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  • Coady Green & Christopher Smith Online

    Liszt's Complete Hungarian Rhapsodies for Piano Four Hands

    Watch the recording of a rare virtuosic event - Liszt's complete Hungarian Rhapsodies, arranged for piano four hands.

  • Solstice Trio Online

    Georgina Lewis, Kyla Matsuura-Miller, Steph Arnold

    Watch Solstice Trio at home. A program of New York-based composers at the boundaries of contemporary classical, jazz and electronic music.

  • Collide Online: Unity

    Yelian He, Yasmin Rowe & Joseph Lallo

    Watch Collide at home, sharing with you their blend of colour, fervour, and spirit with works of Mozart, Glinka, Milhaud

  • Rathdowne Quartet & Tamara Smolyar Online

    Shostakovich and Schumann

    Watch Rathdowne Quartet with Tamara Smolyar at home as they perform one of the greatest chamber works ever written.

  • Voyage Online

    The Good Girl Song Project

    A new Australian musical written by Helen Begley.

  • Kavisha Mazzella Online

    with Irene Vela, Matthew Arnold & Arnold Zable

    A moving online concert with ARIA Award-winner Kavisha Mazella filled with storytelling and music.

  • Luke Severn & Elyane Laussade Online

    Old Friends | New Beginnings

    Experience the full spectrum of emotion and intimacy that the cello and piano execute so well.

  • The Long Pigs Online

    Clare Bartholomew, Derek Ives-Plunkett, Nicci Wilks

    In a surreal world that could have been created by Jean-Pierre Jeunet or Tim Burton, this very black comedy pushes the boundaries of physical theatre - watch it online at home!

  • White Day Dream Online

    Weave Movement Theatre & Yumi Umiumare

    A unique fusion between Butoh and physical theatre performed by dancers with and without disability, White Day Dream moves between the surreal and absurd exploring universal human themes of memory and dreams.

  • Tales from the Greek: Myth, Beauty and Brutality

    Marco Luccio

    Tales from the Greek is a new exhibition and book launch by award winning international artist Marco Luccio who has once again united with award winning and Miles Franklin shortlisted author John Hughes.

  • Kefi

    Taxithi Project

    Taxithi Project invites you to welcome summer with party songs from the 50s, 60s and 70s.

  • The New Impromptu Quartet

    Alexander Nettelbeck, Conrad Henderson, Andrew Horneman, Nitida Atkinson

    The New Impromptu Quartet is thrilled to return to fortyfivedownstairs this November!

  • Hell Ship: The Journey of the Ticonderoga

    Michael Veitch

    In 1852, Michael Veitch’s great-great grandfather confronted a deadly epidemic head-on, as the ship’s surgeon on the emigrant clipper Ticonderoga’s nighmare voyage from Liverpool to Melbourne. Resonating powerfully with today’s world, Hell Ship is a story of hope, love and survival.

  • Alter Edith

    Holly Durant

    Alter Edith is a cycle of almost performances amongst extra-terrestrial environments. Edith is an alien trying earthly sentiments. Her curiosity of Earthly delights creates mobile museums in real-time.

  • Coastline

    Roma McLaughlin & Kathy Fahey

    A series of paper cuts, collages and paintings depicting the Victorian southern coastline in the context of climate change and rising sea levels.

  • Entering the Subconscious: The COVID Works

    Michael Wedd

    Entering the Subconscious is a series of ink paintings that began at the beginning of COVID-19 in March 2020 and continued during the ongoing lockdowns in Melbourne in the intervening months. These works in sequence chart a journey as time in lockdown progressed.

  • Eight Hands

    Tristan Lee, Gina Gataveckaite, Christopher Smith, Coady Green

    LIVE AT VENUE OR LIVESTREAM AT HOME
    A rare and spectacular event performed by four popular Melbourne pianists

  • he/r

    written by eva rees & directed by ruby rees

    he/r is cutting edge. It asks big questions about self, belonging, and the sickening notion that we should all be woke.

  • monumentum

    John Mezzini

    A series of conceptually abstract paintings based on the physicality of movement of his performance artist subjects, including acrobats and professional dancers.

  • Things Fall Apart

    Mike Lutz

    The works in this exhibition by Mike Lutz rise out of the disquieting period from which we are emerging. Each painting considers an aspect of confinement and release.

  • Death of a Salesman

    Hearth Theatre

    Rediscover one of the greatest plays of the 20th Century, brought to life by an extraordinary ensemble of actors.

  • Stitching Change

    Naarm Textile Collective

    Stitching Change is a new and exciting exhibition highlighting the abundance of textile artists in Victoria and showcasing the progressive art form of textiles including work that explores the relationship between textiles and other art disciplines.

  • Collins St, 5pm 2020, James Yuncken, acrylic on canvas, 110 x110 cm, 2021-22

    20-20 Hindsight

    James Yuncken

    What does Collins Street look like at 5pm in 2020 lockdown? James Yuncken explores this question, and the wider ramifications of Melbourne's extended lockdown.

  • A Stream of Consciousness: One Year Later

    Braden Howard

    An exploration and documentation of Braden Howard's subconscious throughout the year from August 2020 - August 2021, comprising one small artwork per day.

  • Hidden

    Dorothy Lipmann

    A series of abstracted portrait paintings focusing on the vulnerability, yet quiet determination and resilience of the homeless women Dorothy Lipmann has come to know through the non-profit organisation Wintringham.

  • NOTHING by Janne Teller

    Adapted by Fleur Murphy

    A riveting adaptation of Janne Teller’s award-winning novel, now considered a modern classic.

  • 21AD

    Freed from the straitjackets of client briefs, 21 creatives from the golden age of advertising and design come together for the first time in a joyfully unrestrained group exhibition.

  • Light

    Debra Winn

    'Light’ celebrates over sixteen years of artwork inspired by life models and dance companies from New York to The Australian Ballet by award winning artist Debra Winn.

  • Artist Talk

    Debra Winn

    Please join Debra and Alice for valuable insight as they share their experiences of the rehearsal rooms and creating their art.

  • The New Impromptu Quartet featuring Raleigh Williams

    Alexander Nettelbeck, Conrad Henderson, Jim Glasson, Andy Horneman and Raleigh Williams

    Join us for an afternoon of jazz, exploring a world of styles and influences, and featuring guest vocalist Raleigh Williams.

  • Road Works

    Mike Reed

    Mike Reed's 'Road Works' exhibition dabbles in the gravel and raises his sights from quirky street photography to an artful view of “Road Photography”.