Following her sell-out performance of the Bach solo cello suites, Zoe Knighton returns with renowned pianist Amir Farid to present music from France and Argentina, a wonderful confection of lesser known works for cello and piano. Amir and Zoe have…
Bach Conversations is a re-imagining of J.S Bach's cello suite No.3 by musician/composer Elissa Goodrich for solo marimba and responding duet improvisations with members of her jazz ensemble States of Play and long-time colleague Ria Soemardjo. With the extraordinary harmonic…
Invenio launch their second album, Clarion/Whisper. Composed for the 16-voice Invenio ensemble, Gian Slater's song cycle - Clarion/Whisper - explores text and song-form with an urgent, dynamic intensity that throws itself between minimalist unison and 8-part layered complexity; hushed text…
Astor Piazzolla revolutionised the Tango and his compositions and performances became a worldwide artistic phenomenon. Called "the assassin of the tango" by his denigrators, his music was fresh, radical and destabilising. But its roots lay firmly in the established traditions…
One of Australia’s most acclaimed actors, John Stanton, returns to fortyfivedownstairs with his great solo performance And When He Falls, bringing the bloody Plantagenet Kings of England to vivid life. The recent discovery of the bones of Richard lll, the…
ALL PERFORMANCES NOW SOLD OUT! ★★★★ "a dark-hearted jewel." Cameron Woodhead, The Age ★★★★ "a dirty little masterpiece" Byron Bache, Herald Sun Join us for the premiere of THE LONG PIGS, a profound, stylistically and visually arresting performance rooted in…
We have lift off marks the launch of new Melbourne ensemble PLEXUS, which brings together three of Australia’s most vibrant and versatile musicians. PLEXUS was established in homage to the acclaimed ensemble of the same instrumental combination, the Verdehr Trio,…
The legacy of Wolfgang Sievers is his work left to boost human rights causes. Here are 51 photographs, among those bequested to Julian Burnside QC, being sold in aid of Liberty Victoria and other human rights organisations. A refugee from…
Artist Christopher Beaumont is the second artist to take up residence in the studio which is attached to fortyfivedownstairs’ large gallery space. It’s particularly appropriate to Christopher's work that the studio was formerly used as a kitchen space for gallery functions,…
Life is a journey of endless possibilities, Then, Now and Everything in Between engages in a dialogue with the artists’ ongoing exploration into memory and conversation. Robert Lee Davis’s sensitive cinematic paintings are reminiscent of early colonial coastal cartographic surveys. Working…
The galleries will be closed from Tuesday 17 December 2013 - Tuesday 28 January 2014 when we reopen with two exhibitions; embodied and Katabasis. Our theatre is also closed Wednesday 18 December – Wednesday 15 January 2014 when we reopen…
Florid is a group exhibition curated by Clare McFarlane and Andrew Nicholls that brings 8 multi-disciplinary WA based artists to fortyfivedownstairs. Participating artists will be: Olga Cironis, Thea Costantino, Mel Dare, Eva Fernandez, Susan Flavell, Ryan Nazzari, Clare McFarlane &…
Women In Design celebrates the contribution Melbourne women make to our built environment. Presented by the Design Institute of Australia Victoria Tasmania Branch, the exhibition profiles creative leaders from the disciplines of Architecture, Furniture Design, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Interior…
When everything is in a state of upheaval and the stakes are high, can a woman shape a new destiny or is she bound forever to tradition and history? In this musical tragicomedy, revolutionary Inessa Armand seeks to introduce the…
Matto recently received a Lifetime membership for his contribution to MidSumma as a visual artist. "I own this space. Creating art is a way for me to belong to myself. Using photography as a foundation I exploit the perception of…
Glory Box 2014 has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control. Our sincere apologies for any inconvenience and disappointment that this has caused. See below for our replacement season, ENCORE, a new collaboration between fortyfivedownstairs & La Mama! …
Zoe Knighton presents the six suites for violoncello solo by J.S Bach, with three concerts in one day in the intimate space of fortyfivedownstairs. As a founding member of Flinders Quartet (our quartet in residence), Zoe has toured internationally and…
SWEET DREAMS: SONGS BY ANNIE LENNOX 'Griffiths and his alter ego Lennox are the stars of the show and shine brilliantly; a must see' - AUSTRALIAN STAGE The one-man pop cabaret masterpiece that will play with your heart Michael Griffiths…
embodied features diverse work by four contemporary jewellers from Australia, New Zealand and America. Tassia Joannides, Suse Scholem, Rachel Timmins and Selina Woulfe break conventions of wearability, each incorporating performance; photography; ephemeral and interactive work as well as object making in their…
Ill-fitted presents a body of work that reflects upon the history of the assimilation of Australian Aboriginal women and their subjection to a western imposition of identity. This imposition involves a process where the subject’s sense of self is manipulated…
Talented curators Marieke Hardy and Michaela McGuire have reignited the art of letter writing with their sold out Women of Letters shows around the country where they encourage and allow our best and brightest to lay bare their sins and…
SORRY FOLKS- ALL SOLD OUT! A tribute to the late Patricia Kennedy and to launch a renewed collaboration between Daniel Keene and Ariette Taylor. An evening to remember, to celebrate, to imagine... MARIE AND MARGUERITE (premiere, rehearsed reading) THE RAIN Artists:…
RMIT Object Based Practice Graduating Student Exhibition 2013 Ruby Aitchison, Natasha Avila, Meghan Ayton, Sue Buchanan, Pamela Chan, Katie Collins, Natt Diamond, Rachel Fares, Eli Giannini, Annie Gobel, Fatima Grant, Cecielia Ezra Gregory, Marcos Guzman, Zahrah Habibullah, Sarah Jones (Stubbs),…
For twenty five years I have been working as an artist. And lately guest curator. And now my great pleasure in mentoring Talgium Edwards, for his first solo show. It was not planned to happen, that I would also be…
Talgium has a thirst for his water and land. The great land and waters of the Djadjawarrung is from where he has come. He holds the name Talgium. The name of his longtime grandfather of Djadjawarrung. While he walks and…
Produced over a number of years in response to perpetually changing urban environments, the artwork in this exhibition is based on Jo Harrison's extensive experience of relocation and dislocation, and has been developed during living, working and studying in London,…
As part of Janice Gobey's exhibition The Invisible she will hold an artist talk to discuss the influences and inspiration for her work, her trip to Beelitz and will answer any questions about the work. Abraham (Abe Ape) Nouk will…
This group exhibition, Carmichael 2, will celebrate the work and influence of the artist, educator and writer Rod Carmichael (1931–2008). It is the second in a series of shows intended to keep his spirit alive. Carmichael has been described as…
"infused with the vitality of Aussie idiom .....crackles with understatement and wit" The Age ".....beautiful combination of literature and theatre." Arts Hub "sharp, canny and astute, but ... also very funny." Australian Stage Larrikin Ensemble Theatre presents the premiere production of…
The exhibition Life & Life, is a series of paintings that aim to depict life itself, not merely life via the imbalance of the man's singular position, but as it is for all life, no matter how big or small…
Written and directed by Benjamin Cittadini. Performed by Craig Peade and May Ling Bradley. Produced by ROARAWAR FEARTATA. On a tram, a bus, a train or a ferry, a middle-aged man and a young woman get talking. He says he…
Part of Melbourne Fringe Festival Janice Gobey’s work is influenced by her studies in psychology and her work draws on this background to explain abstract concepts in a visual context. During 2013, the artist spent 3 months on a residency…