visit to Paris where she found a book of children's
portraits by 17th century Dutch and Flemish masters.
The artist was inspired by the stark solidity and
unsentimental treatment of children in the portraits.
She returned to Australia determined to incorporate
their muted, cool tones in her work, but alongside a
distinctively Australian sensibility. Sophie's 5 year
old daughter, Isadora often plays muse and model in
her works, but the paintings are not one child's story
but the universal experience of childhood, defined by
peach-faced innocence and simple pleasures.
Holland was a rock star. Bringing this
quintessential Australian story to life,
Director Andrew Ross has teamed up with
singer/songwriter and Go-Betweens co-
founder Robert Forster and has cast Myles
Pollard (X-Men Origins WOLVERINE and Underbelly- A Tale of Two Cities),
will play the lead role of Curtis, whilst Caroline Brazier, currently playing
Chrissie Merchant in Seven's Packed to the Rafters will play the role of Kate.
Original songs by Forster and Pickvance will set the scene for this rock journey
that will have you rocking out and then bring you all the way home.
Thu 1 Sun 25 October. Powerhouse Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse
07 3358 8600 or brisbanepowerhouse.org
burst onto the scene in 2005 with `Ride Til I Die' which
quickly infected clubs. They describe themselves as
`three young Polynesians from South Auckland with big
dreams'. They have been recognised in Hip Hop circles as
a force to be reckoned with and their single `Brother' has
broken a 23 year old record by clocking up the longest
consecutive #1 by a local act on the NZ Singles Chart.
staggering ability to channel the feelings of a young
woman into wondrous blasts of crystal-clean ear candy
that hit the listener with instant resonance. The album is a
spread of tracks where a Noughties' head-nod dance-
ability is underpinned by a classic sense of songwriting
and a painstaking way with words. The hype has already
made a MySpace anthems of the snaking `In For The Kill'.
can efficiently find a direct line to your heart. There's
plenty of magic sprinkled throughout We're Too
Young. Take the mid-record couplet of Girls! and Do
You Recall. The former, driven by a charging piano
line and storming drums; the latter is a gorgeous,
deceptively upbeat lament for a lost love, gilded with
Mellotron and soulful horns.
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