Great Depression MK2 - Arty Job Opportunities $$$
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If The Great Depression Mk2 is officially proclaimed, qualified artists working across several mediums will be urgently required. Subsequently, an ‘expression of interest’ list is being compiled so suitable artists can be contacted at short notice. The projected Great Depression Mk2 artistic requirements are:
FOLK SONG COMPOSERS/SINGERS: Great Depression Mk2 folklorists must have beards and their own fiddles. Their major task will be to circulate uplifting tales of resilience even before any actual acts of resilience have been formally identified.
POETS: Great Depression Mk2 poets must be maudlin, heavy boozers and prone to terrible fits of rage when shift keys stick. Former editorships of university newspapers and multiple divorces, will be an advantage.
PHOTOGRAPHERS: Great Depression Mk2 photographers must have their own mobile phones with in-built cameras. GD Mk2 photographers will undertake the sensitive work of documenting people at their lowest ebb. Therefore, unobtrusive camera-mobiles have been determined to be the best way to capture ordinary people in distress WITHOUT them being aware of GD Mk2 paparazzi.
DANCERS: Great Depression Mk2 dancers must be willing to work in troupes. Applications from experienced performers in exotic, expressive and particularly nude dance forms will be viewed favourably. Endless train travel to far flung towns, is envisaged. GD Mk2 dancers will give nervy meltdown victims the opportunity to forget troubles, laugh and be human during free performances of up to 30 minutes duration.
All applications/comments to me. I will onpass the best to the former member of Midnight Oil, now Federal Arts Minister, the Hon Peter Garrett.
Just click on the ‘comment’ thingo and follow the simple instructions. The place to write your gems is at the bottom of the last published comment. *A little bit of counsel for people new to this caper. Your email (just called ‘mail’ in this case) address does NOT come up on site. And just ignore the ‘website’ space - not necessary!
October 15th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
I dance naked around lemon trees but only in my backyard. Could this be developed to suit?
October 15th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
I once won a Spelling Bee in Grade 3. I also have some experience as a Little Athletics starter (no whistles involved). Does this qualify?
October 15th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
We hear Peter G will be very busy tomorrow counting down to a school music extravaganza. His schedule is not that packed since Ms Wong stole his climate. On the call for applications, are you interested in a few nude contortionist tricks we learnt during the Paul Keating era? Pity we’re radio not telly.
October 16th, 2008 at 11:01 am
Applications thus far:
1×1 exotic dancer with lemon tree props.
1×1 nude contortionist duo who developed their act during the heady days of deregulation which marked the Keating era. And:
1×1 Little Athletics starter who claims ‘there’s no whistles involved’. I’m taking that to mean this application comes from a community-minded mime artist.
So, what do we have thus far?
No mistake, it’s bloody clear that we indeed do have the very first fully formed GD Mk2 travelling troupe!
October 16th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
Talking about nude cortortionists for depression mk2, it seems that kerrie jean’s home town (Leeton ) had its fair share of nude cortortionists during depression era mk 1. I just happened to be browsing an old copy of the Canberra Times 25 January 1939, when I happened across the following item. As I don’t subscribe to gutter press tactics , I’ve left out the name of the Leeton sun worshipper, for all I know it may be a relative of our dear beloved kerrie j .
NUDIST FINED
LEETON, Tuesday.
A fine of £2 was imposed on …….at the court on a
charge of having paraded in the main street in the nude..…said that he had decided to go for a swim as the mosquitoes were bad.
Clearly KERRIE JEAN can use her Leeton connections to provide our theatre troupe with a whole chorus line of nudists ! After all, the mozzies must be getting really bad now!!
October 16th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
Hello Stan - I’m certainly pleased you showed tact in NOT identifying the itchy cove who disported himself nude down my main street, Pine Avenue. As you note, the year of the said offence was 1939. And history shows that less than a year later, this youthful bon vivant had been forced into premature manhood. Townsfolk still speak of his ‘nude mozzie-driven’ romp in reverential tones because that same young man went on to become one of WW2’s most decorated soldiers. Citations say that when his batallion was hemmed in by enemy fire, he would suddenly discard his uniform, break rank and, as a diversionary tactic, confront and confound the enemy with wild nude dancing - all the while itching himself. Yes Stan, Leeton will provide a nude chorus line of GD Mk2 dancers IF the itching based aspects of the choreography are not subject to censorship.
October 17th, 2008 at 11:33 am
A touching story kerrie jean. Why hasn’t the war memorial a statue of this itchy hero. Of course done in the Greek manner, with appropriately placed fig leaf. Perhaps a note to Kevin Rudd as well as Mr Garrett. And come to think of it a nude chorus line could work wonders in Afghanistan. Salafi tribespeople would be so stunned at this raucous behaviour that opium production might cease and peace may break out. We could call it the Leeton strategy .
December 14th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
I organized a great depression dance marathon, it ended up on the front page of the local paper in Portsmouth, NH:
(KJ here - and it did! Have a look - marvellous! Well done you Andrew!)
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20081124-NEWS-811240314