Road to Tangier : A Satirist's Journey with Bryan Dawe

When

7:30 pmSaturday, 22 February

Where

Berninneit Cultural Centre

91-97 Thompson Ave, Cowes VIC 3922

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The National Troublemakers Union Cautiously Presents Road to Tangier: A Satirist's Journey with Bryan Dawe

Saturday 22 March | 7.30pm

Sunday 23 March | 2.30pm

At Berninneit, Cowes

Road to Tangier: A Satirist’s Journey: Written and Performed by Bryan Dawe

Join Bryan on this entertaining and informative multi-visual tour as he makes his way from Hungary, Poland, Romania & Turkey to Syria, Jordan and finally to his adopted home of Tangier, Morocco.

Road to Tangier

When his close friend and satirical collaborator of 30 years, John Clarke, passed away suddenly, the public reaction to Clarke’s death was to change Bryan’s life. Overwhelmed, Bryan decided to return to live in Tangier in Morocco where he had lived previously and could be anonymous.

After nine months he returned to Australia, only to have Covid hit preventing him from returning to live in Tangier on a permanent basis. When the strict border restrictions were lifted both in Australia and also Morocco, Bryan did finally return to Tangier. He has lived and worked in Tangier since, returning recently to Australia in late July 2024.

Tangier and its history, its architecture, old cafes and bars, the wonderful stories, the close proximity to Europe (just 45 minutes away by ferry to Spain) the light and most of all, the delightful humour and genuine warmth of her people, continue to inspire and inform Bryan’s artistic work.

Narratives and stories, in this regard, Tangier is a creative alchemy, like no other. As Josh Shoemake, author and teacher said in his literary guide: ‘Tangier’: ‘Truth or fiction? Never mind? There’s not much difference here.’ Concentrating on his digital artwork, Bryan had his second Tangier exhibition in March 2024. In April 2024, before returning, he headed a two week Moroccan art tour with an Australian group from Melbourne. - part of that tour included three multi-media talks - including ‘A Tangier Affair, his humorous and insightful tale of one of the most intriguing cities in the world. His ‘Road to Tangier’ talks about this and also the origins of Bryan’s love for Arab culture: Syria and Jordan, which he visited three time before the Civil War.

'Against a backdrop of decaying buildings and exotic landscapes, Bryan honors Tangier’s creative and social past'. Sandy McCutcheon. The View from Fez

'Bryan’s imaginative collage technique is fascinating'. David Sánchez. Spanish art historian and critic. Madrid. Spain

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    Berninneit Cultural Centre

    91-97 Thompson Ave, Cowes VIC 3922

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