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2010 Gigs
- 7th February : Music for the Soul
Fine Blue Thread
Helen Mountfort - Cello, Ria Soemardjo - Voice, Sam Evans Tabla
are joined by shakuhachi player Anne Norman
in
Music for the Soul Series
in the fantastic acoustics of
the Northcote Uniting Church
The last Fine Blue Thread concert in this venue with Anne Norman and was sold out. Arrive early for tickets.
(Note: The band will be on risers for better viewing this year.)
- February 28th : "Ring The Bells"
Anne helps children to compose for Melbourne¹s fabulous Federation Bells at ArtPlay, Birrarung Marr, Melbourne.
Artplay
$10 per child
Age: six years and above
Bookings essential (03) 9664 7900
Time: 10am to noon; 1.30pm to 3.30pm
Children under eight must be accompanied by an adult
- 27th March: 2010 Lake Bolac Eel
Festival
Brolga Twilight Celebration
The Kikkabush women will return with Mother Eel and aboriginal dancers will
perform traditional brolga dances and indigenous brolga tales around the campfire on the shores of Lake Bolac. Also celebrating the local Brolgas and environment are composer Anne Norman performing on shakuhachi with violinist/vocalist Jess Ipkendanz, local musicians 'end of March', the Brolga Choir directed by Jeanette Hajncl, audience participation, and choreography of local dancers by Susan Taylor with giant brolga puppets
- 30th March: The Third Australia-Japan Peace Forum
Making the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons a Reality
Guest Speakers:
Professor Yuki Tanaka, Hiroshima Peace Institute
Associate Professor Tilman Ruff, University of Melbourne, former President of Medical Association of Prevention of War
Performer
Anne Norman, Master of Shakuhachi
Japanese for Peace (JfP) will mark the 65th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with a forum to discuss what steps we can take to help create a nuclear-free world, as part of the lead-up to the NPT Review Conference in May. We expect the forum will attract people with different backgrounds, who come together to work for the common cause of eradicating nuclear weapons, so they will never threaten human beings again.
Time: 2pm - 5pm, Saturday 20th of March
Venue: Melbourne City Conference Centre
(opposite the State Library, corner of Little Lonsdale & Swanston Sts)
Admission: $ 5.00 (including refreshments, bring your own cup for the environment)
- May 22nd & 23rd: Canberra International Music Festival
Jouissance
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28th September : The Joan Saxton Lecture Luncheon Club
Guest of Honour: Anne Norman
Curiosi-tea · absurdi-tea · frivoli-tea · audaci-tea - some of life's necessi-teas
Anne Norman took to researching and writing a book as a portable project to do between shows while on tour. She chose the unlikely topic of tea, and the result is a humorous and informative book entitled Curiosi-tea. In lyrical language, the historical narrative playfully unfolds through three fictional characters, the dominant being Camellia Cha, the Avatar of Tea. Anne will perform excerpts from her book as well as shakuhachi, and tell of her adventures in China and Japan in her quest for knowledge about tea.
Anne has degrees in music and ethnomusicology from universities in Australia and Japan, and has a serious dependency on sencha green tea, developed between bouts of hyperventilation while studying shakuhachi (bamboo flute) in Kobe in the mid 1980s
Tuesday 28th of September 2010
Time of arrival 11.30am for noon luncheon
Speaker: 1.00pm 2.00pm
The Joan Saxton Lecture Lunch Club
The Gables, 15 Finch Street , East Malvern, Victoria
Bookings: The Gables (03) 9571 6631 by the Friday before
Two course lunch with wine and coffee $45.00
thegables.com.au
2010 Performance History
- 24th January :
A Summer Meditation in Taste, Sound & Flora
Kaiseki (multi course dinner) by Hide’ Shibata
Shakuhachi (Zen bamboo flute) by Anne Norman
Ikebana (live flower arrangements) by Shosho Shimbo
Hide’ Shibata brings his culinary skill to the traditional art of Kaiseki, a multi course dinner using the best of seasonal produce, giving it a unique and modern interpretation.He is joined by Ikebana practitioner Shoso Shimbo and renowned Shakuhachi performer Anne Norman, bringing together the elements of spontaneous Zen arts in the form of fresh food, flower arrangement and sonic gestures from the bamboo flute.
Kaiseki 懐石has its origins in a course of dishes served to welcome guests before serving tea in the Japanese Tea Ceremony. The delicate and subtle combinations of flavours will awaken your sense of taste to a whole new experience.
The Shakuhachi 尺八was originally used by Zen monks to aid in their meditation. Its soulful sound will reach your spirit and take you on a peaceful journey.
Ikebana 生け花 is the art of Japanese flower arrangement. It is a creative art with a contemplative aspect and has strong links with Zen meditation. Through Ikebana, we can develop a sense of respect for nature and reflect upon the search for our place within the natural world.
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