Artist Talk: Nusra Latif Qureshi
Take the opportunity to hear directly from nationally renowned artist Nusra Latif Qureshi, as she discusses her artworks featured in the exhibition Continental Shift: Contemporary Art and South Asia.
Friends For Life
Friends For Life: Concert of the year. Marina Prior, Michael Cormick and Silvie Paladino have all been close friends for over thirty years. Over that time, they have worked on various shows together, but seldom do we get to see the three of them on the same stage together.
Guru of Chai
In the swirling buzz of a railway station, a young girl is abandoned and brings the place to a standstill with a beautiful song. Among the throng is a poor chai-wallah (tea-seller) and in that sweet moment his life is turned upside down.
See Guru (Jacob Rajan) a bucktoothed chameleon, channeling seventeen different characters and dispensing questionable spiritual wisdom as he plays out a serpentine tale of impossible love and modern-day magic.
Guru of Chai is a show for all ages!
The Listies Return for more R.O.F.L.ing
Prepare to be R.O.F.L.S.H.A.L.B.O.W.C.O (rolling on the floor laughing so hard a little bit of wee comes out). Bring a towel! R.O.F.L.S.H.A.L.B.O.W.C.O is a bonkers comedy extravaganza of epic proportions, it's jam packed with magically stupid stuff. Any questions?
Free Jump In: Hip-Hop Workshops
Have you heard about the hip-hop cypher competition on Friday 17 May? The winner gets time in an actual recording studio to lay down their own tracks. Wicked right? So, before the big night rolls around, we're hosting free hip-hop workshops designed by local emerging hip-hop artists to get you in the game, ready and prepped for the main event.
Jump In: Free Hip Hop Session
Jump In is a free hip-hop event created by local emerging hip-hop artists designed to get local peeps fired up about hip-hop. Whether you're taking part in the workshops or just want to come down and check out the vibe, all are welcome.
Drop-in to our hip-hop workshops and finesse your rhythmic rhymes and test them out with our open mic session, before stepping into the cypher comp arena!
Robot Song
When eleven-year-old Juniper May receives a petition signed by her entire class stating that she is 'the most hated person in the school' her life is thrown into complete meltdown. After exhausting all other avenues her parents' resort to the only thing they have left, a giant singing robot.
Based on a true story, Robot Song illustrates how the transformative nature of creativity can merge with unconditional love to create an unstoppable force!
Melbourne Opera: Italian Opera Gala
Well known arias and ensembles Rossini’s Barber of Seville, Puccini’s Madam Butterfly, Tosca and La Boheme, Verdi's La Traviata, Nabucco and Rigoletto and Mascagni’s Cavelleria Rusticana will all feature in this highly entertaining evening presented by one of Australia’s most well known and acclaimed opera companies.
And of course everyones favourite Nessun dorma will finish off the evening!
Soweto Gospel Choir 2019
Coming in hot from Soweto (South West Township), a town outside of Johannesburg and home of Nelson Mandela and South Africa’s democratic movement, the Soweto Gospel Choir are sure to inspire with a collection of songs which celebrate and commemorate South Africa’s democratic movements struggle for freedom.
The Sapphires
Inspired by the true story of writer Tony Brigg’s mother, The Sapphires follows the incredible journey of a singing group of four Yorta Yorta Women, who sing Motown soul hits against the backdrop of personal change and massive social upheaval. It is an energetic, fun and engaging play that affirms life and the realisation of dreams.