The Yellow House
THE YELLOW HOUSE IN BALLARAT
SUNDAY AUGUST 2ND 2.30 PM
BALLARAT ART GALLERY
40 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat, Victoria
The dramatic story of Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin in the famous “Yellow House”.
A cycle of 12 songs by Harris Smart in blues, jazz, gospel and rock styles with a linking narration.
Performed by Harris with Chris Wilson, Piano and vocals; Ronda Maya Robertson, vocals
Admission $20. Gallery Members $15
Contact: harrissmart@optusnet.com.au
Mobile 0402 842 807
In 1888 Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin went to live in the town of Arles in the south of France. They lived on the town square in a house painted yellow, Vincent’s favourite colour.
They planned to found an artists’ colony but the experiment ended in disaster just before Christmas when Vincent cut off his ear and gave it to a young prostitute friend of his.
The Yellow House tells the story of these dramatic events in a cycle of 12 songs with a linking narration.
Written and composed by Harris Smart and performed with Chris Wilson and Rhonda Robertson.
“Like Kurt Weill in its intensity and mastery of pop idioms”
Marcus Cornelius, Out of Nowhere