Theatre artist Camilla Blunden… starring in a one-woman play, “All This Living”. Photo by Lorna Sim
THE 14th annual festival of German films will run until May 31 and will feature two international guests, German film and theatre critic, Peter Claus, here on May 20, and composer Thomas Köner, a distinctive figure in the fields of contemporary music and multimedia art, here on May 25. All details at goethe.de/ins/au/lp/prj/fgf/eve/deindex.htm and bookings to palacecinemas.com.au
CANBERRA writer Kabu Okai-Davies who, in December, launched “Curfew’s Children”, a book based on his experiences growing up in Ghana, says it’s been selected to be part of the Emerge in the West Festival in Maribyrnong, Victoria, focusing on emerging African arts, culture and small businesses.
BRINDABELLA Orchestra will perform under the baton of Rosalie Hannink at Queanbeyan Uniting Church, in Rutledge Street, 2pm, on Sunday, May 17. The program includes “The Hebrides Overture” by Mendelssohn, “Kaiserwalzer” by Strauss and numbers from “Jesus Christ Superstar”.
THE Legendary Count Basie Orchestra will be at the Canberra Theatre, with guest vocalist Carmen Bradford, as part of its 80th anniversary tour on May 17. Billed as “the living embodiment of swing”, it’s directed by ageless trumpeter Scotty Barnhart and promises everything from Billie Holiday to Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra to Nat King Cole and Sarah Vaughan to Ella Fitzgerald. The real Count died in 1984. Bookings to canberratheatrecentre.com.au or 6275 2700.
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