Luke Hardy and Sarina Lirosi exhibition openings
Sarina Lirosi BEST BEFORE Luke Hardy YUKI ONNA & DRAGONFLY presented by MEYER GALLERY
Cafe Scheherazade in the Herald Sun
Revisiting the sweet taste of notable cafe
By Simon Plant
15 August 2011
CONVERSATION, not music, was the lifeblood of St Kilda’s Cafe Scheherezade.
Musician Ernie Gruner remembers walking past this legendary restaurant on Acland St, a haven for Jewish migrants, and hearing “a cacophony of sound. People talking, arguing, debating”.
Sadly, Scheherazade is no more. Owners Avram and Masha Zeleznikov closed the doors in 2008, but people are still talking about the place . . . not to mention the play that immortalised it.
Trevor Mein & Susan Stamp open at fortyfivedownstairs
These solo exhibitions represent work selected from an archive of imagery created by each artist over a long period of time. Trevor Mein has spent fifteen years photographing clouds and Susan Stamp has countless sketchbooks of drawings from her regular…
The Burlesque Hour Loves Melbourne reviewed in Theatre Notes
The Burlesque Hour Loves Melbourne was written by Alison Croggon and published on Theatre Notes on Friday 8 July. Please see in its full context here.
Right now, just after the winter solstice, Ms TN is struggling. The skies have been grey for too long, the news has been bleak for too long, and human beings have been stupid and destructive for too long. Nary a light gleams at the end of the tunnel, and actually doing things – like, say, getting out of bed – seems impossible and futile. Yes, I know despair is a sin – I suspect I am on my way to discovering why – but the fear of God’s wrath is little use to an atheist.
Burlesque Hour Loves Melbourne review and interview with Beat Magazine
Interview and review by Christina Amphlett for Beat Magazine, see it in it’s full context here.
Forget those tired old burlesque dancers swooning on stage, all dolled up in sequins and feathers galore. The Burlesque Hour brings a far more surreal experience to the table, startling and exciting audiences through a rather whacky method of seduction. Feathers and all.
Burlesque Hour Loves Melbourne reviewed on Theatre People
The Burlesque Hour Loves Melbourne was reviewed by Louise Parsons for Theatre People, please see it in it’s full contect here.
After being seen by more than 50,000 people in over 8 countries The Burlesque Hour returns to Melbourne the city in which it premiered back in 2005.
bur•lesque(noun) -An artistic composition, especially literary or dramatic, that, for the sake of laughter, vulgarizes lofty material or treats ordinary material with mock dignity.
Arising from a fifteen year partnership performance artist and writer Moira Finucane and theatre creator and director Jackie Smith are internationally renowned for their arresting mix of provocation and entertainment in performance works that both cherish and challenge their audiences. They create intimate theatrical spectacles that mimic old style entertainment genres and turn them into unforgettable visions of liberation, humanity, power and desire.
The Age interview with Moira Finucane
Flourishing on the fring
By Michael Lallo for The Age.
Published on 17 June 2011
Moira Finucane bills her latest burlesque show as a love letter to Melbourne writes Michael Lallo, see it in it’s original contect here.
HAVING being told her show would never attract more than a ”fringe” audience, Moira Finucane opted to take bookings through her home phone. ”We thought, ‘We’ll just see how it goes’,” she says of the 2004 debut of The Burlesque Hour, now seen by more than 60,000 people internationally, ”and the phone rang every minute. It was just crazy.’
Reviews: The Burlesque Hour Loves Melbourne
The review of The Burlesque Hour Loves Melbourne was written by Kate Herbert for The Herald Sun and published on the 21 June. See it in it's original context here. TRADITIONAL…
Heartlands – Refugee Fine Art Prize & Exhibition 2011
HEARTLANDS presents colourful, moving, accomplished art work in various mediums by 46 artists - on exhibition until Saturday 25 June.
Contemporary Chinese Paper Art reception
BETWEEN THE LINES, an exhibition of paper cutting from various provinces of China - opening reception Tuesday 31 May.
The Age review: The Haunting of Daniel Gartrell
Cameron Woodhead give the Haunting of Daniel Gartrell 3 stars in The Age, Friday 27 May.
Weaving Art and Change opening reception
Weaving Art and Change is a not-for-profit project that believes in the ability of art and creativity to inspire awareness and social development. The opening reception, with remarks by Antonia Syme, Director of the Australian Tapestry Workshop, was a celebration…
JKB Fletcher views
JKB Fletcher's current exhibition brings together hyper-realistic painting and reworked fashion magazine adverts to question the values of our contemporary 'superheroes'.
Café Scheherazade reviewed on Curtain Call
This review of Café Scheherazade was written by Andrew Fuhrmann on March 11 for Curtain Call. See it in its original context here.
This is a joy. It is a vast-hearted, gleeful riot of story, music, dance, wonderment and cake. It is a cosy transport from soulless metropolis to vibrant cosmopolis. It is an immersion into the twinned arts of memory and narration. It is a close encounter with profoundly mythical characters, survivors from another world, at once real and familiar to the present, but also fantastical, impossible in their courage.
Cafe Scheherazade in The Jewish News
Cafe Scheherazade featured in the Jewish News on the 1 March. See it in its original context here.
Scheherazade takes center stage
By Danny Gocs
Tuesday 1 March 2011
CAFE Scheherazade, the iconic St Kilda eatery that was an integral part of Acland Street for half-a-century, is about to get a new lease of life on the stage.
Therese Radic has written a play, Cafe Scheherazade, based on Arnold Zable’s acclaimed 2001 novel of the same name, incorporating a story of survival and courage as seen through the restaurant’s history.
It will premiere on March 8 at fortyfivedownstairs in Flinders Lane, Melbourne.
The play is set around the popular cafe operated by Avram and Masha Zeleznikow from 1958 until 2008. In its early days it became a favourite meeting place for Jewish migrants who had settled in Melbourne after World War II.
Cafe Scheherazade in The Age (Melbourne) magazine
Cafe Scheherazade and Arnold Zable featured in The Age: (melbourne) magazine Box Office, Friday 25 Feb
Cafe Scheherazade in Epicure
Café Scheherazade featured in The Age: Epicure on 22 February.
Prodigal: Interview with The Age
Midsumma hosts return of the Prodigal sons
By Michael Dwyer
January 18, 2011
The award-winning home-grown musical is back 11 years after its debut, writes Michael Dwyer. Please see full article here.
DEAN Bryant gets the coffee. Mathew Frank’s eyes roam over the heavily postered wall of the Balaclava cafe. ”Look at all the musicals,” he says. ”Where did they all come from?”
The answer is mostly from overseas, on a wave of commercial revivalism whipped up by Wicked, Chicago, Jersey Boys et al. But if there’s a note of home-grown satisfaction in the Melbourne stage composer’s tone, it’s deserved.
New content on our website
I have just added some extra content to our website, in a continued effort to make things easier and more transparent for our hirers. You can now download our logos directly from our 'logos' page, in both .jpeg and .eps…
fortyfivedownstairs in the age (melbourne) magazine
This article (a part of which is above), titled Art on Foot, was written by Susan Horsburgh for the current edition of the age (melbourne) magazine. We are in great company; the article also features Kings ARI, Republic Tower, State…
Now accepting proposals for 2011
We have just added our proposals forms for 2011 to both the gallery and theatre pages of our website. Which means of course we are now accepting exhibition and theatre proposals for next year. Bear in mind when putting in…