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SUMMARY:Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour 2024
DESCRIPTION:The Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour showcases a 2 1/2 hour program of the most inspiring\, heartfelt\, and entertaining films celebrating adventurous women from independent filmmakers around the globe. \n\n\n\nExperience the thrill of exploration and the triumph of the human spirit as we present a unique selection of films of varying lengths and styles\, shining the light on the women of the adventure world. \n\n\n\nPrepare to be captivated by stories of grit and determination\, skill\, and big dreams brought to life on the big screen. From mountaintop triumphs to exploration odysseys\, our films will transport you to the edge of your seat and leave you feeling inspired to conquer your own challenges. \n\n\n\nThis is more than just a film tour – it’s a celebration of courage\, resilience\, and the power of the human spirit. Whether you’re seeking adrenaline-pumping action or heartwarming tales of triumph\, the Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour has something for everyone. \n\n\n\nJoin us for a night of adventure inspiration packed full of positivity. Whether you’re young or young at heart\, male or female\, seasoned adventurer or aspiring explorer\, the Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour promises to reignite your passion for life and leave you ready to tackle your next great adventure. Don’t miss out on this incredible journey – get your tickets now and prepare to be inspired! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nONE NIGHT ONLY IN ADELAIDE! \n\n\n\nFind out more at https://gutsygirlsadventurefilmtour.com.au/ \n\n\n\nThe Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour is exempt from classification\, but the films are suitable for all ages (none of the films include swearing or drug references). Please note one film references suicide and eating disorders.
URL:https://capri.org.au/event/gutsy-girls-adventure-film-tour-2024/
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Film Festivals,Special Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240810T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240810T170000
DTSTAMP:20260829T075043
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240624T042051Z
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SUMMARY:Top Dog Film Festival 2024
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the canine connection through this carefully curated collection of heartwarming stories about dogs and their people at the 2024 Top Dog Film Festival. \n\n\n\nMeet dogs from all walks of life on the big screen at the 2024 Top Dog Film Festival.  Experience the stories of unlikely agility dogs\, unbreakable bonds and canine companions that enrich the lives of all those they encounter.  Experience heartfelt stories of people who dedicate their lives to improving the outcomes for man’s best friend and meet a very clever dog who will steal a piece of your heart. \n\n\n\nThe 2024 Top Dog Film Festival presents a 2+ hour cinematic celebration honouring the bond between dogs and their people.  Filled with delightfully doggy moments of joy and celebration of our beloved canine companions. \n\n\n\nThis carefully curated program of short canine-themed films is comprised of the most inspirational\, heart-warming and entertaining stories about dogs and their human companions\, from independent filmmakers around the globe. \n\n\n\nGet your tickets before they all sell out – you’d be barking mad to miss it. \n\n\n\nwww.TopDogFilmFestival.com.au \n\n\n\nONE SCREENING ONLY IN ADELAIDE \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSeating is not allocated.  Arrive early for the best seats.  Sorry NO REFUNDS. \n\n\n\nThis program is exempt from rating but would be considered a PG program.
URL:https://capri.org.au/event/top-dog-film-festival-2024/
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Film Festivals,Special Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240728T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240728T173000
DTSTAMP:20260829T075043
CREATED:20240604T071733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240618T000053Z
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SUMMARY:Exhibition on Screen: Painting the Modern Garden - Monet to Matisse
DESCRIPTION:Claude Monet was an avid horticulturist and arguably the most important painter of gardens in the history of art\, but he was not alone. Great artists like Van Gogh\, Bonnard\, Sorolla\, Sargent\, Pissarro and Matisse all saw the garden as a powerful subject for their art. These great artists\, along with many other famous names\, feature in an innovative and extensive exhibition from The Cleveland Museum of Art and The Royal Academy\, London. From the exhibition walls to the wonder and beauty of artists’ gardens like Giverny and Seebüll\, the film takes a magical and widely travelled journey to discover how different contemporaries of Monet built and cultivated modern gardens to explore expressive motifs\, abstract color\, decorative design and utopian ideas. Guided by passionate curators\, artists and garden enthusiasts\, this remarkable collection of Impressionists\, Post-Impressionists\, and avant-garde artists of the early twentieth century will reveal the rise of the modern garden in popular culture and the public’s enduring facination with gardens today. Long considered spaces for expressing colour\, light and atmosphere\, the garden has occupied the creative minds of some of the worlds greatest artists. As Monet said\, ‘Apart from painting and gardening\, I’m no good at anything’. For lovers of art or lovers of gardens\, this is an ideal film.
URL:https://capri.org.au/event/exhibition-on-screen-painting-the-modern-garden-monet-to-matisse/
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Special Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240628T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240628T210000
DTSTAMP:20260829T075043
CREATED:20240619T050718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T050756Z
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SUMMARY:Emotion Is Dead - World Premiere
DESCRIPTION:EMOTION IS DEAD is a new indie feature film that’s already been dubbed ‘The Most South Aussie Story Ever Told’. We’re kick-starting our Australia-Wide Cinema Tour with a Special Red Carpet Launch Event with Live Music\, Free Iconic South Aussie Drinks & Snacks\, Cast & Crew Q&A and a bunch of other fun surprises. \n\n\n\n!! FREE TICKETS FOR ALL EX HOLDEN ELIZABETH FACTORY WORKERS !! \n\n\n\nCome dressed in all your Holden Merch | Prizes for best dressed. \n\n\n\nAGENDA // \n\n\n\n6pm – Red Carpet Arrival // Iconic S.A. Drinks & Snacks in the Lobby \n\n\n\n7pm – Director’s Welcome & Live Music Performance \n\n\n\n7:15pm – World Premiere Screening (89 Minutes) \n\n\n\n8:45pm – Cast & Crew Q&A Hosted by Rebecca Morse \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBROCK is a teenage skateboarder suffering from a recent family tragedy connected to the Holden Elizabeth Plant (Australia’s last auto factory). He comes up with a unique money-making scheme that tangles him up in Adelaide’s criminal underworld and only his Peter Brock obsessed mum & emo ex-girlfriend can save him from a terrifying fate. Based on true events. \n\n\n\nGENRE // Crime/Thriller \n\n\n\nRUN TIME // 89 Minutes \n\n\n\nWRITER/DIRECTOR // PETE WILLIAMS (The New Breed) \n\n\n\nPRODUCER // BRIAN HAYES (Hotel Mumbai) \n\n\n\nCAST // TATIANA GOODE (A Sunburnt Christmas)\, ADAM TUOMINEN (Power Rangers)\, JUDE TURNER\, BRAD McCARTHY\, GABBY LLEWELYN\, JAYA SUARTIKA & ISI SWEENEY. \n\n\n\nCLASSIFICATION // MA15+ \n\n\n\nFILM FESTIVALS // Premiered at ADELAIDE FILM FEST (October\, 2023) \n\n\n\nSOUNTRACK // The films soundtrack includes EMO BANGERS from Alkaline Trio\, Dashboard Confessional\, The Get Up Kids\, Jimmy Barnes\, The Juliana Theory\, Superdose Gangway\, Taking Back Sunday\, TOWNS\, Underøath & The Used. \n\n\n\nTHEMES // Holden\, Motor Racing\, Skateboarding\, Punk Rock\, Emo Music\, Peter Brock\, Australian Culture\, Working Class Themes\, Social Justice\, Youth Culture\, Crime\, Coming-of-Age\, Dark Comedy\, Inequality\, Romance\, Elizabeth\, Adelaide\, South Australia\, Jimmy Barnes. \n\n\n\nKINDA LIKE // Snowtown\, Parasite\, 20th Century Women\, Donnie Darko.
URL:https://capri.org.au/event/emotion-is-dead-world-premiere/
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Special Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240614T210000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240614T233000
DTSTAMP:20260829T075043
CREATED:20240613T235046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240613T235047Z
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SUMMARY:The Adventures of Priscilla\, Queen of the Desert - 30th Anniversary Screening
DESCRIPTION:It’s been 30 years since the ‘budget Barbie camper’ was christened ‘Priscilla!’ We will celebrate with local superstars Vonni (who’s hot off the stage from performing in the live production of the show) plus Eve Elle and Wundes\, accompanied by our very own Claire Baker onthe Mighty WurliTzer theatre organ. Then stay in your seat fora screening of the iconic gem! \n\n\n\n8:30pm – BAR IN THE FOYER9:00pm – LIVE DRAG SHOW9:45pm – INTERVAL10:00pm – PRISCILLA ON SCREEN \n\n\n\n$1 from each ticket will go towards the restoration of the original Priscilla\, which is being restored by the History Trust of South Australia and will then reside at the National Motor Museum in Birdwood. \n\n\n\nSYNOPSISWhen drag queen Anthony (Hugo Weaving) agrees to take his act on the road\, he invites fellow cross-dresser Adam (Guy Pearce) and transsexual Bernadette (Terence Stamp) to come along. In their colorful bus\, named Priscilla\, the three performers travel across the Australian desert performing for enthusiastic crowds and homophobic locals. But when the other two performers learn the truth about why Anthony took the job\, it threatens their act and their friendship.
URL:https://capri.org.au/event/the-adventures-of-priscilla-queen-of-the-desert-30th-anniversary-screening/
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Special Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240602T131500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240602T173000
DTSTAMP:20260829T075043
CREATED:20240408T151457Z
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SUMMARY:Western Double Trouble - Blazing Saddles + Rio Bravo
DESCRIPTION:Two iconic westerns with two big anniversaries\, that couldn’t be more different. One is an anarchic comedy that almost wasn’t released\, then became the studio’s biggest summer release and was nominated for 3 Academy Awards. The other stars the king of Westerns and celebrates the man who fights for his citizens and ideals. \n12:30pm – BAR IN THE FOYER\n1:00pm – THE MIGHTY WURLITZER THEATRE ORGAN\n1:15pm – RIO BRAVO\n3:35pm – INTERVAL\n4:00pm – BLAZING SADDLES \nRIO BRAVO\nWhen gunslinger Joe Burdette (Claude Akins) kills a man in a saloon\, Sheriff John T. Chance (John Wayne) arrests him with the aid of the town drunk\, Dude (Dean Martin). Before long\, Burdette’s brother\, Nathan (John Russell)\, comes around\, indicating that he’s prepared to bust his brother out of jail if necessary. Chance decides to make a stand until reinforcements arrive\, enlisting Dude\, an old cripple named Stumpy (Walter Brennan) and baby-faced cowboy Colorado Ryan (Ricky Nelson) to help. \nBLAZING SADDLES\nIn this satirical take on Westerns\, crafty railroad worker Bart (Cleavon Little) becomes the first black sheriff of Rock Ridge\, a frontier town about to be destroyed in order to make way for a new railroad. Initially\, the people of Rock Ridge harbor a racial bias toward their new leader. However\, they warm to him after realizing that Bart and his perpetually drunk gunfighter friend (Gene Wilder) are the only defense against a wave of thugs sent to rid the town of its population.
URL:https://capri.org.au/event/western-double-trouble-blazing-saddles-rio-bravo/
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Special Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240505T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240505T170000
DTSTAMP:20260829T075043
CREATED:20240318T182526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T182526Z
UID:7669-1714917600-1714928400@capri.org.au
SUMMARY:Sister Act + the Adelaide Sound Connection live on stage
DESCRIPTION:Who knew that a musical crime comedy\, lead by a group of nuns\, would become one of the most financially successful comedies of the 90s? It’s still as funny and heartwarming today as it was then and the music has stood the test of time. Before the movie\, women’s chorus ‘Adelaide Sound Connection’ will delight us with an acapella set in four part-harmony. \n1:00pm BAR IN THE FOYER\n2:00pm ADELAIDE SOUND CONNECTION\n2:40pm INTERVAL\n3:00pm THE MIGHTY WURLITZER THEATRE ORGAN\n3:15pm SISTER ACT \nSYNOPSIS\nWhen lively lounge singer Deloris Van Cartier (Whoopi Goldberg) sees her mobster beau\, Vince LaRocca (Harvey Keitel)\, commit murder\, she is relocated for her protection. Set up in the guise of a nun in a California convent\, Deloris proceeds to upend the quiet lives of the resident sisters. In an effort to keep her out of trouble\, they assign Deloris to the convent’s choir\, an ensemble that she soon turns into a vibrant and soulful act that gains widespread attention.
URL:https://capri.org.au/event/sister-act-the-adelaide-sound-connection-live-on-stage/
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Special Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240428T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240428T173000
DTSTAMP:20260829T075043
CREATED:20240605T033651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240605T034013Z
UID:8433-1714320000-1714325400@capri.org.au
SUMMARY:Exhibition on Screen: John Singer Sargent -
DESCRIPTION:John Singer Sargent is known as the greatest portrait artist of his era. What made his ‘swagger’ portraits remarkable was his power over his sitters\, what they wore and how they were presented to the audience. Through interviews with curators\, contemporary fashionistas and style influencers\, Exhibition on Screen’s film will examine how Sargent’s unique practice has influenced modern art\, culture and fashion. \n\n\n\nFilmed at the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston and the Tate Britain\, London\, the exhibition reveals Sargent’s power to express distinctive personalities\, power dynamics and gender identities during this fascinating period of cultural reinvention. Alongside 50 paintings by Sargent sit stunning items of clothing and accessories worn by his subjects\, drawing the audience into the artist’s studio. Sargent’s sitters were often wealthy\, their clothes costly\, but what happens when you turn yourself over to the hands of a great artist? The manufacture of public identity is as controversial and contested today as it was at the turn of the 20th century\, but somehow Sargent’s work transcends the social noise and captures an alluring truth with each brush stroke.
URL:https://capri.org.au/event/exhibition-on-screen-john-singer-sargent/
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Special Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240225T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240225T220000
DTSTAMP:20260829T075043
CREATED:20240605T033530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240605T034136Z
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SUMMARY:2024 Oscar Nominated Shorts
DESCRIPTION:Get yourself truly prepared for the Oscars by brushing up on the treasure trove of short films that have been nominated for gongs this year. Be moved and inspired by the full list of animated and live action tales in a short marathon\, stopping only for refreshments and pizza shaped sustenance. \n\n\n\nWe’ll also be running a competition on the night to pick the winner in each category. All you’ll need to do is fill out your ballot paper on the night\, selecting your favourite animated and live action short to be in the draw. The prize is a special Capri hamper that includes Haigh’s choclates\, wine and double movie passes. The winner will be drawn after the Oscars have been announced on the 10th of March and will be the first entry drawn out of a hat that has both winners correct! \n\n\n\n5:00pm LICENSED BAR IN THE FOYER5:30pm ANIMATED SHORT FILMS6:30pm INTERVAL WITH PIZZA7:00pm LIVE ACTION SHORT FILMS9:15pm FINISH \n\n\n\nAll tickets are $30. (Pizza is included in the ticket price)Bookings are essential for catering purposes. \n\n\n\nNOMINEES\n\n\n\nANIMATED SHORT FILM\n\n\n\nLETTER TO A PIG (17 mins)Tal Kantor and Amit R. Gicelter  \n\n\n\nNINETY-FIVE SENSES (13 mins)Jerusha Hess and Jared Hess  \n\n\n\nOUR UNIFORM (7 mins)Yegane Moghaddam  \n\n\n\nPACHYDERME (11 mins)Stéphanie Clément and Marc Rius  \n\n\n\nWAR IS OVER! INSPIRED BY THE MUSIC OF JOHN & YOKO (11 mins)Dave Mullins and Brad Booker  \n\n\n\nLIVE ACTION SHORT FILM\n\n\n\nTHE AFTER (18 mins)Misan Harriman and Nicky Bentham  \n\n\n\nINVINCIBLE (30 mins)Vincent René-Lortie and Samuel Caron  \n\n\n\nKNIGHT OF FORTUNE (25 mins)Lasse Lyskjær Noer and Christian Norlyk(Trailer not available) \n\n\n\nRED\, WHITE AND BLUE (23 mins)Nazrin Choudhury and Sara McFarlane  \n\n\n\nTHE WONDERFUL STORY OF HENRY SUGAR (39 mins)Wes Anderson and Steven Rales
URL:https://capri.org.au/event/2024-oscar-nominated-shorts/
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Film Festivals,Special Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240213T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240213T220000
DTSTAMP:20260829T075043
CREATED:20240604T071925Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240604T072024Z
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SUMMARY:The Trust Fall: Julian Assange - Adelaide Premiere
DESCRIPTION:The screening will be introduced by writer and director\, Kym Staton and MC’d by Jodie Sard of Amnesty International SA & NT. \n\n\n\nFollowing the screening\, there will be a panel discussion and Q&A with special guests\, including Stephen Kenny\, Julian Assange’s lawyer in Australia and Tammy Franks\, the Green Party’s MLC\, as well as Kym and Jodie. \n\n\n\n6pm – Doors open \n\n\n\n7pm – The Trust Fall: Julian Assange \n\n\n\n9pm – Panel Discussion and Q&A \n\n\n\nSYNOPSIS (Rated M) \n\n\n\nDespite being detained\, silenced and hidden from public view in maximum security Belmarsh Prison\, multi-award-winning Australian journalist and publisher Julian Assange has become one of the loudest voices for free speech of our times. He has also risked everything to bring truth to light. \n\n\n\nThe disclosures of WikiLeaks and Assange from 2010 onwards ignited a firestorm of controversy and a relentless ongoing pursuit by the most powerful Empire on the planet. \n\n\n\n‘THE TRUST FALL: JULIAN ASSANGE’ examines the meaning and significance of the insights that WikiLeaks shared with the world\, the resulting behaviour of the governments involved\, the extraordinary personal risk taken by Assange\, and the wider fundamental issues around press freedom that affect all of us and our right to know. \n\n\n\nFilmed over two years on three continents and in ten cities\, the film features an array ofluminaries including Daniel Ellsberg\, John Pilger\, Tariq Ali and Chris Hedges\, with the insights of experts including Jennifer Robinson\, Jill Stein\, Stefania Maurizi and Nils Melzer\, in addition to reflections of Assange’s family including Stella Assange\, John Shipton and Gabriel Shipton. \n\n\n\nExamining the motives of this peace activist and innovator\, this astounding\, shocking and inspiring film invites viewers to embark on a journey of understanding\, where the circumstances are unprecedented\, and the destination unexpected. \n\n\n\nThis screening is held in association with Amnesty International SA & NT and Adelaide for Assange.
URL:https://capri.org.au/event/the-trust-fall-julian-assange-adelaide-premiere/
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Special Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240211T150000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240211T174000
DTSTAMP:20260829T075043
CREATED:20240604T071115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240604T071501Z
UID:8413-1707663600-1707673200@capri.org.au
SUMMARY:Cliff Richard: The Blue Sapphire Tour 2023
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the 65th anniversary of one of Britain’s all-time greatest hit makers and icons\, Cliff Richard’s anticipated Blue Sapphire Tour is set to dazzle the silver screen in this two-date only cinema event\, recorded from London’s Hammersmith Eventim Apollo. Across his illustrious and unrivalled 8-decade career spanning stage and screen\, Sir Cliff Richard has become a British icon and cultural treasure\, amassing many gold and platinum records\, well over 250 million records sales worldwide\, 14 number-one singles\, a colossal 96 Top 20 hits\, 7 number-one albums and a string of Brit and Ivor Novello awards to his name. \n\n\n\nSir Cliff will be bringing a selection from his huge catalogue of hits back to the stage for this monumental celebration in cinemas nationwide\, including “Move It”\, “Wired for Sound”\, \n\n\n\n“Saviours Day” and “The Young Ones”. \n\n\n\nThis special presentation also includes bonus footage exclusive to cinemas.
URL:https://capri.org.au/event/cliff-richard-the-blue-sapphire-tour-2023/
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Special Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231231T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240101T000000
DTSTAMP:20260829T075043
CREATED:20230911T162606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230911T162606Z
UID:7176-1704052800-1704067200@capri.org.au
SUMMARY:The King And I - New Year's Eve
DESCRIPTION:If 5 Oscars is not a stamp of quality then we don’t know what is! Settle in for an evening of entertainment\, finishing with the Sydney fireworks on the big screen at midnight. \nThe evening will be hosted by our good mates\, Peter Goers and Anne Wills. \nEnjoy a complimentary glass of bubbles on arrival and another at midnight. \n7:00pm – LICENSED BAR IN THE FOYER\n8:00pm – MIGHTY WURLITZER THEATRE ORGAN\n8:30pm – TRIBUTE TO SCREEN MUSICALS\n9:20pm – THE KING AND I \nSynopsis\nIn this film adaptation of the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical\, widowed Welsh mother Anna Loenowens (Deborah Kerr) becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the stubborn King Mongkut of Siam (Yul Brynner). Anna and the king have a clash of personalities as she works to teach the royal family about the English language\, customs and etiquette\, and rushes to prepare a party for a group of European diplomats who must change their opinions about the king.
URL:https://capri.org.au/event/the-king-and-i-new-years-eve/
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Special Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231202T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231202T180000
DTSTAMP:20260829T075043
CREATED:20230925T181407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230925T181407Z
UID:7322-1701529200-1701540000@capri.org.au
SUMMARY:André Rieu’s White Christmas!
DESCRIPTION:For many\, Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. This year it will come early with André Rieu’s cinema special White Christmas—a celebration you will never forget. \nFrom the first jingled bell\, you will be immersed in the incomparable Christmas atmosphere of André’s winter wonderland. Marvel at the magnificently decorated Christmas palace\, complete with snow\, two ice rinks\, gorgeous winter scenes\, romantic lighting\, red carpet\, countless lights\, 150 beautiful chandeliers and over 50 Venetian candelabras. \nSavour the spirit of the season while singing and dancing in the aisles to timeless Christmas carols\, romantic waltzes and beautiful songs from all over the world — Jingle Bells\, Ave Maria\, Oh Holy Night\, Hallelujah\, Sleigh Ride and many more! Cinema audiences will also enjoy exclusive backstage access\, as cinema host Charlotte Hawkins speaks with André about creating his musical winter wonderland. It’s a perfect early Christmas present for André fans! \nJoin André Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra for their brand new Christmas concert from the comfort of your local cinema. An unforgettable festive treat for the whole family! Get your tickets now for André Rieu’s White Christmas! \n1:45pm – BAR OPEN IN THE FOYER \n2:45pm – THE MIGHTY WURLITZER THEATRE ORGAN \n3:00pm – ANDRE RIEU ON SCREEN
URL:https://capri.org.au/event/andre-rieus-white-christmas/
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Special Screenings
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231119T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231119T170000
DTSTAMP:20260829T075043
CREATED:20230807T200814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230807T200814Z
UID:7103-1700404200-1700413200@capri.org.au
SUMMARY:Phar Lap (40th Anniversary) + Q&A with Tom Burlinson
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate 40 years of Australian cinema classic Phar Lap with a special screening followed by live on stage Q&A with the star of the film Tom Burlinson who will share his insights about making the classic film. He’ll be interviewed by Dr Nick Prescott and will answer questions from the audience\, followed by a meet and greet with Tom. \n1:30pm – BAR OPEN IN THE FOYER\n2:30pm – PHAR LAP\n4:15pm – Q&A WITH TOM BURLINSON \nSYNOPSIS: Tommy (Tom Burlinson) works as a stable boy for horse trainer Harry Telford (Martin Vaughan). Telford takes a risk in leasing a gaunt horse named Phar Lap from his boss\, Dave Davis (Ron Leibman)\, entrusting care of the animal to Tommy. But when Phar Lap begins an unexpected winning spree\, Telford must fend off pressure from other racers and disgruntled gamblers — not to mention the boss and his wife (Judy Morris)\, who have both taken a keen interest in the horse and its earning potential.
URL:https://capri.org.au/event/phar-lap-40th-anniversary-qa-with-tom-burlinson/
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Special Screenings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231112T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231112T173000
DTSTAMP:20260829T075043
CREATED:20230712T200636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230712T200636Z
UID:7033-1699804800-1699810200@capri.org.au
SUMMARY:Exhibition on Screen: Klimt & the Kiss
DESCRIPTION:The Kiss by Gustav Klimt is one of the most recognised and reproduced paintings in the world. It is perhaps the most popular poster on student dorm walls from Beijing to Boston. Painted in Vienna around 1908\, the evocative image of an unknown embracing couple has captivated viewers with its mystery\, sensuality and dazzling materials ever since it was created. But just what lies behind the appeal of the painting – and just who was the artist that created it? Delving into the details of real gold\, decorative designs\, symbolism and simmering erotica\, a close study of the painting takes us to the remarkable turn of the century Vienna when a new world was battling with the old. From the director of ‘Frida Kahlo’ and ‘Mary Cassatt – Painting the Modern Woman’ comes a powerful\, gripping and passionate new film.
URL:https://capri.org.au/event/exhibition-on-screen-klimt-the-kiss/
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Special Screenings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231107T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231107T220000
DTSTAMP:20260829T075043
CREATED:20230914T195558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230914T195558Z
UID:7190-1699381800-1699394400@capri.org.au
SUMMARY:Feast Festival - Queer Shorts Selection + Blue Jean
DESCRIPTION:The Capri is proud to host a night of queer films as part of the Feast Festival. We’ll begin with a collection of short films from Queer Screen\, who curate the Mardi Gras Film Festival and always provide us with a diverse range of short films that entertain\, move and educate us\, for the first half of the night. \nThis will be followed by BAFTA nominated\, Blue Jean. In 1988 as Thatcher’s anti-gay laws take effect\, Jean (played by a charismatic Rosy McEwen) struggles to balance her work as a physical education teacher and her relationship with her girlfriend Viv (a standout performance from Kerrie Hayes). When a new student sees her at a lesbian bar\, Jean risks being outed and must decide what she truly values in life. \nThe bar will be open before the shorts commence and during the interval to have a catch up and a good gab about the movies. There will be plenty of hot popcorn and Haigh’s Choccies behind the candy bar too. \nQUEER SCREEN – SHORTS SELECTION\nTHE BOWER\n\nIn 2021\, a florist Terri takes her young employee Jude to Dungeness in the wake of a difficult revelation. In 1991\, Seb takes his friend Terri to witness a triumphant celebration of queerness\, Derek Jarman’s camp and playful canonisation in his garden at Prospect Cottage. \nDirector – Marco Alessi \nLanguage – Polari\, English Subtitles\, English without Subtitles \nLGBTIQ – Gay Men\, Lesbian \nGenre – Drama \nCountry – UK \nClassification – Unclassified 15+ \n100% USDA CERTIFIED ORGANIC HOMEMADE TOFU\n \nNikki spices things up at her mom’s struggling tofu restaurant while working to afford her breast augmentation surgery. \nDirector – Gbenga Komolafe \nLanguage – Korean\, English Subtitles\, English without Subtitles \nLGBTIQ – Transgender Women \nGenre – Comedy \nCountry – USA \nContent Warnings – Contains misgendering \nClassification – Unclassified 15+ \nFIRST DATE\n \nTina\, a recently widowed farmer\, doesn’t want her daughter to move back to the city and leave her alone. When Seamus arrives on the farm talking about a date\, she decides to intervene. \nDirector – Clara Planelles \nLanguage – English \nLGBTIQ – Lesbian \nGenre – Dramedy \nCountry – Ireland \nClassification – Unclassified 15+ \nMONSIEUR LE BUTCH\n \nJude wants top surgery\, Mom wants an “old lady pass” on the whole pronouns thing. As the two butt heads about gender\, language\, and body image at Monsieur le Butch’s al fresco salon\, they both must navigate the hairy nature of being seen. \nDirector – Jude Dry \nLanguage – English \nLGBTIQ – Transgender Men\, Non-Binary\, Queer \nGenre – Comedy \nCountry – USA \nClassification – Unclassified 15+ \nTROY\n \nTroy has loud sex. Troy has loud sex 24-7. Troy shares a wall with Thea and Charlie. Troy is ruining their lives… or is he saving them? A darkly comedic tale of New York neighbors\, the ways in which we become interwoven with the lives of strangers\, and the unexpected consequences of unasked-for intimacy. \nDirector – Mike Donahue \nLanguage – English \nLGBTIQ – Gay Men \nGenre – Comedy \nCountry – USA \nClassification – Unclassified 15+ \nKING MAX\n \nMaximilienne discovers a new side of herself while playing with her appearance alone in her bedroom. One night\, she finds herself in a nightclub at a drag king show. A new world opens itself before her. She has found a new family. \nDirector – Adèle Vincenti-Crasson \nLanguage – French\, English Subtitles \nLGBTIQ – Lesbian\, Non-Binary\, Queer \nGenre – Drama \nCountry – France \nClassification – Unclassified 15+ \nBLUE JEAN – TRAILER
URL:https://capri.org.au/event/feast-festival-queer-shorts-selection-blue-jean/
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Film Festivals,Special Screenings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231106T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231106T210000
DTSTAMP:20260829T075043
CREATED:20231016T141807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231016T141807Z
UID:7270-1699297200-1699304400@capri.org.au
SUMMARY:Youth Silent Film Festival - Awards Night
DESCRIPTION:Join us in supporting young local film makers for the International Youth Silent Film Festival Awards Night. \nThis competition is produced by TOSA and challenges young filmmakers\, 20 and under\, to create a modern version of a silent film\, see it on the big screen\, and win prizes! The top 2 winners are in the running to be invited to be part of the International competition in the U.S.A.
URL:https://capri.org.au/event/youth-silent-film-festival-awards-night-2/
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Film Festivals,Special Screenings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231014T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231014T180000
DTSTAMP:20260829T075043
CREATED:20230918T182041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230918T182041Z
UID:7206-1697292000-1697306400@capri.org.au
SUMMARY:Adelaide Independent Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Welcome in the warmth of Spring and join us at the inaugural Adelaide Independent Film Festival (AIFF) on 14 October 2023 for an afternoon of incredible short films presented at the uniquely designed and heritage-listed Capri Theatre! \nThe official programme comprises over a dozen short films from local\, national and international filmmakers. Throughout the past few months\, we have watched over 100 short films and have specifically selected the very best to present to you. The AIFF is proudly sponsored by The City of Unley. \nWe have secured the award-winning contemporary visual artist Nasim Nasr. A selection of Nasim’s phenomenal work will be presented in the foyer before the main screening. \nTo add extra flavour to the mix\, you will experience the Capri’s Wurlitzer theatre organ. If you have not witnessed this compelling instrument live\, you do not want to miss out! \nAt the end of the screening\, join us to celebrate at The Goody on Goodwood Road and tell us your favourite short film. We would love to hear from you! The Goody is only a short 7-minute walk from the Capri Theatre. \nEveryone is welcome. Head to the tickets page to secure your seats to be included in the Adelaide Independent Film Festival’s history books as one of the very first patrons! \nThe official programme will be announced in the coming weeks. Keep an eye on our Instagram page and website for all the details. \nThank you for supporting the newest film festival in South Australia! \n***If you live within the City of Unley\, study at a South Australian film school or supported the AIFF at our fundraiser in July\, please email us directly to receive a code for discounted tickets. *** \nFull Programme\nThe 7th Night: MaoMao\nDirected by ahLoong\n3 Minutes | Malaysia (English Subtitles)\nAccording to Chinese custom\, every soul will pay a last visit to their beloved family on the 7th night after they passed away. This is a story about a little boy waiting for the return of his lost beloved cat MaoMao.\n\nThe Better Angels \n(Adelaide film)\nDirected by Michael Cusack\n13 Minutes | Australia\nA young soldier trying to escape the horrors of war\, finds an abandoned house and within its walls the stories of what might have been.\n\nSuitcase\nDirected by Saman Hosseinpuor\, Ako Zandkarimi\n14 minutes | Iran (No dialogue)\nFar from his own homeland\, a Kurdish refugee lives in his suitcase. In it he carries memories of his family. When someone steals the suitcase in the tumult of the foreign city centre\, he loses his home a second time.\n\nCafé Marylin\nDirected by András Reszeli-Soós\n28 Minutes | Hungary (English Subtitles)\nAustralian Premiere\nThe well-known actor with one of the most famous voices in the country is invited to a meeting at Café Marylin\, where over a cup of coffee\, he is faced with the strange fact that his host’s voice is almost exactly the same as his own. And his vocal doppelganger knows a lot about him. Probably\, much more than you can get from the tabloids.\n\nImpulse\nDirected by Nasim Nasr\n3 Minutes | Australia\nImpulse concerns the ongoing struggle and conflict between human ‘dark’ and ‘light’ emotions\, through synchronous half-hidden and half-revealed dance moves by a male figure with a black and white chador (Iranian compulsory female hijab).\n\nThe Speed of Sound\nDirected by Matthew J. Thompson\n13 Minutes | Australia\nSA Premiere\nWhen a hopeful filmmaker’s mate exaggerates his skills to get him a job\, he struggles with his anxiety while stuck in the director’s cross hairs.\n\nDies Irae\nDirected by Maru Collective\n8 Minutes | Australia\nSA Premiere\nTwo playful angels\, seven sinful pigs\, and one poor righteous passerby.\n\nHigh Waters On The Shoulders Of Giants\nDirected by Gus Armstrong\n1 minute | Australia\nSA Premiere\nA short biopic as First Nations custodian Peter Swain examines and overlooks the condition of the river as it recedes from flood waters.\n\nThe Individuals\n(Adelaide film)\nDirected by Alexandra Kessell\n10 Minutes | Australia\nAdverse habits and hidden traumas begin to unravel three young roommates\, as they all try to navigate adulthood.\n\nFlappy\nDirected by Darcy Conlan\n6 Minutes | Australia\nSA Premiere\nA thief is stalked by an inflatable car yard mascot after he steals one of its closely guarded vehicles.\n\nEvacuation Afghanistan: The Story of Erfan\n(Adelaide film)\nDirected by Angus Rawson\n5 Minutes | Australia\nThis documentary follows the story of Erfanullah\, an interpreter for NATO Forces\, who was evacuated to Australia after the fall of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the Taliban.\n\nDjaambi\n(Adelaide film)\nDirected by Joel Brown\n8 Minutes | Australia\nDjaambi centres on Reg\, a young Indigenous man\, transitioning between past decisions\, and the new. Made raw in the wake of the death of his close cousin\, Tjarrah\, Reg’s experiences with racism at the hands of his work colleague challenge his sense of identity\, making him anxious.\n\nThe Drivers\nDirected by Fraser Cameron\n14 Minutes | Australia\nAustralian Premiere\nJump in the back of a ride-share car\, and learn something new about its driver – by asking something new. Something intimate\, personal and real. Set in Melbourne\, this short explores what’s shared when you replace small talk with big questions. Love\, loss\, childhood – life is a wild ride\, for all of us.\n\nPyre\nDirected by Paul Burns\n4 Minutes | Australia\nExploring helplessness\, Pyre is an experimental short film which personifies death as a ghoul in a dress\, drawing closer and closer until striking.\n \nReincarnation Mall\nDirected by Eric Giessmann\, Piers Goffart\n5 Minutes | Germany (No dialogue)\nIt’s just a pity that Mr. Grump didn’t collect too many karma points during his life on Earth. Because when he suddenly finds himself in a shopping mall after his death\, in which you can buy a new life with exactly these points\, he is forced to rethink his entire attitude towards life. \n\nAustralian Mongrel\nDirected by Rocco Fazzari\, Belinda Lopez \n2 Minutes | Australia\nSA Premiere\nPassengers on the Sydney Rail Network are asked “How did you get here?”
URL:https://capri.org.au/event/adelaide-independent-film-festival/
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Film Festivals,Special Screenings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231013T235900
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231014T024500
DTSTAMP:20260829T075043
CREATED:20230614T202721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230614T202721Z
UID:6935-1697241540-1697251500@capri.org.au
SUMMARY:The Rocky Horror Picture Show - Midnight Screening
DESCRIPTION:I would like\, if I may\, to take you on a strange journey. There’s a light on\, over at the Capri. No\, it’s not a hunting lodge for rich weirdos. It’s a place where you can be amongst friends…not sane persons. We know it’s not easy having a good time. Even smiling makes our face ache. So pop on your fishnets\, pack your rice and toast\, and get ready to do the Time Warp. I’ll tell you once. I won’t tell you twice. \nA costume is essential if you want to be judged and awarded with Haigh’s Chocolates by our host Peter Goers. It’s also a requirement should you want to do the Time Warp on stage with the glamorous Claire Baker in control of the mighty WurliTzer organ. \n11pm – BAR OPEN \nMidnight – PETER GOERS HOSTS THE COSTUME PARADE WHILE CLAIRE BAKER ROCKS THE ORGAN\, FOLLOWED BY THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW ON SCREEN
URL:https://capri.org.au/event/the-rocky-horror-picture-show-midnight-screening/
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Special Screenings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230929T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230929T230000
DTSTAMP:20260829T075043
CREATED:20230524T185238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230524T185238Z
UID:6868-1696017600-1696028400@capri.org.au
SUMMARY:Livvy & Pete Show + Grease: Sing-a-long
DESCRIPTION:On what is basically Olivia Newton-John’s birthday\, Helpmann award winner Michael Griffiths and acclaimed cabaret darling Amelia Ryan celebrate the songbooks of Aussie icons Olivia Newton-John and Peter Allen\, before we screen Grease: sing-a-long. \nFrom their humble small-town beginnings to world domination in sequins and jumpsuits\, revisit all of their sing-a-long classics from Rio to Tenterfield\, all the way to Xanadu and beyond. \nAs camp as maracas and tender as Pete’s gift to Livvy ‘I Honestly Love You’\, there promises to be roller skates\, T-Birds\, Pink Ladies\, 80s jazzercise and an Oscar winning song to boot! \nThe movie requires no introduction. You know it. You know the songs. You know the words. All you gotta do is come and sing. “You’re the one that I want!”
URL:https://capri.org.au/event/livvy-pete-show-grease-sing-a-long/
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Special Screenings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230903T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230903T152000
DTSTAMP:20260829T075043
CREATED:20230716T200250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230716T200250Z
UID:7057-1693749600-1693754400@capri.org.au
SUMMARY:Rock'n'Roll
DESCRIPTION:The only live rock’n’roll feature film ever made in the 1950s will be screening for one session only here at the Capri. \nMiraculously retrieved from a certain journey to the local tip\, Melbourne resident Mark Iaria discovered the film while visiting a yard sale clear out in Melbourne’s northern suburbs. \nThe brainchild of American Lee Gordon\, whose entertainment company blossomed in Australia during the 1950s and early 60s\, Rock’n’Roll sat on the top of the NFSAs most wanted list for decades\, after the only copy thought to have survived was accidentally taken to the local tip in the early 1970s by a removalist working for the director of the film\, Lee Robinson. \nWidely regarded as one of the most important cultural artefacts to be retrieved in the post-war period\, ‘Rock’n’Roll’ catalogues a short lived but crucial phase in the genesis of the Rock’n’Roll genre prior to the ‘Merseybeat’ invasion headed by The Beatles in the early 1960s. \nShowcasing the cream of Australian rock’n’roll performers of the era\, the film features Johnny O’Keefe\, Col Joye\, Johnny Devlin\, The Delltones\, Johnny Rebb\, Lonnie Lee\, The Graduates\, The Crescents and Warren Williams\, in 80 minutes of raw\, cultural defining moments\, while performing at the iconic Sydney Stadium for one of Gordon’s 1959 ‘Big Shows’\, in front of thousands of fans. \nAs Australian youths clamoured to join in the wave of American pop culture that began to pour into the country in the 1950s\, via film\, radio and television\, Rock’n’Roll captures a critical flashpoint in outstanding audio & visual quality. Lee Robinson’s film company\, Southern International Films\, utilized 7 state of the art 35mm cinematograph cameras and a unique audio recording set up to film the event. The results were years ahead of their time. \nRock’n’Roll is a must see for anyone connected or appreciative of the early days of Rock’n’Roll and beyond. \nThis screening will be the remastered digital format. \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAcwrtAShsw
URL:https://capri.org.au/event/rocknroll/
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Special Screenings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230826T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230826T180000
DTSTAMP:20260829T075043
CREATED:20230518T185431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230518T185431Z
UID:6838-1693062000-1693072800@capri.org.au
SUMMARY:Andre Rieu's 2023 Maastricht Concert: Love Is All Around
DESCRIPTION:The King of the Waltz invites you to his all-new cinema concert “Love is All Around”\, from his beautiful hometown of Maastricht! \nAndré Rieu will again stage his glorious annual summer event in the iconic Vrijthof Square this year. The concert will be a musical feast with heart-warming pieces lovingly chosen by André\, covering classics\, popular sing-alongs\, and delightful waltzes that make you want to dance. \nAlong with his beloved Johann Strauss Orchestra\, André teams up with the charming Gospel Choir and special surprise guests\, bringing you and your loved ones a refreshing\, romantic\, fun party at your local cinema – you will feel that love is all around! \nShare a concert experience filled with music\, dance\, love and happiness – Only in cinemas!
URL:https://capri.org.au/event/andre-rieus-2023-maastricht-concert-love-is-all-around/
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Special Screenings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230826T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230826T180000
DTSTAMP:20260829T075043
CREATED:20230518T185431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230518T185431Z
UID:8334-1693062000-1693072800@capri.org.au
SUMMARY:Andre Rieu's 2023 Maastricht Concert: Love Is All Around
DESCRIPTION:The King of the Waltz invites you to his all-new cinema concert “Love is All Around”\, from his beautiful hometown of Maastricht! \nAndré Rieu will again stage his glorious annual summer event in the iconic Vrijthof Square this year. The concert will be a musical feast with heart-warming pieces lovingly chosen by André\, covering classics\, popular sing-alongs\, and delightful waltzes that make you want to dance. \nAlong with his beloved Johann Strauss Orchestra\, André teams up with the charming Gospel Choir and special surprise guests\, bringing you and your loved ones a refreshing\, romantic\, fun party at your local cinema – you will feel that love is all around! \nShare a concert experience filled with music\, dance\, love and happiness – Only in cinemas!
URL:https://capri.org.au/event/andre-rieus-2023-maastricht-concert-love-is-all-around-2/
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Special Screenings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230812T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230812T220000
DTSTAMP:20260829T075043
CREATED:20230703T212644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230703T212644Z
UID:6989-1691866800-1691877600@capri.org.au
SUMMARY:Gutsy Girls Film Festival 2023
DESCRIPTION:The Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour serves up a curation of action-packed\, inspiring all-female short adventure films like no other. \nThis unique blend of adventure\, talent\, inspiration\, and stunning scenery comes together to unite not only women but all those with an adventurous spirit who will be moved to chase their dreams and push their own personal boundaries. \nThe 2023 tour features the epic story of Samantha Gash and Jessie Ling’s crossing of Nepal\, endurance runner Erika Lori’s attempt to set a fastest known time on the 1000km Bibbulmun Track\, epic mountain biking\, awe-inspiring climbing and some fun filled near-naked skiing! \nOffering something for all ages\, genders and adventure lovers the Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour is packed full of adrenaline\, inspiration and fuel to fire your passions \nONE NIGHT ONLY! \nFind out more at https://gutsygirlsadventurefilmtour.com.au/ \nThe Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour is exempt from classification\, but the films are suitable for all ages but please note there is some nudity.  If near-naked skiing is not your cup of tea we recommend you give it a miss. \n  \n  \nSeating is not allocated.  Arrive early for the best seats.  Sorry NO REFUNDS.
URL:https://capri.org.au/event/gutsy-girls-film-festival-2023/
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Film Festivals,Special Screenings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230812T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230812T220000
DTSTAMP:20260829T075043
CREATED:20230703T212644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230703T212644Z
UID:8341-1691866800-1691877600@capri.org.au
SUMMARY:Gutsy Girls Film Festival 2023
DESCRIPTION:The Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour serves up a curation of action-packed\, inspiring all-female short adventure films like no other. \nThis unique blend of adventure\, talent\, inspiration\, and stunning scenery comes together to unite not only women but all those with an adventurous spirit who will be moved to chase their dreams and push their own personal boundaries. \nThe 2023 tour features the epic story of Samantha Gash and Jessie Ling’s crossing of Nepal\, endurance runner Erika Lori’s attempt to set a fastest known time on the 1000km Bibbulmun Track\, epic mountain biking\, awe-inspiring climbing and some fun filled near-naked skiing! \nOffering something for all ages\, genders and adventure lovers the Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour is packed full of adrenaline\, inspiration and fuel to fire your passions \nONE NIGHT ONLY! \nFind out more at https://gutsygirlsadventurefilmtour.com.au/ \nThe Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour is exempt from classification\, but the films are suitable for all ages but please note there is some nudity.  If near-naked skiing is not your cup of tea we recommend you give it a miss. \n  \n  \nSeating is not allocated.  Arrive early for the best seats.  Sorry NO REFUNDS.
URL:https://capri.org.au/event/gutsy-girls-film-festival-2023-2/
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Film Festivals,Special Screenings
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230812T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230812T164500
DTSTAMP:20260829T075043
CREATED:20230703T212233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230703T212233Z
UID:6986-1691848800-1691858700@capri.org.au
SUMMARY:Top Dog Film Festival 2023
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the canine connection through this carefully curated collection of heartwarming stories about dogs and their people at the 2023 Top Dog Film Festival. \nMeet dogs from all walks of life on the big screen at the 2023 Top Dog Film Festival.  Experience the stories of salty sea dogs\, unbreakable bonds and canine companions that enrich the lives of all those they encounter.  Experience heartfelt stories of people who dedicate their lives to improving the outcomes for man’s best friend and meet a very clever dog who will steal a piece of your heart. \nThe 2023 Top Dog Film Festival presents a 2-hour cinematic celebration honouring the bond between dogs and their people.  Filled with delightfully doggy moments of joy and celebration of our beloved canine companions. \nThis carefully curated program of short canine-themed films is comprised of the most inspirational\, heart-warming and entertaining stories about dogs and their human companions\, from independent filmmakers around the globe. \nGet your tickets before they all sell out – you’d be barking mad to miss it. \n\nwww.TopDogFilmFestival.com.au \n  \nSeating is not allocated.  Arrive early for the best seats.  Sorry NO REFUNDS. \nThis program is exempt from rating but would be considered a PG program.
URL:https://capri.org.au/event/top-dog-film-festival-2023/
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Film Festivals,Special Screenings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230812T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230812T164500
DTSTAMP:20260829T075043
CREATED:20230703T212233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230703T212233Z
UID:8340-1691848800-1691858700@capri.org.au
SUMMARY:Top Dog Film Festival 2023
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the canine connection through this carefully curated collection of heartwarming stories about dogs and their people at the 2023 Top Dog Film Festival. \nMeet dogs from all walks of life on the big screen at the 2023 Top Dog Film Festival.  Experience the stories of salty sea dogs\, unbreakable bonds and canine companions that enrich the lives of all those they encounter.  Experience heartfelt stories of people who dedicate their lives to improving the outcomes for man’s best friend and meet a very clever dog who will steal a piece of your heart. \nThe 2023 Top Dog Film Festival presents a 2-hour cinematic celebration honouring the bond between dogs and their people.  Filled with delightfully doggy moments of joy and celebration of our beloved canine companions. \nThis carefully curated program of short canine-themed films is comprised of the most inspirational\, heart-warming and entertaining stories about dogs and their human companions\, from independent filmmakers around the globe. \nGet your tickets before they all sell out – you’d be barking mad to miss it. \n\nwww.TopDogFilmFestival.com.au \n  \nSeating is not allocated.  Arrive early for the best seats.  Sorry NO REFUNDS. \nThis program is exempt from rating but would be considered a PG program.
URL:https://capri.org.au/event/top-dog-film-festival-2023-2/
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Film Festivals,Special Screenings
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230625T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230625T170000
DTSTAMP:20260829T075043
CREATED:20230411T205054Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230411T205054Z
UID:6778-1687701600-1687712400@capri.org.au
SUMMARY:Streisand Sings\, Purling Swings plus "The Way We Were"
DESCRIPTION:The renowned Kym Purling Trio interprets the music of Barbara Streisand\, followed by the 50th anniversary screening of “The Way We Were.”\nConsidered one of the great romantic films of all time\, The Way We Were celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. What better way to mark the occasion than to present one of South Australia’s biggest musical exports\, world renowned and world class pianist Kym Purling\, to interpret the music of the movie’s star\, Barbara Streisand. Purling has returned to Australia following almost three decades based in New York and Paris. He has established himself internationally\, performing in more than 140 countries around the world alongside many stars such as Engelbert Humperdinck and Natalie Cole. He has conducted several Broadway shows and has made significant contributions in the worlds of jazz and musical theatre. We are excited to invite you to this special performance to experience Purling’s renditions of our favourite Streisand songs before the screening of The Way We Were. \n1:00pm BAR OPEN IN THE FOYER \n2:00pm THE KYM PURLING TRIO \n3:00pm THE WAY WE WERE \n \nKYM PURLING’S BIOGRAPHY\n\n\n\nEARLY LIFE \nKym Purling was born in Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City)\, two and a half years before the end of the Vietnam War. The exact date of his birth is unknown. Knowledge of the identity of Purling’s birthparents is also unknown. Purling was found abandoned as a baby at only a few days old and was then briefly hospitalized before being placed in an orphanage in Saigon\, where the director of the orphanage gave him the name Vu Tien Quyen. (Note: In Vietnam\, Vu is the family name and the given name Quyen\, means bird. The middle name Tien\, can mean sky\, heaven\, spirit or angel but can also mean to move forward\, improve or develop in the way of power and human rights). \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSoon after\, Purling was placed in a second orphanage run by World Vision\, called the New Life Babies Home. While receiving vaccinations\, he received an alias name\, David Hùng. (Note: This name was given to him by the nurses in order to confuse and cast away the evil spirits so that Purling would return to good health). Meanwhile\, a South Australian couple\, (soon to be Kym’s adoptive parents)\, had already spent two long years battling ‘red tape’ and lobbying governments and aid agencies to demonstrate their protest to the war in Vietnam and to adopt an orphaned Vietnamese baby. With the help of an Australian matron at the home\, Purling was finally adopted at the age of nine months\, becoming the first international adoption of any nationality in Australia. He was renamed Kym\, an Asian and western name\, to make it easier for his Australian family and friends to pronounce. His middle name\, David\, was chosen not only in reference to his new adoptive father’s name but also because of the alias name\, David Hung’\, which he was given while hospitalized in Vietnam. \nPurling\, along with three other babies and a fourteen year old Vietnamese girl\, were secretly airlifted from Vietnam to Melbourne (Australia)\, where Mrs. Judith Purling and three other anxious mothers awaited the arrival of the orphans. The thirteen year old girl was the first to exit the plane to be reunited with her sister that she had not seen in two years. Her exit served as a diversion to the awaiting media while Purling and the other babies departed through the back door of the plane into the arms of their new mothers. (Note: Purling has since reunited with the matron in the home in Saigon\, and with the fourteen year old Vietnamese girl and the three other babies. Interestingly\, now in their adult lives\, all four are involved in music either professionally or semi-professionally. (See the first of two 60 Minutes television specials on YouTube and national Australian newspaper article\, “Orphans Of ‘Nam Reunite”). \nMUSICAL BEGINNINGS \nKym Purling’s musical life began at the age of five. Purling’s eldest sister was studying classical piano and Purling would observe his sister practicing then mimic the songs she was practicing \, instantly by ear. At the age of six\, he began formal classical piano training. He continued classical studies throughout primary school and high school while teaching himself to play various other styles of music. Purling played trumpet and various percussion instruments through his schooling life and toured to Malaysia at the age of fourteen playing trumpet. Purling was raised in the church\, (Purling’s father and sister are both Christian ministers of religion)\, which also provided him the opportunity at a young age to play from lead sheets and/or without music\, a foundation towards playing jazz\, a music which Purling would later fall in love with and eventually carve a career from. \nPROFESSIONAL CAREER \nPurling began working semi-professionally as a pianist during his teens and was also teaching\, accompanying and playing for several national Australian dance companies such as the internationally acclaimed\, Meryl Tankard’s Australian Dance Theatre. During these years\, Kym also engaged in some acting and film work. He had a major role in a documentary film\, “Moving Up” and also acted in a feature film titled\, Sebastian and the Sparrow\, by filmmaker Scott Hicks\, director of Shine and Snow Falling On Cedars. \nPurling later earned a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies at the University of Adelaide (Australia)\, a step that that would put him on a new but certain direction. He began working extensively as a jazz pianist in \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdelaide\, Sydney and Melbourne with his own trio\, which also served as a rhythm section for many leading Australian vocalists and instrumentalists. He engaged in studio session work for radio and television commercials\, performed regularly at local and national establishments and appeared at many music\, arts and jazz festivals. \nDuring the early nineties\, Purling also worked extensively in the corporate sector\, making 200-250 performances each year. Purling has performed with many national and international artists such as The Mills Brothers\, Kay Starr\, Buddy Greco\, The Pied Pipers\, Clint Holmes\, Carl Fontana\, David Cassidy\, Marlena Shaw\, Joe Williams and Frank Sinatra Jr. Purling has also toured internationally and made national television performances in the U.S. with vocal legends\, Natalie Cole and Engelbert Humperdinck. He has shared the stage with many other artists such as Julio Iglesias\, Arturo Sandoval\, There Might Be Giants\, Sandra Bernhardt\, Harry Connick\, Jr.\, James Morrison and the Ray Brown Trio. He has also musical-directed for a vocalist with Wayne Newton and was also offered the position as pianist and musical director for stage and film legend\, Mickey Rooney. Purling has recorded several compact disc albums under his own name and appeared as a sideman on countless albums in Australia\, the U.S. and Asia. At the age of just 24\, following his second nomination\, Purling was presented the award for the Most Outstanding Keyboard Player of the Year at the South Australian Music Industry Awards. Soon after\, he declined an offer to teach at the University of Adelaide after being offered a position as an Ambassador for the Performing Arts\, between Australia and Vietnam. During the ambassadorship\, (the first time Purling had returned to his homeland since being adopted)\, he performed and taught music with Vietnamese children\, students\, adults and professional musicians\, while also making solo recordings for educational purposes. He performed sold out concerts in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi and spent a large amount of his time writing arrangements\, teaching and performing with The Saigon Jazz Band\, a project that he created with the famous Vietnamese vocalist\, Tuyet Loan\, a woman who frequently performed in the G.I. camps during the Vietnam War and is a household name in Vietnam. \nWhile in Ho Chi Minh City\, Purling’s hotel room often became an unplanned teaching studio due to the young and enthusiastic Vietnamese who were interested in jazz and had discovered where Purling was residing. Many times they appeared unannounced at his hotel room door\, introducing themselves and requesting instruction in jazz improvisation. During the ambassadorship\, Purling also formed vital administrative\, musical and personal connections between the two countries. He also appeared in many newspapers and on many radio stations during the residency. Purling’s performances were the first non- classical or traditional music concerts ever held at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music\, (Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh Nhac Vien). Purling was also offered a teaching position at the Conservatory of Music but declined the offer due to commitments awaiting him back in Australia. \nInterestingly\, five years later\, a Vietnamese woman had discovered one of the many Vietnamese newspaper articles that featured Purling and claimed that he was her biological son. She was not Purling’s biological mother. \nPurling then returned to Australia before touring to London\, Amsterdam and Den Haag where he performed each day at The North Sea Jazz Festival\, the world’s largest indoor jazz festival boasting an audience of 85\,000 people. On completion of the tour\, he moved to the United States and completed a Masters Degree in Jazz Studies at the University of Nevada\, Las Vegas. During this time\, Purling taught on the university faculty while performing extensively in almost every Las Vegas showroom\, concert venue and hotel and casino. He quickly a network for himself in Las Vegas and used his contacts in \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAustralia to personally organize and lead an international tour to Australia for the 19 member UNLV Big Band. (See second of two 60 Minutes TV Special on YouTube). The tour was very successful\, impressing Australian jazz fans\, critics and musicians with his American fellow musicians and the reunion performances he made with his former Australian trio. (Funding for the tour was provided in part by U.S. comedian Drew Carey). \nPurling returned to Las Vegas to continue his teaching and performing before touring to Scotland to perform with a U.S. jazz quintet. The group performed nightly for two weeks at the world-renowned Edinburgh Festival\, receiving notable reviews from various Scottish newspapers. By 2000\, Purling had established his own following in Las Vegas. He created this audience through his varied performances at many of the new resorts that had opened since he had moved there. Purling was one of the first musicians to perform at The Bellagio\, Paris Las Vegas\, Mandalay Bay\, The Venetian\, The Aladdin and the Eiffel Tower Restaurant\, where he performed with his Las Vegas Trio on the eve of January 01\, 2000 as fireworks sprinkled down past its windows and the clock ticked over into the new millennium. \nPurling later returned and toured again to Australia to present some reunion performances with his former Australian trio. Soon after his return to the United States\, he relocated to New York City after being offered the position of musical-director and conductor for the U.S. National Tour of Footloose the Musical\, a traveling Broadway show from New York City. With Footloose\, Purling traveled to 247 cities in just eleven months. Whilst on the road with Footloose\, Purling was also commissioned to compose the score for a new musical that premiered in Chicago later that year. He composed and wrote the music on a small keyboard and laptop while touring on buses and planes around the U.S. At the conclusion of the Footloose tour in Springfield\, Illinois\, Purling drove to Chicago the next night and watched his musical score being performed on stage by singers\, actors and dancers he had never met before. Purling then returned to his performances in Las Vegas and began working on his own original musical and other long-term projects. \nSoon after\, Purling was hired for the 2002-2004 U.S. & Canadian national tours of the acclaimed Broadway musical\, Miss Saigon. Purling made the decision to travel with the show not only to discover more of North America and Canada\, but because of the many parallels between the story of Miss Saigon and his own life. Due to Purling’s personal connection to the show and the work achieved in his own career\, Purling received an incredible and overwhelming amount of media interest and attention from newspapers and radio and televisions stations all across the United States and Canada. (Many of these newspaper articles\, radio interviews and television clips can be found in the Portfolio and Film & Television sections at www.kympurling.com and on YouTube). \nThe U.S. tour of Miss Saigon continued for a further two years\, however\, Purling left the show partway through after being appointed as musical director and conductor for the Japanese and North American tours of the acclaimed Broadway musical\, 42nd Street. Purling particularly enjoyed Japan because after conducting his show each night\, he would seek out the many small jazz clubs hidden around Tokyo\, Nagoya\, Osaka and Kyoto and play with the local Japanese jazz musicians until the early hours of the morning. \nPurling later returned to Australia to headline a concert with David Helfgott\, the acclaimed classical pianist and subject of the motion picture\, Shine. He also performed a series of jazz concerts and workshops throughout Sydney\, Melbourne and Adelaide. Purling later relocated to Florida and continued to perform locally\, nationally and internationally. In Florida\, he formed another trio\, recording albums and performing concerts around the U.S. He has engaged in regular national television work\, including a one-hour television special with Natalie Cole\, the daughter of legendary singer\, Nat ‘King’ Cole. Purling then continued to travel the world as musical director\, conductor and pianist for vocal legend\, Engelbert Humperdinck. During the two year period with Humperdinck\, Purling performed in most of the world’s most prestigious concert halls and largest outdoor arenas around the world. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nFollowing the appointment with Engelbert Humperdinck\, Purling resided in Los Angeles for a short time\, performing regularly in Beverley Hills and around Los Angeles with many of the city’s best jazz musicians. He also worked steadily at Henson Studios playing on television commercials for Hyundai and many other companies. \nPurling then began to split his time between New York and Paris\, realizing that he needed a European base when beginning another new chapter as a fly-on headline artist\, performing his own shows with a seven piece band in the 500-1500 seat theaters on the world’s most luxurious cruise lines. Purling continues to partner his passion for international travel and performing by flying to the fleets of thirteen of the world’s best cruise lines. Purling has now traveled to 144 countries and continues to work from the U.S.\, Europe\, Asia and Australia. \nPurling is an active humanitarian and has made numerous performances for charity\, providing funds to aid his various humanitarian projects\, primarily assisting orphans and children in Vietnam and Nepal. He has given concerts and sourced funding to feed 2000 children in Nepal and later another concert to provide funds following the catastrophic earthquakes in Nepal in 2015. In 2019\, Purling gave another concert to aid The Sunrise Children’s Association\, an organization based in Adelaide\, South Australia which reunites Nepalese orphans and trafficked children with their families and assists them to create a living for themselves. Purling has and continues to donate his talents and services offering concerts to raise funds for several past and ongoing charities such as the Australian Cranial Facial Foundation\, The Variety Club of South Australia\, The Global Action Coalition (Florida-Nepal)\, Hands For Hope (Vietnam) and several other humanitarian charities.
URL:https://capri.org.au/event/streisand-sings-purling-swings-plus-the-way-we-were/
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Special Screenings
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SUMMARY:Streisand Sings\, Purling Swings plus "The Way We Were"
DESCRIPTION:The renowned Kym Purling Trio interprets the music of Barbara Streisand\, followed by the 50th anniversary screening of “The Way We Were.”\nConsidered one of the great romantic films of all time\, The Way We Were celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. What better way to mark the occasion than to present one of South Australia’s biggest musical exports\, world renowned and world class pianist Kym Purling\, to interpret the music of the movie’s star\, Barbara Streisand. Purling has returned to Australia following almost three decades based in New York and Paris. He has established himself internationally\, performing in more than 140 countries around the world alongside many stars such as Engelbert Humperdinck and Natalie Cole. He has conducted several Broadway shows and has made significant contributions in the worlds of jazz and musical theatre. We are excited to invite you to this special performance to experience Purling’s renditions of our favourite Streisand songs before the screening of The Way We Were. \n1:00pm BAR OPEN IN THE FOYER \n2:00pm THE KYM PURLING TRIO \n3:00pm THE WAY WE WERE \n \nKYM PURLING’S BIOGRAPHY\n\n\n\nEARLY LIFE \nKym Purling was born in Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City)\, two and a half years before the end of the Vietnam War. The exact date of his birth is unknown. Knowledge of the identity of Purling’s birthparents is also unknown. Purling was found abandoned as a baby at only a few days old and was then briefly hospitalized before being placed in an orphanage in Saigon\, where the director of the orphanage gave him the name Vu Tien Quyen. (Note: In Vietnam\, Vu is the family name and the given name Quyen\, means bird. The middle name Tien\, can mean sky\, heaven\, spirit or angel but can also mean to move forward\, improve or develop in the way of power and human rights). \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSoon after\, Purling was placed in a second orphanage run by World Vision\, called the New Life Babies Home. While receiving vaccinations\, he received an alias name\, David Hùng. (Note: This name was given to him by the nurses in order to confuse and cast away the evil spirits so that Purling would return to good health). Meanwhile\, a South Australian couple\, (soon to be Kym’s adoptive parents)\, had already spent two long years battling ‘red tape’ and lobbying governments and aid agencies to demonstrate their protest to the war in Vietnam and to adopt an orphaned Vietnamese baby. With the help of an Australian matron at the home\, Purling was finally adopted at the age of nine months\, becoming the first international adoption of any nationality in Australia. He was renamed Kym\, an Asian and western name\, to make it easier for his Australian family and friends to pronounce. His middle name\, David\, was chosen not only in reference to his new adoptive father’s name but also because of the alias name\, David Hung’\, which he was given while hospitalized in Vietnam. \nPurling\, along with three other babies and a fourteen year old Vietnamese girl\, were secretly airlifted from Vietnam to Melbourne (Australia)\, where Mrs. Judith Purling and three other anxious mothers awaited the arrival of the orphans. The thirteen year old girl was the first to exit the plane to be reunited with her sister that she had not seen in two years. Her exit served as a diversion to the awaiting media while Purling and the other babies departed through the back door of the plane into the arms of their new mothers. (Note: Purling has since reunited with the matron in the home in Saigon\, and with the fourteen year old Vietnamese girl and the three other babies. Interestingly\, now in their adult lives\, all four are involved in music either professionally or semi-professionally. (See the first of two 60 Minutes television specials on YouTube and national Australian newspaper article\, “Orphans Of ‘Nam Reunite”). \nMUSICAL BEGINNINGS \nKym Purling’s musical life began at the age of five. Purling’s eldest sister was studying classical piano and Purling would observe his sister practicing then mimic the songs she was practicing \, instantly by ear. At the age of six\, he began formal classical piano training. He continued classical studies throughout primary school and high school while teaching himself to play various other styles of music. Purling played trumpet and various percussion instruments through his schooling life and toured to Malaysia at the age of fourteen playing trumpet. Purling was raised in the church\, (Purling’s father and sister are both Christian ministers of religion)\, which also provided him the opportunity at a young age to play from lead sheets and/or without music\, a foundation towards playing jazz\, a music which Purling would later fall in love with and eventually carve a career from. \nPROFESSIONAL CAREER \nPurling began working semi-professionally as a pianist during his teens and was also teaching\, accompanying and playing for several national Australian dance companies such as the internationally acclaimed\, Meryl Tankard’s Australian Dance Theatre. During these years\, Kym also engaged in some acting and film work. He had a major role in a documentary film\, “Moving Up” and also acted in a feature film titled\, Sebastian and the Sparrow\, by filmmaker Scott Hicks\, director of Shine and Snow Falling On Cedars. \nPurling later earned a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies at the University of Adelaide (Australia)\, a step that that would put him on a new but certain direction. He began working extensively as a jazz pianist in \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdelaide\, Sydney and Melbourne with his own trio\, which also served as a rhythm section for many leading Australian vocalists and instrumentalists. He engaged in studio session work for radio and television commercials\, performed regularly at local and national establishments and appeared at many music\, arts and jazz festivals. \nDuring the early nineties\, Purling also worked extensively in the corporate sector\, making 200-250 performances each year. Purling has performed with many national and international artists such as The Mills Brothers\, Kay Starr\, Buddy Greco\, The Pied Pipers\, Clint Holmes\, Carl Fontana\, David Cassidy\, Marlena Shaw\, Joe Williams and Frank Sinatra Jr. Purling has also toured internationally and made national television performances in the U.S. with vocal legends\, Natalie Cole and Engelbert Humperdinck. He has shared the stage with many other artists such as Julio Iglesias\, Arturo Sandoval\, There Might Be Giants\, Sandra Bernhardt\, Harry Connick\, Jr.\, James Morrison and the Ray Brown Trio. He has also musical-directed for a vocalist with Wayne Newton and was also offered the position as pianist and musical director for stage and film legend\, Mickey Rooney. Purling has recorded several compact disc albums under his own name and appeared as a sideman on countless albums in Australia\, the U.S. and Asia. At the age of just 24\, following his second nomination\, Purling was presented the award for the Most Outstanding Keyboard Player of the Year at the South Australian Music Industry Awards. Soon after\, he declined an offer to teach at the University of Adelaide after being offered a position as an Ambassador for the Performing Arts\, between Australia and Vietnam. During the ambassadorship\, (the first time Purling had returned to his homeland since being adopted)\, he performed and taught music with Vietnamese children\, students\, adults and professional musicians\, while also making solo recordings for educational purposes. He performed sold out concerts in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi and spent a large amount of his time writing arrangements\, teaching and performing with The Saigon Jazz Band\, a project that he created with the famous Vietnamese vocalist\, Tuyet Loan\, a woman who frequently performed in the G.I. camps during the Vietnam War and is a household name in Vietnam. \nWhile in Ho Chi Minh City\, Purling’s hotel room often became an unplanned teaching studio due to the young and enthusiastic Vietnamese who were interested in jazz and had discovered where Purling was residing. Many times they appeared unannounced at his hotel room door\, introducing themselves and requesting instruction in jazz improvisation. During the ambassadorship\, Purling also formed vital administrative\, musical and personal connections between the two countries. He also appeared in many newspapers and on many radio stations during the residency. Purling’s performances were the first non- classical or traditional music concerts ever held at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music\, (Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh Nhac Vien). Purling was also offered a teaching position at the Conservatory of Music but declined the offer due to commitments awaiting him back in Australia. \nInterestingly\, five years later\, a Vietnamese woman had discovered one of the many Vietnamese newspaper articles that featured Purling and claimed that he was her biological son. She was not Purling’s biological mother. \nPurling then returned to Australia before touring to London\, Amsterdam and Den Haag where he performed each day at The North Sea Jazz Festival\, the world’s largest indoor jazz festival boasting an audience of 85\,000 people. On completion of the tour\, he moved to the United States and completed a Masters Degree in Jazz Studies at the University of Nevada\, Las Vegas. During this time\, Purling taught on the university faculty while performing extensively in almost every Las Vegas showroom\, concert venue and hotel and casino. He quickly a network for himself in Las Vegas and used his contacts in \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAustralia to personally organize and lead an international tour to Australia for the 19 member UNLV Big Band. (See second of two 60 Minutes TV Special on YouTube). The tour was very successful\, impressing Australian jazz fans\, critics and musicians with his American fellow musicians and the reunion performances he made with his former Australian trio. (Funding for the tour was provided in part by U.S. comedian Drew Carey). \nPurling returned to Las Vegas to continue his teaching and performing before touring to Scotland to perform with a U.S. jazz quintet. The group performed nightly for two weeks at the world-renowned Edinburgh Festival\, receiving notable reviews from various Scottish newspapers. By 2000\, Purling had established his own following in Las Vegas. He created this audience through his varied performances at many of the new resorts that had opened since he had moved there. Purling was one of the first musicians to perform at The Bellagio\, Paris Las Vegas\, Mandalay Bay\, The Venetian\, The Aladdin and the Eiffel Tower Restaurant\, where he performed with his Las Vegas Trio on the eve of January 01\, 2000 as fireworks sprinkled down past its windows and the clock ticked over into the new millennium. \nPurling later returned and toured again to Australia to present some reunion performances with his former Australian trio. Soon after his return to the United States\, he relocated to New York City after being offered the position of musical-director and conductor for the U.S. National Tour of Footloose the Musical\, a traveling Broadway show from New York City. With Footloose\, Purling traveled to 247 cities in just eleven months. Whilst on the road with Footloose\, Purling was also commissioned to compose the score for a new musical that premiered in Chicago later that year. He composed and wrote the music on a small keyboard and laptop while touring on buses and planes around the U.S. At the conclusion of the Footloose tour in Springfield\, Illinois\, Purling drove to Chicago the next night and watched his musical score being performed on stage by singers\, actors and dancers he had never met before. Purling then returned to his performances in Las Vegas and began working on his own original musical and other long-term projects. \nSoon after\, Purling was hired for the 2002-2004 U.S. & Canadian national tours of the acclaimed Broadway musical\, Miss Saigon. Purling made the decision to travel with the show not only to discover more of North America and Canada\, but because of the many parallels between the story of Miss Saigon and his own life. Due to Purling’s personal connection to the show and the work achieved in his own career\, Purling received an incredible and overwhelming amount of media interest and attention from newspapers and radio and televisions stations all across the United States and Canada. (Many of these newspaper articles\, radio interviews and television clips can be found in the Portfolio and Film & Television sections at www.kympurling.com and on YouTube). \nThe U.S. tour of Miss Saigon continued for a further two years\, however\, Purling left the show partway through after being appointed as musical director and conductor for the Japanese and North American tours of the acclaimed Broadway musical\, 42nd Street. Purling particularly enjoyed Japan because after conducting his show each night\, he would seek out the many small jazz clubs hidden around Tokyo\, Nagoya\, Osaka and Kyoto and play with the local Japanese jazz musicians until the early hours of the morning. \nPurling later returned to Australia to headline a concert with David Helfgott\, the acclaimed classical pianist and subject of the motion picture\, Shine. He also performed a series of jazz concerts and workshops throughout Sydney\, Melbourne and Adelaide. Purling later relocated to Florida and continued to perform locally\, nationally and internationally. In Florida\, he formed another trio\, recording albums and performing concerts around the U.S. He has engaged in regular national television work\, including a one-hour television special with Natalie Cole\, the daughter of legendary singer\, Nat ‘King’ Cole. Purling then continued to travel the world as musical director\, conductor and pianist for vocal legend\, Engelbert Humperdinck. During the two year period with Humperdinck\, Purling performed in most of the world’s most prestigious concert halls and largest outdoor arenas around the world. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nFollowing the appointment with Engelbert Humperdinck\, Purling resided in Los Angeles for a short time\, performing regularly in Beverley Hills and around Los Angeles with many of the city’s best jazz musicians. He also worked steadily at Henson Studios playing on television commercials for Hyundai and many other companies. \nPurling then began to split his time between New York and Paris\, realizing that he needed a European base when beginning another new chapter as a fly-on headline artist\, performing his own shows with a seven piece band in the 500-1500 seat theaters on the world’s most luxurious cruise lines. Purling continues to partner his passion for international travel and performing by flying to the fleets of thirteen of the world’s best cruise lines. Purling has now traveled to 144 countries and continues to work from the U.S.\, Europe\, Asia and Australia. \nPurling is an active humanitarian and has made numerous performances for charity\, providing funds to aid his various humanitarian projects\, primarily assisting orphans and children in Vietnam and Nepal. He has given concerts and sourced funding to feed 2000 children in Nepal and later another concert to provide funds following the catastrophic earthquakes in Nepal in 2015. In 2019\, Purling gave another concert to aid The Sunrise Children’s Association\, an organization based in Adelaide\, South Australia which reunites Nepalese orphans and trafficked children with their families and assists them to create a living for themselves. Purling has and continues to donate his talents and services offering concerts to raise funds for several past and ongoing charities such as the Australian Cranial Facial Foundation\, The Variety Club of South Australia\, The Global Action Coalition (Florida-Nepal)\, Hands For Hope (Vietnam) and several other humanitarian charities.
URL:https://capri.org.au/event/streisand-sings-purling-swings-plus-the-way-we-were-2/
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Special Screenings
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SUMMARY:EOS - Toyko Stories
DESCRIPTION:Exhibition on Screen presents Tokyo Stories. \nA thrilling encounter with one of the world’s great art capitals. \nBased on a major exhibition at the Ashmolean in Oxford\, Tokyo Stories spans 400 years of incredibly dynamic art – ranging from the delicate woodblock prints of Hokusai and Hiroshige to Pop Art posters\, contemporary photography\, Manga\, film\, and brand-new artworks that were created on the streets. \nThe exhibition was a smash-hit five-star success and brought a younger and more diverse audience to the museum. The film uses the exhibition as a launchpad to travel to Tokyo itself\, and explore the art and artists of the city more fully. \nA beautifully illustrated and richly detailed film\, looking at a city which has undergone constant destruction and renewal over its 400-year history\, resulting in one of the most vibrant and interesting cities on the planet… \nA celebration of Tokyo: one of the world’s most creative\, dynamic and fascinating cities.\nThis film tells the stories of the artists and people who have made Tokyo famous for its boundless drive for the new and innovative.
URL:https://capri.org.au/event/eos-toyko-stories/
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Featured Events,Special Screenings
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