Of the grand order of folio leviathans, the Sperm Whale and the Right Whale are by far the most noteworthy. They are the only whales regularly hunted by man. To the Nantucketer, they present the two extremes of all the known varieties of the whale. As the external difference between them is mainly observable in their heads; and as a head of each is this moment hanging from the Pequod's side.
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Technical Direction Company has a newly focused training and support initiative to support students and graduates of the VET (Diploma of Live Production and Technical Services) and BFA (Technical Theatre and Stage Management) courses at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney. Students and graduates are given practical experience with a variety of today’s video technologies and entertainment industry best practice. “TDC is one of NIDA’s major …
September 16, 2022
The event industry is once again being affected by COVID as governments and unions call for working from home where possible, with the flow on effect on events of all sizes. As we know working from home is not practical for 80% of the time when it comes to events. Sure events can be planned from home but they cannot be delivered from home. The core premise of the …
July 22, 2022
On Sunday the Victorian Premier, Dan Andrews announced the process for coming out of Victoria’s lockdown. The announcement was welcomed by the representative group for business events in Victoria – the Business Events Reference Group, which is made up of representation from MEA, EEAA and VTIC. Business Events Reference Group welcomes Victorian Roadmap to Recovery The work of the Business Events Reference Group was acknowledged by Martin Pakula the …
October 26, 2021
This joint statement by theatres in Sydney acknowledges the significant and specific impacts that COVID-19 pandemic has had on the performing arts industry around the world, and specifically in Sydney during extended periods of lockdown. This impact extends to our artists, audiences, employees, partners, donors, funders and other stakeholders. We are committed to re-opening and operating to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all our stakeholders. We are committed to the development and …
October 20, 2021
Spare a thought for Melbourne’s best known event producer and AFL tragic. In the podcast I did with Peter Jones he told me about being born into the Melbourne Football Club, he attended his first game around 1966, two years after they last won an AFL flag. Then he has produced the entertainment for 13 AFL Grand Finals and Melbourne featured in none of them (the only two finals …
September 24, 2021
I grew up in a country town of around 8,000 people; there was a small airport near the town. In 2001 Gander, Newfoundland had a population of around 10,500; and an international airport. Come From Away tells the story of how on Tuesday, September 11th 2001 the airspace over the USA was closed and 38 planes heading to the US from the UK and Europe were ordered to land …
September 21, 2021
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What can the event industry learn from The Little Prince?
The Little Prince is a fantasy book written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and published in 1943 and is one of the best-selling and most translated books ever published. A stage production opened at The Coliseum in Rooty Hill last night. So what can the event industry learn from this production? In essence, don’t expect people to turn up for your event. Despite (or because of) the fact that there are currently no …