From 20th to 23rd octobre 2011 if in Paris, swing by the La Galerie Florence Leoni from a splash (or crash) or contemporary art with Cutlog, presenting artists Guillaume Cabantous, Christophe Chassol, Thomas Fontaine, Baptiste… Art, windscreens and mountains
It’s going to be a full week for tap in Paris. Paris tap jam is having its second session on Tuesday 13th September and on Wednesday 14th, Harlem trained, Barcelona based French tap dance diva… Tap in Paris with… Roxane Butterfly!
When visiting Guelma recently, 10 year old Toutou insisted I catch the bus with him to go and see ‘some photos’. It was a hot and steamy afternoon and a siesta seemed more on the… Salon de la Photo – Guelma!
Sunday morning coffee at Belleville’s Folies café is always a vibrant affair with the fresh graffiti works being created in the adjacent alley. This week it was refreshing to see girl graffers on the scene.… Girl Graffers on the Belleville Scene- ‘Meufs Ki Osent’ (Chicks Who Dare)
The weekend of Tap On Barcelona was filled with masterclasses (Roxane Butterfly, Maud Arnold, Jason Janas and Lee Howard), a gala performance from the masters. Here is the closing shim sham… …Also, a tap jam… Tap On Barcelona 2011 Wrap
Wednesday to Friday was a whirl of 20 hours of exercises, routines, jams and rhythmic encounters. Roxane Butterfly, Maud and Jason took masterclasses tday. After learning some Jimmy Slide steps from Roxy and sweating through… Tap On Barcelona- Whirling Classes & Roxane Butterfly
For many at the Tap On Barcelona festival today was about blisters and nerves. Many have danced over 20 hours in three days and tonight was the cutting comp! My new friend Renata from Brazil… Tap On Barcelona Day Three
After another seven hours of tap (that makes 14 hours in 36 hours!) all my blood is in my ankles… so I’ll just recount one moment. Ten minutes into Jason’s class, the lights snap out and the… Tap On Barcelona Day Two Jason Time
And follow that teaser… here’s the solo that made us brave that advance class again today… Hit it Jay.
Hosted by Ludovico Hombravella Suarez, the Harlem jazz club jam was full and vibed up featuring many of the star teachers included Maud Arnold, Jérémie Champagne, Guillem Alonso, Rosa Font, Ruben Sanshez and… Jason Janas. Here’s… Tap On Barcelona- Harlem Jazz Club
1.5, 3, 4.5,6 omg 7 hours of tap today! No wonder I can’t feel my legs. And it ‘aint finished yet…tonight is the tap jam at Harlem jazz club. Today was first day of classes… Tap On Barcelona-But which classes to take?
I should probably be in Italy getting my beach fractured finger fixed (Australia has a medicare deal) but I just landed in Spain. It’s the 4th annual Tap On Barcelona Festival and having had attended the previous three,… Barcelona Landing
Before rolling into the next festival preparations, here is a quick flash back over Cannes. Enjoy and thanks to all involved, particularly director Elise Mc Leod, editor Dylan Behan, SBS and Screen Australia. And music… Best of Ruby TV at Cannes 2011
Australian journalist Lisa Pham hooked up with me several years ago in a jazz club in the 4th arrondisement for an interview about writing, cabaret and Paris. Since well-connected in the publishing world, Lisa forwarded… Vive La France ‘Parlez- Vous Design?’
On a trip to Melbourne in 2008, the expansive Robyn Lucas convinced Michael Short at THE AGE to meet me for a drink close to his office to talk about Ruby TV and European correspondence.… From Information to Insight with Michael Short in THE ZONE
What a festival! With 326 registered Australians this year in Cannes, you can imagine we had our work cut out for us. 16 reports later, we’re out the other end and have hectic but fond… In the CANNES (in 16 episodes)
The Tree of Life by Terrence Malick just won the major prize at the 64th Festival de Cannes. Here is our SBS piece on what the audiences thought of the film. Thanks to Elise McLeod (camera/direction)… CANNES 2011 Palme D’Or
We met with bright eyed participants in The Short Film corner who were over from Griffith University then with Nash Edgerton who’s film Bear is in the official selection and screens tonight. With Dylan edits the… Short Films
We went to the Opening Night Drinks of Screen Australia in Cannes for SBS Australia. Here is the report. Featuring music by Antigone from the album Antigone.
Here is the clip directed by Elise McLeod to promote the new the Gogo Paris Iphone App. I’m proud to be the pink nailed hand model. Watch out. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT_Jkc_HcoA[/youtube] “THIS IS THE MOST UP-TO-DATE, TIGHTLY… Gogo Paris launches Iphone App