The great thing about the internet is that it gives a voice to any who wants one (and has a computer); the bad thing is that sometimes it’s hard to sort through the chaff to find something that truly piques your interest. New Yorkers Piera Gelardi and Philippe von Borries are two people who have managed to pique the interest of close to a million fashion lovers across the world with their online fashion publication REFINERY29. The cool-savvy duo will be sharing some of their online wisdom this week as part of the ‘Portable Presents‘ series, which delivers international leaders in digital and online businesses to Australia. Each series follows trends and those leaders that create them across areas as diverse as television, music, fashion, education and politics. Hosted by The Edge at SLQ, Piera, Philippe and friends will share their thoughts on fashion-based social media, trends in online retail, and new directions in fashion reporting and business.
map magazine is giving away a free ticket to the presentation at SLQ’s The Edge this Friday March 12 at 3:00 pm. To win, email mikki@mapmagazine.com.au by Wednesday March 10.
Many young people with a yearning to change the world now choose to gain their tertiary education from the ‘university of the world’, by spending a few years wandering the globe. But for those who still value the worth of a real degree, the opportunities to study are more diverse than ever. University of Southern Queensland’s Bachelor of Social Science is a valuable starting point for any budding social entrepreneur, offering studies across community, environment, politics and social justice, and is one of the many intriguing degrees on offer at the university.
In 9, Academy Award-nominated director Shane Acker teams up with two of the world’s most visionary filmmakers, Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov, to bring a totally unique and visually stunning animated fantasy epic to screen. 9 is a sublime, heartwarming adventure not to be missed. In cinemas December 9. For your chance to attend a special preview screening of 9 at Dendy Portside Cinemas on Monday December 7 at 6:30 pm, email mikki@mapmagazine.com.au.
Brisbane Festival 2009 proudly presents the world premiere of Miracle in Brisbane, an opera by innovative and much acclaimed Italian composer Giorgio Battistelli. Miracle in Brisbane tells the story of a group of homeless Indigenous people ‘living on country’ who build a shantytown on Brisbane’s outskirts. The discovery of oil under the site leads them to acknowledge ancestral spirits and the life-changing wealth of the land, but people with powerful interests soon start making other plans. An outstanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cast, including Aaron Fa‘Aoso, Deborah Mailman, Djakapurra Munyarrayan and Casey Donovan, brings to life this very Australian story under the direction of one of Australia’s most accomplished directors, Rhoda Roberts. Book now via! Judith Wright Centre 07 3872 9000 or visit www.brisbanefestival.com for details.
map magazine proudly supports Brisbane Festival: “A culture is not an abstract thing. It is a living, evolving process. The aim is to push beyond standard-setting and asserting human rights to make those standards a living reality for people everywhere.” – Mary Robinson. Don’t miss your one and only chance to catch Mary Robinson as she presents her insightful address ‘Creating a World without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism’ At QPAC on Wednesday September 30. Mary Robinson was Ireland’s first female President from 1990 to 1997 before becoming the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 1997 to 2002. The theme is close to her heart as she firmly supports equitable trade, corporate responsibility, the right to health, humane migration polices, gender equality and global accountability. . Book now via qtix 136 246 or www.brisbanefestival.com for details
map magazine proudly supports Brisbane Festival: Don’t miss Mariza, the reigning diva of world music, as she performs Portugal’s traditional music ‘Fado’. It has been said that time stands still when Mariza sings, which is probably why the organisers of such momentous events as the Olympic Games, the FIFA World Cup and Live 8 chose her to enthrall their audiences. BBC Radio put it best in saying, “Every word is sung with intense concentration, every note hit flawlessly. When she pauses for dramatic effect, we are all with her, caught in her trap.” For one night only Mariza will fill QPAC’s Concert Hall with the poetry, elegance and the yearning of Fado. Book now via qtix 136 246 or www.brisbanefestival.com for details. Photography by Isabel Pinto.
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map magazine proudly supports Brisbane Festival: On Saturday September 26, see the legendary VJ Peter Greenaway mix it up with turntabalist extraordinaire DJ Radar for the ultra-cool Tulse Luper VJ Performance. Following hugely successful performances in Europe and South America, VJ master Peter Greenaway achieves total freedom from classic cinematography as he projects avant-garde, controversial and visually lavish images on nine giant screens and mixes them live using his outstanding cinematographic eye and relentless energy. Don’t miss your chance to dance in GOMA and boogie away to funky beats by DJ Radar who has toured the world with the likes of James Brown, Bootsy Collins, Prince and the Prodigy. Book now via qtix 136 246 or www.brisbanefestival.com for details.
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map magazine proudly supports Brisbane Festival: Check out BF09 under the radar, Brisbane Festival’s theatre fringe event from September 18 to October 3. Don’t be scared of the fringe; just embrace the random, raw, absurd and fascinating new theatrical performance works by Australian and international artists. Join in this rollicking ride to far-flung lands and escape the mundane of your everyday by seeing one of the 100 performances from a thrilling mix of genres. No need to steal or bribe your way into shows, just snap up a ticket deal – 5for50 – and see any five shows for only $50. On sale from 19 August, tickets to BF09 under the radar start at $15. Don’t miss out! See www.brisbanefestival.com for details.
map magazine proudly supports Brisbane Festival: QUT Spiegeltent returns to Queens Park for three packed weeks of music, cabaret and late-night revelry. Firing up the mics to deliver a blast of hip-hop lyricism, soul-filled vocals, and funk-jazz grooves, the international collective Black Jesus Experience and locals Deep Ends - featuring Rainman hit the stage on Saturday September 19. Machine Gun Fellatio’s Pinky Beecroft is back with some new friends, including ex-george member Nick Stewart. On Wednesday September 30, Pinky Beecroft and the White Russians bring superb, smoky sounds to QUT Spiegeltent. Tickets are on sale through OzTix or visit www.brisbanefestival.com.au.
SLQ will host a special Deepen the Conversation event this Friday with handbag collector and owner of the Jean Brown Group, Amber Long. As part of a discussion entitled Etiquette and Style for the Modern Woman and Man, Amber will discuss the social significance of fashion accessories in the context of the new State Library exhibition, Modern times and her own vintage and antique handbag collection. Joining her will be couturier Paul Hunt who will explore the development of male sartorial elegance and how modernity irrevocably changed fashion trends for men. The talk will be followed by supper on the spectacular Queensland Terrace and the Modern times exhibition will be open late for you to immerse yourself in the style of bygone days. To win one of two double passes to the event, email mikki@mapmagazine.com.au.
map magazine proudly supports Brisbane Festival: Head to the Brisbane Festival website before September 7 to enter a fantastic competition for QBE Riverfire that will make you the favourite among your friends and family! Thanks to QBE Insurance, you could get the chance to enjoy QBE Riverfire on Saturday September 12 aboard your very own private gondola on The Wheel of Brisbane with five guests. Enjoy an amazing view from 60 metres above South Bank as the F-111s fly past and the ultimate fireworks extravaganza signals the start of three jam-packed weeks of Brisbane Festival 2009.
The latest film to be co-produced by Participant Media’s Jeff Skoll (producer of An Inconvenient Truth) is The Soloist, an inspiring tale based on the true story of Nathaniel Ayers. Nathaniel (Jamie Foxx) is a homeless musician who dropped out of prestigious music school Julliard due to untreated schizophrenia. Living in Skid Row in Los Angeles, Nathaniel continues his passion for music by plucking out Beethoven on a two-stringed violin. When he meets journalist Steve Lopez (Robert Downey, Jnr) by chance, a great friendship forms between the two. A film definitely worth seeing for anyone in need of inspiration.
map magazine proudly supports Brisbane Festival: Following triumphant tours of Asia, the USA and Europe, Brisbane Festival 2009 is proud to present Taiwan’s, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre performing its celebrated work Moon Water. Accompanied by Bach’s Six Suites for solo cello, Moon Water combines meditation, tai chi, martial arts and Chinese opera movement with modern dance, resulting in a stunning and spiritual theatrical work of art. The Daily Telegraph, UK, describes Moon Water as “A dream of a show, one of the most ravishing things I’ve seen in a theatre, an experience of beauty.” Moon Water is showing at the Playhouse, QPAC from Tuesday 29 September to Friday 2 October. Book now via qtix 136 246 or www.brisbanefestival.com.au for details.
For anyone looking for a way to spice up their Saturday this weekend, intriguing and controversial American photographer Taryn Simon will be giving a lecture at GoMA at 12 midday (prior to the opening of her exhibition at IMA), which is well worth attending. Inspired by conspiracies and secret sites in Iraq, Taryn decided to uncover the secret sites of her own country. Her subjects are confronting and compelling and touch on vast areas of interest, including science, government, nature, security and religion. Images that will shock you include those of an inbred white tiger, cadavers rotting in a ‘forensic park’ and a young woman ready to undergo hymenoplasty surgery. Shot over a four-year period, mostly with a large-format view camera, the images are sometimes ghostly, creepy, strange and cinematic. Each image is accompanied by text that’s integral to the photo. In examining what is integral to America’s foundation, mythology, and daily functioning, this exhibition provides an eerie perspective on the American mindset. Image: Taryn Simon Nuclear Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility, Cherenkov Radiation, Hanford Site, U.S. Department of Energy, Southeastern Washington State.
In tribute to the iconic Pantone colour swatches, Basheer Graphic Books created its own Pantone rainbow. Spanning eight metres long and composed of 5,000 different colours, this rainbow might cause a few more difficulties to compose a song in its honour.
map magazine proudly supports Brisbane Festival: See Tim Robbin’s acclaimed theatre ensemble The Actors’ Gang present The Trial of the Catonsville Nine at Brisbane Festival 2009 from Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 September. This acclaimed script by poet priest Daniel Berrigan reincarnates the dramatic 1968 trial of two catholic priests and seven fellow catholic activists who committed an act of civil disobedience. Protesting the Vietnam War, The Catonsville Nine walked into a selective service office, burning hundreds of draft files with home-made napalm. The subsequent trial and publicity galvanized the anti-war movement. While condemned as criminals in a court of law, they were hailed as patriots in the streets. For bookings go to Powertix 07 3358 8600 or visit brisbanefestival.com.au.
In Queensland Theatre Company’s latest production, Ninety, William (Kym Gyngell) is an actor about to hit the big time. He agrees to meet with his ex-wife Isabel for an hour and a half of his valuable time. During this time she is determined to convince him that they are still in love. Isabel is desperate to reignite their passion, but the only hitch is that William is about to marry an actress called Vera. Showing at the Cremorne Theatre until September 5, Ninety is the fresh production by playwright Joanna Murray-Smith (The Female of the Species), which shows that sometimes you can be more in love than you might realise, or less than you care to admit.
