Same address, just downstairs.
Visit us in Room E-102 of the Salamanca Arts Centre.
(Just across the hall from the Tasmanian Writers Centre)
Author ArchiveWe’ve moved!
Happiness!
Our Happiness artists have been searching out Happiness & Its Causes in Hobart and Sydney over the past couple of weeks.
What is Happiness?
All will be revealed soon!
Stefan Sagmeister: Design can make you happy
Happy new year from Kickstart to you (and you)!
We hope that 2010 is creative, adventurous and happy for all our supporters!
Stay tuned for more info about our exciting new program and other developments.
P.S Check out this review of Power Hip Hop at WRITE RESPONSE
Happy Festive Season
…from all of us at Kickstart.
We wish you a happy and safe start to the new year.
See you in 2010!
(Photo by Sean Fennessy)
More great feedback…
“Richard, all the artists and support staff for Power Hip Hop. What a fantastic project and what a fantastic result. I hope everyone involved is happy and proud of the result, it was capital A art and that doesn’t happen very often.
It was such a pleasure seeing Lawrence and Guot maturing into their creativity and maintaining their passion and optimism and also great to see/hear the breadth of talent from the Tasmanian born rappers, particularly enjoyed Max’s nutella on white bread/tahini and honey on rye journey.”
- Mark Joseph, Hobart City Council
Success! Power Hip Hop gets THREE standing ovations.
A couple of nice comments from punters:
“Power Hip Hop was absolutely awesome on Saturday, congratulations!! That is the first time I have ever been not slightly awkward about giving a standing ovation, those kids were so talented and confident: they really pulled it off. And yay for the orchestra, sound and lighting. WOOP.”
- Kelly Eijdenberg
“You rock the boat and the boat rocks back.
The immediate and spontaneous standing ovation of the packed house last night said it all. Kickstart Arts and the TSO kicked arts at the Peacock Theatre with Power Hip Hop. This remarkable performance was the culmination of a year’s intense collaboration between Kickstart and the TSO. Both arts organisations taking an artistic risk on an innovative community cultural development project that paid off. The intense and delightful interplay between the DJ and French Horn was one thing, but hearing an oboe rap was incredible. Were we in New York? No we were at the Salamanca Arts Centre. This was a collaboration of creative friction, audience response, rhythm and poetry (rap). The young poets channelled Bob Dylan, telling us the times are changing again, and explored issues of world peace and community engagement. My favourite lyrics were ‘you rock the boat and the boat rocks back’. Perhaps we need a little more artistic boat rocking if it delivers performances of the calibre of last nights show. The spotlight was shone on bright futures last night. Bravo Power Hip Hop.”
- Madeleine Ogilvie, ALP Candidate for Denison
(Photos by Richard Bladel)
Power Hip Hop! This weekend!
This Friday and Saturday the Peacock Theatre will be pumping out some of Tassie’s freshest sounds.
The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and Kickstart Arts presents POWER HIP HOP!
In 2009 eight young hip hop artists, from diverse cultural backgrounds, have been mentored by professional jazz, contemporary and classical musicians Donald Bate and Simon Reid. Together they have created an exciting 50-minute music program, and learned how to score and fully orchestrate the music they have composed for a 12-piece ensemble from the TSO.
For only three concerts over two nights, the Peacock Theatre will play host to an evening of new sounds performed live by the young hip hop artists and members of the TSO. Following the final concert on December 12, the Peacock Theatre will also host the Power Hip Hop After Party featuring some of Hobart’s freshest hip hop acts.
POWER HIP HOP
Dates: 11th December 9pm, 12th December 2009 7pm & 9pm + after party
Venue: Peacock Theatre, Salamanca Place, Battery Point
Cost: $25 or $15 Concession
Tickets: TSO Box Office and on the door.
Ted talks: Emmanuel Jal
