Happiness: News from the front.
The Happiness Project is in full swing!
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)
Reflecting on a rich and full 2010.
This year has involved a number of great projects, from the excitement of Power Hip Hop and the beauty of Portraits of invisible people to the lesser known success of our work up at Mid FM, the Oatlands Radio station, Kickstart Arts has enjoyed being involved. The Oatlands community radio station now has a regular show featuring a number of young people including Jacquie Palmer and Jasmine Brown pictured above. The show is running on Thursday afternoons around 2pm it has a pretty big reach so why not tune to 97.1 FM and listen in if you can.
Power Hip Hop rocks the Orchestra AND the Theatre Royal!
” I would like to congratulate you all for your outstanding contribution to Tasmanian society by taking part in the Power Hip-Hop concerts.
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 afterwards.
I have also worked extensively with students from disadvantaged areas like Claremont and Rokeby and never have I heard these students so involved and liberated.
What a wonderful example of how to bridge multiple worlds. Make no mistake, this is a valuable contribution to our society, and one that is making quite a few people stand up and take notice.
Congratulations and thank you so much.”
- Richard Angus, ESL Support Teacher, Elizabeth College, Hobart.
Power Hip Hop – one week to go!
Our awesome rappers and TSO ensemble are gearing up for another great concert!
Don’t forget to book your tickets – contact the Theatre Royal Box Office on 62332299 or www.theatreroyal.com.au
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