Upcoming events

Myth Matters: Werewolves, Dogmen and Biopolitics in World Literature

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Vin Ordinaire: A masterclass with J.M. Coetzee Writing Fellow Cath Kenneally

In this masterclass, J.M. Coetzee Writing Fellow for 2015, Cath Kenneally, will consider her writing as a series of constantly renewed attempts to capture/encapsulate the humdrum, the quotidian and the familiar, using examples of writing by others she admires as a measure. In ‘The Street’, 3: Practical Exercises, Georges Perec, writes: "Do you know how to see what’s worthy of note? … You don’t know how to see. You must set about it more slowly, almost stupidly. Force yourself to write down what is of no interest, what is most obvious, most common, most colourless." It is this task that endlessly presents itself in the practice of writing, that must always be completed anew. Cath will discuss the poetry of Jenny Bornholdt and Janet Charman, as well as some of her own poems, as examples of writing that take the quotidian and make it tell. Writing about places other than home does not require a new way of seeing or writing, a point Cath will examine with reference to travel poems and prose. Cath will also provide participants with writing prompts, which will offer ways of surprising the everyday into unfamiliarity.

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Anna Goldsworthy plays Aust premiere of Stephen Whittington’s Autumn Thoughts

Acclaimed pianist and JMCCCP research fellow Anna Goldsworthy will be performing works by the JMCCCP's Stephen Whittington, as well as works by Larry Sitsky, Graeme Koehne, Schubert, Prokofiev and Beethoven at Elder Hall this Friday 15 April. The concert will feature the Australian premiere of Whittington's Autumn Thoughts, as well as the world premiere of Sitsky's Nocturne.

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Reading Group session two: Imagination and creativity

This session we will continue to look at historical perspectives on creativity from both artists and scientists, with a selection of descriptions of the creative process from Edgar Allan Poe, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Walter Bradford Cannon, Graham Wallas, Catherine Patrick and Cesare Lombroso.

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Ngeringa 24

Ngeringa 24 in a unique concept—five events in 24 hours, set in the idyllic surrounds of Ngeringa Cultural Centre. You’ll meet striking individuals—curious, imaginative people. Some are working together here for the first time; others invite us into relationships that are decades deep. Join a harpist who has defined contemporary Australian repertoire for his instrument (Marshall McGuire), a guitarist beloved for her passionate performances (Karin Schaupp), a writer who traces the complex contours of the human heart (Chloe Hooper), the youthful purity and energy of Young Adelaide Voices, an ardent, brilliant Italian cellist (Umberto Clerici), a sound designer with a feather-light touch (Jim Atkins), a jazz trumpeter-composer with a quietly burnished sound (Phil Slater), a filmmaker whose cinematography reveals layers we’d forgotten to notice (Sera Davies), and a recorder player with an insatiable appetite for exploration (Genevieve Lacey).

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Stephen Whittington: Erik Satie and Dada

A celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Erik Satie
Stephen Whittington (piano), Konstantin Shamray (piano), Robert Macfarlane (tenor), Iran Sanadzadeh (electronics), Derek Pascoe (saxophone)
Music by Erik Satie, Stephen Whittington, Philip Corner
Erik Satie (b. May 17 1866), composer of the much-loved Gymnopedies, was one of music’s eccentric figures. This concert explores his relationship with Dada, the ‘anti-art’ movement founded during the darkest days of World War I, which has had an enduring influence on the arts.

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Reading Group session three: Memory, reverie and creativity

This session we will continue to look at descriptions of the creative process by artists (Mozart and an essay by Nabokov called "The Art of Literature and Commonsense"), as well a short story by Jorge Luis Borges and the introduction to Gaston Bachelard's The Poetics of Reverie.

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Eileen Myles in discussion with Ros Prosser

Referred to by the Boston Globe as a rock star of poetry, Eileen Myles is one of the most powerful counter-cultural voices of her generation and has been shaking up the establishment with her personal and vernacular style of poetry, essays, plays and prose for over three decades. Join us at the Bakehouse Theatre, 255 Angas St, Adelaide, as Myles reads from her work and discusses its ongoing relevance. This is one event not to be missed.

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Reading group session four: Reverie, imagination and creativity

This session we will continue with the next chapter of Bachelard's The Poetics of Reverie, as well read Henry Miller's reflections on the writing process, and examine R.W. Gerard's discussion of the biological basis of imagination.

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Public Lecture: Beckett's Unhappiness

A public lecture by Professor Andrew Gibson (Royal Holloway, University of London)

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