Some of the things we do are in preparation for the Festival,
and some of the things we do are events in their own right.
Check out the list on the right under categories.
Friends of the Festival is the Blog for the Zig Zag Festival
We already have some great plans this year, and we want to include the Friends of the Festival in those plans!
You can join Friends of the Festival , leave us your name and email in a comment and we will add you to the mailing list for newsletters, updates and offers.
Come and join us in Kalamunda on Tuesday evening.
We can show you some of the past projects and some of the current ideas
Chat over nibblies and drinks, find out the sort of things we get up to and why we do it!
Kalamunda Town Square Hall 5 Barber Street (opposite the Post Office)
7pm till 8
RSVP (for catering) to Celia on 92913092 or celia at bekkers.com.au
or complete the survey with I will be attending!
Tags: Companionship, Creative, March 2010, Participation, Performance
The Choir meets on Monday nights at the Anderson Road Community Centre in Forrestfield WA 6058 starting at 6:30 pm (cuppa) singing from 7 pm till about 8:30.
All ages and voices are welcome. We are a group of indigenous and non-indigenous people who sing in language to build understanding, hope and joy.
George Walley is leading the choir with help and support from Della-Rae Morrisson and Jesse Lloyd.
More information and pictures on our website http://www.madjitilmoorna.org.au
Tags: Aboriginal Language, Choir, Reconcilliation
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- Directions to the dancers – the caller needs big gestures too!
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- Parents guide the kids around the dance circle for an Aussie set of whimsical tunes
Click the image for a larger view
Ingredients:
A band of musicians, with traditional instruments – flute or recorder or whistle, accordion, mandolin, banjo, drums, guitar …
Dance space, big enough and flat enough …
Dancers, and sometimes dance demonstrators …
A dance caller – to tell you what to do next …
Join in or watch,
lots to see and hear,
wonderful family fun.
Tags: Dance, Music, Participation, Performance, Stirk Park, Traditional
Every Friday Zig Zag Community Arts has a Busy Bee in the Office at 11 Headingley Road Kalamunda (Next to Stirk Park).
It’s a mix of a creative activity and something more routine. It might be making decorations, or hanging pictures, or stuffing envelopes.
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- Decorating the Bowling Club for 60s Night dance
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- Decorating the Stage at the Bowling Club for 60s Night dance
Some people come for the whole time, some for part. It’s a chance to catch up, and to talk, and to work together on something.
Tags: Creative, Participation, Stirk Park
Youth Band Nights are held during school holidays. Its a concert for local bands with young performers. Support comes from older musicians and in a tight club venue with a small sound system and shared drum kit makes for a great experience.
For the Bands it has been a chance to try out sounds and songs to a group of peers, other musicians, and mates. The extra pressure of performance to an audience lifts your game, and other misicans can give feedback you can use.
For family and friends it is a chance to see your mates play, and check out other local bands too. Some of the local bands came though here on their way to greater things and Eastern States tours.
Its an alcohol and drug free event, and there is no admission charge. There are soft drinks and usually a sausage sizzle, there are earplugs to save your hearing getting wrecked, and the friendly club atmosphere is well known. Town Square Community Hall on Barber Street Kalamunda Saturday night. Look for posters.
Bands wanting to perform should contact Declan before the middle of March on 0422 689 143 or by email
deccsan at gmail.com
or bandnight at zigzagfestival.org
(replace the at with the symbol and no spaces)
Tags: Music, Participation, Performance, School Holidays, Youth
up at the top of the screen there is a link to a page
called the Friends of the Festival Survey (or you could click this link)
Please let us know about you and your interests so that we can include your ideas in future festivals.
This is the best way to get onto our newsletter emailing list.
The Black Chooks are the group that hatched from the Wednesday night Music Sessions.
They were first seen in public at the 2008 Zig Zag Festival, and survived and even enjoyed the experience. Then they played at the Hills Folk Club, and were even invited back. They played at the Heart in the Park day in Stirk Park in 2009 and again at the Hills Folk Club, and then again at the HUGE 2009 Zig Zag Festival, and went on to busk at the Guildford Heritage Festival.
You might say they are developing a liking for this free ranging.
Tags: Companionship, Creative, Music, Participation, Performance, Traditional
Folk music played on acoustic instruments
Playing a musical instument takes practise, but it also needs encouragement and inspiration. That’s where sessions come in: you get to learn new music, and to practise and play with others.
Every Wednesday (during school Term times) there are a group of us that meet from about 7:30 until a bit after 10pm. 11 Headingly Road Kalamunda.
Jenny Hoffman and David Hoffman lead the sessions with an ecclectic (eccentric at times!) list of new songs and revision. What to play and how to play it. You don’t have to read music, we learn it in phrase-by-phrase chunks.
The music can be called Folk Music, sometimes World Music, because it is from so many cultures it spills out of simple categories. Irish, Scottish, Scandinavian, Shetlands, Finnish, French, German, Alsace, Italian, Canadien, American, Cajun, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Serbian, Macedonian, Greek, Turkish, Yiddish, Klezmer, English… and even the odd Aussie number.
The group has included the following instruments: Accordion (up to 4), Flute (up to 3), Irish B/C Melodeon (1) English D/G pattern Melodeons (2), Concertina (1), Violin (4), Irish Bouzouki (1), Mandolin (2), Banjo (2), Hurdy-Gurdy (1), Guitar (4), Ukelele (1), Whistle(s) (3), Recorder(s) (1), Percussion including drums, tambourines, eggs, spoons, bones … and we are still awaiting our first piper…
People usually BYO cheese and crackers.
$5 per head per week funds the resources including practise CDs each week, with surplus to the Festival fundraising.
Tags: Creative, Music, Participation, Performance, Traditional
There will be a traditional Bush Dance on Sunday 14 March 2010 in Stirk Park Kalamunda from 4 pm until 7 pm
Numguts Bush Band, supported by Black Chook Chutney will be playing and there will be an experienced dance caller.
There will be dances for all ages, and the children’s dances are great fun for everyone!
Bring a rug and a picnic (or buy a sausage in a bun) and invite the whole family!
Tags: Dance, March 2010, Music, Participation, Performance, Stirk Park, Traditional