Tag: "arts centre"

One Man, Two Guvnors
0 Comments. 146 Views. Posted 21 May 2013 @ 12:43pm.
One Man, Two Guvnors, a massive hit when it opened two years ago in London, has all the hallmarks of a great farce – mistaken identity, improbable plot twists, and generous helpings of physical comedy. Set in the ‘60s in the seaside British town of Brighton, it tells the story of a small-time crook named Francis Henshall caught between a pair of ruthless yet incompetent gangsters. The elaborate... Read More
Constellations
0 Comments. 297 Views. Posted 31 Jan 2013 @ 6:21am.
Cultural tragedies like the film Sliding Doors (as well as gritty art house films like Run Lola, Run) have skimmed the surface of multiple possibilities and the rabbit hole of “what ifs” in a boy meets girl scenario, but none have combined these concepts quite like British playwright Nick Payne in his award-winning show, Constellations. Last year, Payne won the Harold Pinter... Read More
The Arts Centre Presents The World's Greatest Orchestra
0 Comments. 257 Views. Posted 24 Jan 2013 @ 9:13am.
The Arts Centre will be hosting the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the world's greatest orchestra, this November. Heralding from Amsterdam, the orchestra will be perform a selection of works that defined and shaped the orchestra, including Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 that was written the year the orchestra was founded.   Separated into two programs, the performances will be themed. Concert... Read More
Oh Suivant!
0 Comments. 449 Views. Posted 18 Jan 2013 @ 8:27am.
A young Belgian electrician wakes up early one morning for another day of manual toiling, and instead decides to chuck in the spark plugs and whatever else an electrician uses before running away to join the circus (well, circus school). He becomes a street performer and acrobat, living the life he’d always envied. And in the circus store where he buys all his juggling balls and bright red noses... Read More
MTC Presents The Other Place
0 Comments. 1,111 Views. Posted 12 Dec 2012 @ 8:51am.
In celebration of its first season of 2013, The Melbourne Theatre Company will be presenting The Other Place, a play about fixing destroyed relationships. Written by Sharr White (Annapuma, Sunlight, Six Years), the play illustrates the tale of Dr Juliana Smithton who wishes to mend her dysfunctional relationship with her daughter, and fix her complicated marital relationship. It is essentially a... Read More
Danny Bhoy Announces 2013 Australian Tour
0 Comments. 1,044 Views. Posted 29 Nov 2012 @ 9:43am.
Entitled Dear Epson..., the Scottish comedian's 2013 tour will be a satire about the representation of letters. Sounds boring? It's probably not. Bhoy is known for his intelligent wit that satirises popular culture alongside human experience. He has innate timing, deliverance, and knows how not to milk a joke for too long; this has made him a regular visitor to Australia since debuting in... Read More
The Australian Chamber Orchestra Presents Russian Visions
0 Comments. 784 Views. Posted 2 Nov 2012 @ 1:49pm.
Russian classical music is known for its expression of tumultuous times, intricacy, and depth that is imbued with humorous angst; this November will see the Australian Chamber Orchestra honour this legacy as they tour Australia in Russian Visions. Virtuoso Steven Osborne returns to claim the piano in this program, along with trumpeter David Elton and lead violinist Richard Togentti. Together the... Read More
Riverside Live at Hammer Hall
0 Comments. 631 Views. Posted 8 Oct 2012 @ 7:23am.
As part of Hammer Hall's communal initiative, the hall will strengthen their reputation as “people's concert hall” will a selection of free entertainment available from Friday October 5 onwards. Entitled Riverside Live it will include concerts, dance, music and workshops all into one. Thursday lunchtime sessions will include dance workshops, music jams, music workshops using iPads and other... Read More
ANAM Presents Quartetthaus
0 Comments. 720 Views. Posted 2 Sep 2012 @ 11:36am.
Presented by the Australian National Academy of Music and Bluebottle, Quartetthaus returns for a two weeks special season of musical quartets this spring. This year, Quartetthaus will feature an array of quartets, including flock/rock band HOY, Tinalley String Quartet and Speak Percussion, who will pay tribute to Australians James Ledger, Don Banks, Paul Stanhope and Nigel Westlake. Of course... Read More
Fight The Landlord Hits The Arts Centre
0 Comments. 759 Views. Posted 8 Aug 2012 @ 4:05pm.
In a cross-continental collaboration, Ireland’s Pan Pan Theatre and Beijing Square Moon Culture Company are getting prepared to bring Sun Yue’s contemporary Chinese play Fight the Landlord to our shores.  Wryly humorous and fast-paced, three women dressed in panda suits lament the banality of their lives while playing the card game Dòu Dìzhǔ, or ‘Fight the Landlord’. The whole purpose... Read More
Freeway At The Arts Centre
0 Comments. 748 Views. Posted 10 Aug 2012 @ 9:02am.
After a sell-out triumph rocking the Sydney Opera House, Tim Draxl will make his keenly-awaited return to the Melbourne stage in the acclaimed musical play, Freeway – The Chet Baker Journey.  Conceived and written by Bryce Hallett and Tim Draxl, the intimate show intersperses fragments of Chet Baker’s radiant career and self-destructive life amid his sparkling musical jewels – “the blue... Read More
Let's Dance
0 Comments. 1,055 Views. Posted 7 Jun 2012 @ 7:09am.
“Let’s Dance!” It’s an imperative that most people don’t deny - and why would you? Dance is one of those things that urge you to let go of your inhibitions, whether for fun or professionally, and explore your internal rhythm. The Australian Ballet Company has been experiencing this 50 years, and to celebrate their anniversary, they are bringing together eight of the country’s dance companies... Read More
Face The Music 2011
0 Comments. 1,093 Views. Posted 12 Sep 2011 @ 8:43pm.
Face The Music – a yearly non-profit music conference with over 70 expert presenters including some of Australia’s most influential artist managers – is returning for its fourth year. Face The Music offers the Victorian music community a summit for professional and creative career development through presentations, discussions, networking and practical workshops. Some of the industry’s most... Read More
Rising Water Visits The Arts Centre
0 Comments. 1,288 Views. Posted 20 Jul 2011 @ 12:18pm.
Tim Winton's first ever piece Rising Water was specifically written for the stage, so it only seems fitting that it's on its way there.  It tells of one man’s life wreckage and all that comes with it. Bringing to stage all of the humanity, larrikin humour and unsentimental pathos for which he is known by through his novels, Winton has been praised by many for his writings, with... Read More
Nederlands Dans Theater
0 Comments. 2,827 Views. Posted 8 Jul 2011 @ 10:14am.
This month sees the return of the Dutch contemporary dance company, Nederlands Dans Theater, to Melbourne. It has been fifteen years since their last visit and their performances at the Arts Centre State Theatre this month are highly anticipated. The legendary group was founded in 1959 by dancers who broke free from the Nederlands Ballet. They wanted to show their passion for dance and to create... Read More
Skipping Girl Vinegar
0 Comments. 2,771 Views. Posted 1 Jul 2011 @ 10:25am.
It's indeed rare to witness a band launching their sophomore album within the majestic ambience of The Arts Centre, but Skipping Girl Vinegar treated their loyal fans to such an experience for the launch of Keep Calm, Carry The Monkey - the sublime follow-up to their acclaimed debut album Sift The Noise. Emphasising SGV's love of the mystical, charming and retro, the Melbourne quintet's... Read More
Young Curators Program Needs Talent From Melbourne's West
0 Comments. 1,458 Views. Posted 29 Apr 2011 @ 2:45pm.
Footscray Community Arts Centre is under new management and are hoping to mentor some brilliant new arts curators and develop them into industry pros. Partipants in Footscray Community Arts Centre's Young Curators Program will work collaboratively to curate an annual program of exhibitions and events at The Basement Lounge at the Arts Centre. They'll make connections with professional curators... Read More
Mia Stanford performs Unclassifiable
0 Comments. 2,285 Views. Posted 30 Mar 2011 @ 4:41pm.
  It took some encouragement from the Footscray Community Arts Centre before indigenous comedienne Mia Stanford realised how unique her brand of comedy truly was. The Darwin-native could probably write a book about her worldly misadventures (and probably will) but in gracing the MICF with her presence this year, Stanford is giving punters a sneak-peak inside her incredible world in... Read More
The Spiegeltent is Back
0 Comments. 3,969 Views. Posted 9 Feb 2011 @ 9:29am.
The Spiegeltent is back. Wait, that's not big or excited enough: THE SPIEGELTENT IS BACK! After a year and a half break, during which of all indignities Sydney got the Spiegeltent, the 90 year-old Grand Dame of travelling tents will return to the entertain the great unwashed masses of Melbourne.   With a long and crazy history - including the one and only Marlene Dietrich gracing its stages... Read More
MUF 2011 Is Coming!
2 Comments. 3,082 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:17am.
The greatest ukulele festival in the southern hemisphere is back in 2011.   The Melbourne Ukulele Festival (MUF) presents to you five days of unadulterated ukulele mayhem and over 40 acts, beginning on February 25 and carrying on until March 1.   MUF will involve seven international guests, 14 interstate acts, 20 local legends, plus workshops, uke art, luthier fairs, ukulele picnics,... Read More
Face The Music Adds 17 New Speakers
0 Comments. 1,396 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:23am.
Only weeks away, the Face The Music Conference in November will now be populated with a huge lineup of amazing speakers.   Joining the 58 already announced, you will now see Mick Harvey (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds), Jon Hume (Evermore), John Campbell (Lamb Of God), Deborah Conway, Jen Cloher, Frank Stivala (Premier Artists), Myfanwy Warhurst, Natalie Bell (... Read More
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