NEW Beginner’s Bellydance Classes – KELBURN

I am very pleased to announce that I will be teaching a Beginner’s Bellydance class at the Victoria University Rec Centre in trimester 2.

You do not need to be a current student or member of the Rec Centre to take part in these classes.

Classes will be held Wednesdays, 4-5pm. The first 6 week block starts on Weds 13 July and runs to Weds 17 August.

No experience is necessary. All are welcome.

Costs are $10 per class, or $54 for all 6 classes, paid at the first class. CDs with music from the class will be available for $5.

There is a Facebook invite here, with further details. If you are unable to RSVP on the event page, please contact me to let me know if you are coming.

On another dance related note, I am currently arranging a hafla for the Sirroco Middle Eastern Dancers. The hafla is a wonderful opportunity for our Advanced and Beginners Classes to perform. I hope to have a venue confirmed soon, and we are looking at a date in late August. The hafla will include performances from other local dance groups (who will be announced once they are 100% confirmed). Current students, friends, and family will be invited to the event.

Sirocco Costumes

Ladies, here are some directions on harem pants

The latter also has a tip on a body stocking.
If you’re going to wear a body stocking, it would be made out of a black sheer fabric.

The flare wrap tops are on TradeMe if you don’t want to make one. Links are here.

Further links on Bellydance costuming can be found at these sites:

Hope this helps.
Patricia

Saint Punch is over

This has been one of those periods where I’m too busy to keep the blog up-to-date.

I’ve just finished ‘Saint Punch‘, my friend Gregor’s Masters project. It is an intertextual play with puppetry, Comedia Dell’Arte Carnivale stage work, and live mixed green screen. The story has 3 vignettes: Gilles de Rey and Jeanne D’Arc (Joan of Arc); Bluebeard and Judith; Punch and Judy. The 4 performances were from Wednesday 08 to Saturday 11 June at Old Drama House, 93 KP.

I was doing the Sound Design for the play. It was my first experience doing tech for theatre. I’m sure most sound designers for plays don’t get into it as organically as I did, as I was involved from Gregor’s first workshop. For that I am extremely thankful.

It was lovely working with the cast and crew. I’ll see if I can pilfer some photos to put up here.

On another note, I was an extra in a short film this weekend: ‘Lovebloom’, directed by Daniel Gonzalez. I got to be a party-goer. I must admit I’ve only read the first 10 pages of the script, so I’m really looking forward to the final product.

Right, enough of that. I’ve got to get to the Victoria 300-level FILM Production screening this evening, where my friend Amy’s film is being screened.

MadBadBobby: Or How I Learned To Stop Trolling And Love Jesus

The V 48 hour Film Competition is over for another year. I was in The Jump Cuts, a team who have been running for a few years now. I’d worked with a few of the team on other projects, but none of them for the 48.  

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This Film Is A Dog

Just quickly, Stuff is having a NZ Short Film Festival, where you can see top quality New Zealand short films. Short Films rarely have a market, so this is a wonderful way for filmmakers to gain an audience and for the public to see where NZFC money is going.

Today’s short is ‘This Film Is A Dog’, which is one of my favourite NZ Short Films of all time.

Watch it here.

48 hours this weekend

I haven’t written in a while: I’ve been somewhat busy. This is, however, a quick note to say that I’m taking part in the V 48 Hour Film Competition this weekend. I’ve joined The Jump Cuts and will be doing sound recording/sound design/music.

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A Contradictory Poem

When I was growing up, my Mum used to recite a poem. She had forgotten the rest of it, so I never learnt all of it. But I’m curious to see if I can find the rest of it somewhere. A cursory look on the internet hasn’t found it. (I have found another contradictory poem though).

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Call for extras

My friend Ella is directing a music video for Barnaby Weir. The call for extras has gone out. Auditions are this weekend. Please pass on to whoever may be interested.

Tarot Card Rock

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[SIC] nominated for six awards

The day after 3 days of principal photography for The Lake, and I get some fantastic news from Jared Flitcroft, Director of [SIC], the short deaf film for which I did sound recording and sound editing. [SIC] has been nominated for six awards in the Deaf Short Film Festival: Best Director, Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Cinematography and Best Editing.

Congratulations to Jared; the Producer, Nadia; and the rest of the cast and crew. Fantastic news! The awards are on 07 May. I look forward to hearing the outcome of the awards, and hopefully hearing that [SIC] has won all of the awards it was nominated for.

One week to shooting The Lake

Script Frenzy has taken a major back burner as we’re in heavy preproduction for The Lake. The shoot dates are Tuesday 26 to Thursday 28 April, with a pick-up/ADR day to be confirmed. It’s been crazy trying to confirm final crew roles. I’ve given myself a few hours today to finalise equipment bookings, sort out the catering budget (25 people on set!), car pooling to and from sets, and assorted other stresses. We have two days of filming at The Lake, and one day of interiors. We’ve been busy working out a contingency plan in case it rains (which the Metservice suggested it will – weather, please don’t. TIA.)

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