Richard Bladel | Creative Producer
Richard Bladel is well into his third decade of working as a professional artist. At one time or another he has worked with all sorts of arts organisations as a writer, playwright, dramaturg, video maker and as a producer of projects in music, visual arts, digital media, performance and writing. Richard has a focus on encouraging the expression and inherent creativity of people of all ages, building connections between people through art making and on breaking down the barriers between the arts and other sectors. He studied BA in Communications at the University of Technology, Sydney during the 80′s, majoring in film theory and production. He was founding Artistic Director of Kickstart Arts, and managed the organisation from 2001- 2007. From 1998 to 2000 he was Arts Officer at The Tasmanian Trades & Labor Council (now Unions Tasmania).
A new year beckons
At Kickstart Arts we’re back to work after some brilliant holidays and we’re ready to start on a new year of community projects throughout Tasmania. The team is back in business bringing a number of projects to greater Hobart, th
e Huon Valley, Southern Midlands, Flinders Island and Cape Barren Island.
And we’re planning a whole new website and 2 other cool project sites.
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- Jami Bladel our artistic director enjoying the company of her son over some stearling summer days.
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- The rest of the team getting away from it all.
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- Pip 4 Belle, forever.
A reflection on Portraits of Invisible People
At the Salamanca Arts Centre this year 2156 people attended Portraits Of Invisible People in The Long Gallery.
‘For me this project is opening my consciousness up to recognising and acknowledging people with brain injuries and to feel more in tune with them and myself’ (Noni Howard)
‘Helping more people understand ABI and people with ABI – allowing them to recognise the human beyond the disability. Helping them appreciate that anyone of these people could be any one of us.’ (Elspeth Callender)
“The stories and spirit of people with A.B.I, promoting (positively) people who have acquired head injuries or disabilities ‘people just like us…!” (anon)
For more information visit the project page or contact us directly at community@kickstart.org.au
A reflection on Power Hip Hop.
A total of 3031 people attended a performance of Power Hip Hop
Power Hip Hop gathered together a diverse group of musicians to perform at the Theatre Royal earlier this year. Young rappers worked with the wonderful Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra to produce original works, here’s a quick look at how it went down.
“I am a teacher and brought with me 20 refugee students to see the show. This is the first time these students have been in a theatre; have seen an orchestra, and seen refugees celebrated and encouraged to perform to an audience like this. My students were beaming for hours afterward...” (Richard Angus, ESL Support Teacher)
“Totally transfixing right from the start, these exciting new voices cut across genre, race, class, tradition and stereotype to perform up stage-front of the tuxedoed and be-pearled TSO, all in their best Rapper baggy jeans and T-shirts.” (Gai Anderson, Power Hip Hop review)
“Bravo! On Tuesday I was privileged, incredible privileged, to be part of the audience to see Power Hip Hop. Created through the passion of the artistic director of Kickstart Arts, Jami Bladel and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, this was the most extraordinary piece of theatre.” (Coral Tulloch, Pontville, Excerpt from a featured letter to the mercury)
Random Moments
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