KINETIC ENERGY – TIMELINES
An overview of our initiatives, projects and creative activities, with the names and functions of the participating artists, collaborators and associates. We have divided the arc of our productive years from 1975 until 2016 into three distinct periods: The Warehouse Years (1975-1984), The Edge Years (1985-2002), The St Luke’s Years (2004-2016). From 2017 onwards there have been two major projects: archiving, and Kinetic Energy Press.
Artistic director/dancer/choreographer Graham Jones founded Kinetic Energy Dance Company in 1975, one of the first contemporary dance companies in NSW. In their earliest years, KE rehearsed and performed at The Seymour Centre, Redfern. From there, Jones and his Company moved on to establish a Warehouse Studio in Sydney, the first of its kind. In 1984, actor/director Jepke Goudsmit joined the Company. Jones & Goudsmit have worked together as co-directors and co-creators ever since, renaming the group Kinetic Energy Theatre Company. In 1991 KE incorporated under that name. Graham & Jepke founded THE EDGE Theatre Lab in 1985, their home base for creation, training and performance, and initiated many projects in support of contemporary performance arts. In 2004 they relocated to St Luke’s Hall, Enmore. In October 2016 they closed operations and focussed on archiving and publishing their work.
THE WAREHOUSE YEARS
This list includes performances, courses and creative initiatives from 1975 until 1977 at The Seymour Centre, and during their eight years at the Warehouse Studio in Liverpool Street in Sydney’s CBD from 1978 until 1985. The list does not include rehearsal, teaching & research schedules, except for occasional indications when a new project or course is started. Data from the earliest years unfortunately are only sketchy.
1975
May
Formation by founder/director Graham Jones of the first ensemble of 9 dancers, and the naming of the group: Kinetic Energy Dance Company.
June/July
1) Rehearsals and creation of inaugural repertoire at various locations, including the Halliday School of Ballet in Sydney CBD, and the gyms of NSW Institute of Technology in Broadway and the University of NSW in Kensington; 2) Administrative foundation work.
Funding: The Theatre Board of the Australia Council granted $1000 towards the Company’s inaugural season.
August-October
1) Establishment of KE’s first Sydney base at the newly built Seymour Centre, Cnr City Rd & Cleveland St, Redfern. Negotiations by Jones with the Seymour Centre’s administrator, John Young, resulted in a residency arrangement for KE, with subsidised access to the venue and rehearsal facilities, as well as administrative assistance. 2) Rehearsals and creation of inaugural repertoire.
October 13-17
Preview performances of inaugural program at the NSW I.T. Union and at the Bankstown Civic Centre.
October 24, 25
Inaugural season at The Seymour Centre’s York Theatre. Two matinees, two evening concerts, which were part of the official opening of the Seymour Centre. Dancers: Phillipa Harpur, Phillip Hutch, Graham Jones, Raymond Nock, Bill Paton, Jane Pike, Stephanie St.Clair, John Salisbury, Denise Thomas. Program: choreographies by Graham Jones – CANTATE (’73, for The Ballet Rambert, London), GOJU (premiere), CONTRAPUN (premiere; music composed and played live on piano by John Levine), THEME & VARIATIONS (’70, for The Australian Contemporary Dance Co.). And by Jane Pike: TWO DANCES (premiere; music: J.S.Bach). And by Denise Thomas: RESPECT (premiere; music: Aretha Franklin).
Other: Ongoing dance classes at University of NSW, supported by UNSW Union.
1976
Funding: The Theatre Board of the Australia Council granted $500 towards our March season.
January
Summer School of Dance at the University of NSW, supported by UNSW Union.
February/March
Rehearsals of new work and repertoire, with dancers: Amanda Card, Deidre Centi, Phillipa Harpur, Graham Jones, Raymond Nock, Bill Paton, Jane Pike, Stephanie St.Clair, John Salisbury, Denise Thomas.
March 24-27
Sydney season of evening performances (24-27) and school matinees (23-25) at The Seymour Centre’s York Theatre. Cast: see above. Live music by the Thematic Improvisation Ensemble (T.I.E.): John Levine, Pete Kelly, George Jolesz. Two programs, selected from: works choreographed by Graham Jones – CANTATE (’73), CONTRAPUN (’75), FREEDOM DANCE (’71), GOJU (’75), ODE TO BILLY JOE (premiere; music: Bobby Gentry), THEME & VARIATIONS (’75), VISIONARY FIGURES (premiere; music: John Levine, played live by T.I.E.; design: Merelyn Buzo). And by Denise Thomas: AUDIO KINESIS (premiere; electronic score: Bill Fontana). And by Jane Pike: MESMERISED (premiere; music: George Zamfir).
April-June
Rehearsals of repertoire, with dancers: Amanda Card, Deidre Centi, Virginia Ferris, Phillipa Harpur, David Hinckfuss, Graham Jones, Wayne Nicol, Jane Pike, Don Secomb, Denise Thomas.
June 16-19
Sydney season of evening performances (16-19) and school matinees (16-18) at The Seymour Centre’s Downstairs Theatre, supported by Sydney University Theatre Workshop and UNSW Union. Cast: see April. Live music: T.I.E. (see March). Program: works by Graham Jones - CONTRAPUN (’75), FREEDOM DANCE (’71), VISIONARY FIGURES (’76). And by Denise Thomas: AUDIO KINESIS (’76). And by Jane Pike: MESMERISED (‘76).
June/July
Rehearsals of repertoire, with cast change: John Salisbury and Françoise Philipbert replaced Denise Thomas and Deidre Centi.
July 10
Participation in Vice Regal Concert, to mark the opening of Sutherland Civic Centre. Program: A selection from the repertoire. Cast: see July.
July 15, 16
Season at Sutherland Civic Centre. Cast: see July. Program: same as June season, plus CANTATE (’73, choreography: Graham Jones).
Other: 1) Regular lunchtime concerts at Martin Place; 2) Ongoing dance classes at the University of NSW, supported by UNSW Union; 3) Dance workshops for kids, teenagers & adults throughout Sydney.
September-November
1) Auditions; 2) Rehearsal of repertoire; 3) Creation of new work.
1977
Funding: NSW Government Division of Cultural Activities and the Theatre Board of the Australia Council each granted $1000.
January
Summer School of Dance at the University of NSW, supported by UNSW Union.
January 24 – February 5
Festival of Sydney. Performance season at The Seymour Centre’s Downstairs Theatre (supported by the Australia Council and Sydney University Theatre Workshop). Dancers: Graeme Brown, Amanda Card, Geoffrey Cichero, Virginia Ferris, Sandra Griffin, Norman Hall, Phillipa Harpur, Graham Jones, Raymond Nock, Françoise Philipbert, Jane Pike. Live music: the Thematic Improvisation Ensemble (T.I.E.) – John Levine, Andrew Ross, Pete Kelly, George Jolesz. Program: Work choreographed by Graham Jones – CONTRAPUN (’75), VISIONARY FIGURES (’76), PAST CARIN’ (premiere; music by John Levine, played live by T.I.E.; design: Merelyn Buzo). And by Jane Pike: TRISTESSE (premiere).
April
Weekend tour to Newcastle. Same program, band and cast as in January, except sans Raymond Nock, and Anna Lavrova replaced Virginia Ferris.
April 19-24
Tour to Canberra, ACT: 1) Public performances at Childers Street Hall (21-23). Same program, band and cast as in Newcastle; 2) Public workshops at ANU; 3) Site-specific outdoor events.
May
Rehearsals of repertoire and new work.
June 7-18
Sydney season (supported by Sydney University Theatre Workshop) in The Seymour Centre’s Downstairs Theatre. Same cast as in April. Live music by T.I.E (Jim Franklin replacing Pete Kelly). Program: Works by Graham Jones – CANTATE (’73), THEME & VARIATIONS (’70), PAST CARIN’ (‘77). And by Norman Hall: PRIMAVERA (’75).
July
Canberra tour: Community Dance Workshops, supported by A.C.T. Community Arts. Staff: Graham Jones & Company members.
August
Kinetic Energy Youth (K.E.Y.) at The Seymour Centre. Program: 1) Choreographic workshops (2 weeks), facilitated by Graham Jones & Sydney Uni Theatre Workshop; 2) Public concerts in The Seymour Centre’s Downstairs Theatre (12,13/8).
September/October
Creation and rehearsals of new work, with cast: Amanda Card, Norman Hall, Graham Jones, Mara Kiek, Bridget Murphy, Françoise Philipbert, Jane Pike, Lois Strickland, plus four members of K.E.Y.
October
Preparing the move to a full time home base: our Warehouse Studio in Liverpool Street, Sydney CBD. Sanding floors, painting walls, etc.
November 9-12
Sydney season, supported by Sydney Uni Theatre Workshop at The Seymour Centre’s Downstairs Theatre. Cast: see September. Program: Works by Graham Jones – JAZZ SUITE / LIVING FOR THE CITY (premiere; music: various jazz pieces), PRIMITIVE HARVEST (premiere; music: various popular pieces; design: Merelyn Buzo). And by Norman Hall: ECHO OF NARCISSUS (premiere). By Jane Pike: KALAWAIA (premiere; music: George Jolesz).
Other: 1) Regular lunchtime concerts at Martin Place; 2) Ongoing dance classes at the University of NSW, supported by UNSW Union; 3) Dance workshops for kids, teenagers & adults throughout Sydney; 4) Site-specific events at various locations in Sydney, including at the Sydney Opera House.
1978
Funding: NSW Government Division of Cultural Activities granted $2000. The Theatre Board of the Australia Council granted $5000 towards our interstate tour.
January
KE established their Warehouse Studio in the out-of-use storage building originally part of the Anthony Hordern & Sons Department Store, in Liverpool St, Sydney CBD.
January 1-14
Festival of Sydney: 1) Evening concert at Sydney Town Hall (12/1); Day time open-air performances at Martin Place and Hyde Park (1-6, 12-14/1). Program: a selection from the repertoire.
February
Rehearsals of repertoire for interstate tour with full Company: Amanda Card, Margarita Ionescu, Graham Jones, Mara Kiek, Michael Leslie, Don Munro, Bridget Murphy, Françoise Philipbert, Jane Pike, Ronaldo, Lois Strickland, Greg Zukerman.
March
Tour to Canberra & Adelaide with team of 12 dancers (see February). 1) Public concerts in Canberra Week at Childers Street Hall, Canberra (8-11/3), and at the Adelaide Festival of the Arts, The Balcony Theatre, Adelaide (15-19/3). Also: daytime and evening performances at various locations (parks, plazas, shopping centres) in Canberra and Adelaide. Two alternating program, selected from: works choreographed by Graham Jones: CONTRAPUN (’75), JAZZ SUITE / LIVING FOR THE CITY (’77), GOJU (’75); PRIMITIVE HARVEST (’77), THEME & VARIATIONS (’70), VISIONARY FIGURES (’76); and by Jane Pike: KALAWAIA (‘77), TRISTESSE (’77).
May/July
1) Rehearsals of repertoire and new work, with cast of 6: Graham Jones, Françoise Philipbert, Suzanne Ratner, Cindy Stitzinger, Jenny Toune, Greg Zukerman.
June 11
Warehouse Studio performance of existing pieces & works-in-progress.
July 13 – August 5
Sydney season (Thursdays-Saturdays) with team of 6 (see May) at the Auditorium of the NSW Institute of Technology, Anthony Hordern Building, Sydney. Program - Works choreographed by Graham Jones: PIECE FOR BLUES BAND, DANCER & ORCHESTRA (Premiere; music: William Russo), 3X3X3 (premiere, music: Keith Jarrett, T.G. Albinoni, Gil Evans; design: Anthea Boesenberg), GOJU (’75); by Amanda Card: MANDY’s DANCES (premiere), by Greg Zukerman: OTHELLO (premiere; music: Pachelbel, Saint Saens, design: Anthea Boesenberg), as well as an environmental event devised by the Company.
September 11-16
Tour to Lismore, NSW, with team of 4 dancers: Jones, Philipbert, Toune, Zukerman. Program: a selection from the repertoire. Performances at Lismore City Hall, Nimbin School of Arts, The Channon Market, Lismore (outdoor, supported by the Lismore Community Dance Association).
October/November
Rehearsals of new work for next Sydney season, with team of nine: same cast as July/August season plus new members Diane Fatkin, Mira Mansell, Wendy Wewege.
November 16 – Dec. 19
Sydney season at Bondi Beach Pavilion, Bondi Beach. Evening program (Thur-Sun): choreographies by Graham Jones – ENCORE (premiere; music: Don Ellis), BEGIN THE BEGUINE (premiere, music: Cole Porter),CONTRAPUN (’75), PIECE FOR BLUES BAND, DANCER & ORCHESTRA (‘78), 3X3X3 (’78), and by Jane Pike: TRISTESSE (’77). Matinee program (Fri-Sun): KINETIC KANGAROO kids show (premiere; choreography by Jones & Company members; music: various popular jazz & bush music pieces; design: Anthea Boesenberg).
1979
Funding: NSW Government Division of Cultural Activities granted $2,200. The Theatre Board of the Australia Council granted $1,400 towards our Canberra Tour.
January 19-21
Sydney season at St. John’s Hall, Paddington. Program A (evenings): A selection from the repertoire; Program B (matinees): KINETIC KANGAROO kids show (’78).
January 27-28
Summer School in Canberra. Indoor & outdoor performances, classes, workshops.
February-November
Inaugural KE Dance Course: Three terms of classes in Contemporary, Ballet, Composition & Improvisation (afternoon & evening courses). Teachers: Graham Jones, Mira Mansell, Lois Travers.
February/March
Rehearsals of repertoire and new work to be premiered at the Sydney Opera House, and toured in the first half of this year’s program.
March 21 – April 8
Performance season at the Recording Hall, Sydney Opera House. Two alternating programs, with items selected from: work choreographed by Graham Jones: NIGHT CYCLE (premiere; music: Benjamin Britten; design: Anthea Boesenberg); IMPROVISATION (premiere; Graham Jones with guest jazz-pianist Judy Bailey); ENCORE (’78); GOJU (’75); PIECE FOR BLUES BAND, DANCER & ORCHESTRA (’78). And by Mira Mansell: TO THE MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS OF HIROSHIMA (premiere). And by Françoise Philipbert: YSLAND (premiere). And by Jane Pike: KALAWAIA (‘78); KINETIC ENERGY (premiere). Dancers: Diane Fatkin, Graham Jones, Mira Mansell, Françoise Philipbert, Jane Pike, Suzanne Ratner, Cindy Stitzinger, Wendy Wewege, Greg Zukerman.
April 15-28
Tour to Canberra, ACT: 1) Public performances (19-21, 26-28) at the ANU Arts Centre. Two alternating programs, same as Opera House season (see above) except: IMPROVISATION replaced by BEGIN THE BEGUINE (’75), plus 3X3X3 (’78); 2) Matinee performance of kids show KINETIC KANGAROO at ANU Arts Centre; 3) Public dance classes and workshops (1 week).
June/July
Rehearsals of repertoire and new work to be performed and toured the rest of the year.
August
Site-specific lunchtime events (indoor) in Sydney Tertiary Institutions.
August 18, 19
Public performances and workshops in Liverpool, supported by the Liverpool Council. Program & cast: see tour to Melbourne (below).
September 23 – Oct. 17
Tour to Melbourne, Newcastle, Brisbane, Northern NSW, with team of 6 dancers: Diane Fatkin, Mary Ann Gourlay, Graham Jones, Mira Mansell, Cindy Stitzinger, Wendy Wewege. Touring repertoire: choreographies by Graham Jones - BEGIN THE BEGUINE (’75), ENCORE (’78), FOUR VARIATIONS (premiere), GOJU (’75), 3X3X3 (’78), PIECE FOR BLUES BAND, DANCER & ORCHESTRA (’78). By Mira Mansell: TRAVELLERS (premiere). 1) Public concerts (items selected from touring repertoire) at: The Mill Theatre, Geelong (24/9), The Pram Factory, Melbourne (26- 29/9, Union Street Hall, Newcastle (4/10), The Channon Market (outdoor), Lismore (6/10), Goondiwindi Festival (indoor & outdoor), Goondiwindi (13/10), The Cement Box Theatre, Brisbane (15-17/10); 2) DANCE INSIGHT program at schools in Bogabilla and Murwillumbah; 3) Site-specific lunchtime events in cafeterias at Tertiary Institutions in Melbourne, Newcastle, Brisbane; 4) Workshops at QLD University.
October-December
Rehearsals of repertoire and new work.
December 15, 16, 22, 23
Performance season at the Queen Street Galleries, Woolahra, Sydney. Program: two premieres - SKY (Choreography: Graham Jones. Music: John Levine. Design: Anthea Boesenberg) and MOSAIC (Choreography: Mira Mansell. Music: James Penberthy). Plus items from the repertoire.
December 15-21
Lunchtime concerts at the Anzac House Auditorium, Sydney. Program: a selection from the repertoire, plus LIVING FOR THE CITY (’77).
1980
Funding: NSW Government Division of Cultural Activities granted $2,200.
January
Two week Summer School – Contemporary Dance & Movement. Teachers: Graham Jones, Mira Mansell. Guest teachers: Elisabeth Burke, Pierre Thibaudeau (Corporeal Mime). Including a concert of and a talk by Graham Jones and composer pianist John Levine.
February-November
KE Dance Course. Three terms of classes in Contemporary, Ballet, Composition & Improvisation (afternoon & evening courses). Teachers: Graham Jones, Mira Mansell, Lois Travers.
March
Rehearsals of repertoire and new work (GALLERY DANCES, inspired by sculptures of Oliffe Richmond).
April 10-27
Tour to Wagga Wagga NSW, Melbourne & Geelong, Victoria, with team of 9: Diane Fatkin, Mary Ann Gourlay, Shona Innes, Graham Jones, Mira Mansell, Glennis Mills, Lynne Santos, Cindy Stitzinger, Wendy Wewege. 1) Public performances in Wagga Wagga (11, 12/4), The Mill Theatre Geelong (18/4), Realities Art Gallery, Toorak, Melbourne (23-27/4). Touring repertoire and work–in-progress: works choreographed by Graham Jones - GALLERY DANCES (in-progress), BEGIN THE BEGUINE (’79), FOUR VARIATIONS (’79), LIVING FOR THE CITY (’77), VISIONARY FIGURES (’76), PIECE FOR BLUES BAND, DANCER & ORCHESTRA (’78), SKY (’79), ENCORE (’78), 3X3X3 (’78); and by Mira Mansell: MOSAIC (’79), 2) Site-specific lunchtime events (indoor & outdoor) at Tertiary Institutions in Wagga Wagga and Melbourne; 3) Public workshops in Wagga Wagga and Melbourne.
May & onwards
KE ran a performance series in Sydney known as Warehouse Concerts. They were an informal platform for showing new work, both finished and in-progress, and for discussion with the audience afterwards.
May 5-9
School Holiday Workshops at the Warehouse.
May 9
Warehouse Concert I. Program: selection of dances from the repertoire (see April). Full Company.
June 6
Warehouse Concert II (as above). Full Company.
June
Tour to Newcastle and Taree, NSW. Full Company. 1) Public concerts in Union St. Hall, Newcastle (11/6), and for Taree Arts Council (12/6). Program: a selection of dances from the repertoire (see April); 2) Site-specific lunchtime events (indoor & outdoor) at Tertiary Institutions in Newcastle.
July 4 & 5
Warehouse Concert III (as above). Full Company.
July 7-26
Tour to Adelaide & Canberra. Full Company. 1) Public concerts of the touring repertoire at the Balcony Theatre, Adelaide (9-12, 15-19/7), and the ANU Arts Centre, Canberra (24-26/7); 2) Site-specific lunchtime events at Tertiary Institutions in Adelaide and Canberra; 3) Dance workshops for Tertiary Institutions, local dance schools and the general public; 4) Day time performances in shopping centres in Adelaide & Canberra.
August 7-10
Tour to Wollongong/Mittagong. Full Company (Jacki Flavell replaced Glennis Mills). 1) Public concerts of the touring repertoire at Wollongong City Gallery (8/8), and for Mittagong Arts Council at the Clubbe Hall (9/8); 2) Site-specific lunchtime events at Wollongong University; 3) Public dance classes in Mittagong; 4) Day time concerts in shopping centres in Wollongong.
September 12 – Oct. 16
Tour to Brisbane, Toowoomba, QLD, and Northern NSW. With team of 5 dancers: Diane Fatkin, Shona Innes, Graham Jones, Cindy Stitzinger, Wendy Wewege. 1) Public concerts of touring repertoire at the Cement Box Theatre, Brisbane (17-20/9), the Warana Festival, King George Square, Brisbane (24/9), the School of Arts, Yandina (26/9), The Civic Centre, Coolum (27/9), at the Plantation Hotel, Coffs Harbour (2/10), Armidale Arts Festival, indoor (5/10) & outdoor at Central Park (6/10).
October-December
Development & completion of GALLERY DANCES to full-length version.
Oct. 24, 25, 31, Nov. 1
Warehouse Concert IV (as above). Same cast as Brisbane tour.
Nov. 28, 29, Dec. 5, 6
Warehouse Concert V. Same cast as Brisbane tour. Program: GALLERY DANCES (in-progress). Choreography: Graham Jones. Music: Michael Gibbs, James P. Johnson. Design: Merelyn Buzo and Charles Arnot.
December 7
Performance of GALLERY DANCES at the Art Gallery of NSW (as above).
Other, throughout 1) DANCE INSIGHT program at schools in Sydney; 2) One-off public performances for local Arts Councils and community groups in Sydney; 3) Site-specific lunchtime events at Tertiary Institutions in Sydney (indoor & outdoor).
1981
Funding: NSW Government Division of Cultural Activities granted us $3000.
January
Two week Summer School – Contemporary Dance.
February-November
KE Dance Course. Three terms of classes in Contemporary, Ballet, Composition & Improvisation (afternoon & evening courses). Teachers: Graham Jones, Mira Mansell, Lois Travers, and Company members.
February
Rehearsals of GALLERY DANCES.
February 23 – March 15
Tour to Adelaide: 1) Public season of GALLERY DANCES (premiere) at the Scott Theatre, Adelaide. Choreography: Graham Jones. Music: Michael Gibbs, James P. Johnson. Design: Merelyn Buzo, Charles Arnot. Dancers: Shona Innes, Graham Jones, Rose-Maree Majstrovic, Cindy Stitzinger, Wendy Wewege; 2) Public performances (selection from the touring repertoire) outdoors at The Festival Centre & indoors at The Space, Adelaide; 3) Public workshops at The Festival Centre and various dance schools; 4) Residency (3 weeks) at the Adelaide College of Arts & Education to launch Australia’s first BA course in Dance; 5) Site-specific lunchtime events (indoor/outdoor) at Tertiary Institutions in Adelaide.
March 26 –April 4
Tour to Wagga Wagga: 1) Public performances (selection from touring repertoire) at Riverina Trucking Company (27, 28/3); 2) DANCE & POETRY collaboration with poet Thomas Shapcott at Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery (29/3); 3) Public concerts of GALLERY DANCES (see above) in various locations (3,4/4); 4) Dance classes (1 week) at Riverina CAE; 5) Site-specific lunchtime event in cafeteria at Riverina CAE; 6) DANCE INSIGHT program at local schools.
April 5-26
Tour to Melbourne: 1) Public performances of GALLERY DANCES (as above) at the Drama Studio of the National Theatre, St Kilda (22-26/4); 2) Public workshops at same venue; 3) Site-specific lunchtime events & classes at Melbourne Tertiary Institutions; 4) DANCE INSIGHT program at local schools.
June 19, 20, 26, 27
Public performances of GALLERY DANCES (as above) at the Chapter House, St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Sydney.
July/August
Rehearsals new work, in collaboration with writer Thomas Shapcott.
September 14 – Oct. 5
Tour to Brisbane, Toowoomba (QLD), Northern NSW: 1) Public season at Cement Box Theatre, Brisbane – Program A (17-19/9): GALLERY DANCES (Sandra Perrin replaced Wendy Wewege); Program B (24-26/9): Premiere of TWO VOICES Part 1 & 2 – Poetry in Motion, Motion in Poetry. Text and recitation: Thomas Shapcott. Choreography: Graham Jones. Music: various classical pieces for solo guitar. Cast: full Company; 2) Workshops for students and the general public at QLD University, Brisbane, and Darling Downs IAE, Toowoomba; 3) Public performances of GALLERY DANCES at Queensland Institute of Technology, Brisbane, and Darling Downs 5) Two public performances (matinee & evening) of GALLERY DANCES at Lismore City Hall for Lismore Arts Council (3/9); 6) Workshops at Northern Rivers CAE (1/10); 7) Performances of GALLERY DANCES at Tanelorn Festival, Taree (2/10), and Newcastle CAE (3/10).
October 22-24
Tour to Canberra: 1) Public performances of GALLERY DANCES (as above) at ANU Arts Centre, Canberra (23,24/10); 2) Site-specific lunchtime events at Tertiary Institutions in Canberra.
November 6
Dance & Music performance at Chapter House, St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Sydney. Dances from the repertoire: Duets from TWO VOICES danced by Graham Jones & Shona Innis, recitation by Peter Snow; GOJU (‘75), DANCE for TORSO & TWO LEGS (by Shona Innes, premiere); and a concert by Mediaeval music ensemble Aquila Altera.
December 5,10,11,12
Public season of TWO VOICES Part 1 & 2 - Poetry in Motion, Motion in Poetry at Chapter House, St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Sydney. Text and recitation: Thomas Shapcott. Choreography: Graham Jones. Music: various classical pieces for solo guitar. Cast: full Company.
Other, throughout: 1) DANCE INSIGHT program at schools in Sydney; 2) One-off public performances for local Arts Councils and communities in Sydney Basin & Wollongong regions; 3) Site-specific indoor/outdoor lunchtime events at Tertiary Institutions in Sydney.
1982
Funding: NSW Government Division of Cultural Activities granted us $3000.
January
Two week Summer School – Contemporary Dance.
February
Rehearsals. Rosemary Cuff replaced Cindy Stitzinger as Graham Jones’ general assistant.
February-November
KE Dance Course. Three terms of classes in Contemporary, Ballet, Composition & Improvisation (afternoon & evening courses). Teachers: Graham Jones, Stephanie St.Clair, Lois Travers, Mary Szental, Wendy Wewege.
March 8-14
Tour to Wagga Wagga: 1) Public performances (12,13/3) – Act I: DANCES for TWO TORSOS, TWO LEGS, SIX ARMS & THREE HEADS, ONE TORSO, TWO LEGS & FOUR WHOLE BODIES (premiere). Choreography & design: Shona Innes. Dancers: Rosemary Cuff, Shona Innes, Jefferson Moreira, Sandra Perrin; Act II: Graham Jones’ Solo Concert – solo from TWO VOICES (’81), GOJU (’75), KNEADING DANCE (from PRIMITIVE HARVEST ’77), LIVING FOR THE CITY (’77); 2) Open air event in local festival; 3) Site-specific lunchtime event in cafeteria at Riverina CAE; 4) Residency at Riverina CAE: one week of dance classes; 5) DANCE INSIGHT for schools; 6) Public workshops.
April
Tour to Melbourne, Victoria: 1) Public performances at The Open Stage, Melbourne. Program A (20, 22, 24/4) - Act I: DANCES for TWO TORSOS, etc (as in Wagga, see above); Act II: TWO VOICES PART 2 (Chants for a Tarot Pack). Choreography: Graham Jones. Poetry: Thomas Shapcott. Actor: Peter Snow. Dancers: Cuff, Innes, Moreira, Jones, Perrin. Program B (21, 23/4) – Act I: Graham Jones’ Solo Concert (as in Wagga, see above), Act II: Two VOICES PART 2 (Chants for a Tarot Pack); 2) Open air shows & site-specific lunchtime events in cafeterias at Tertiary Institutions in Melbourne and Victorian regional centres; 3) Public workshops and schools performances in Melbourne and Victorian regional centres.
June 17-26
Performance season at the Chapter House, St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Sydney. Program A (17, 19, 24, 26/6) – TWO VOICES PART 1&2 (see December ‘81). (Cast change: Wendy Wewege replaced Shona Innes); Program B (18, 25) – Graham Jones’ Solo Concert: LIVING FOR THE CITY (’77), KNEADING DANCE (from PRIMITIVE HARVEST ’77), GOJU (’75), solo from TWO VOICES (’81), SHOT PUT (from GALLERY DANCES (’81), PIECE FOR BLUES BAND, DANCER & ORCHESTRA (’78).
July/August
Tour to Adelaide & Gippsland, Victoria: 1) Public season at The Dance Studio, South Australian CAE, Adelaide. Program A (16,17/7) - Graham Jones Solo Concert (as in Sydney, see above); Program B (21-24/7) - TWO VOICES PART 1&2 (as above, but sans Jefferson); 2) Residency at S.A. CAE, one week of dance classes; 3) Residency at Gippsland CAE, Victoria, one week of dance classes, workshops, open air & indoor site-specific lunchtime events.
September
Two-week tour to Brisbane, QLD: 1) Public season at Brisbane Community Arts Centre. Program A (15/9) - Graham Jones Solo Concert (as in Sydney, see above); Program B (16-18/9) – TWO VOICES PART 1 & 2. Cast as in Adelaide, plus guitarist Colin Holmes; 2) One week of workshops and site-specific lunchtime events (cafeteria) at Tertiary Institutions in Brisbane; 3) Public workshops.
October
Tour to Canberra, ACT: 1) Public season at ANU Arts Centre, Canberra. Program A (8/10) – Graham Jones Solo Concert (as in Sydney, see above); Program B (9/9) – TWO VOICES PART 1 & 2 (as in Brisbane, see above); 2) Public workshops – contemporary dance.
Other, throughout: 1) DANCE INSIGHT performances and workshops in Sydney and NSW country schools; 2) One-off public performances for local Arts Councils and other, in NSW Country regions; 3) Site-specific indoor/outdoor lunchtime events at Sydney Tertiary Institutions.
1983
Funding: The Australia Council (Theatre Board) granted us $1,600 towards school residencies. The NSW Ministry of the Arts gave us $2,531 towards our general activities.
January 4-13
Summer School: 1) Contemporary Dance, taught by Graham Jones, Wendy Wewege, Stephanie St.Clair. 2) METAMORPHOSEN - Performances by Dutch international guests (members of International Research Theatre Group KISS): Judith Hamer (dance & choreography) and Jepke Goudsmit (choreography).
February-November
KE Dance Course. Three terms of classes in Contemporary, Ballet, Composition & Improvisation (afternoon & evening courses). Teachers: Graham Jones, Stephanie St.Clair, Wendy Wewege.
February/March
Rehearsals of new work INTERSECTIONS
March 21-31
Tour to Wagga Wagga: 1) Residency at Riverina CAE with a program of dance workshops for students across Departments of Drama, Education & Library Science, and site-specific lunchtime events at the CAE’s library & cafeteria; 2) DANCE INSIGHT performances & workshops for local schools; 3) Public performances: Program I (24/3) Graham Jones Solo Concert. Solos selected from TWO VOICES (’81), CONTRAPUN (’75), INTERSECTIONS (’83) and GALLERY DANCES (’80), as well as GOJU (’75), PIECE for BLUES BAND, DANCER & ORCHESTRA (‘78). Program II (25/3) INTERSECTIONS (work-in-progress). Dancers: Rosemary Cuff, Anita Hill, Graham Jones, Wendy Wewege.
April 11-16
Tour to Bathurst: 1) Residency at Mitchell CAE with a program of dance workshops for students in Drama, and site-specific lunchtime event at the CAE’s cafeteria; 2) Public workshops at Ann Maher School of Ballet; 3) Public performances of Program I & II (see March); 4) DANCE INSIGHT performances & workshops for local schools.
May/June
Further development of INTERSECTIONS (for 5 dancers). New to the team: Lynda Holmes, Judy Cook (replacing Rosemary Cuff who stayed as general assistant). Work-in-progress performances at the Warehouse on May 18, 23-25, June 21-23.
June 10
Performance at the Chapter House, St Andrew’s Cathedral, Sydney, of Graham Jones Solo Concert, as in Wagga Wagga (see April), plus duets from VISIONARY FIGURES (’76) and TWO VOICES (’81) with guests: dancer Wendy Wewege, Peter Snow (poetry), Colin Holmes (guitar). Also ZAZEN, solo created and danced by Wendy Wewege.
July 5-6
Premiere performances of INTERSECTIONS at the Warehouse Studio. Choreography: Graham Jones. Electronic score: Alister Spence. Design: Lynda Holmes, Michael Gill. Dancers: Judy Cook, Anita Hill, Lynda Holmes, Graham Jones, Wendy Wewege. Live piano: Alister Spence.
July 11 – August 8
Tour to Melbourne, Victoria, Adelaide, South Australia: 1) Public season at The Open Stage, Melbourne. Program A: INTERSECTIONS (19,20, 22,23/7), Program B: Graham Jones as in Sydney 10/6 (except pianist Alister Spence replaced Peter Snow) (21/7); 2) Public performances at The Madley Dance Space, Adelaide. Program A (30/7) & Program B (29/7) as in Melbourne, but without Holmes & Spence. 3) Public performances of INTERSECTIONS in Geelong & Warnambool (as in Adelaide); 4) Site-specific lunchtime events in cafeterias at Tertiary Institutions in Melbourne (total 8), and Adelaide, Warnambool, Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo (1 each); 5) Residency at Melbourne CAE: classes and workshops for students and the general public (1 week).
August 10-14
Residency at Newcastle CAE: 1) Public performance of INTERSECTIONS (11/8) (as in Adelaide); 2) Site-specific lunchtime event in CAE’s cafeteria; 3) Public weekend workshop (13&14/8).
September 26 – Oct. 5
Tour to Brisbane & Toowoomba (QLD): 1) Three public performances of INTERSECTIONS at La Boite Theatre (as in Adelaide, with Michael Gill replacing Judy Cook), and one public performance at QLD University of Graham Jones Solo Concert with guest Wendy Wewege (as in Adelaide); 2) Site-specific lunchtime events in cafeterias at Tertiary Institutions in Brisbane and Toowoomba (7 total); 4) One week residency at QLD University’s Dept. of Human Movement Studies: workshops for students and the general public.
October 7-12
Tour to Canberra, ACT: 1) Public performance of INTERSECTIONS (as in Brisbane); 2) Two site-specific lunchtime events in Canberra CAE’s cafeteria; 3) DANCE INSIGHT at Hawker College.
October 28 - Nov. 5
Performances at the Chapter House, St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Sydney, of 1) Graham Jones Solo Concert, with guests: dancer Wendy Wewege, guitarist Colin Holmes and pianist Alister Spence (28/10, 4/11); 2) INTERSECTIONS (as in Brisbane) (29/10, 5/11).
Other, throughout: 1) DANCE INSIGHT for schools in Sydney and NSW South Coast & Southern Tablelands regions; 2) Public performances for Wollongong and Eurobodalla Arts Councils in NSW country regions.
1984
Funding: The Australia Council (Theatre Board) granted us $10,000 towards our general activities, and $9,250 for Touring & Access. The NSW Ministry of the Arts gave us $9,000 towards our theatre-in-education program at Sydney schools (DANCE INSIGHT) and for development of new work.
January 2-13
Summer School: 1) Contemporary Dance, taught by Graham Jones and Company members; 2) Performance of Dance Solos & Duets, and Poetry (11/1). Cast: Graham Jones, Wendy Wewege (dance), Peter Snow (poetry), Colin Holmes (guitar); 3) Performance of INTERSECTIONS (as in Brisbane ’83) (13/1). Cast: Michael Gill, Anita Hill, Lynda Holmes, Graham Jones, Wendy Wewege.
January 16-20
Summer School – Modern Dance, at Newcastle CAE, in association with Newcastle University. Taught by Graham Jones & Company members. Public performance of Dance Solos, Duets & Ensemble Pieces from the repertoire(17/1).
February/March
Contemporary Dance Course - Term I.
March-November
1) DANCE INSIGHT – performances & workshops for Sydney schools (5 weeks total); 2) Site-specific lunchtime events at Tertiary Institutions in Sydney (1 week total).
March 31 - April7
Company Tour of Central Western NSW. Dance program (performances of touring repertoire & workshops). Including a 1 week residency in Bathurst at Mitchell CAE: public workshops, performances and a site-specific lunchtime event. Dance program: Solos, Duets & Ensemble Pieces from the repertoire. Dancers: Ros Crisp, Lynda Holmes, Graham Jones, Wendy Wewege. Musician: Colin Holmes (guitar). Technician: Al Foster.
April & onwards
Jepke Goudsmit joins the Company. She teaches Company classes in Voice & Drama. Earle Montague is employed to teach the Company Tai Chi at the Warehouse.
May
1) Contemporary Dance Course - Term II. 2) Rehearsals of repertoire.
June 1 – July 7
Six week tour of Southern NSW, Victoria, Melbourne, Adelaide (SA), with team of 6 performers: Ros Crisp, Jepke Goudsmit, Sari Järvenpää, Graham Jones, Mary Szental, Wendy Wewege. And technician: Al Foster. 1) Public performances at Merimbula (2/6), The Madley Dance Space in Adelaide (7&8/6), The Mill Theatre in Geelong (14/6), The Open Stage in Melbourne (27/6-7/7). Program A: INTERSECTIONS (’83), Program B: Dance Solos, Duets & Ensemble Pieces from the repertoire; 2) DANCE INSIGHT performances & workshops at schools; 3) Site-specific lunchtime events (cafeteria and library) at Tertiary Institutions in Canberra, Wagga Wagga, Melbourne; 4) Workshops at Tertiary Institutions in Melbourne, Adelaide, Geelong.
August/September
1) Contemporary Dance Course - Term III. 2) Rehearsals of repertoire.
September 22 – Oct. 20
Four week tour of Northern NSW and Brisbane (QLD) with cast of 4 (Crisp, Jarvenpää, Jones, Wewege). 1) Public performances of Program B (as in July) and workshops for local Arts Councils and Communities in Scone, Bellingen, Glen Innes, Moree, Narrabri, Dorrigo; 2) Residency of performances (Program B) and workshops at University of New England, Armidale (2-4/10); 3) Residency of workshops & a site-specific lunchtime event at Brisbane CAE (11-17/10); 4) Public performances of Program B at The Woodward Theatre, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane (10-13/10); 5) Site-specific lunchtime events at Brisbane Tertiary Institutions.
October 24 – Nov. 4
Season of LITTORAL ZONE at The Performance Space, Redfern, Sydney. Collaboration KE & REP Theatre. Dancers: Ros Crisp. Sari Jarvenpää, Graham Jones, Wendy Wewege. Actors: Jepke Goudsmit, Richard Lawton, Peter Snow. Technician: Gary Luke. Poster: Joseph Stejskal. Program - Part 1 (all nights): ORISON (by Fernando Arrabal). Direction: Peter Snow. Musician: Don Reid; Part 2A (24-26/10, 3-4/11) – works choreographed by Graham Jones – GOJU (‘75), duet from SKY (‘79), STREET DANCER, SHOPPING DANCE & SPACE INVADERS (from INTERSECTIONS, ‘83); PIECE FOR BLUES BAND, DANCER & ORCHESTRA (‘78). Part 2B (27, 28, 31/10, 1-2/11): SKY (complete, ’79). Choreography: Graham Jones. Costumes: Anthea Boesenberg. Music: John Levine. And Part 3 (all nights): Poetry in Motion. Choreography & concept: Graham Jones. Direction: Graham Jones & Peter Snow. Poetry: Thomas Shapcott. PARTS OF THE FEET, FIVE DAYS LOST, THE LITANIES OF JULIA PASTRANA.
November 19-24
One week residency in Bombala, NSW, assisted by Country Area Program. 1) Workshops in regional schools; 2) Evening workshops for general public; 3) Evening performances (23,24/11) of INTERSECTIONS (‘83). Cast: Ros Crisp, Jepke Goudsmit, Madira Hill, Sari Jarvenpää, Graham Jones, Wendy Wewege.
1985
January Festival of Sydney, performances of MANDALAS outdoors at Hyde Park, Circular Quay and Martin Place. An inter-disciplinary piece created in collaboration with Rune Theatre. Directed by William Farrimond. Dancers: Ros Crisp, Madira Hill, Sari Jarvenpää, Wendy Wewege. Actors: Jepke Goudsmit, Tom Lycos. Musician: Don Reid. Singer: Hilary Oliver. Masks: Antoine Dyga. Costumes: Kerri Lenchon.
January 7-18
KE Summer School. 1) classes: dance & drama (Graham Jones & Jepke Goudsmit), voice (Peter Snow), music (Don Reid); 2) Two evening performances of LITTORAL ZONE (as in October ‘84).
Funding: The Australia Council granted us $11,000 (Theatre Board) towards our annual program, $4,000 for writer-in-residence Peter Snow (Literature Board). NSW Ministry of the Arts gave us $10,000 towards our annual program.
February-September
Training, research, script development & fieldwork for full-length work: DONG XI. Including weekly Tai Chi classes for the Company with Erle Montaigue, and sessions with Chinese calligraphist Raymond Leung.
March
1) Site-specific lunchtime events at Cabramatta and Fairfield Council swimming pools with team of 4 dancers: Ros Crisp, Sari Jarvenpää, Graham Jones, Wendy Wewege.
March-May
1) Two week tour with team of 4 dancers (as above) to Central Western NSW region (Parkes, Forbes, Orange, Bathurst) of touring repertoire, including: public performances, site-specific lunchtime events and workshops for local Arts Councils/Tertiary Institutions/festivals, plus DANCE INSIGHT program for schools; 2) One week tour to Newcastle NSW region (same program); 3) Dance & Drama workshops at the Warehouse. Teachers: Graham Jones, Jepke Goudsmit, Peter Snow.
June
1) We are given notice to vacate the Warehouse Studio to make space for World Square. We start searching for an alternative home in Sydney’s Inner West; 2) One week tour of Sydney’s Outer West (Nepean CAE, Lewers Art Gallery in Penrith, and schools) with Dance & Poetry program. Same team, augmented with Peter Snow & Jepke Goudsmit.
July
Found & secured a new space for the Company in South Newtown, Cnr King/Bray Sts, which was to become THE EDGE Theatre Laboratory. Negotiated renovations with the owners. Began transforming the space: The owners took care of the painting, installed office, kitchen, shower & toilet block, carpet, lights. We restored the floor, removing tacks etc, sanding, sealing, polishing. Basic furnishing & equipping of the venue.
July/August
Three week tour with team of 4 dancers to Riverina (NSW), regional Victoria, metropolitan Melbourne. Dance repertoire including: public performances, site-specific lunchtime events & workshops for local Arts Councils/Tertiary Institutions and festivals, DANCE INSIGHT program for schools.
August 14-28
Performance season and workshops in The Next Wave Festival, at The Open Stage in Melbourne. Program: SKY (’79), SPACE INVADERS from INTERSECTIONS (’83), GOJU (’75), plus excerpts from new work-in-progress DONG XI. Dancers: Ros Crisp, Sari Jarvenpää, Madira Hill, Graham Jones, Actor: Jepke Goudsmit.
September 10-16
One week tour to Bellingen, Nyngan, Gunnedah. Public performances for local Arts Councils. Dance touring repertoire. Cast as in August.
Mid September
We moved from the Liverpool Street Warehouse Studio in Sydney’s CBD to our new home in Newtown: THE EDGE Performing Arts Laboratory.
THE EDGE YEARS
A list of activities, including KE performances, courses and creative initiatives, during our years at THE EDGE (Cnr King & Bray Sts in Newtown) from 1985 until 2002. The list does not include full rehearsal & research schedules, apart from occasional indications when a new project is undertaken. Nor does it log our teaching at Newtown PS and Lady Gowrie CC in Erskineville, or our many years as voice/drama lecturers at NSW University (Oatley Campus), or our teaching at Randwick, Blacktown and Bankstown TAFE. Also excluding: shows, classes, workshops & other activities by THE EDGE hirers not curated by us.
1985
Mid September
After a few months of building and renovation work in our new base in Newtown, we moved from the Warehouse Studio in Sydney’s CBD. We called our new home THE EDGE Performing Arts Laboratory.
September/October
1) Rehearsals and production of new work DONG XI; 2) Public Dance & Drama workshops taught by Graham Jones, Jepke Goudsmit and Peter Snow; 3) Site specific events at Sydney Tertiary Institutions (1 week total).
November 3
Site specific outdoor environmental event at Sydney Opera House.
Nov. 5-24
Premiere season of DONG XI at The Performance Space, Cleveland St, Redfern. Created by Graham Jones & Jepke Goudsmit in collaboration with Peter Snow - text, Don Reid - music, Raymond Leung - calligraphy, Ulijana Studena - costume design. Performers: Ros Crisp, Madira Hill, Jepke Goudsmit, Graham Jones.
December
Found out requirements for THE EDGE to be used officially for public performance, 1) from the NSW Department of Local Government, and 2) from Sydney Council. The building was inspected to ascertain what work was necessary to comply with fire & safety regulations. We began canvassing local support for our venture.
1986
Courses & workshops at The Edge:
Jan 6-24
Summer School (Graham Jones – dance, Jepke Goudsmit – drama, Peter Snow – voice).
Feb-April
Further development of DONG XI, including sessions with Chinese Calligraphist Young Ming.
March 3 – April 24
Dance & Drama Course Term I (Jones/Goudsmit).
May 19 – July 18
Dance & Drama Course Term II (Jones/Goudsmit).
August 4 – Sept. 26
Dance & Drama Course Term III (Jones/Goudsmit).
Performances at The Edge:
April 4-6
ONE WITH AT LEAST ANOTHER (OWALA 1) – Each night KE’s DONG XI (’85). Cast: as in ’85. Guests: (4/4) Don Reid & Friends (Alister Spence & Jonathon Schwartz); and (5,6/4) new work by Darc Swan: FALLING FALLING, LUCIFER CALLING (Choreography Chris Jannides).
June 13-15, 20-22
OWALA 2: Berthold Brecht’s THE INFORMER (Direction & design: Jepke Goudsmit. Costumes: Ulijana Studena. Cast: John Grinston, Alan Schacher, Jenny Cook, Verona McMahon); Graham Jones Solo Dances; SPACE INVADERS from INTERSECTIONS (’83). Cast: Belinda Fox, Graham Jones, Glennis Murphy, Dolores Scott. Guests: Dutch performance artist Jos Zouff (13-15/6); Jazz program by Don Reid & Friends (15, 22/6).
August 15-17, 22-24
OWALA 3: VISIONARY FIGURES (’76). Choreography: Graham Jones, Music: John Levine. Costumes: Merelyn Buzo. Slides: Scott Clark. Dancers: Belinda Fox, Nola Deary, Kate Henson, Graham Jones, Glennis Murphy, Sue Spence, Dolores Scott, Jane Seymour. Plus: Solos & Duets (Jones & Goudsmit). Guests: Darc Swan Dance Company (15,16,22/8); Impro – movement: Alan Schacher, double bass: Richard Ratajczak (15,16,17/8); Poets - Tom Shapcott & Peter Skrzynecki (23&24/8); Roland Robinson (23/8); Song (16/8) - Nellie Grundel (singer), Roger Barker (guitar); Jazz - Don Reid & Alister Spence (17, 24/8);
Throughout: Exhibition of paintings by Eddie Lopez Valdezpino.
October 8-19
OWALA 4: Solos & Duets (Jepke Goudsmit, Graham Jones); Plus guests: NOT I by Samuel Beckett, performed by Jepke Goudsmit, directed by: Robert Klenner (8-11/10); multicultural a capella group Blindman’s Holiday (12/10); DONG XI (‘85). Cast: Belinda Fox, Jepke Goudsmit, Graham Jones, Jane Seymour (15-18/10). Guests: poet Peter Snow (15-18/10), Chinese Calligraphist/Musician Young Ming (17,18/10); Multi-cultural a capella group Blindman’s Holiday (19/10), Linda Marr, Karen Smith, Gemma Turner, Julie Vickers.
Performances elsewhere:
September 20,21,27,28
DONG XI (‘85) at the Art Gallery NSW. Cast: as in October.
October (second half)
North Coast NSW Tour of DONG XI, with team of 4, to South West Rocks, Bellingen, Murwillumbah, supported by local Arts Councils, and to Byron Bay, supported by local dance & theatre studios. Also: DANCE INSIGHT schools program.
Throughout ’86 & ’87
Groundwork towards obtaining a Theatre & Public Halls Licence: legal work, petitions, engagement in social infra-structure and developing local support. Car-parking negotiations are made, architectural designs drawn, grant applications prepared.
1987
Authorisation Our theatre-in-education program DANCE INSIGHT (named INSIDE OUT from 1990) was authorised and accredited by the Department of Education NSW. It was toured to High Schools and Primary Schools in the Sydney Basin & NSW rural regions throughout the year.
Courses & Workshops at The Edge:
January 5-18
Summer School. Teachers: Dance – Graham Jones, Drama - Jepke Goudsmit, Song – Linda Marr.
February 16 - onwards
8 week Dance & Drama Course Term I. Teachers: Graham Jones & Jepke Goudsmit.
May 5 - June 28
Dance & Drama Course Term II (Jones/Goudsmit), with student performances of THE INSECT PLAY by Karel & Joseph Capek (27,28/6). Direction: Jepke Goudsmit. Movement: Graham Jones. Dramaturgy: Sarah Coventry. .
August 10 – Sept 29
Dance & Song Course. Teachers: Graham Jones - Dance, Julie Vickers and Linda Marr - Song.
Performances at The Edge:
May 1-3, 8-10
OWALA 5: Tom Shapcott’s THE CYCLE (Jim Franklin, Jepke Goudsmit, Graham Jones); Dance – structured improv (Jones & Goudsmit); Song – a capella group Blindman’s Holiday - Linda Marr, Karen Smith, Gemma Turner, Julie Vickers; MOPPING UP (collaboration by all).
July 22-26
OWALA 6: two new theatre pieces - A STORY IN EXILE & MIND OUT, created by Peter Snow, with Marta Kiec-Gubala, Terry Hansen, Mark Hudson. Music by Jim Franklin.
October 15 – Nov 1
OWALA 7: MOPPING UP (as in May); plus premiere season of ECCENTRICS, created by Jones & Goudsmit in collaboration with Jim Franklin (music), Scott Clark (design), Philip McGuire (slides), Peter Snow (text). Cast: Janet Andrews, Jepke Goudsmit, Graham Jones, Glenda Seers. ECCENTRICS was supported by a grant ($11,893) from the Theatre Board of the Australia Council.
Performances elsewhere:
November
NSW Tour to Griffith and Cootamundra supported by their local Arts Councils. Excerpts from ECCENTRICS (G.Jones, J.Goudsmit, J.Franklin), Dance Solo (Jones), Songs from around the world (Blindman’s Holiday), plus MOPPING UP (performed by the above). Also DANCE INSIGHT schools program.
1988
Courses & Workshops at The Edge:
January 4-22
Summer School. Teachers: Dance – Graham Jones, Drama - Jepke Goudsmit, Song – Linda Marr.
January 23,24
Kids Dance & Drama weekend - morning workshops (Rosemary Cuff), matinee performance (23/1) of ‘The Pied Piper of Hamelin’ by Smiling Piccolo Puppet Theatre (Steve Mayer-Miller, Rosemary Cuff).
March 7 – May 3
8 week Dance & Drama Course Term I (Jones/Goudsmit).
Performances at The Edge:
April 29 – June 19
Autumn Season at The Edge: ECCENTRICS (’87) two person version (Jones/Goudsmit), plus: dance solos on Fridays, guests on Saturdays and workshops on Sundays: (29/4, 6,13,20/5) GOJU (’75) (Jones); (30/4) Theatre Upstairs - Beckett Collection (CATASTROPHE, PLAY, COME & GO); (1/5) THE EDGE Benefit Night with the Don Reid & Alister Spence Quintet; (7/5) MARA! (Mara & Llew Kiek’s Multicultural Fusion Band); (8/5) Drama Workshop (Goudsmit); (14/5) Chinese Night (music and calligraphy, Young Ming & Magnolia Fang); (15/5) Dance Workshop (Jones); (21/5) Hungarian Night (Gary Dawson, Jenny Dornan, Rezeda & Tanzhaus); (22/5) Mime Workshop (Amy Lee Taylor); (27/5, 3,10,17/6) PIECE FOR BLUES BAND, DANCER & ORCHESTRA (’78) (Jones); (28/5) Writers Night - Writers Aloft (Balmain Collective) & Sailing to Sicily (Peter Snow, Mark Hudson); (29/5) Voice Workshop (Goudsmit); (4/6) Slides Night - ATMOSPHERE (visual artist Philip McGuire); (5/6) Sound & Movement for Healing Workshop (Jones/Goudsmit); (11/6) Indian Night – EAST LOOKS WEST (Indrajit Chakroborty, Christine Lee); (12/6) Dance Workshop – Katakali & Manipuri (Chakroborty/Lee); (18/6) Blindman’s Holiday; (19/6) Integrated Arts Workshop (Jones/Goudsmit).
Performances elsewhere:
February (second half)
Tour to Wagga Wagga. Performance of ECCENTRICS (’78, two person version) at the Riverina Playhouse (20/2) supported by the Wagga Wagga Arts Council. Tech: Jos Schrijer-Zouff. Also: DANCE INSIGHT schools program.
Renovation Work:
July onwards
Having gradually fitted THE EDGE Laboratory with a lights and cables (with the help of technician Sherri Hilario), audience seating and rostra, curtains and other equipment needed for live performance, and having secured parking spaces, and gained the goodwill of the community, co-directors Graham Jones & Jepke Goudsmit began the next stage in the process of acquiring a Theatre & Public Hall Licence. Quotes for building work, required to comply with fire & safety regulations, were obtained, grant applications made, benefactors sought. Regarding the art-forms supported at THE EDGE, our vision was that it would be a flexible, open-space, acoustic venue cum studio space, particularly suitable for live theatre and contemporary performance, enhancing dance, music, song, poetry, drama and cross-disciplinary theatre styles.
1989
Courses & Workshops at The Edge:
January 9-20
Summer School. Dance (Jones). Drama (Goudsmit).
November/December
Dance & Drama Course for Kids (Jones & Goudsmit).
Renovation Work:
March-October
With the help of an Australia Council grant ($20,000), building work was conducted, remaining administration completed, until THE EDGE was awarded a Theatre & Public Hall Licence at the end of October.
Performances at The Edge:
October 26-28
Launch of THE EDGE: ECCENTRICS (’87. Goudsmit & Jones, with Kevin Hunt live on piano), WHO DIES? (work-in-progress). Guests: SPHINX – new work by Darc Swan (choreography: Chris Jannides).
November 1-4
Spring Season continues with ECCENTRICS and WHO DIES? (as above) and guests: CLOWNS & MORE. Two acrobatic groups, Price McCoy and The Loonies, coordinated by Cletus Ball.
November 5-11
Spring Season continues with ECCENTRICS and WHO DIES? (as above) and guests: MULTI MUSIC – Jazz and fusion music with (8/11) Mara & Llew Kiek & Jarnie Birmingham; (9/11) Alister Spence & Sandy Evans; (10/11) Clarion Fracture Zone; (11/11) Jarnie Birmingham & guests.
Performances elsewhere:
February 23, 24
Tour of ECCENTRICS (’87, two person version) to Bateman’s Bay (24/2) for the Eurobodalla Arts Council. Also DANCE INSIGHT schools program (23,24/2).
1990
Throughout: With the help of an Australia Council grant ($20,000, Dance Committee) we developed our dance & movement theatre programme at THE EDGE.
February 24 – April 28
LIVING MUSIC at THE EDGE – Saturday night series. Throughout the season: ECCENTRICS (’87), performed by Jepke Goudsmit, Graham Jones & Kevin Hunt (supported by a $2,000 musician-in-residence grant from the Australia Council’s Music Board). Guests: (24/2) AustraLYSIS; (3/3) Clarion Fracture Zone; (10/3) The Ghosts of Saturn; (17/3) Kevin Hunt & The Commuters; (7/4) Mesana Salata; (14/4) MARA!; (21/4) Jarnie Birmingham & George Mordecai; (28/4) A Capella Choir Voices from the Vacant Lot.
August 10-26
LIVING MUSIC at THE EDGE – premiere season of WHO DIES?, created by Graham Jones and Jepke Goudsmit, in collaboration with Kevin Hunt (live piano), Daniel McCool (sculpture), Dr. David Malin (deep space photography); Roger Dean (electronic score); Saturday night guests: (11/8) AustraLYSIS; (18/8) Kevin Hunt Commuters; (25/8) The Ghosts of Saturn; (26/8) DANCE SHORTS – new works by independent dancers Julie-Anne Long, Sandra Perrin, Madira Hill, Anette Eyland, Yuji Sone, Ion Pearce.
(September: TranceFIGUREdSpirit - Collaboration with Hazel Smith, Sieglinde Karl and Graham Jones. Tasmania)
October 4-14
Spring Dance Festival at The Edge – new works by choreographers Ros Crisp, Chris Jannides, Graham Jones, Yuji Sone.
March - December
INSIDE OUT theatre-in-education program performed at schools in the Sydney Basin.
1991
Incorporation Our application for incorporation was granted on 26-6-’91. Our name: Kinetic Energy Theatre Company Inc.
Performances at The Edge:
January 4-26
Festival of Sydney Umbrella Event. Fridays: ECCENTRICS (’87). Graham Jones, Jepke Goudsmit, with musicians Kevin Hunt and Don Reid; Saturdays: WHO DIES? (’90). Cast: Jepke Goudsmit, Graham Jones, with Kevin Hunt live on piano. Plus Live Jazz (4,11,18,25/1) featuring Roger Dean, Sandy Evans, Tony Gorman, Kevin Hunt, Don Reid, Alister Spence.
May 17 – June 8
Living Music Theatre at THE EDGE. Fridays: ECCENTRICS (’87, as in January), followed by live Jazz (Kevin Hunt & Don Reid); Saturdays: WHO DIES? (as in January), followed by AustraLYSIS in Concert, featuring ‘TimeDancesPeace’ by Roger Dean in collaboration with Jepke Goudsmit & Graham Jones: a new work commissioned by KETC, and supported by a $3,000 Australia Council grant (Music Board).
Performances elsewhere:
March
Performances of ECCENTRICS (’87) for Bourke Arts Council (with Kevin Hunt) and Lightning Ridge Arts Council (without Kevin Hunt). Also INSIDE OUT theatre-in-education program in schools.
June
Performance of ECCENTRICS (’87) for Scone Arts Council (without Kevin Hunt). Also INSIDE OUT theatre-in-education program in schools.
October
Performances of ECCENTRICS (’87) for Port Macquarie Arts Council (with Kevin Hunt) & Dorrigo Arts Council (without Kevin Hunt). Also INSIDE OUT theatre-in-education program in schools.
March - November
INSIDE OUT theatre-in-education program in schools performed in Sydney Basin, and NSW Far West, Hunter & North Coast Regions.
1992
Performances at The Edge:
January 15-26
Festival of Sydney Umbrella Event (Wed-Sun): WHO DIES? (’90). Cast: Jepke Goudsmit, Graham Jones, with Kevin Hunt live on piano.
February
One off performance of ECCENTRICS (’87), fundraiser for Adelaide Fringe Festival season in March (Goudsmit, Jones, Hunt, Reid).
September 2-27
Premiere season of WHO LIVES?! Created by Graham Jones & Jepke Goudsmit in collaboration with Roger Dean (electronic score) and Daniel McCool (sculpture).
Performances elsewhere:
March 9-15
ECCENTRICS (’87) at the Lion Theatre, Adelaide Fringe Festival (Goudsmit, Jones, Hunt, Reid).
March
INSIDE OUT for the Adelaide Fringe’s Youth & Education program. Also a 2-week tour of INSIDE OUT to NSW Far West schools for CAP.
June
INSIDE OUT at Sydney Basin and Hunter Valley schools.
August
INSIDE OUT at NSW North Coast schools.
October
INSIDE OUT at NSW South Coast & Southern Highlands schools, & ACT.
1993
Performances at The Edge:
January
INSIDE OUT – 3-week season of school holiday matinees for children and young people. Also workshops by Jones & Goudsmit for children and for adults (11-15, 18-22).
June 1 – July 10
Retrospective Season of ECCENTRICS (’87), WHO DIES? (’90) and WHO LIVES?! (’92), rotating each night (Thur–Sat). Cast: Jones & Goudsmit. Technical assistance by apprentices Larissa Deak and Paul Todd.
October 4-8
INSIDE OUT – 1-week season of school holiday matinees & workshops for children and young people.
Performances elsewhere:
April (Easter)
MC-performers at ECO Conference at Powerhouse, co-convened by UTS and University of Western Sydney (Graham Jones, Jepke Goudsmit, Larissa Deak).
April (first half)
1-week tour of INSIDE OUT at Hunter Valley schools.
April 27 – May 7
INSIDE OUT tour to NSW South West and Central West Slopes for CAP.
July/August
INSIDE OUT at Sydney Basin, then 3-week tour to Hunter Valley and NSW North Coast schools.
September– October
Denise Davis and team created a film version of WHO LIVES?! for Cable TV, shot at The Edge.
October
INSIDE OUT 1-week tour of NSW South Coast and ACT schools.
Overseas Tour Strategy:
December Jepke Goudsmit went to Europe (Holland, England, Ireland) for two months to investigate possibilities of an overseas tour for the Company in 1995, and to Singapore to explore interest there.
1994
Courses & Workshops at The Edge:
January
Children’s Theatre Summer School. (G.Jones, L.Deak, P.Todd).
June/July
Children’s Theatre Holiday program, performances (selection from the INSIDE OUT collection) and workshops (Jones, Goudsmit, Larissa Deak, Paul Todd).
Performances at The Edge:
October 26 – Nov. 12
Retrospective season of WHO LIVES? (’92) (26-29/10), WHO DIES? (’90) (2-5/11) and ECCENTRICS (’87) (9-12/11). Jones & Goudsmit.
Performances elsewhere:
February 19
Jones & Goudsmit performed TimeDancesPeace (’92) with AustraLYSIS (Roger Dean) at the NSW Conservatorium of Music.
September 30
WHO LIVES? (’92) performed at the Contemporary Performance Week organised by Sidetrack Theatre at Addison Road, Marrickville.
March - November
INSIDE OUT schools program performed in Sydney Basin, NSW Far West Region (for CAP, Broken Hill cluster), and Hunter Valley, Mid & Far North Coast and South Coast NSW regions (5 weeks total).
Overseas Tour Planning:
January
Jepke returned, having secured a residency for KETC in November 1995 at the Dutch Theatre Academy in Amsterdam at their Faculty for New Dance Development. She had also met with the artistic director of The Magdalena Project (Jill Greenhalgh) and proposed a theme for the next Magdalena Festival. At Greenhalgh’s request Goudsmit developed her seed idea into a workable concept, which became the unique “Mothers of Invention” event held in Cardiff in August/Sept 1995.
June
Began liaising with Cultural Exchange’s directors Margaret Bradley and Arif Hidayat towards a 1996 tour to Indonesia. The Company hosted a presentation at THE EDGE by visiting Indonesian playwright Ratna Sarumpaet.
1995
Courses & Workshops at The Edge:
January
Children’s Theatre & Workshop season ARE YOU GAME? based on games from around the world. (G.Jones, J.Goudsmit, L.Deak).
July
Children’s Theatre Holiday Program: THE HAPPY PRINCE, adaptation of the Oscar Wilde story devised and performed by students from the University of NSW doing apprenticeships with us.
Performances at The Edge:
July 21-22
Benefit performances of WHO LIVES?!. Fundraiser for our Netherlands Tour, attended by Dr. Andrew Refschauge (NSW Labour MP), and cultural attachees of the Dutch Consulate, as well as Committee members of the NSW Ministry for the Arts.
Throughout Feb-Sept
INSIDE OUT theatre-in-education program performed at schools in Sydney Basin, Hunter Valley, Mid & Far North Coast, South Coast & Central West NSW regions (8 weeks total).
Planning: Measures were taken to secure 1996 funding (for new work and our projected Indonesian Tour), and to hand over the managing and usage of THE EDGE to dancer/teacher/choreographer Janis Claxton while we would be in Europe.
Netherlands Tour (October 5 – January 21):
October 5-29
Preparations and acclimatising. The co-directors’ two daughters settled in with Jepke’s family and attended Dutch primary school for one term.
October 30 – Dec.1
5-week residency at SNDD Faculty of Amsterdam Theatre Academy. Jones and Goudsmit gave classes in their theatre methodology, from drama, movement and composition perspectives, with a focus on the integration of disciplines (4 weeks), followed by a 1-week season of WHO LIVES?! at the Academy’s venue “De Liefde”. For this they were joined by their light & sound operator Larissa Deak, whose travel costs were covered by a sponsorship from KLM.
1996
January 13-14
Weekend Conference for Dutch High School music teachers. A 6-lesson package, developed by Goudsmit & Jones, on how to teach in a wholistic and inter-disciplinary way. A written Dutch version of this package was prepared by Goudsmit, and produced in print by L.O.A.M. This project was curated and coordinated by Clara Legene.
Throughout February-August
INSIDE OUT theatre-in-education program performed at schools in Sydney Basin, Hunter Valley, North Coast, South Coast, North West and Riverina NSW regions (5 weeks total).
Planning: Finalisation of and preparation for our Indonesia Tour.
Performances at The Edge:
August 28 – Sept 22
21st Anniversary Season, featuring the premiere of UNDISCOVERED LAND – VOYAGE 1. Created & performed by Jepke Goudsmit & Graham Jones. Electronic score by Roger Dean. The new work was supported by a $10,000 grant from the NSW Ministry for the Arts. It was performed in tandem with WHO LIVES? (’92) in the first and with ECCENTRICS (’87) in the second half of the season.
Indonesia Tour (October 5-31):
Our touring party comprised performers/co-directors Graham Jones and Jepke Goudsmit, light & sound operator Larissa Deak, tour manager Arif Hidayat (co-director of Culture Exchange), assisted by Margaret Bradley (co-director of Culture Exchange). The venture was supported by a $14,662 grant from the Australia Indonesia Institute (A.I.I.) and a $15,000 grant from the Australia Council to promote cultural exchange. We visited 3 universities, where we presented a program of: 1) weekday workshops for dance and theatre students, culminating in a public performance (evening) at the end of the week on campus. The production we performed was called ECCENTRICS ETC, which was a shortened version of ECCENTRICS (’87), complemented by solos and duets from our repertoire; 2) Exchange with staff and students (engaging in discussions and informal forums, attending performances of students, etc); 3) Exchanging with local contemporary artists and practitioners, particularly with Rendra, Dindon, Ratna Sarumpaet; 4) Visits to culturally important sites, and attending music and theatre events of historical/cultural significance.
October 7-11
Yogyakarta. Host: Institute Seni Indonesia (I.S.I.).
October 14-19
Jakarta. Host: Institute Kesenian Jakarta (I.K.J.).
October 21-26
Medan. Host: Universitas H.K.B.P. Nommensen.
Planning:
November/December
1) Creative development of new work (UNDISCOVERED LAND - VOYAGE II, HAMLET); 2) updating INSIDE OUT; 3) preparing for a major dance-drive initiative with independent dancer/choreographers Janis Claxton & Carolyn Hammer.
1997
Dance Support Program at The Edge:
Throughout:
KETC received a $15,000 grant from the Dance Fund of the Australia Council. This allowed expansion of dance & movement-based practice, performance and teaching at the venue. The grant also meant we could continue to offer The Edge as a low-budget space to non-commercial hirers, and to give all dance/movement/physical theatre practitioners access to the venue at a discounted rate. Some even for free, particularly all DANCE ON THE EDGE participants. Janis Claxton coordinated the various courses offered. These included: 1) Ongoing classes/courses (major only): Contemporary Dance - Janis Claxton; Contact Improvisation - Helen Clarke-Lapin; The Dirt Cheap Dance Collective – Carolyn Hammer; Kinetic Kids (dance classes for 8-12 yr olds) - Anca Frankenhaeuser. 2) Short courses & workshops: Butoh & Beyond – Cheryl Heazlewood; Contact improvisation - Peter Bingham (Canada); Contemporary dance – Jennifer Monsoon (New York); Voice Play – Jepke Goudsmit. 3) DANCE ON THE EDGE performance series. A program of short works (complete or in-progress, no longer than 20 minutes in duration) by choreographers and movement-based artists, providing them with free creation/rehearsal (sometimes residency) & performance opportunity for new movement-based work.
May 10-11
DANCE ON THE EDGE 1. Contributors: Fiona Cameron, Janis Claxton, Helen Clarke-Lapin, Peter Bingham, James Cunningham, Patrick Harding-Irmer & Anca Frankenhaeuser, Annetta Luce & Indrajit Chakraborty, Carolyn Hammer, Igneous Inc, Nirmal Jena, Chris Jannides, Chrissie Koltai, Graham Jones, Jepke Goudsmit. Curator/coordinators: Janis Claxton, Carolyn Hammer, Graham Jones, Jepke Goudsmit
October 15 – November 16
Premiere season of UNDISCOVERED LAND – VOYAGE II. Supported by a $8,000 grant from the NSW Ministry for the Arts. Created & performed by Jepke Goudsmit & Graham Jones. Electronic score by Roger Dean. Performed each night in tandem with the other part of the diptych: UNDISCOVERED LAND – VOYAGE I (’96, Jones, Goudsmit, Dean).
March - November
INSIDE OUT theatre-in-education program performed at schools in the Hunter Valley, North Coast, South Coast, Southern Tablelands, Central & North West and Riverina NSW regions. New Secondary program includes scenes from HAMLET (7 weeks total).
1998
Performances at The Edge:
January
Children’s Theatre & workshops KINETIC MAGIC, with magicians, clowns and shadow puppets. (Graham Jones, Jepke Goudsmit).
February 6-7
DANCE ON THE EDGE 2. Coordinated by Graham Jones, Jepke Goudsmit and Alex Frith. Contributors: Diane Busutill, Katherine Cullen (dance video), Elizabeth Dalman, Alex Frith & Genevieve Byrne, Ichiro Harada, Graham Jones & Jepke Goudsmit, Helen Clarke-Lapin & Ion Pearce. Series made possible by Australia Grant awarded in 1997.
June 6-7
UNDISCOVERED LAND – VOYAGE I (’96, Jones, Goudsmit) together with MEDIAEVAL WELLSPRINGS: a concert of mediaeval music by The Renaissance Players, directed by Winsome Evans.
August 5-26
Premiere season of HAMLET (by W.Shake-speare, adapted by Graham Jones & Jepke Goudsmit for two actors and audience participation). Miriam Jones, a 4th Yr Honours student at Uni Sydney’s Centre For Performance Studies, was seconded to KETC. She wrote a casebook of the creation process.
November 14 – December 4
DANCE ON THE EDGE 3. Coordinated by Graham Jones, Jepke Goudsmit & Carolyn Hammer. A 3-week choreographic residency culminating in a performance (4/12). Contributors: Amar Amarfio, Ichiro Harada, Benedict Leslie, Catherine Magill, Meme Thorne & Vicki Quill. Screening of dance video by Richard Allen & Karen Pearlman. Series supported by Australia Council grant awarded in 1997.
Dance Support Program at The Edge: ongoing classes, workshops, residencies, etc.
Throughout:
Jose Limon Technique - Ichiro Harada; Martha Graham Technique – Anca Frankenhaeuser; Dirt Cheap Dance Collective coordinated by Carolyn Hammer; Contemporary Dance – Graham Jones; Contact Improvisation – Helen Clarke-Lapin; Middle Eastern Dance – Leonie Sukan; Inter-disciplinary Physical Theatre – Graham Jones & Jepke Goudsmit; Voice Play – Jepke Goudsmit; KETC Open Company Classes; Creative Dance Development Project – Jennifer Newman-Preston; Solo Dance Performance – James Cunningham; Moving Everybody Workshops – Janis Claxton; Folk Dance Australia Workshops
Performances elsewhere:
October
Lecture demonstration by Jones & Goudsmit at University of Sydney’s Centre for Performance Studies, entitled “From Rehearsal to Performance”, based on the creative process of our HAMLET adaptation.
Planning:
September-December
Creative development of new work by Jones & Goudsmit, supported by a $10.000 grant from the NSW Ministry for the Arts: GO! WALK! (next stage and revision of earlier work DONG XI, 1985).
March - November
INSIDE OUT theatre-in-education program performed at schools in the Sydney Basin, Hunter Valley, North Coast, South Coast, Southern Tablelands, Central & North West and Riverina NSW regions. New Primary program includes Shadow Puppets, new Secondary program includes segments from our HAMLET (6 weeks total).
1999
Dance Support Program at The Edge:
Funding: The NSW Ministry for the Arts (Dance Committee) awarded $10,000 towards The Edge’s running costs in 1999. In April, the Australia Council (Dance Fund) awarded $17,000 towards The Edge’s 1999/2000 running costs. These grants allowed us to continue a comprehensive Dance Support Program at The Edge.
Performances at The Edge:
March 31 – April 11
Premiere season of GO! WALK!. Created and performed by Graham Jones and Jepke Goudsmit. Music: Don Reid. Calligraphy: Young Ming. Text: Jepke Goudsmit, Graham Jones and Peter Snow. Supported by balance of 1998 NSW Ministry for the Arts grant towards new work.
July 5-24
DANCE ON THE EDGE 4. Coordinated by Graham Jones, Jepke Goudsmit & Carolyn Hammer. A 3-week choreographic residency culminating in performances on 23&24/7. Contributors: Amar Amarfio (group multi-media); ASK Dance Theatre (Pip Oakden-Patch, Hannah Horsley & Steve Cooper); Yvette Forster; Samantha Vine.
November 3-6
Repeat season of HAMLET (’98, Jones/Goudsmit).
November 10-13
Repeat season of UNDISCOVERED LAND – VOYAGE II (’97, Goudsmit/Jones). Guests (12,13/11): Burwood Girls H.S Senior Concert Band.
November 13 – Dec 4
DANCE ON THE EDGE 5. Coordinated by Graham Jones, Jepke Goudsmit & Carolyn Hammer. A 3-week choreographic residency culminating in performances on 3,4/12. Contributors: Amar Amarfio & Samantha Vine; Monica Wolff & Margaret Bradley; Glyn Gray; Ichiro Harada; Benedict Leslie; Dean Walsh.
Dance Support Program at The Edge: ongoing classes, workshops, residencies, etc:
Throughout: 1) Classes: The Dirt Cheap Dance Collective, coordinated by Carolyn Hammer; Middle Eastern Dance – Leonie Sukan; 2) Workshops: Folk Dance Australia – Ishmael Houston-Jones; 3) Rehearsals: projects by Jennifer Newman-Preston; Ichiro Harada; Patrick Harding-Irmer & Anca Frankenhaeuser; Bernadette Walong; 4) Performances: ASK Dance Theatre; One Extra Co; Di Wilder Dance Company.
Planning: Research on the life and times of Will Shaksper & Edward de Vere, towards a new work: THE SHAKE-SPEARE X-FILES planned for 2001.
March – November
INSIDE OUT theatre-in-education program performed at schools in the Sydney Basin, North Coast, Central West & Riverina NSW regions. New Secondary program includes scenes from Go! Walk! (6 weeks total).
Other: UNDISCOVERED LAND – VOYAGE II (’97) was included in the Currency Press/Real Time publication “Performing the Unnameable”, an anthology of Australian Performance Texts, edited by Richard James Allen and Karen Pearlman. The book was launched on 16 January.
Jepke Goudsmit contributed a paper at Sydney University’s Centre for Performance Studies forum “Passing Away and Passing On – The Legacy of Grotowski, Strehler, Lecoq and Müller”, as part of the Jerzy Grotowski panel (18/9).
2000
Funding: For our 25th anniversary year we received $14,000 from the NSW Ministry for the Arts (Dance Committee).
Major Project at THE EDGE:
Throughout: A retrospective of our inter-disciplinary body-of-work: the seven full-length signature pieces created since 1985 in chronological order. Many nights also featured live concerts by guests. Sydney University’s Centre of Performance Studies seconded their 4th Yr Honours students to the project across the year. They attended in-depth workshops by Jones & Goudsmit on each play, saw the performances, and video documented most of the shows.
Season 1:
March 8-11
ECCENTRICS (’87) – Graham Jones & Jepke Goudsmit, joined live by pianist Kevin Hunt (8,11/3). Solo piano concert by Kevin Hunt (8,11/3) and a concert by Judy Bailey’s Jazz Connection (10/3).
March 15-18
WHO DIES? (’90) – Graham Jones & Jepke Goudsmit, joined live by pianist Kevin Hunt (15,18/3). Solo piano concert by Kevin Hunt (15,18/3), and a concert by the Burwood Girls HS Senior Band (16/3).
March 22-25
WHO LIVES?! (’92) – Graham Jones & Jepke Goudsmit. Middle Eastern dance & music concert by Leonie Sukan’s Turkish Delights (25/5).
Season 2:
May 10-13
UNDISCOVERED LAND – VOYAGE I (’96). Graham Jones & Jepke Goudsmit. Jazz concert by Burwood Girls HS Stage Band (13/5).
May 17-20
UNDISCOVERED LAND – VOYAGE II (’97). Jepke Goudsmit & Graham Jones. Jazz concert by Mike Kenny’s 10-piece orchestra SELAH! (20/5).
May 24-27
GO! WALK! (’99). Graham Jones & Jepke Goudsmit, joined live on reeds, flute and percussion by Don Reid. Concert of new Indonesian music by Margaret Bradley & Ani Rajaguguk (26/5).
Dutch photographer Jos Schrijer-Zouff was in residence during May, to photo document ECCENTRICS, WHO DIES?, VOYAGES I & II, GO! WALK!. He had already photo documented WHO LIVES?! during our residency in Amsterdam in 1995.
Season 3:
June 20 - July 1
HAMLET (’98). Graham Jones & Jepke Goudsmit. Photo documentation by Corrie Ancone.
JAZZ ON THE EDGE:
August – November
A series of 4 jazz concerts on the first Monday of the month, featuring Mike Kenny’s 10-piece jazz orchestra SELAH! each night, followed by guest performers in various fields, and finishing with a jam which was open to the public, especially encouraging young players to join in. Guests included: KETC (each night), Lee McIver (musician/composer), Cameron Semmens (poet), and various independent dancers.
March - November
INSIDE OUT theatre-in-education program performed at schools in the Sydney Basin, North Coast, South Coast, North West, Central West and Far West NSW regions (8 weeks total).
Dance Support program: Discontinued after the Australia Council failed to subsidise us.
Planning: During the second half of the year we continued our research for our SHAKE-SPEARE X-FILES project, collected and learnt Elizabethan music & songs, and began text development.
2001
Funding: The NSW Ministry for the Arts rejected our application for the SHAKE- SPEARE project. After seeking emergency funding towards THE EDGE operating costs, we were granted $10.000 by the NSW Ministry in March, to assist with our support of independent dance in Sydney.
Performances at The Edge:
August 27-28
After spending the first half of the year on text development and skills acquisition, and collaborating with Roger Dean on the electronic score, we previewed the play as a work-in-progress under it’s working title THE SHAKE-SPEARE X-FILES. After this, the play was divided into two parts, the first to be premiered this year, the second to follow in 2002.
October 3-28
Premiere season of SHAKE-SPEARE PART 1 – The Early Years. Created and performed by Graham Jones & Jepke Goudsmit. Electronic score by Roger Dean.
March - November
INSIDE OUT theatre-in-education program performed at schools in the Sydney Basin, Hunter Valley, Riverina, North & South Coast, North West & Western NSW regions (6 weeks total).
Dance Support Program at The Edge: ongoing classes, workshops, residencies, etc:
From March
With emergency support from the NSW Ministry, we were able to resume this program. This year’s beneficiaries: 1) Classes & workshops: Middle Eastern dance – Leonie Sukan; South Sydney Aboriginal Community Youth/Kids dance classes; Folk Dance Australia. 2) Rehearsals: Wendy Houston/Julie Anne Long/Dean Walsh independent dance project; Penelope Andrews & dancers; Rachel Irving & Carolyn Hammer. 3) Performances: Sue Broadway & Company; Wilder Dance Theatre.
Planning: Grant applications for 2002 to the NSW Ministry for the Arts were unsuccessful. In December, Graham’s health suddenly deteriorated. Transition period involving KETC vacating and handing on THE EDGE Theatre Laboratory begins.
TRANSITION - from THE EDGE to ST.LUKE’S
2002
January – April
Vacating The Edge. Assisted by a $6000 emergency grant from the NSW Ministry for the Arts towards The Edge operating costs for that period. Graham was hospitalised for two weeks in February, diagnosed with a complex of inflammatory arthritis diseases.
May
Handed over management of The Edge to the Newtown Theatre, headed by Mark Cleary. The purchase of lighting and other theatre equipment was negotiated. Props & costumes were put into storage. The KETC office was relocated in the co-directors’ home.
June
Resumption of theatre-in-education work. Tour of INSIDE OUT to NSW Mid North Coast Primary Schools, with new Shadow Puppet segments.
August/September
Tour of INSIDE OUT to NSW North West regions, including new Shadow Puppet segments for Primary and excerpts from SHAKE-SPEARE for Secondary Schools.
November
our of INSIDE OUT to NSW Mid North Coast Secondary Schools, and Sydney Basin Primary Schools. Program as above.
No public performances.
Planning: 1) Searching for a new home base, one that would involve less physical and managerial responsibilities. 2) Research, rewriting, editing of the SHAKE-SPEARE project, Part 1&2 to be ready for performance by 2004.
2003
March - November
INSIDE OUT theatre-in-education program performed at schools in the Sydney Basin, Hunter Valley, Riverina, New England and North Coast NSW regions (6 weeks total).
April-August
The Educational Branch of Catholic Mission invites us to create a pilot program of dramatised real-life stories exploring human rights & social justice issues. If successful, it is to be developed as an educational tool for the social justice curriculum in Catholic schools. Jones & Goudsmit research and write the first (pilot) play of what became the VILLAGE SPACE series, tackling stories of global justice.
September/October
VILLAGE SPACE (“Global Justice”) rehearsals with six performers (volunteers and student actors) directed by Jones & Goudsmit.
October/November
Performances of VILLAGE SPACE (“Global Justice”) for Catholic schools in the Sydney Basin (3 weeks total).
Planning: 1) First draft of SHAKE-SPEARE PARTS 1 & 2 completed by the end of the year; 2) Exploration of a 2004 overseas tour of the SHAKE-SPEARE project. Secured invitations to perform the plays in Baltimore USA at the Shakespeare Fellowship conference (Oct 04) and at the Universities of East Anglia and Glamorgan in UK (Nov 04); 3) Investigation of St. Luke’s Hall in Enmore as a possible new home base.
Other: We granted performance rights of our play UNDISCOVERED LAND – VOYAGE II to Dr. Jocelyn McKinnon (Head of Drama at University of Newcastle). Nine performances of the play were put on by Imagined Arts, March 5-22, at The Hangar, Ourimbah, supported by University of Newcastle (Central Coast Campus). Directed by Dr. Jocelyn McKinnon.
THE St.LUKE’s YEARS
A list of activities, including public performances, tours, creative initiatives and theatre-in-education work during our years at St. LUKE’S HALL (11 Stanmore Rd, Enmore) from 2004 until 2017. Wayne Patterson operated light & sound for all performance seasons at St Luke’s until the end of 2014. Sherri Hilario joined in 2011, and took over from Wayne in 2015.
2004
January-March
We obtained approval from the St Luke’s congregation to use their hall for KETC rehearsals and performances, as well as permission to connect 3-phase power to the hall. Herkes Pro Lighting became a major sponsor, giving us a dimmer control system, lights, stands, cables & accessories. Catholic Mission contracted us to develop their Social Justice Education program, under the umbrella name VILLAGE SPACE. We start research and creation of a new VILLAGE SPACE show (Racism).
March - June
1) Rehearsals SHAKE-SPEARE project; 2) INSIDE OUT performances and workshops at schools in Sydney Basin, New England and Hunter Valley NSW regions (2 weeks total); 3) Research & script development VILLAGE SPACE 2 (Racism); 4) Planning overseas tour to USA & UK.
May
1) Performance of VILAGE SPACE 1 (Global Justice) at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney; 2) Performance of VILLAGE SPACE 1 (Global Justice) at Social Justice Day for Broken Bay diocese, Somersby; 3) Lecture on ‘writing for performance’ for University of Newcastle, Ourimbah.
June 26 – July 11
Inaugural season at St Luke’s. Premiere of SHAKE-SPEARE PART 1 & 2, alternating plays each night. Created and performed by Graham Jones and Jepke Goudsmit. Electronic score by Roger Dean. Sound engineer: Lee McIver. Sound, light & slide operator: Patterson.
August
Rehearsals of VILLAGE SPACE 2 (Racism) with team of 6 (1 actor, 1 priest, 4 volunteers), directed by Jones & Goudsmit.
August 27&28
Performances of SHAKE-SPEARE PART 1 (27/8) and Part 2 (28/8) at The Hangar, Ourimbah, for the University of Newcastle.
September
1) Performance of VILLAGE SPACE 1 (Global Justice) at Social Justice Day for Broken Bay diocese, Oxford Falls (1/9); 2) Finalise overseas tour preparations; 3) Complete rehearsals of VILLAGE SPACE 2 (Racism) before the co-directors leave for USA on 17/9.
October/November
Performances of VILLAGE SPACE 2 (Racism) at Catholic schools in the Sydney Basin by the team, sans Jones & Goudsmit.
Overseas Tour.
October 6-10
Jones & Goudsmit are guests at the Shakespeare Fellowship Annual Conference in Baltimore. Technician Wayne Patterson joins them for USA leg of the tour. Performances of SHAKE-SPEARE PART 1 (8/10) & Part 2 (10/10) in the Black Box Theatre at the Baltimore School of the Arts. On 14/10 Jones & Goudsmit travel to UK, are joined by technician Gavin Lockwood for UK leg of the tour.
November 2-5
Jones, Goudsmit & Lockwood are guests at University of East Anglia, Norwich UK. Performances of SHAKE-SPEARE PART 1 (4/11) and Part 2 (5/11) at The Warehouse Theatre.
November 12
Informal lecture at Aberystwyth University, Wales, on Edward de Vere as claimant to the Shakespeare authorship.
November 15-18
Jones, Goudsmit & Lockwood are guests at the University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, Wales. Performances of SHAKE-SPEARE PART 1 (17/11) & Part 2 (18/11) in the Theatr Y Bont.
November 24 – Dec 12
Sabbatical in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
2005
January – March
1) Revising, remounting and rehearsing SHAKE-SPEARE PART 1&2 and WHO DIES? (’90); 2) Research for VILLAGE SPACE 3 (Displaced People). Fieldwork: with asylum seekers at Villawood Detention Centre, and with members of the East Timorese Community (Naldo Rei a.o.); 3) Moved our upright Kawai from THE EDGE to St Luke’s; 4) Bought more lights from Herkes.
March - November
INSIDE OUT performances & workshops at Primary Schools in Sydney Basin, Western, Riverina, North & South Coast and Hunter Valley NSW regions (3 weeks total).
April 15-24
Theatre at St.Luke’s. KETC 30-year anniversary, season 1: SHAKE-SPEARE PART 1 (15-17/4) & Part 2 (22-24/4). Cast: Jones & Goudsmit. Light, sound & slides operator: Patterson.
May – August
1) Rehearsals & 1 week of performances of VILLAGE SPACE 2 (Racism) in Sydney Basin; 2) Rehearsals of WHO DIES? (’90); 3) Script development of VILLAGE SPACE 3 (Displaced People).
September
Rehearsals VILLAGE SPACE 3 (Displaced People).
September 16-25
Theatre at St.Luke’s. KETC 30-year anniversary season 2: WHO DIES? (’90). Cast: Jones & Goudsmit. Light, sound & slide operator: Patterson.
October – November
Performances of VILLAGE SPACE 3 (Displaced People) for Catholic Schools in the Sydney Basin (4 weeks total).
2006
January – April
1) Instalment of lighting grid system at St. Luke’s hall; 2) Remounting UNDISCOVERED LAND – VOYAGE 2 (’97); 3) Rehearsals WHO DIES? (’90); 4) Preparations for VILLAGE SPACE 4 (Non Violent Direct Action).
April 21-23, 28-30
Theatre & Music at St Luke’s. Performances of WHO DIES? (’90). Cast: Goudsmit & Jones. Light, sound & slide operator: Patterson. Guests: Solo concerts by Kevin Hunt (22/4), Kim Sanders (28/4), Lee McIver (29/4).
May – August
1) Research and script development of VILLAGE SPACE 4 (Non Violent Direct Action); 2) Finalised remounting of UNDISCOVERED LAND – VOYAGE 2 (‘97). 3) Performances of VILLAGE SPACE 3 (Displaced People) for Catholic Schools & Social Justice conferences in Sydney and regional NSW (Lismore, Kempsey, Moree, Wollongong (3 weeks total).
September
1) Rehearsals of VILLAGE SPACE 4 (Non Violent Direct Action); 2) Final rehearsals of UNDISCOVERED LAND - VOYAGE 2 (’97).
September 22-24, 29 – October 1
Theatre & Music at St Luke’s. Performances of UNDISCOVERED LAND – VOYAGE 2 (’97). Cast: Goudsmit & Jones). Guests: Tony Gorman (23/9), Mike Kenny’s Two O’Clock Lab Band (24/9), Kim Sanders (29/9), Kevin Hunt (30/9), Lee McIver (1/10). Technician: Patterson.
October - December
1) Final rehearsals of VILLAGE SPACE 4 (Non Violent Direct Action); 2) Performances of VILLAGE SPACE 4 (Non Violent Direct Action) for Catholic Schools in Sydney and Central Coast regions (4 weeks total).
March - November
INSIDE OUT performances & workshops at schools in the Sydney Basin, Central West, Far West, South Coast and Riverina NSW regions (3 weeks total).
2007
January - March
1) Trip to Melbourne to promote our work. Final negotiations with Monash University (Peter Snow) for a residency. La Mama booked UNDISCOVERED LAND – VOYAGE 2 (’97) for a February 2008 season; 2) Research for VILLAGE SPACE 5 (Caring for Creation); 3) Rehearsing UNDISCOVERED LAND - VOYAGE 2 (’97); 4) Mentored team members Jake Blundell & Tammi Gissell, as each created a solo piece.
March – August
1) INSIDE OUT performances and workshops at schools in the Sydney Basin, West, Hunter Valley & South Coast NSW regions (2 weeks total); 2) Script development VILLAGE SPACE 5 (Caring for Creation); 3) Performances of VILLAGE SPACE 4 (Non Violent Direct Action) at Catholic schools and conferences in Sydney, Bathurst, Wollongong, Central Coast, Armidale, Inverell (3 weeks total).
April13-15, 20-22
Theatre at St Luke’s. Performance season of UNDISCOVERED LAND – VOYAGE 2 (’97). Cast: Goudsmit & Jones. Guests: Solo pieces by Jake Blundell (TIGER I), and Tammy Gissell (THE NARCISSUS DIP). Technician: Patterson.
May 4-10
Residency at Monash University, Melbourne, supported by School of English, Communications & Theatre Studies. Two lectures, and three performances of UNDISCOVERED LAND – VOYAGE 2 (’97). Cast: Jones & Goudsmit. Technician: Patterson.
June – August
1) Rewriting SHAKE-SPEARE PART 1 for a larger cast. Weekly sessions with cast of 7 for readings and foundation work.
September
Rehearsals of VILLAGE SPACE 5 (Caring for Creation).
October – November
Performances of VILLAGE SPACE 5 (Caring for Creation) at Catholic schools in Sydney Basin and Central Coast NSW regions (3 weeks total).
2008
January - February
1) Promotion & publicity for our La Mama season; 2) Rehearsals of UNDISCOVERED LAND - VOYAGE 2 (’97).
February 14 - March 1
Melbourne. Bump-in at La Mama’s Courthouse Theatre in Carlton. 21/2 – 1/3: performances of UNDISCOVERED LAND – VOYAGE 2 (’97) Cast: Goudsmit & Jones. Technician: Patterson. Rigger: Rhys Parsons.
March – April
1) Rehearsals of SHAKE-SPEARE PART 1 (’08) with cast of seven. 2) INSIDE OUT program at schools in West and North West NSW regions (1 week total).
May 1-18
Theatre at St.Luke’s. Premiere of SHAKE-SPEARE PART 1 (’08). Created & directed by Graham Jones & Jepke Goudsmit. Electronic score: Roger Dean. Sound engineer: Lee McIver. Technician: Patterson. Cast: Ben Davy-Thorburn, Jepke Goudsmit, Pip Johnson, Jola Jones, Graham Jones, Vladimir Shvedov, Michael Stanmore. Video documentation by ARTV (Jill Hickson & John Reynolds).
May – June
1) Performances of VILLAGE SPACE 5 (Caring for Creation) with team of 8 for Catholic schools in Sydney, Bathurst, Cowra, Young, Wagga Wagga, Port Macquarie (2 weeks total); 2) Research and script development VILLAGE SPACE 6 (Climate Change/Climate Justice).
July 15 – 18
Performances of VILLAGE SPACE 5 (Caring for Creation) at The Mint, Sydney, for World Youth Day. Two shows per day.
August
1) Began work on a KETC website with Vladimir Shvedov; 2) Finalising script VILLAGE SPACE 6 (Climate Change/Climate Justice); 3) Tour of VILLAGE SPACE 5 (Caring for Creation) with team of 8 to Catholic schools in Toowoomba (QLD), Lismore, Grafton (North Coast NSW).
September
1) Rehearsals of VILLAGE SPACE 6 (Climate Change/Climate Justice) with team of 7. 2) Start rewriting SHAKE-SPEARE PART 2 for a larger cast.
October
Performances of VILLAGE SPACE 6 (Climate Change/Climate Justice) for Catholic schools in Sydney Basin and Central Coast NSW regions (2 weeks total).
2009
January
1) Auditions for SHAKE-SPEARE PART 2 (’09); 2) Decision to phase out INSIDE OUT; 3) Catholic Mission increased funding for VILLAGE SPACE. From now on we contract professional actors only, and offer the program interstate, both to State High Schools and to Catholic schools.
February-April
Rehearsals of SHAKE-SPEARE PART 2 (’09) with cast of eight.
April 17 – May 10
Theatre at St Luke’s. Premiere of SHAKE-SPEARE PART 2 (’09). Created & directed by Graham Jones & Jepke Goudsmit, Electronic Score: Roger Dean. Sound Engineer: Lee McIver. Technician: Patterson. Cast: Matt Butcher, Ben Davy-Thorburn, Jepke Goudsmit, Pip Johnson, Graham Jones, Emanda Perceval, Vladimir Shvedov, Brooke Ryan. Video documentation by ARTV (Jill Hickson, John Reynolds). Photo documentation by Corrie Ancone.
April – May
1) Auditions and 3 weeks of rehearsals of VILLAGE SPACE 6 (Climate Change/Climate Justice), with team of six. 2) Last performances of INSIDE OUT, in Sydney Basin (1 week total).
May 12-19
Tour of VILLAGE SPACE 6 (Climate Change/Climate Justice) to Catholic schools in Central West NSW.
June 1-16
Tour of VILLAGE SPACE 6 (Climate Change/Climate Justice) to Brisbane & South East Queensland and NSW Far North Coast, for Catholic & State schools.
June – August
Performances of VILLAGE SPACE 6 (Climate Change/Climate Justice) for Catholic & State schools in Sydney (1 week total), and 1-week tour of same to Catholic schools in Tamworth NSW, performance of same at Socialist Alliance Conference, Sydney (8/8).
September 1-18
Tour of VILLAGE SPACE 6 (Climate Change/Climate Justice) to Catholic schools in Canberra ACT, and in NSW: Goulburn, Wollongong, Tumut, Young, Albury, Wagga Wagga.
September - October
1) Script development and 3-week rehearsal period of VILLAGE SPACE 7 (Children’s Right), with team of six; 2) Catholic Mission approves budget increase for expansion of VILLAGE SPACE program nationally.
October – December
1) Performances of VILLAGE SPACE 7 (Children’s Rights) for Catholic schools in Sydney Basin & Central Coast NSW (4 weeks total); 2) Planning: KINETIC JAZZ, a new initiative with associate artists/musicians Lee McIver, Kevin Hunt and Don Reid. To run an acoustic jazz & improvised music festival at St Luke’s every summer, featuring new work by established and new Australian composers. And, if successful, to run smaller ‘satellite’ festivals through the year for continuity and more experimentation. 3) Kevin Hunt obtains sponsorship from Albert Music and Stuart & Sons, enabling us to use a Stuart Baby Grand. 4) Participating bands and soloists are booked. 5) Promotion & publicity drive of inaugural 4-day Kinetic Jazz Festival. Co-directors: Lee McIver, Graham Jones, Jepke Goudsmit, produced by KETC and Elmac. Ongoing sponsors: KETC, Elmac, Albert Music, Stuart & Sons, Herkes.
2010
January 28-31
Inaugural KINETIC JAZZ FESTIVAL at St Luke’s. Program: Peter Dasent solo piano, Sandy Evans trio with guest pianist Alister Spence, Jackson Harrison Trio (28/1); Don Reid’s Blue Rondo Quartet, Kevin Hunt Trio, Jeremy Rose Quartet (29/1); Mike Kenny’s Lab Band, Paul McNamara Trio with guest singer Nicky Crayson, Tony Gould solo piano (30/1); Roger Dean solo piano, Keijzer-McGuiness Quintet, Lee McIver’s Polymorphic Orkestra (31/1); Each night: poetry version of GO! WALK! performed by Jones, Goudsmit & Reid. Photo documentation: Corrie Ancone. Sound recording: Lee McIver & Rob Cornish. Lights: Patterson. Sponsors: see item 5) December 2009.
February/March
1) Auditions for new VILLAGE SPACE team. 2) Planning national tours and finalising new versions of VILLAGE SPACE 6 & 7 on offer this year (Climate Change/Climate Justice & Children’s Rights).
April 9-11
KINETIC JAZZ in the ROUND – autumn season. With: Lucian McGuiness & Mike Majkowski; Jackson Harrison Trio (9/4); Don Reid & Lee McIver Sextet; Kevin Hunt Trio (10/4); Matt McMahon solo piano; Remco Keijzer Quartet (11/4). Each night: Jones & Goudsmit performed their dramatisations of poems by Tom Shapcott (BOPPLENUT) and Judith Wright (FLESH). Lights: Patterson. Extra sponsor: Ron Overs (Piano).
April 12-23
Rehearsals of VILLAGE SPACE 7 (Children’s Rights).
April 26 – May 7
Tour of VILLAGE SPACE 7 (Children’s Rights) for Catholic schools in Victoria (Ballarat, Melbourne, Warragul, Benalla). Performed excerpts from VILLAGE SPACE 6 (Climate Change/Climate Justice) for State Union representatives at the Victorian Trades Hall.
May 10-19
Tour of VILLAGE SPACE 7 (Children’s Rights) for Catholic schools in NSW (Albury, Wagga Wagga & Riverina region).
May 24 – June 1
Rehearsals of VILLAGE SPACE 6 (Climate Change/Climate Justice).
May 28
Performance of VILLAGE SPACE 7 (Children’s Rights) at Bede Polding College, Windsor.
June 2-24
Tour of VILLAGE SPACE 6 & 7 (Climate Change/Climate Justice & Children’s Rights) to Catholic and State schools in Canberra ACT, and in NSW: Goulburn, Yass, Young, Murrumburrah, Gunnedah, Tamworth.
July 9-11
KINETIC JAZZ in the ROUND – winter season. With: Drum Kitchen project 1 - Alex Masso & Ed Rodrigues; Clocks & Clouds (9/7); Susan Gai Dowling Trio; Abel Cross’ Neo Bop Quintet (10/7); Gai Bryant Quintet; ROIL (11/7). Each night: Jones & Goudsmit performed their dramatisation of Tom Shapcott’s poem SCHOENBERG IN MELBOURNE, plus EMPIRE (their adaptation of Arundhati Roy’s essays “The Loneliness of Noam Chomsky” & “Confronting Empire”) in collaboration with pianist Jackson Harrison.
August 4-27
Tour of VILLAGE SPACE 6 & 7 (Climate Change/Climate Justice & Children’s Rights) to Catholic and State schools in Inverell & Moree in NSW, and Brisbane & South East Queensland.
September 7-10
Tour of VILLAGE SPACE 6 & 7 (Climate Change/Climate Justice & Children’s Rights) to Catholic schools in Central West NSW.
October 8-10
KINETIC JAZZ in the ROUND – spring season. With: Jeremy Rose Trio; Kevin Hunt Trio with guest Daryl Pratt (8/10); Alex Silver & Kevin Hunt; Mark Isaacs Trio (9/10); Drum Kitchen project 2 – Evan Mannell, Timothy Constable & Bree van Reyk; Charmaine Ford Trio (10/10). Each night: CARBON INDULGENCE by Jones & Goudsmit. Cast: Ben Davy-Thorburn, Jepke Goudsmit, Graham Jones, Billy McPherson, and audience participation.
October/November
Performances of VILLAGE SPACE 6 (Climate Change/Climate Justice) at Catholic schools in Sydney Basin (3 weeks total).
2011
January 27-30
Second KINETIC JAZZ FESTIVAL. Supported by Marrickville Council with a $2500 grant. Ongoing sponsors as before. Used both the hall and the church as performance space. Curators: McIver, Jones & Goudsmit. Sound recording: Lee McIver, Jayson McBride, Rob Cornish. Technicians: Patterson & Hilario. Photography: Corrie Ancone. Video documentation: Saha & Jola Jones. Program: Drum Kitchen project 3 - Evan Mannell, Bree van Reyk, Timothy Constable; Dave Levy’s Standard Practice Quartet; Mark Isaacs Trio (27/11); Abel Cross’ 3 of Millions; Paul McNamara & Schmoe Elhay; Ben Hauptmann’s BOB (28/1); Drum Kitchen project 4 – Alex Masso; Roger Dean solo piano; Clocks & Clouds; Spike Mason’s Jazz Organism; Kevin Hunt Trio (29/1); The Kinetic Jazz Orchestra; Bill Risby trio; Rick Robertson’s Baecastuff; SNAP (30/1). Each night: KETC performs EMPIRE (version 2, see July 2010) with Abel Cross on double bass. Cast: Ben Davy-Thorburn, Alan Dapozzo, Jepke Goudsmit, Graham Jones, Colin Kinchela, Rebekkah Owusu, Vladimir Shvedov. Created & directed by Jones & Goudsmit.
February 26
Performance of EMPIRE at Socialist Alliance’s state election launch at St Luke’s. Cast change: Tim Davis-Frank for Davy-Thorburn, Frank Dasent for Dapozzo, Jola Jones for Kinchela, Jade Oldfield for Owusu.
March 26
Performance of EMPIRE (version 2) at Chapel by the Sea, Bondi. Cast: as in February. Guests: Abel Cross’ Neo Bop Quintet.
April 29 - May 1
KINETIC JAZZ autumn season, in church and hall. Acknowledgement of Country on didgeridoo by Billy McPherson. Program: Amphibious; Tim Clarkson trio; Poetry & Jazz: Thomas Shapcott’s OLD MAN SINGING performed by Graham Jones in collaboration with trombonist Lucian McGuiness, and Judith Wright’s FLESH performed by Jepke Goudsmit & Graham Jones (29/4); International guest: MIKE GIBBS conducting The Kinetic Jazz Orchestra (KJO) – a selection of Gibbs’ original work and orchestrations; Jackson Harrison & Jeremy Rose Quartet (30/4); Ben Panucci Trio; My Goodness McGuiness!; Poetry & Jazz as above (1/5). Launch of KINETIC JAZZ CD1: a compilation of 2010 Kinetic Jazz Festival recordings.
February/May
1) Auditions for new VILLAGE SPACE team. 2) Planning national tours & finalising updated scripts of this year’s VILLAGE SPACE productions: ‘Climate Change/Climate Justice’ (V.S.6), ‘Indigenous Struggles’ (V.S.8). 3) Rehearsals of VILLAGE SPACE 6 & 8 (11/4 - 13/5) and their try-out performances (6,13/5) at Catholic schools in Sydney. 5) Writing of HOME (version 1).
May 16 – June 3
Tour of VILLAGE SPACE 6 & 8 (Climate Change/Climate Justice, Indigenous Struggles) to Catholic schools in Victoria (Melbourne, Colac, Benalla, Wangaratta) and ACT (Canberra).
June 5
Performance of VILLAGE SPACE 6 (Climate Change/Climate Justice) for World Environment Day at Chapel by the Sea, Bondi.
June
1) Rehearsals of HOME (version 1) at St Luke’s. 2) Organising and promoting next Kinetic Jazz season.
June 13-15
Tour of VILLAGE SPACE 6 & 8 (Climate Change/Climate Justice, Indigenous Struggles) to Catholic & State schools in NSW: Young, Yass and Cootamundra.
June 19-24
Tour of VILLAGE SPACE 6 & 8 (Climate Change/Climate Justice, Indigenous Struggles) to Catholic schools in NSW: Newcastle, Maitland and Muswellbrook.
July 1-3
KINETIC JAZZ winter season, in church and hall. With: Kim Sanders & Friends; The Vampires (1/7); Drum Kitchen project 5 - Alex Masso; Ben Hauptmann’s Relative Band (2/7); The Monday Club; Mike Kenny Sextet (3/7). Each night: KETC performs HOME (version 1) created & directed by Goudsmit & Jones. Cast: Damon Biggar, Angela Canalese, Jepke Goudsmit, Graham Jones, Tomomi Takahashi, Billy Ward. Tech: Patterson, Hilario.
July 10-26
Tour of VILLAGE SPACE 6 & 8 (Climate Change/Climate Justice, Indigenous Struggles) to Catholic & State schools in NSW: Moree, Inverell & Central Coast, and to QLD: Brisbane.
August 7-19
Tour of VILLAGE SPACE 6 & 8 (Climate Change/Climate Justice, Indigenous Struggles) to Catholic & State schools in North, South-West & Far West NSW, and Adelaide, S.A., and Mildura, VIC.
August/September
1) Performances of VILLAGE SPACE 6 & 8 (Climate Change/Climate Justice, Indigenous Struggles) for Catholic and State schools in Sydney Basin & South Coast NSW (2 weeks total); 2) Writing HOME (version 2); 3) Rehearsals of HOME (version 2) at St Luke’s. 4) Organising and promoting next Kinetic Jazz season.
October 6-9
KINETIC JAZZ spring season, in church and hall. With: The Kinetic Jazz Orchestra; Poetry & Jazz: Kinetic Poets - six poets from Caravan Slam perform their work with improvised accompaniment by Hannah James on double bass, Ed Rodrigues on drums (6/10); The AustraLYSIS Electro Band; Bill Risby Trio; Jazz-Theatre: KETC performs HOME (version 2). Same cast as July augmented with musicians Billy Ward (sax), Axel Powrie (bass), Matthew Jeffs (piano) playing live score (7/10); Three solos by: Ed Goyer, Jackson Harrison and Lee McIver; Paul McNamara Trio; HOME (version 2) as above (8/10); The Umbrellas; Hannah James Group; HOME (version 2) as above (9/10).
October/November
1) Writing and rehearsing EMPIRE (version 3); 2) Performances of HOME (version 2) at Chapel by the Sea (21,22/10), Bondi. Same cast as in KJ spring season. Guests: Billy Ward & Frank Dasent Band.
November 3-6
Theatre at St Luke’s. Performances of EMPIRE (version 3) with cast of 9. Cast changes: Damon Biggar replaces Shvedov, Robert Gray and Lilli Pearse join in new roles. Tom Wade replaces Abel Cross on double bass. During the week, Jones & Goudsmit were introduced by Prof. Stuart Rees (chair of Sydney Peace Prize committee) to Prof. Noam Chomsky, who was in Sydney to receive the Sydney Peace Prize. They gave Noam Chomsky the current EMPIRE script and Kinetic Jazz CD.
November 10
Performance of HOME (version 2, first half only), and workshop on homelessness led by Jenny Collins-White, for Loreto College Normanhurst’s Social Justice Day.
November/December
1) Preparations for next Kinetic Jazz Festival; 2) Writing EMPIRE (version 4, adding Lamo & Manning scenes).
2012
January 25-29
Third KINETIC JAZZ FESTIVAL. Supported by Marrickville Council with a $1500 grant. Ongoing sponsors as before. In hall and church. Curators: McIver, Jones & Goudsmit. Sound recording: McIver & McBride. Tech: Patterson & Hilario. Photography: Corrie Anconé. Video: Saha & Jola Jones. Launch: Kinetic Jazz CD2 (double CD of 2011 KJF & Gibbs/KJO recordings). Program: Aaron Flower’s BAZ; Clocks & Clouds; Lily Dior & Trio; Poetry & Jazz Collaboration 1: Tom Shapcott’s FIVE DAYS LOST: installation by Goudsmit & Jones, music by Roger Dean, Sandy Evans (AustraLYSIS), performers: Jepke Goudsmit, Robert Gray; Collaboration 2: Tom Shapcott’s OLD MAN SINGING performed by Graham Jones and trombonist Lucian McGuiness (25/1); Young Cats & Kitties: a) Midnight Tea Party, b) On Lying Down In Churches (text & movement Cleo Mees, French horn Lilli Pearse), c) Billy Ward & Frank Dasent Band with guest Robert Gray (spoken word), d) Convolutions I & II: structured improvisation for large ensemble by Roger Dean (11 young musician/ performers conducted by Dean), video installation by Saha Jones; Kevin Hunt Trio & guest Dharug Songman/Yellamundi Richard Green; Poetry & Jazz as on 25/1 (26/1); Gai Bryant Band with guest Miles Merrill (spoken word); Richard Maegraith’s Galaxstare; Jeremy Rose Quartet; Poetry & Jazz Collaboration 3: Tom Shapcott’s SCHOENBERG IN MELBOURNE, performed by Jones & Goudsmit with Jackson Harrison (piano); Collaboration 4: Judith Wright’s FLESH performed by Goudsmit & Jones, with Dave Ellis on double bass (27/1); Jess Green & Bree van Reyk’s Hurtbeats; Peter Dasent’s The Umbrellas; Poetry & Jazz as on 25/1 (28/1); Jeremy Rose’s Compass; Lucian McGuiness’ Impermanent Quartet; James Greening’s Greening from Ear to Ear; Poetry & Jazz as on 27/1 (29/1).
February-April
1) Finalising script and rehearsals of EMPIRE (version 4). Work out computer network with Peter Stocks. 2) Preparations for next Kinetic Jazz season. 3) Planning national tours & updating scripts of this year’s VILLAGE SPACE productions: ‘Children’s Rights’ (V.S.7) and ‘Indigenous Struggles’ (V.S.8).
April 13-15, 20-22
KINETIC JAZZ & THEATRE autumn season, in church and hall. Ongoing sponsors as before, plus KAWAI for second baby grand. In hall & church. Curators: McIver, Jones, Goudsmit. Sound recording: McIver, McBride. Tech: Patterson & Hilario. Photography: Corrie Anconé. Video: Saha & Jola Jones. Kinetic Café: Lucy Martin. Program: Ed Rodrigues’ Ed Band (13/4); Paul McNamara (14/4); Roger Dean, Simon Barker, Phil Slater: SEDition (15/4); International guest MIKE GIBBS conducting the Kinetic Jazz Orchestra: selection of Gibbs originals & Gil Evans pieces arranged by Gibbs (20,22/4); Peter Dasent’s The Umbrellas (21/4). Every night: KETC’s EMPIRE (version 4). Created & directed by Jones & Goudsmit. Laptop technology: Peter Stocks. Video footage: Saha Jones, Lee McIver. Cast: Damon Biggar, Frank Dasent, Angela Fieldhouse, Jepke Goudsmit, Robert Gray, Jane Grimley, Graham Jones, Jola Jones, Lilli Pearse, Floyd Robinson, Billy Ward, and Tom Wade on double bass.
April 24
Mike Gibbs & The Kinetic Jazz Orchestra at Venue505, Surry Hills.
April 23 - May 18
Rehearsals of VILLAGE SPACE 7 & 8 (Children’s Rights, Indigenous Struggles) with team of 6 actors.
May 19 – June 8
Tour of VILLAGE SPACE 7 & 8 (Children’s Rights, Indigenous Struggles) to Catholic and State schools in Hobart, Tasmania; Melbourne and regional Victoria; Wagga Wagga NSW.
June
Performances of VILLAGE SPACE 7 & 8 (Children’s Rights, Indigenous Struggles) at Catholic schools in Sydney Basin & Central Coast NSW (2 weeks total).
June/July
1) Writing & rehearsing HOME (version 3); 2) Preparations for next Kinetic Jazz season.
July 13-15
KINETIC JAZZ & THEATRE winter season, in church and hall. Curation & production team as before. Program: Richard Savery & Anna Okunev’s L.I.E. Ensemble (13/7); Ed Goyer Quartet (14/7); Tim Bruer Quartet (15/7). Every night: KETC’s jazz theatre HOME (version 3). Created & directed by Goudsmit & Jones. Tech: Patterson, Ruby Fox-Lewin (asm). Cast: Damon Biggar, Angela Canalese, Angela Fieldhouse, Jepke Goudsmit, Graham Jones, Tomomi Takahashi, Dave Ellis (double bass), Frank Dasent (trombone), Floyd Robinson (alto sax), Billy Ward (tenor sax), Wilbur Whitta (piano).
July 17-20
Performances of VILLAGE SPACE 7 & 8 (Children’s Rights, Indigenous Struggles) at Catholic schools in Sydney.
July 23 – August 17
Tour of VILLAGE SPACE 7 & 8 (Children’s Rights, Indigenous Struggles) to Catholic and State schools in NSW Hunter Valley, Brisbane & South East QLD, and NSW North Coast. Including two public performances of THE FREEDOM RIDE for the community: in Roma & Toowoomba (QLD).
August 21, 22
Performances of VILLAGE SPACE 7 & 8 (Children’s Rights, Indigenous Struggles) at Catholic schools in Sydney.
September
1) Preparations for next Kinetic Jazz season. 2) Liaising with National Library, Canberra. Consulting with staff of diverse departments resulted in an invitation to have our archives stored at the NLA. First transfer (a selection of posters, flyers and programmes since 1975) made.
October 4-7
KINETIC JAZZ / POETRY & IMAGE spring season. In the hall. Program: Lee McIver’s Electro Acoustic Orkestra (4/10); David Rodriguez’ Gran Can (5/10); Kim Sanders & Friends (6/10); the A.C.R.O.N.Y.M. Septet (7/10). Every night: Poetry & Jazz collaboration: Tom Shapcott’s FIVE DAYS LOST (as in January); Jazz & Image collaboration: THE EDGE #1 by Saha Jones. Plus a live audio-video installation (7/10) by Roger Dean (sound) and Saha Jones (image).
October
Preparations and rehearsals of EMPIRE (version 4) for Canberra tour.
November 6-12
Canberra tour. Performances of EMPIRE (version 4) at The Drama Lab, ANU Arts Centre (8-10/11). Cast as in April, sans Tom Wade. Tech: Saha Jones. Guests: Each night Canberra poets read their work, curated by Geoff Page & Fiona McIlroy. And The Chorus of Women choir (9/11).
November/December
1) Performances of VILLAGE SPACE 7 & 8 (Children’s Rights, Indigenous Struggles) at Catholic schools in Sydney, Wollongong, Nowra (1 week total); 2) Meetings with staff at National Library, Canberra, about readying our archives; 3) Started digitising our video records at the Department of Performance studies, Sydney University. 4) Planning: three Kinetic Jazz seasons and VILLAGE SPACE 8 & 9 (Indigenous Struggles, Refugee/Asylum seekers) for 2013.
December 14
Performance of THE FREEDOM RIDE at the Aboriginal Studies Association’s (ASA) conference in the Koori Centre at Sydney University. Original freedom rider Ann Curthoys helped instigate this.
2013
January
1) Completed digitisation of video records; 2) Promotion of Kinetic Jazz.
January 22-27
Fourth KINETIC JAZZ FESTIVAL. In church and hall. Curators/sponsors/production/recording team as in 2012, plus Lucy Martin (Kinetic Café), Lynda Hyde (FOH). Program: Liz Geyer & Bill Risby Duo; Tim Clarkson Septet with international guest flautist Kaoru Watanabe (USA); Kinetic Cinema – Archival footage of KETC’s 1994 WHO LIVES? (Goudsmit/Jones), THE EDGE #2 by Saha Jones (22/1); The Cooking Club; Ben Hauptmann Sextet; KETC’s young musicians band The Soup Kitchen Orchestra with guests Jones & Goudsmit (23/1); Quadrilateral: solos & duets on one piano by Roger Dean & Matt McMahon; The Kinetic Jazz Orchestra program I; Kinetic Theatre & Cinema – live and film excerpts from ECCENTRICS (’92) & WHO DIES? (2000). Live cast: Graham Jones & Jepke Goudsmit with pianist Kevin Hunt & Kinetic Collective (24/1); Remco Keijzer & Matt McMahon; Waldo Fabian Quintet; Sports Pants (25/1); Australia Day Reflection: Wiradjuri elder Ray Jackson leads a ceremony and issues Aboriginal Passport; Anna Okunev Sextet; Kinetic Collective: structured improvisation conducted by Roger Dean with film collage by Saha Jones; singer/songwriter Tanya Sparke & pianist Peter Dasent; Prophets; Kinetic Cinema: same program as on 22/1 (26/1); Three flautists: Kaoru Watanabe (USA), Kim Sanders & Riley Lee, guest: Timothy Constable (percussion); Urban Gypsies; The Kinetic Jazz Orchestra program II, with guest Kaoru Watanabe (USA) (27/1).
February 13
Kinetic Jazz Orchestra at Venue505, Surry Hills.
February/March
1) Auditions for VILLAGE SPACE team of 7 actors; 2) Fieldwork, script development, research and updating VILLAGE SPACE 8 & 9 (Indigenous Struggles, Refugees); 3) preparations for next Kinetic Jazz.
March 18 – April 12
Rehearsals of both VILLAGE SPACE shows, including previews of each.
April 13 – May 10
Tour of VILLAGE SPACE 8 & 9 (Indigenous Struggles, Refugees/Asylumseekers) to Catholic schools in Hobart, Tasmania, regional Victoria & NSW Riverina.
May 22-26
KINETIC JAZZ – KINETIC CINEMA. Autumn season. In the hall. Curators/sponsors/production/documentation team as in January. Program: Kinetic Jazz Orchestra with Goudsmit & Jones (spoken word)(22/5); Tim Rollinson Trio with Phil Slater (23/5); Dale Barlow Quartet (24/5); Richard Savery & Anna Okunev’s L.I.E. (25/5); Ellen Kirkwood’s Captain Kirkwood (26/5) Each night: (Short Films by Saha Jones, Maya Newell, Andrew Morgan, and archival footage of WHO DIES? (Jones/Goudsmit).
June/July
1) Performances of VILLAGE SPACE 8 & 9 (Indigenous Struggles, Refugees/Asylum seekers) to Catholic & state schools in Sydney Basin & Central Coast NSW (3 weeks total); 2) Rehearsals of EMPIRE (version 5) (3 weeks total).
July 10-13
Theatre at St Luke’s. EMPIRE season with 12 performers/musicians. Drew Bourgeois replaced Jane Grimley, Roberto Quintarelli replaced Damon Biggar. Guests: Prof. Stuart Rees, Father Dave Smith, Angela Canalese & Dario Phillips. Video documentation by ARTV (Jill Hickson & John Reynolds).
July 15 – August 9
Tour of VILLAGE SPACE 8 & 9 (Indigenous Struggles, Refugees/Asylumseekers) to Catholic & State High Schools in New England, North West, Mid & Far North Coast NSW regions, and Brisbane & South East QLD. Included a performance of VILLAGE SPACE 9 (Refugees/Asylum seekers) at ASREAP teachers conference in Mooloolaba, QLD, and community performances of THE FREEDOM RIDE: in Toowoomba, and at St. Mary’s in Exile, South Brisbane, at the invitation of Peter Kennedy.
August 16-26
Performances of VILLAGE SPACE 8 & 9 (Indigenous Struggles, Refugees/Asylum seekers) at Catholic High Schools in Sydney Basin and Illawarra & Central Coast NSW regions.
August 24
One-off performance of EMPIRE (version 5) at St Luke’s at the invitation of Prof. Stuart Rees.
August 31
Kinetic Jazz Orchestra concert at Venue505, Surry Hills. Guest composer: Bruce Cale.
September/October
1) Preparation for next Kinetic Jazz season; 2) Planning for 2014.
October 2-5
KINETIC JAZZ – KINETIC CINEMA. Spring season. In the hall. Curators/sponsors/production/recording team as in January. Program: Drew Bourgeois’ SAAN; Cinema: Short films by Cleo Mees, Michael McLennan, Helen Wilson, Maya Newell & Saha Jones. Curated by Saha Jones (2/10); Lee McIver’s Polymorphic Orkestra. Cinema: THE EDGE documentary by Lesley Dyer & Andrew Moffat (‘92), archival footage of WHO LIVES?! (’94) (Jones/Goudsmit), & Saha Jones’ THE EDGE #2 (3/10); Waldo Fabian Quintet (4/10); Noise Exposure - featuring Clocks & Clouds in an installation format by Saha Jones; Kinetic Cinema as on 3/10 (5/10).
October 25
Kinetic Jazz Orchestra concert at the Sound Lounge for SIMA. Guest composer: Bruce Cale.
November/December
1) Planning for 2014, including 2 KINETIC JAZZ Festivals (supported by a $4000 grant from Marrickville Council), VILLAGE SPACE, and 2 theatre seasons at St Luke’s; 2) Revisions & updates of VILLAGE SPACE 9 & 10 (Refugees/Asylum seekers, THE FREEDOM RIDE).
December 13
Performance of THE FREEDOM RIDE at the Aboriginal Studies Association’s (ASA) conference, University of Sydney. Excerpt from VILLAGE SPACE repertoire: The Story of Greg – a Stolen Generations Story. Cast: Graham Jones, Jepke Goudsmit, Finn Morgan Davis.
2014
January
Rehearsals of THE FREEDOM RIDE. Followed by daily showings of same at the inaugural Indigenous Students Summer Camp, Sydney University (14-16/1). Prof. Ann Curthoys (an original freedom rider) gave valuable feedback, which went into further rewriting of the play, readying it for this year’s VILLAGE SPACE program.
February 1
Concert of Kinetic Jazz Orchestra at Foundry 616, Ultimo.
February - April
1) Completing scripts for VILLAGE SPACE 9 & 10 (Refugees/Asylumseekers, THE FREEDOM RIDE), followed by rehearsal period of same, and previews of the plays in Sydney schools; 2) Preparations for Kinetic Jazz Festival; 3) Rehearsals of KETC’s pieces for the KJ Festival.
April 22-27
KINETIC JAZZ AUTUMN FESTIVAL. In church and hall. Curators/sponsors/production/recording/FOH/Cafe team as last year. Program: Ben Hauptmann Quartet: Wes Montgomery tribute; James Greening’s Septet Greening from Ear to Ear (22/4); Bruce Cale & Don Reid Quartet; Tanya Sparke Sextet (with Peter Dasent) (23/4); Natalie Dietz Quintet; Bill Risby Trio with international guest guitarist Jeff Peterson (USA) (24/4); Shakuhachi grandmaster Riley Lee & international guest Jeff Peterson; Noise Exposure featuring Clocks & Clouds in installation format by Saha Jones (25/4); Tony Gould, Imogen Mannen, Riley Lee & Jeff Peterson; Andrew Dickeson’s Quintet BURN (26/4); Sandy Evans, Phil Slater, Simon Barker & Roger Dean in SEDition B; Tim Clarkson Trio; The Kinetic Jazz Orchestra with special guest Riley Lee playing new work by Don Reid. Plus guest composer Roger Dean conducting his new work for the Orchestra (27/4). Each night except on 27/4: Kinetic Theatre & Cinema. Live and film excerpts from ECCENTRICS (’92) – SWEET & LOVELY (Jones & Goudsmit live), plus Lord Buckley’s jive talk classic THE NAZZ performed by Graham Jones as Lord Buckley, and chorus: Angela Fieldhouse, Ruby Fox-Lewin, Jepke Goudsmit, Lynda Hyde, Saha Jones, Floyd Robinson, Tomomi Takahashi.
May 7-14
THE FREEDOM RIDE rehearsals with augmented cast for public season.
May 15-25
Theatre at St. Luke’s: Premiere of THE FREEDOM RIDE. Including two matinees. Created and directed by Jepke Goudsmit & Graham Jones. Cast: Finn Morgan Davis, Angela Fieldhouse, Ruby Fox-Lewin, Jepke Goudsmit, Graham Jones, Saha Jones, Ashlee Kearney, Nathan Kovesy, Floyd Robinson, Godwin Yidana. With audience volunteers, briefed before the show. Original freedom rider Ann Curthoys attended.
May/June
Performances of VILLAGE SPACE 9 & 10 (Refugees/Asylum seekers, THE FREEDOM RIDE) with team of 8, in State and Catholic High Schools in Sydney Basin, Illawarra & Central Coast, NSW (two weeks total).
June 21
Kinetic Jazz Orchestra concert at Foundry 616, Ultimo. Launch of CD3: a selection of tracks recorded in 2012/13.
July 12 – August 9
Tour of VILLAGE SPACE 9 & 10 (Refugees/Asylum seekers, THE FREEDOM RIDE) with team of 7, to State & Catholic High Schools in Brisbane, Toowoomba & Central QLD, and NSW Far North Coast. Including a community performance of THE FREEDOM RIDE in Toowoomba.
August
Rewrite VILLAGE SPACE 9 for public season, renamed REFUGE.
August 15
Performance of THE FREEDOM RIDE at STREET University, Liverpool.
August 31 – Sept. 13
Tour of VILLAGE SPACE 9 & 10 (Refugees/Asylum seekers, THE FREEDOM RIDE) with team of 6, to State & Catholic High Schools in NSW (Albury), Victoria (Wodonga, Melbourne) and Tasmania (Hobart, Devonport, Burnie).
September/October
1) Planning & promotion for 2015 VILLAGE SPACE program without Catholic Mission support. 2) Writing & rehearsing REFUGE (version 1).
October 2-5
Theatre at St. Luke’s. Premiere of REFUGE (version 1). Created and directed by Graham Jones & Jepke Goudsmit. Lights: Patterson. Sound: Saha Jones. Cast: Finn Morgan Davis, Angela Fieldhouse, Ruby Fox-Lewin, Jepke Goudsmit, Graham Jones, Saha Jones, Godwin Yidana, Ffion Thomas (work experience) & audience volunteers, briefed prior show.
October 3
Performance of REFUGE (version 1) at Catholic Mission Conference, Australian Catholic University, North Sydney.
October 10
Performance of VILLAGE SPACE 10 (THE FREEDOM RIDE) at Sydney Boys HS.
October 12-19
Tour of VILLAGE SPACE 10 (THE FREEDOM RIDE) to State Schools in Moree, Walgett, Brewarrina, Bourke. Community performances in Brewarrina & Bourke. Supported by Regional Aboriginal Education (Melissa Kirby) & Catholic Mission Advocacy (Jenny Collins-White).
November
1) Financial support by Catholic Mission Education for VILLAGE SPACE ends. 2) Script development; 3) Preparations for Kinetic Jazz Festival.
November 20-23
KINETIC JAZZ SPRING FESTIVAL. Supported by a $2000 Marrickville Council grant. In church & hall. Curators/sponsors/production/photo/Café team as before, but sans Lynda Hyde, and sans sound recording. Program: Matt McMahon & Guy Strazz Duo (20/11); Kevin Hunt Trio with guest Brenda Gifford; The Kinetic Jazz Orchestra (21/11); Waldo Fabian Sextet (22/11); Dave Ellis’ Bass Liberation (13 double bass players); Mark Isaacs solo piano (23/11). Each night: Kinetic Cinema & Jazz Theatre: same items as in April KJ Festival.
December 5
Performance of THE FREEDOM RIDE (’14) at the Aboriginal Studies Association (ASA) conference, Sydney University. Janaka Biyanwila replaced Godwin Yidana.
December
1) Script development of HOME (version 4); 2) Planning/ promotion for 2015 theatre season at St Luke’s and theatre-in-education program (HOME & THE FREEDOM RIDE); 3) Auditions for KETC 2015 team of 8.
2015
January/February
1) Complete HOME (version 4); 2) Finalise auditions; 3) Fieldwork by cast at St.Vinnies Night Patrol; 3) Wayne Patterson retires after 13 years with the Company. Sherri Hilario takes on tech.
February 13
Kinetic Jazz Orchestra concert at Foundry616, Ultimo. Guests: Riley Lee (shakuhachi) and composer/conductor Roger Dean.
Feb. 16 – March 12
Company training & rehearsals of HOME (version 4).
March 13 – 29
Theatre at St. Luke’s. Premiere of HOME (version 4). Nine evening shows (Fri-Sat-Sun), 1 school matinee. Created & directed by Goudsmit & Jones. Light & sound design: Hilario. Light operation: Hilario. Sound: Janaka Biyanwila. Cast: Demitra Alexandria, Janaka Biyanwila, Carolyn Eccles, Melanie Eden, Jepke Goudsmit, Robert Gray, Graham Jones, Henriette Tkalec, and audience volunteers, briefed prior to show. Photography: Saha Jones. Video documentation by ARTV (Jill Hickson, John Reynolds).
March/April
Company training & rehearsals of THE FREEDOM RIDE (2 &1/2 weeks).
April 30 – May 8
Tour of HOME (’15) with team of 8 to Catholic High Schools in Sydney, Wollongong, Melbourne.
May 11-14
Company training & rehearsals of THE FREEDOM RIDE (’14).
May 15-31
Theatre at St. Luke’s. Public season of THE FREEDOM RIDE (’14). Nine evening shows (Fri-Sat-Sun), 1 school matinee. Created & directed by Jones & Goudsmit. Light design & operation: Hilario. Cast: Demitra Alexandria, Janaka Biyanwila, Jess Cadou, Carolyn Eccles, Melanie Eden, Jepke Goudsmit, Robert Gray, Alexander Jones, Graham Jones, Henriette Tkalec, and audience volunteers, briefed prior to show. Original freedom rider Bob Gallagher attended.
May/June
Performances of HOME (’15) and THE FREEDOM RIDE (’14) for State & Catholic High Schools in Sydney Basin, Wollongong, Illawarra & Central Coast NSW (2 weeks total).
June 6
The Kinetic Jazz Orchestra concert at The Phoenix Theatre, Wollongong, sponsored by the Wollongong Conservatorium.
June 14
KINETIC JAZZ one-day festival at St. Luke’s – BE THE MUSIC. Program: Lee McIver’s Septet Jurassic Bark; Ben Hauptmann & Matt McMahon Duo; The Kinetic Jazz Orchestra, with Jones & Goudsmit (spoken word).
June – September
Preparations for 40-year anniversary celebrations, including rehearsals.
July 18 -30
Tour of HOME (’15) with team of 7 to Catholic High Schools in Brisbane.
August/September
1) THE FREEDOM RIDE performances for State & Catholic High Schools in Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong (2 weeks total) with Henriette Tkalec & Shane Milward taking over from Carolyn Eccles & Jess Cadou; 2) Community performance of THE FREEDOM RIDE (’14) at the STREET University, Liverpool (13/8).
September 18-27 40-year anniversary Season at St. Luke’s, 2 weekend celebrations:
September 18-20
HOME (’15). Same cast and tech personnel as in March, augmented with Shane Milward, & Forever Tupou.
September 25-26
ILLUMINATE: Images & live performances of work by Jones & Goudsmit spanning 40 years. Photo collages and film footage compilations by Jola Jones. Performers: Jepke Goudsmit & Graham Jones. Guests: Kevin Hunt (25/9) and Don Reid (26/9). Tech: Hilario.
September 27
TUNE IN to Kinetic Jazz. Program: Divergence (conductor: Jenna Cave); The AustraLYSIS Electroband (Roger Dean, Sandy Evans, Greg White); The Polymorphic Orkestra (Lee McIver, Ed Goyer, Ed Rodrigues); and the Kinetic Jazz Orchestra with spoken word by Jones & Goudsmit. Tech: Hilario.
October/November
Performances of HOME (’15) and THE FREEDOM RIDE (’14) for State & Catholic High Schools in Sydney (1 week total).
November 28
The Kinetic Jazz Orchestra concert at Foundry616, Ultimo.
November/December
1) Overhaul of REFUGE script: fieldwork, updates, revisions, extensions; 2) Planning for next year’s Kinetic Jazz, theatre & theatre-in-education programs; 3) Auditions for 2016 KETC team of 8.
2016
January/February
1) Fieldwork for REFUGE (version 2): trips to Villawood Detention Centre with full team, and meetings with Somali Women’s Association (actresses only); 2) Completion script REFUGE (version 2); 3) Finalise 2016 touring and performance schedule.
February 15 – March 31
Company training & rehearsals of HOME (’15) and REFUGE (‘16), including drum workshops with Alex Masso.
February 27
Kinetic Jazz Orchestra concert at Foundry616, Ultimo. Guest composer/conductor: Roger Dean. And Jones & Goudsmit’s version of Annie Ross’ TWISTED.
April 1-17
Theatre at St. Luke’s. Premiere of REFUGE (‘16). Nine evening shows (Fri-Sat-Sun). Written & directed by Jepke Goudsmit & Graham Jones. Cast: Ché Baines, Janaka Biyanwila, Tiffany Hoy, Jepke Goudsmit, Graham Jones, Simon Lee, Shane Millward, Shani Moffat, Henriette Tkalec, Forever Tupou, plus work-experience students & volunteers: Azahlea Biyanwila, Sacha Danswan, Elise Kennedy, Victoria Lewis, Rose Marel. Light & sound design/ light operation: Hilario. Sound operation: various cast members. Props & costumes: Jepke Goudsmit, Shani Moffat, Saada Abdikarim. Photography: Saha Jones.
April 22-24
Theatre at St. Luke’s. Season of HOME (’15). Created & directed by Jepke Goudsmit & Graham Jones. Tech: Hilario. Cast: Ché Baines, Janaka Biyanwila, Tiffany Hoy, Jepke Goudsmit, Graham Jones, Simon Lee, Shane Millward, Henriette Tkalec, Forever Tupou, plus audience volunteers, briefed prior to the show.
March-May
1) Performances of HOME (’15) & REFUGE (’16) at Catholic High Schools in Sydney & Wollongong (1 week total); 2) Two week rehearsal period of THE FREEDOM RIDE (’14); 3) Preparations for next Kinetic Jazz event; 4) One week tour of HOME (’15) & REFUGE (’16) at Catholic High Schools in Melbourne region with cast of 8 (sans Baines & Moffat).
May 13,14
Kinetic Jazz Autumn season: HANDY WORK. Program: The Kinetic Jazz Orchestra with guest director/composers Roger Dean and Miroslav Bukovsky, and dance troupe Des Fleurs (13/5); Polymorphic Orkestra; Jeremy Sawkins solo guitar; Mike Kenny Septet (14/5).
May/June
Performances of HOME (’15), THE FREEDOM RIDE (’14) & REFUGE (’16) at State & Catholic High Schools in Sydney, Wollongong & Central Coast NSW (2 weeks total).
July 16-30
Tour of HOME (’15) & REFUGE (’16) to Catholic & State High Schools in Brisbane & NSW North Coast. Including a community performance of REFUGE (’16) in Port Macquarie, sponsored by Wauchope Arts Council and the Mid North Coast Refugee Support Group.
July/August
Graham’s health deteriorates. Program reduced for remainder of the year, EMPIRE season cancelled, planning for 2017 put on hold, decision made to not offer our VILLAGE SPACE program in 2017.
August/September
Performances of THE FREEDOM RIDE (’14) for State & Catholic High Schools in Sydney & Wollongong regions (1 week total).
September 28
Evening community performance of HOME (’15) at the Exodus Foundation in Ashfield, Sydney. With audience volunteers, briefed prior to the show. Video documentation by Warwick Moss.
October 12
Daytime community performance of HOME (’15) at The HUB in Miller, Sydney, sponsored by South West Sydney Local Health (part of Mental Health Week). With audience volunteers, briefed prior to the show.
October 19
Emergency KETC meeting to discuss the Company’s future. Summary of decisions: 1) KETC will continue operations on a greatly reduced basis; 2) In 2017: working towards transition from the present leadership by Graham & Jepke to the next generation; 3) For now, administration/management to be done by Jepke, principal jobs being a) reducing props & costumes in storage, b) archiving of Company records for eventual passing on to the National Library of Australia in Canberra; 4) Sporadic projects/events at St.Luke’s, proposed and undertaken by core members.
2017
March 24
AGM at St Luke’s Hall.
June/July
Finalising new script EMPIRE.
August 11
In-house reading of new EMPIRE script with group of 12, at St Luke’s.
September 22
Book launch of BETWEEN EARTH & SKY, an anthology of poetry and art by Jola-Innana Jones, with contributions by artists Adam Hill, Adam Kennedy, Amy Smith, Corrie Ancone, Lillian Morrissey, Lyn Hazelwood, Nyssa Miller, Olivia Nigro, Saha Jones & Tasman Munro. Made possible by Kinetic Energy Press.
November 10
Concert by Kinetic Jazz Orchestra at St Luke’s Hall. Hosted by KETC’s co-directors. Compositions by Miroslav Bukovsky, Justin Buckingham, Mike Kenny, Cam McAlister, Jason Morphet, Don Reid. Poetry by Jepke Goudsmit and Jola-Innana Jones.
Throughout: Archiving (see Oct 19, 2016) with Sherri Hilario, and preparing manuscripts for printing through KINETIC ENERGY PRESS.