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OCTOBER
16th
2010
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FESTIVAL
PARTNERS:
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MAJOR
SPONSORS
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SPONSORS & FRIENDS OF APPLAUSE:
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Myer
Centrepoint, Murray Conservatorium, Bendigo Bank, Hume
Bulding Society, Regent Cinema, Lighting Bonanza and
PY Financial Services
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Our
2010 guest artists will be announced shortly.
For
the moment, have a look at some of the wonderful talent
we had last year
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2009
GUEST ARTISTS
Applause is set to rock this year with an amazing
line-up of Guest Artists and Festival Buskers.
Our guests are all street performers who travel
the world with their shows, taking in major festivals
in Europe, Canada, America and now Albury!
Check out the full program as we get closer to
the event & plan to stay for the day to experience
it all.
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BIKEBOY
Extreme entertainment, extreme fun! World-renowned
street entertainer and astounding performer Sean
Bridges mixes amazing bicycle stunts, incredible
juggling tricks and his spontaneous, zany humour
to put on a thrilling, fearless and funny show.
Trained in Europe's biggest circus and largest theme
park, and performing at the extreme games, Sean
has awed audiences around the world. With experience
on a variety of stages, Sean finds street performing
his most exciting challenge yet. And it is this
excitement, energy and thrill that always leaves
his audiences laughing for more.
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The
Pitts present: Pitt Family Circus
The Pitts are a circus family from Tasmania. Their
show fuses highly skilled acrobatics with unusual
juggling, bizarre contortion and off-beat humour
to provide a stunning and hilarious show that reminds
us of the benefits of marrying strangers.....
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PopEyed
"Polish your hammers and sharpen your sickles,
Albury, 'cos Russia's No. 1 lifesaving team, Popeyed,
are coming to town! With 6 packs of steel, a swag
of gold medals and more rotten jokes than you can
poke an iron curtain at, PopEyed will have you see-sawing
from fits of laughter to gasps of acrobatic amazmenent!"
WARNING: PopEyed accept full responsibility for
your jaw hitting the floor.
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TONY
ROBERTS
Following a UK tour, comedian, magician and escapologist
Tony Roberts returns to the Applause Festival with
his brand new killer show. One straight jacket,
42 feet of chain and one idiot, watch the hilarious
Tony Roberts escape the impossible, suspended upside
down, by his ankles, 4.2 metres above the unforgiving
concrete. This is street performance at its best
and at its most daring.
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THE
MARVELLOUS JUNE
“A woman you can look up to”
June
is a seven-foot tall, wild and wacky woman who loves
to dance and romance. June is larger than life,
fearless, flirtatious, courageous and outrageous.
A warm hearted clown and social butterfly extraordinaire,
June is ready to add colour and flair to any situation
you can dream of or devise.
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SQUIDJIG
Squidjig is a 4 piece local North East Band who
specializes in Irish, Australian and a variety of
other Folk Music. They have been Gigging around
the local region at Pubs,
Wineries,
Bush Dances and Festivals since 2002.
Squidjig
formed in Mount Beauty with band members from
Mount Beauty, Tawonga, Wandiligong and Beechworth.
The boys love to play a great variety of Contemporary,
Traditional and original tunes on instruments
typically heard in this style of music. The band
have been working on new material this winter,
which is guaranteed to get your feet tapping with
the infectious rhythms and technical melodies
that make them a must see local act.
The
Squidjig artists are;
Front
man Conrad Forrer on button Accordion, Irish Whistle
and Vocals.
Mel
Tompkins on Guitar, Fiddle, Mandolin and Vocals.
Frog
playing on Wicked Rhythm Guitar and vocals.
Matt
Ryder on Bass.
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SHEP
HUNTLY
Shep Huntly has been performing his unique street
shows around the world for 14years and he’s
wrapped to becoming back to Albury to show us his
new show.
With
his blend of experience and youthful exuberance
this show is guaranteed to please. We are very
pleased to have him back........not to be misssed.!
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| We’ve
got a fabulous mix of local performers for you to
see and hear this year at Applause. Here’s
just a few for you to look out for: |
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Yasmin
Powell
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Ike
Faithfull
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Vestige
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Grace
& Juliet
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Emma
Percy
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Bree-Anne
Charmley
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(c)
2009 Trillium Design
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