russia’s leading opera companies, Moscow Novaya Opera, is touring

Australia and coming to the Civic Theatre.

Operamania signals the fi rst time a Russian Opera company has toured Australia and will feature a stunning cast of ten soloists, four classical dancers and a 44-piece orchestra. The dazzling collective will incorporate the celebrated works of some of the world’s greatest composers, including Mozart, Verdi, Johann Strauss, Puccini and Tchaikovsky and the theatrical presentation explores some of the most loved operas of all time, such as ‘The Magic Flute’, ‘Tosca’, ‘The Barber of Seville’, ‘Rigoletto’ and ‘Carmen’, amongst many others.

Operamania will be performed by Audrey Breus (baritone), Oleg Dolgov (tenor), Andrey Fetisov (bass), Igor Golovatenko (baritone), Galina Koroleva (soprano), Alexander Martynov (baritone), Tatyana Pechnikova (soprano), Irina Romishevskaya (mezzo

soprano), Tatyana Tabachuk (mezzo soprano), Elena Terentieva (soprano) and pianist Ekaterina Kolpakova. Dancers Yaroslava Araptanova, Igor Davydov, Anna Pashkova and Alexander Volkov from the Russian Imperial Ballet will perform in full costume.

“The fast-moving production offers a kaleidoscope of many of the best-known and most loved pieces from opera, ballet and symphonic music and refl ects depth and diversity,” resident stage director, Valery Raku, said.

The performances of Operamania will be conducted by Vasily Valitov.

After a successful international career conducting symphony

orchestras and opera, Valitov joined Moscow Novaya Opera in 2010 and has gone on to conduct various operas including Offenbach’s ‘A Dinner Party with Italians’, Prokofi ev’s ‘The Ugly Duckling’, Strauss’ ‘Die Fledermaus’ and Rossini’s ‘The Barber of Seville’.

The production comes to Newcastle’s Civic Theatre on Sunday, April 14 with performances at 3pm and 7.30pm.

TE is giving you the chance to win a double pass to ‘Operamania’. To enter, email your name and contact details to editorial@newcastlepost.com.au with ‘Operamania’ in the subject line by no later than 5pm on Thursday, April 4.

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INFINITE BEAUTYN ewcastle will play host to

two nights of extraordinary choreography when the Melbourne Ballet Company

(MBC) bring their ‘Infi nite Space’ production to the Civic Theatre.

This will be the fi rst time the company has performed in the city and will represent a bit of a homecoming for choreographer and principal dancer, Simon Hoy, who was born in Newcastle and still has family connections in the area.

‘Infi nite Space’ is an example of classical dance reinterpreted to be relevant to both new and loyal ballet audiences.

Audiences will be taken on a journey through four original works that pundits have been calling “essential viewing” and “an uplifting experience”.

The program commences with ‘In One Day’ – a 35-minute work set to Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’ that celebrates the city of Melbourne. Next on the agenda is ‘Dark Before Daylight’ – a contemporary impression of the story of ‘Swan Lake’ and set to the music of Elgar. ‘Phrased Without a Word’ is a new piece, choreographed by Hoy to Arvo Part’s “Spiegel in Spiegel” and rounding off the evening is the work, ‘Infi nite Space’. The piece has become somewhat of a signature for MBC and is an uplifting celebration of hope, music and dance, set to Mozart’s 27th Piano Concerto.

The Melbourne Ballet Company consists of a team of ten world-class dancers who have been members of such companies as the Paris Opera Ballet, the Australian Ballet and the English National Ballet.

‘Infi nite Spaces’ will be on at the Civic Theatre on Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6.

TE is giving you the chance to win a double pass to the Friday performance of ‘Infi nite Space’. To enter, email your name and contact details to editorial@newcastlepost.com.au with ‘Infi nite Space’ in the subject line by no later than 5pm on Tuesday, April 2. Winners will be notifi ed by phone.

I f it’s a high energy, utterly infectious and colourful night out that you’re after, then get along to the Great Northern for an

evening awash with afrobeats, reggae and traditional African instruments to celebrate Senegal Independence day.

Two bands will take the stage for the celebration – the fi rst being Bakoomba – an energetic mix of afro-fusion and reggae. Featuring local muso, Fode Mane, who is quite well-known for teaching drumming and dancing

workshops, this exciting seven-piece has just formed and can’t wait to share their hot new grooves.

Next up is Chosani Afrique, led by master Senegalese drummer, Pape Mbaye. With members hailing from Senegal, Guinea and Mali, Chosani Afrique’s songs are based around traditional proverbs and sung in Mbaye’s traditional Wolof language.

Catch Bakoomba and Chosani Afrique at the Great Northern Hotel on Friday, April 5.

Celebration for Senegal