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SUMMARY:Naarm Textile Biennale- Social Fabric
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nNaarm Textile Collective\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nNaarm Textile Biennale- Social Fabric\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]30 September – 25 October 2025\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\n…Social Fabric returns textiles to a place built to showcase them… \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″]Load More[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]Naarm Textile Biennale- Social Fabric will be a collaborative group exhibition consisting of textile artists from Victoria. The exhibition will showcase progressive textile art\, exploring the relationship of textiles to other art disciplines and the limitlessness of textile art. \nSocial Fabric will highlight and explore the ability of textiles to preserve memories of people\, places and times. The exhibition will look at the value of textiles in our lives and on the role of textiles in telling stories and presenting contemporary cultural and political issues. Flinders Lane was the centre of the fashion and textile trade in Melbourne for many years. Forty-Five Flinders Lane was part of this history as home to many textile businesses over the years. Social Fabric returns textiles to a place built to showcase them. \nSocial Fabric will highlight textile artists and the quality of their work raising awareness of contemporary textile arts. With textiles traditionally being held in low esteem and considered as ‘just women’s work’\, this exhibition will be an important opportunity to challenge its standing alongside other fine art. Social Fabric will showcase the variety of textile techniques\, wide range of materials and interpretations that challenge traditional ideas of textile art.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artists” tab_id=”1759548842187-3b9d54a6-f035″][vc_column_text css=””]Naarm Textile Biennale – Social Fabric has been curated by Tamara Russell \nThe 97 Participating Artists are: \n\n\n\n\nAlex Hughes\nEllise Roberts\nMaryanne Moodie\n\n\nAli Griffin\nEnza Gandolfo\nMelanie Thoren\n\n\nAlison Cole\nErica Wells\nMelissa Laffy\n\n\nAlison Lewis\nFauve de Wilde\nMelody Chia\n\n\nAmanda Forsyth\nFiona Prendergast\nMichelle Trewin\n\n\nAmy Cohen\nGail Stiffe\nMillie Spagnolo\n\n\nAngela Rossitto\nGaye Naismith\nMiranda Brett\n\n\nAnnie Bolitho\nIaki Vallejo\nNicky Robinson\n\n\nArabella Strachan\nIsabel Deakin\nNicole Gammie\n\n\nAshley Mariani\nJane Burns\nNicole Kemp\n\n\nBarbara Roe Hebb\nJanita Ryan\nPat Porter\n\n\nBarbara Wheeler\nJayne Newgreen\nPeta Tranquille\n\n\nBonnie Lawrence\nJB Knibbs\nRebecca George\n\n\nBronny (Bell) Handfield\nJess Hall\nRobyn Elliott\n\n\nCarol Rowlands\nJessie Deane\nRobyn Stickland\n\n\nCarole Wilson\nJoy Barrett\nRonda Hazell\n\n\nCarolyn Cardinet\nJude Worters\nRosalind Byass\n\n\nCatriona Galbraith & Suzanne Swann\nJuliet D Collins\nRosalind Price\n\n\nChloe Kokoris\nKatherine Seaton\nSally Darlison\n\n\nChristina Turner\nKathy Landvogt\nSamantha Thompson\n\n\nChristine Lethlean\nKirsty Gorter\nSharon Greenaway\n\n\nChristine Tingay\nLeanne Poole\nSimone Kottmann\n\n\nClaire Humphrys-Hunt\nLindsay Hussey\nSonja Taylor\n\n\nClare Nelson\nLindy de Wijn\nSophia Slaney-Marsch\n\n\nClare Ryan\nLis de Vries\nSophie Shingles\n\n\nClaudia Bloxsome\nLouise Saxton\nSue Cunningham\n\n\nDeb K Williams\nLucy Hearn\nSze Tjin Yek\n\n\nDebra Billson\nLynn Berry and Margaret Knight\nTamara Russell\n\n\nDebra Howlett\nManasee Jog\nTim Craker\n\n\nDenise Honan\nMargarita Shoebridge\nZoe Jones\n\n\nDi Ellis\nMarie Bogoyevitch\nZoe Pavlou\n\n\nElizabeth van Herwaarden\nMark Ewenson\n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”EXHIBITION CATALOGUE” color=”warning” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ffortyfivedownstairs.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F10%2FCATALOGUE-compressed2.pdf”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:The Garden of Life
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nJanice Gobey\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nThe Garden of Life\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]30 September – 11 October 2025\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\n… a visual invitation to pause\, reflect\, and step beyond the conscious world into places both ancient and eternal… \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″]Load More[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]Melbourne Artist Janice Gobey Explores the Restorative Power of Nature in New Exhibition \nLate in 2023\, Melbourne artist Janice Gobey travelled through Europe\, spending time in France\, Spain\, and Portugal. During her journey\, Gobey was granted the rare opportunity to paint en plein air in the historic gardens of the Alhambra in Granada and the Alcázar in Seville. It was here that the concept for her forthcoming exhibition\, The Garden of Life\, began to take shape. \nWhile Gobey has long been known for tackling challenging and emotionally charged themes in her work\, the turbulence of the current global climate prompted a shift. This new body of work offers viewers a moment of respite – an invitation to rest weary souls and reconnect with nature\, the subconscious\, and the unseen corners of the psyche. \nWorking primarily in oil\, Gobey has conjured an ‘other world’ populated by archetypal figures: cats\, horses\, and anthropomorphic beings set against dreamlike\, sometimes imagined\, sometimes real landscapes. Many of the works feature silver-leafed edges\, evoking the kind of quiet opulence found in Southern Europe’s ancient palaces and sanctuaries. \nA long-time student of psychology\, Gobey draws inspiration from the writings of Carl Jung\, particularly his reflections on nature’s restorative qualities: \n“Whenever we touch nature we get clean. People who have got dirty through too much civilization take a walk in the woods\, or a bath in the sea. Entering the unconscious\, entering yourself through dreams\, is touching nature from the inside and this is the same thing\, things are put right again.” \nThe Garden of Life is an exhibition shaped by this philosophy – a visual invitation to pause\, reflect\, and step beyond the conscious world into places both ancient and eternal. Opening night is Tuesday 30 September 5 – 7 pm and the exhibition closes on Saturday 11 October.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist’s Bio” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″][vc_column_text css=””]Janice Gobey is a Melbourne-based artist working across oil painting and installation. A graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts with a Master of Visual Art (First Class Honours)\, her practice explores themes of memory\, displacement\, and the emotional states that shape human experience\, informed by her studies and interest in Psychology and Sociology. \nGobey has exhibited widely in Australia and internationally\, with residencies in London\, New York\, Berlin\, Leipzig\, Provence\, and at Château Orquevaux in France. In 2023\, Gobey was granted the rare opportunity to paint en plein air in the historic gardens of the Alhambra in Granada and the Alcázar in Seville. \nHer work has been recognised through selection for exhibitions including  The Linden Innovators\, The F Word at Ararat Regional Gallery and Fixation at Town Hall Gallery. She has also been shortlisted for major awards such as the Kennedy Art Prize\, Wyndham Art Prize\, Toyota Sculpture Prize and the Sunshine Coast Art Prize. She is a two-time prizewinner\, including Best in Show at the Red Hill Art Show.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Ways Through
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nAmanda Western\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nWays Through\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]16 September – 27 September 2025\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\n…the pathways depicted here are not just physical\, they’re emotional cartographies\, tracing displacement\, rebuilding\, belonging… \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″]Load More[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″ title=”Artist Statement”][vc_column_text css=””]In Ways Through\, I explore the threshold spaces that quietly shape our lives- laneways and tree-lined roads\, weathered paths through bush or city. These passages\, often overlooked\, hold memories of those who move through them. They are witnesses to change\, both personal and ecological. \nMy linocuts map these spaces in intricate detail\, treating each mark as a form of care. Whether drawn from an overshadowed urban laneway\, or a rural track softened by wind and time\, each image is part record\, part response. The process itself- slow\, deliberate carving- is meditative\, mirroring the gradual regeneration I often witness in nature and in people. \nHaving worked in disaster recovery\, I see art as an act of reassembly and restoration. These images acknowledge loss while also pointing to quiet forms of repair. The pathways depicted here are not just physical\, they’re emotional cartographies\, tracing displacement\, rebuilding\, belonging. \nBy focusing on what’s often unseen or under-appreciated\, I invite viewers to consider how we move through the world\, and what it means to truly notice the spaces that hold us. \nLink to 3RRR SmartArts interview with Richard Watts and Amanda Western: https://www.rrr.org.au/shared/broadcast-episode/35180/9258000/10351000 \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist’s CV” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″][vc_column_text css=””]Awards\n2025\n– Finalist\, Sunshine Coast National Art Prize (QLD)\n– Highly Commended\, Milburn Art Prize (QLD)\n– Best Other Media\, Bendigo Easter Art Show (VIC)\n– Winner Queenscliff Art Prize Print Award (VIC)\n– Finalist\, Flanagan Art Prize (VIC)\n– Finalist St Colombus Art Prize (NSW)\n2024\n– People’s Choice Award Winner\, Sunshine Coast National Arts Prize (QLD)\n– First prize\, Printmakers Exhibition\, Geelong Arts Society (VIC)\n– Finalist\, Southern Ocean Art Prize (SA)\n– Finalist\, Hornsby Art Prize (NSW)\n– Finalist\, Stanthorpe Art Prize (QLD)\n– Finalist\, Artists for Conservation International Juried Exhibition (online)\n– First Prize\, All Other Mediums\, Bacchus Marsh Annual Art Show (VIC)\n– Honourable Mention\, Castlemaine Annual Art Show (VIC)\n– First Prize\, Lineworks Art Show\, Geelong Arts Society (VIC)\n– Best “Other” Class\, Warrnambool & District Easter Arts Festival (VIC)\n2023\n– Visual and Performing Arts Award\, Ballarat Arts Foundation (VIC) \nCollections & Commissions\n2024\n– Sunshine Coast Art Collection (QLD public gallery acquisition)\n– Ballarat Grammar Fine Art Collection (VIC)\n– Mural\, City of Ballarat Winter Festival (VIC)\n– Mural\, Haymes Paints\, Ballarat (VIC)\n– Road Nationals Coffee Cup artwork\, City of Ballarat (VIC)\n2023\n– Mural\, The Mallow Hotel\, Ballarat (VIC) \nSolo Exhibitions\n2025\n– “Ways Through” fortyfivedownstairs\, Melbourne\n– “Imprint: Marks We Leave Behind”\, KANK Exhibition Space\, Ballarat\n2024\n– “Laneways & Lattes\,” Accent Gallery\, Ballarat\n-“Fragile Fight\,” Ross Creek Gallery\, Ballarat\n2023\n– “I See You; Do You See Me?” Old Butcher Shop Gallery\, Ballarat \nGroup Exhibitions\n2025\n– Milburn Art Prize\, Brisbane Institute of Art\, QLD\n– Habitat Exhibition\, Belco Arts\, Canberra\, ACT\n– Gathering II\, Goldfields Printmakers Exhibition\, Ross Creek Gallery\, VIC\n– Lineworks Exhibition\, Shearers Arms Gallery\, Geelong\, VIC\n– Flanagan Art Prize\, Ballarat\, VIC\n– St Colombus Art Prize\, Sydney\, NSW\n– Latest & Greatest III\, Caloundra Regional Gallery (invitational)\, QLD\n– Linden Postcard Show 2024-25\, Linden Contemporary Art\, St Kilda VIC\n2024\n– Southern Ocean Art Prize 2024\, finalist exhibition (invitational)\, SA\n– Hornsby Art Prize (invitational)\, NSW\n– Sunshine Coast National Art Prize (invitational)\, QLD\n– Stanthorpe Art Prize (invitational)\, QLD\n– Artists for Conservation\, International Juried Exhibition (online-invitational)\n– Shearers Arms Gallery\, Geelong\, VIC\n– Liminal Gallery\, Geelong\, VIC\n– Castlemaine Market Building Gallery (invitational)\, VIC\n– Fairbanks Eye Gallery\, Ballarat (invitational)\, VIC\n– Brunswick St Art Gallery\, Fitzroy (invitational)\, VIC\n– The Space Gallery\, Geelong\, VIC\n– Mercure Convention Centre\, Ballarat\, VIC \nMemberships\nCommittee of Management Member\, Print Council of Australia\nPresident\, Ballarat Society of Artists\nMentor\, Ballarat Arts Foundation (2024 & 2025)\nNational Association of Visual Artists (NAVA)\nGoldfields Printmakers Group (VIC) \nEducation\nMentoring program 2023-25\, Ballarat Arts Foundation\nCert III Visual Arts\, Oxygen College\, Ballarat \nResidencies\n2025 All That We Are Art Residency (Tasmania\, two week residential)\n2023 David Frazer etching workshop (Greece\, ten days residential)[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Events” tab_id=”1753931943627-0daf081d-1b11″][vc_column_text css=””]Opening Night \nTuesday 16 September\, 5-7pm[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Othello
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nMelbourne Shakespeare Company presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1744769373488{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nOthello by William Shakespeare\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1744769398522{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]11 – 28 September 2025[/vc_column_text]book online [vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1757572583041{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]Thursday 11 – Sunday 28 September 2025\n\npreview: Thursday 11 September\nopening night: Friday 12 September\nforum night w post show Q&A: Saturday 13 September\nindustry night: Tuesday 16 September\nduration: 105 minutes no interval\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 7:30pm\nSunday 5pm\nticket price: $35 – $49\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nwarnings: haze\, loud dynamic sound\, flashing lights\, prop weapons\, physical violence\, violence against women\, death.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1b27e-885a” title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]A riveting new adaptation of Othello\, directed by the acclaimed Tanya Gerstle. In her bold and immersive style\, Shakespeare’s tragedy is distilled to its raw essence by Gerstle\, with a powerful five-actor ensemble delivering an intense\, deeply human exploration of jealousy\, power\, and betrayal. A gripping\, unflinching take on one of Shakespeare’s greatest plays. \nWhen the esteemed general Othello elopes with Desdemona\, defying societal expectations\, his most trusted officer\, Iago\, begins a ruthless campaign of manipulation and deceit. As Iago’s poisonous whispers sow doubt and suspicion\, Othello is drawn into a spiral of paranoia that threatens to destroy everything he holds dear. \nLove twists into obsession\, friendship into treachery\, and trust into a deadly weapon in this gripping psychological thriller. \nPhoto by Elena Ruefenacht[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cast and Creatives” tab_id=”1452941644640-19a0de81-e87a0201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1b27e-885a”][vc_column_text css=””]CAST \nOthello: Christopher Kirby \nIago: Dushan Philips \nEmilia/Bianca: Lucy Ansell \nCassio/Lodovico: Matthew Furlani \nDesdemona: Tanya Schneider \n  \nCREATIVES \nDirector: Tanya Gerstle \nArtistic Director: Jennifer Sarah Dean \nProducer & Production Manager: Seamus Allan \nSet Designer: Callum Dale \nAssociate Set Designer: Josh McNeill \nCostume Designer: Samantha Hastings \nLighting Designer: Sidney Younger \nLighting Associate: Viv Hargreaves \nSound Designer & Composer: Jack Burmeister \nStage Manager: Jade Hibbert \nAssistant Stage Manager: Siena Bonnici \nVoice Consultant: Geraldine Cook \nMarketing Coordinator: Bridget Sweeney \nPhotographer: Nick Robertson \nGraphic Designer: Louis Green[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1b27e-885a”][vc_column_text css=””]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $35\nFull: $49\nConcession: $39\nGroup 6+: $39 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \nTicket sales are subject to a booking fee of $5.00 per ticket plus any merchant charges for payments by American Express \nTicket fees are charged reluctantly. As an unfunded CBD located venue\, our expenses continue to rise. If fortyfivedownstairs is to survive\, we are obliged to increase our revenue without inflicting costs on already struggling artists. Without support\, we risk losing artists or having to close our doors. We do hope for your understanding![/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]Buy Tickets [/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Muktoraah
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nBraden Howard\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nMuktoraah\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]2 September – 27 September 2025\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\n…[Braden Howard] invites the viewer into the realm of Muktoraah\, to experience this fictional land of chaos and destruction… \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″ title=”Artist Statement”][vc_column_text css=””]Muktoraah is an exploration of a fictional land within my ongoing world building art practice. It is a universe created by Khaanis Uldur\, a being of shadow and darkness. Muktoraah\, a realm of chaos and destruction is controlled and ruled by divine beings known as the Kha Muktu. There are ten different Kha Muktu within Mukturaah\, each with divine powers of their own\, being loosely based on the seven deadly sins. This exhibition features creatures\, worlds\, gods\, magical beings and powerful relics from the realm of chaos. \nMy broader art practice involves this universe\, as well as three others that exist beside each other\, combining in the centre. Together they are called Ultahnor where every creation I make resides somewhere within. \nMy practice is heavily inspired by fantasy\, science fiction\, video games\, movies/tv\, current events and childhood memories. I often use shiny materials such as metal leaf to imitate rare collectable cards that I used to collect when I was younger. The stories and world builder aspect of my practice have also been heavily influenced by childhood memories of video games\, having strange worlds and peculiar characters in most games I played. \nThe exhibition ‘Mukturaah’ was created in a response to current world events. Global conflicts\, widespread diseases and financial stress have all played a part in these artworks. Containing works on board\, paper and resin I invite the viewer into the realm of Muktoraah\, to experience this fictional land of chaos and destruction.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist’s Bio” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″][vc_column_text css=””]Braden Howard is a Melbourne based artist\, practicing in studio art. He originally grew up in the city of Wagga Wagga and moved to Melbourne in 2016 to study art. His current practice is heavily influenced by TV/movies\, video games\, pop culture\, current events and childhood memories. He is deeply interested in fantasy worlds and mythologies\, working intuitively to create stories\, creatures and beings. All of his works relate back to a continuously expanding mythology he is and connect to the universes in which his creations reside.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Events” tab_id=”1753931848049-252373c9-6424″][vc_column_text css=””]Opening Night \nTuesday 2 September\, 5-7pm[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/muktoraah/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:gallery
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SUMMARY:Stronger Together
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SUMMARY:SMALL! 2025 Submission Form
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nSMALL!\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nSubmission Form\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]Submissions close Monday 3 November\, 5pm.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\nAll artists! All media! All SMALL! \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED \nfortyfivedownstairs is excited to announce our fifth annual open-call small works exhibition: SMALL!  \nThis exhibition is open to all artists\, whether you are a child artist\, a first-time creator\, or an established professional. Every submitted artwork will be displayed in our gallery on Flinders Lane in Melbourne’s CBD\, making SMALL! a truly inclusive showcase for artists of all experience levels. \nWe welcome a diverse range of styles and media\, including painting\, drawing\, photography\, prints\, textiles\, and small sculptural works. \nAll submitted artworks must meet two simple criteria: they should not exceed 20 x 20 cm (including any framing) and must be suitable for wall hanging. \nEvery artwork will be priced at $150\, regardless of the artist’s level or the medium used. \nThe artworks in the exhibition will be displayed anonymously\, ensuring equal opportunity for all artists and encouraging visitors to select their favourites based solely on their appeal. Only when an artwork is sold will the artist’s name be revealed to the buyer. \nThis year\, for the first time\, we will be awarding prizes during the opening night on Wednesday\, November 26\, from 5 to 7pm. The award categories include: Under 18 Prize\, Painting Prize\, Drawing Prize\, Photography Prize\, Textile Prize\, Sculptural Prize\, Print-Making Prize and Mixed-Media Prize. Additionally\, visitors will have the opportunity to vote for their favourite work in the People’s Choice Award\, which will be announced after the conclusion of the exhibition. \nWe look forward to receiving your submissions! \n  \nSubmissions close: Monday 3 November\, 5pm \nOpening Night: Wednesday 26 November\, 5-7pm \nExhibition Dates: 27 November – 18 December 2025 \n  \nSupported by: \n \n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Application Instructions” tab_id=”1754460342893-2dfec340-380d”][vc_column_text css=””]fortyfivedownstairs is inviting submissions from anyone and everyone for our fifth annual community-sourced small works show\, SMALL! \nSubmissions close Monday 3 November 2025. \nThe exhibition will run from Thursday 27 November- Thursday 18 December 2025. \nAll submitted artworks will be accepted (terms and conditions apply!) \nPlease read the following instructions carefully before you begin your application: \n\nEnter your personal details in the entry form below\nInclude bank account details for any commission from sold artworks\nSelect whether you will be submitting 1 or 2 artworks. Entry fees are $25 for one artwork\, and $40 for two artworks\nEnter the details of each artwork\, including selecting the colour that best describes your piece\nUpload one image of each artwork. The image file(s) must be smaller than 2MB.\nSelect whether you would like your artwork returned by post if unsold. The fee for return postage is $22.\nRead through the ‘T&Cs’ carefully for further instructions\nClick ‘Pay and Submit SMALL! Entry’\nEnter your payment details in the newly opened page\nPLEASE CHECK IF YOU RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION EMAIL WITHIN 24 HOURS OF SUBMITTING. IF YOU HAVE NOT\, YOUR SUMBISSION WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL.\nDeliver your labelled artwork to the gallery by Friday\, November 14. If you are mailing your artwork\, please send it to the following address: fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, lower ground\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, 3000\, VIC\, Australia. Make sure to allow at least one week for the artwork to arrive.\nCongratulations\, you’re part of SMALL! 2025\n\nPlease email gallery@fortyfivedownstairs.com if you have any queries regarding the application process.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Terms and Conditions” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″][vc_column_text css=””]SMALL! Terms and Conditions  \n\nSMALL! is open to everyone.\nThere are no age restrictions.\nArtworks must be 20 x 20cm x 20 cm/8” x 8” x 8” or under\, including any framing.\nArtworks must be able to be affixed to the wall.\nUp to two pieces per submission.\nCost of $25 to submit one artwork\, $40 to submit two. To be paid online at the time of submission. This is non-refundable.\nSubmissions must be made online.\nArtworks must be delivered to the gallery by Friday 14 November\, 5pm. It is the artist’s responsibility to ensure that the artwork(s) are delivered by the due date. Artworks not delivered by the due date will not be included in the exhibition\, and artists will not be eligible for refunds.\nArtworks must be labelled on the reverse with artist name\, artwork title\, and hanging orientation. Artwork packaging must also be labelled with the artist name and artwork title.\nArtworks will be displayed anonymously.\nArtworks must be available for sale. No presales.\nAll works will be priced at $150 each – artists receive $120\, fortyfivedownstairs will retain $30 as commission.\nTwo works by the same artist purchased by a single buyer will be sold for a discount of $250- artists receive $200\, fortyfivedownstairs will retain $50 as commission.\nUnsold works will be discounted to $120 from Tuesday 16 December – Thursday 18 December – artists receive $96\, fortyfivedownstairs will retain $24 as commission.\nPrices are GST inclusive if the artist is GST registered.\nEntrants submit their work with the knowledge that they are committing to the below dates:\n\nDeadline for submissions: Monday 3 November\, 5pm.\nDeadline to deliver work: Friday 14 November\, 5pm.\nOpening night: Wednesday 26 November\, 5-7pm\nExhibition: Thursday 27 November to Thursday 18 December 2025\nUnsold works collected: Friday 19 December 12-7pm and Saturday 20 December 12pm – 4pm\n\n\nIn the event that unsold artworks are not collected on these dates and prior arrangements with fortyfivedownstairs have not been made\, they will be disposed of.\nAll artworks must be in sound condition on arrival.\nfortyfivedownstairs reserves the right to withdraw artworks if deemed unsuitable for display.\nArtworks on paper will be pinned.\nOriginal artwork packaging may not be kept.\nDue care will be taken whilst the artworks are at fortyfivedownstairs.\nNo responsibility will be taken by fortyfivedownstairs for any loss or damage.\nArtists of unsold works who cannot collect their works in person are expected to pay for postage at the when submitting. Return postage is only available to locations within Australia.\nNo refunds.\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Ordinary Days
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nClovelly Fox Productions presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1750993933936{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nOrdinary Days by Adam Gwon\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1753762308361{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]20 – 31 August 2025[/vc_column_text]book online [vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1753762320849{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]Wednesday 20 – Sunday 31 August 2025\n\nopening night: Thursday 21 August\nduration: 80 minutes\ntimes:\nWednesday to Saturday 7:30pm\nSundays 2pm\nSaturday 23 August 4pm\nMonday 25 August 6:30pm\nticket price: $49 – $69\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nwarnings: TBC[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1613a-4d88″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]Following its acclaimed\, award winning debut with Elegies; A Song Cycle at fortyfivedownstairs in 2024\, Clovelly Fox — one of Melbourne’s most exciting new theatre companies — returns with a fresh take on Ordinary Days\, the contemporary musical by Adam Gwon. Directed by Green Room Award-winner Tyran Parke (who first brought this gem to life at Chapel Off Chapel)\, this production promises heart\, humour\, and a beautifully intimate theatrical experience. \nSet in the chaos of New York City\, ‘Ordinary Days’ weaves together the lives of four strangers searching for connection\, purpose\, and meaning in the everyday. With a luminous score and stories that resonate long after the final note\, this is a show for anyone who’s ever felt lost — and found something unexpected along the way. \nClovelly Fox brings signature warmth and emotional clarity to this celebrated work. Don’t miss the chance to see a powerhouse team reimagine a modern musical classic with grace\, charm\, and truth. \nOrdinary Days is presented by permission of ORiGiN™ Theatrical on behalf of R&H Theatricals\, A Concord Theatricals Company[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cast and Creatives” tab_id=”1452941644640-19a0de81-e87a0201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1613a-4d88″][vc_column_text css=””]CAST \nJason: Bobby Fox \nClaire: Sarah Morrison \nWarren: Joel Granger \nDeb: Melanie Bird \n  \nCREATIVES \nDirector: Tyran Parke \nMusical Director: Vicky Jacobs \nSet Designer: Richard Roberts \nLighting Designer: Gavan Swift \nCostume Designer: Louisa Fitzgerald \nSound Designer: Jack Scandrett \nStage Manager: Dioni Butt[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1613a-4d88″][vc_column_text css=””]\nTicket Prices:\nFull: $69\nConcession: $49\nGroup 6+: $49 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \nTicket sales are subject to a booking fee of $5.00 per ticket plus any merchant charges for payments by American Express \nTicket fees are charged reluctantly. As an unfunded CBD located venue\, our expenses continue to rise. If fortyfivedownstairs is to survive\, we are obliged to increase our revenue without inflicting costs on already struggling artists. Without support\, we risk losing artists or having to close our doors. We do hope for your understanding![/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]Buy Tickets [/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/ordinary-days/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs theatre\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne 3000\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:theatre
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SUMMARY:Going Places
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nFiona O’Byrne\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nGoing Places\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]19 – 30 August 2025\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\n…These moments make the city feel deeply human – and endlessly captivating… \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″ title=”Artist Statement”][vc_column_text css=””]For some time now\, I’ve wanted to create a visual record of life in a big city like Melbourne. My intention has been to capture the shared\, everyday experience of moving through the city – an essential and uncelebrated part of contemporary urban life. From walking down crowded streets to riding escalators\, waiting on train platforms\, or standing at tram stops\, we navigate these public spaces in the quiet company of strangers. \nMuch of the inspiration for this body of work has been my weekly train ride from Melbourne’s inner north where I live\, to the city where I teach a painting class. That journey has become more than just a routine – it’s a window into the rhythm and richness of the public realm. Each trip offers a glimpse into a diverse world where everyone is quietly moving through their own story. \nI’m especially drawn to those small\, unspoken moments of connection – a glance\, a shared pause\, the way strangers shuffle to make room on a crowded train\, or the momentary connection made through shared frustration or delight – a late train\, or an overheard joke. \nThese moments make the city feel deeply human – and endlessly captivating. \n  \nPre-sales will open on Friday\, August 15\, at 12pm. For sales inquiries\, please contact fortyfivedownstairs at gallery@fortyfivedownstairs.com or 03 9662 9966.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist’s Bio” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″][vc_column_text css=””]I’m an Australian artist based in inner Melbourne\, who paints mostly portraits and still life’s\, using my immediate domestic environment for inspiration. Working in oil on linen\, I create richly textured tonal pieces marked by sparse\, carefully arranged compositions in an effort to evoke a feeling of quiet simplicity and calm. \nMore recently I have shifted my focus to create a new body of work that is focused on documenting snippets of my time spent travelling into and out of the city. These paintings have both a compassionate and slightly melancholy atmosphere.  Through them\, I express my deep connection to the city that has shaped me — its light\, its texture\, its heart.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Events” tab_id=”1750816688131-c7b41ae7-bea9″][vc_column_text css=””]Opening Night \nTuesday 19 August\, 5-7pm[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”EXHIBITION CATALOGUE” color=”warning” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ffortyfivedownstairs.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F08%2FGoing-Places_Catalogue_updated_26.8.2025.pdf”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:colour.field.echo
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nMichele Burder\, Susan Watson Knight & Amanda Johnson\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\ncolour.field.echo\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]5 August – 30 August 2025\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\n…echoing cultural pasts remains a crucial part of each artist’s process\, but the works here ultimately speak directly to the present… \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″]Load More[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]The respective works of Michele Burder\, Susan Watson Knight and Amanda Johnson variously contain figurative and abstract elements\, often with unconventional and/or high-key palettes. These values tend to be differently expressed by each artist\, though all three share gravitational pulls to bold colour and to the use of citational strategies. \nIn the case of Johnson and Burder\, representations of landscape/field/country are physically suffused by or overlaid with uncanny colour; in the case of Watson Knight and Burder\, hard-edge figurative elements disappear in favour of blurred outlines that suggest illusion and speed\, the ephemeral nature of perception. The careful distillation of such influences can be seen over the numerous visual iterations and exhibitions held by each artist since they first studied art together at RMIT in the early 1990s. Echoing cultural pasts remains a crucial part of each artist’s process\, but the works here ultimately speak directly to the present. \nMichele Burder’s paintings explore views from roads as seen through bus or car windows\, as well as those captured on walks through public parks and local reserves. They reflect on the transience of nature\, meditating on movement and stillness\, celebrating the temporal and constructed nature of these landscapes. Genres of landscape as well as the literal photographed ‘field’ are a starting point for Burder’s dynamic gestures in paint. These emphasise reverberations of movement\, Richteresque blurs. The paintings play with distortion\, subtle colour schemes and echoing forms. The resulting obscuring of the scene or field is a way for the painter to allude to memory and passage through urbanised space. \nIn Susan Watson Knight’s recent work\, traditional quilting shapes have provided the starting point for the development of high-coloured pigment prints (as echoes from the past). Familiar geometric shapes such as the polygon and the rhombus are scaled up and their edges blurred as Watson Knight conflates traditional oil painting and digital technologies. These images pay particular homage to anonymous Amish quilters from the early 1900s with their vibrant modernist approach to colour and design. Pigment prints variously evolve through ongoing experimentation with shape and colour and exaggerated blurring techniques. This renders pictorial outcomes kinetic\, as shapes across the picture plane appear to move and expand in interesting ways. \nAmanda Johnson works directly with echoes of colonial landscape genres and site-specific observation of degraded ‘wilderness’ areas. In the resulting temporal mashups\, the painter uses toxic colour to manipulate generic landscape atmosphere. While sunset views traditionally suggest time passing and lyrical escape\, Johnson’s DayGlo ‘fields’ elicit mourning and disquiet; invasive weeds insinuate foreground\, middleground and background and remnant stands of giant eucalypts frame depleted vistas. In the studio\, historical landscape sources recede as the artist maps changes to vegetation profiles and species diversity. The artist’s most recent depictions of botanical infestations and logging aftermath arise from field trips to the Otway State Forest\, Tarkine and Florentine Valley.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist Biographies” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″][vc_column_text css=””]Michele Burder \nMichele Burder’s paintings explore views from roads as seen through bus or car windows\, as well as those captured on walks through public parks and local reserves. They reflect on the transience of nature\, meditating on movement and stillness\, celebrating the temporal and constructed nature of these landscapes. Genres of landscape as well as the literal photographed ‘field’ is a starting point for Burder’s dynamic gestures in paint. These emphasise reverberations of movement\, Richteresque blurs. The paintings play with distortion\, subtle colour schemes and echoing forms. The resulting obscuring of the scene or field is a way for the painter to allude to memory and passage through urbanised space. \nMichele Burder is a painter based in Naarm/Melbourne\, Australia. She completed a Fine Arts Honours degree and Master of Arts (Painting) at RMIT. Since 1990 she has shown regularly in solo and group exhibitions. In 2005 she was an Artist in Residence at the Arthur Boyd Trust\, Bundanon. Her work has been shortlisted for the Robert Jacks Drawing Prize\, Bendigo Art Gallery. \n  \nSusan Watson Knight \nSusan Watson Knight’s geometric images fuse painting\, photography and digital printing technologies in an ongoing experimentation with the polygon\, rhombus and other traditional quilting shapes. Warm and cool\, complimentary and simultaneous contrasts of colour assist the artist’s continuing investigation of complex relationships between colour and shape. The edges of her forms and colour fields are softened and blurred to some extent and in the more exaggerated renderings these shapes pulsate and quiver. Many of the dazzling colour choices are inspired by the surrounding landscape and the birdlife and foliage outside her studio. The colour palette from the Birdsong Series directly echoes the brilliant plumage of the Crimson Rosellas and King Parrots\, whereas other compositions are more directly influenced by the artists interest in Amish quilts designed and completed in the early part of the 20th Century. \nSusan Watson Knight is a visual artist living and working on the outskirts of Naarm/Melbourne\, Australia. After studying Arts and Education at La Trobe University she completed a Fine Arts Degree and Honours Year at RMIT. Her work was recently shortlisted and exhibited in the 2024 Biennale of Colour and Light and the 2025 Omnia Art Prize. \n  \nAmanda Johnson \nAmanda Johnson typically retraces locations where optimistic views of early colonial landscape painting were made. Paintings mimic nineteenth-century landscape silhouettes\, but heightened colour\, alongside the foregrounding of invasives and stunted epicormic growth invites reconsideration of the landscape view; are these paintings images of beauty\, erasure or threat? The resulting temporal\, cultural ‘mashups’ remind us that the colonial past is not remote\, but part of a colonial present in which ecological violence goes unchecked. \nAmanda lives and works on Gadabanud Country at Cape Otway and in Naarm/Melbourne. Her paintings were recently shortlisted in the Hadley’s Art Prize (2024\, 2023\, 2021\, 2019)\, the 2024 Len Fox Art Prize and the 2024 John Leslie Landscape Prize. Her recent solo show\, Stranglehold\, Colonial Heat was held at fortyfive downstairs in 2024\, continuing the artist’s long-term exploration of landscape\, country and toxicity. Since graduating from a Master’s degree at Victorian College of the Arts in 1995\, she has been the recipient of Asialink and Arthur Boyd Bundanon painting residencies.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Events” tab_id=”1750816603277-13d69d57-c399″][vc_column_text css=””]Opening Night \nTuesday 5 August\, 5-7pm \n  \nArtist Talk \nSaturday 16 August\, 2pm[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/colour-field-echo/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Danger Danger Danger Danger Danger & Related Works
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nChelsea Hickman\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nDanger Danger Danger Danger Danger & Related Works\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]5 August – 16 August 2025\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\n… [a] material exploration of the intersections of public space\, protest\, and art-making… \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″]Load More[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]\nDanger Danger Danger Danger Danger & Related Works is the first solo show devoted to artist Chelsea Hickman’s ongoing textile banner project. \n  \nCommencing in 2020\, the first work of the series – Danger Danger Danger Danger Danger – was commissioned for exhibition in a public site during pandemic lockdowns. From those circumstances of sharing and interacting with art –  both confined and exposed –  the proceeding works continue Hickman’s material exploration of the intersections of public space\, protest\, and art-making. \n  \nA maximalist bombardment of information and image – the banner project unleashes a frenzy of collaged notes\, comments\, day-dreams\, news articles\, and sloganistic calls-to-action relaying the artist’s frustrations within the fashion industry\, queerness\, and late-stage capitalism.  \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist’s Bio” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″][vc_column_text css=””]\nChelsea Hickman is a contemporary artist and fashion designer from lutruwita/Tasmania\, based in Naarm/Melbourne. Her interdisciplinary practice explores abject consumerism\, fashion industry waste\, punk-feminism\, and the Anthropocene\, using found objects and textile waste as primary materials. Her work spans performance\, painting\, installation\, photography\, film\, textiles\, fashion and live art. \n  \nShe received the Open Category Award at the 2020 Woods Street Youth Art Prize for her textile work Danger Danger Danger Danger Danger\, and in 2022 was awarded Best in Category – Fashion Design at the Victorian Premier’s Design Awards. In 2023\, she facilitated workshops at the NGV for the Alexander McQueen: Mind\, Mythos\, Muse exhibition program. Her performance work DEAD STOCK premiered at Carriageworks for Performance Space in 2023 and was presented again at MOD. Gallery during the 2025 Adelaide Fringe Festival. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Events” tab_id=”1753931779752-cd294b7f-dcad”][vc_column_text css=””]Opening Night \nTuesday 5 August\, 5-7pm[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250731
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SUMMARY:Miss Julie
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nCompany 16 in association with The Liminal Space and fortyfivedownstairs present\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1746498290752{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nMiss Julie\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1746498642456{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]31 July – 17 August 2025[/vc_column_text]BUY TICKETS BUY DINING EXPERIENCE TICKETS [vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1755237148579{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]PLEASE NOTE THE PERFORMANCE ON FRIDAY 15 AUGUST HAS BEEN CANCELLED \nThursday 31 July – Sunday 17 August 2025\n\npreview: Thursday 31 July and Friday 1 August\nopening night: Saturday 2 August\nduration: 90 minutes\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 7:30pm\nSunday 5pm\nticket price: $30 – $55\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nwarnings: Loud dynamic sounds\, sexual references\, live flame\, physical violence\, prop weapons\, dynamic lighting\, implied and depicted animal cruelty\, reference to suicide\, depiction of death.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1a8c0-b9f1″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]\n⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “ surprising\, moving\, tense and emotional” – Artshub\n\n⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “a riviting piece of immersive theatre before the first line is spoken” – Standing (Inn)ovation\n\n⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½ “Haynes has done a fine job drawing us into Strindberg’s contemporary den of iniquity and not letting go.” – The Blurb \nPower\, sex\, and class combust in the heat of a Melbourne kitchen. \nOn the eve of Greek Easter\, the daughter of a wealthy restaurateur locks horns with a brooding sous-chef after hours. As the lamb roasts and the ouzo flows\, desire and ambition boil over. \nRecent graduate Annalise Gelagotis makes her professional debut as Julie\, starring alongside acclaimed Broadway leading man Adam-Jon Fiorentino (Mary Poppins\, Saturday Night Fever) and two-time Green Room Award nominee Izabella Yena. \nIn this audacious reimagining of Strindberg’s Miss Julie\, directed by Harry Haynes (founder and Artistic Director of The Liminal Space)\, the classic is torn from its 19th-century roots and reborn in the pressure-cooker of modern fine dining\, where old hierarchies die hard and nothing stays simmering for long. \nA collision of Mediterranean rituals\, Australian ambition\, and the raw ache of longing. \nFor a full immersive experience\, dining experience tickets (ticket price includes seeing the show) offer the chance to experience Miss Julie alongside a curated menu. This exclusive Greek inspired meal and wine pairing led by Masterchef Alumni and celebrity chef Conor Curran (@creamy_confusion) brings the world of the play to life through taste\, aroma\, and atmosphere\, and includes a dessert by Niki Louca from My Greek Kitchen (@mygreekkitchen). Please check the Dining experience menu tab for more information. Patrons requiring a vegetarian option must notify us upon purchase of tickets via boxoffice@fortyfivedownstairs.com. \nPhoto by Matto Lucas \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cast and Creatives” tab_id=”1452941644640-19a0de81-e87a0201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1a8c0-b9f1″][vc_column_text css=””]Director: Harry Haynes \nCast: Annalise Gelagotis\, Adam-Jon Fiorentino & Izabella Yena  \nEnsemble: Penelope Burke\, Lucy King\, Meagan Dumbrell\, Lily Bartlett\, Nathan McGuire\, Natiya Ioniaddis\, Mimi Morrall\, Lilla Barrington\, Poppy Zanderigo\, Tristan Bell\, Obi Muller\, Lachlan Hughes & Aimee Smith \nProducers: Company 16 in association with The Liminal Space \nProduction Designer: Angelina Daniel \nLighting Designer: Georgie Wolfe \nMovement Direction: Mathew Wernham. \nAssistant Director: Pippa Thoroughgood  \nDramaturg: Will Hutchins  \nStage Manager: Ellen Perriment \nAssistant Stage Manager: Bianca Solomon  \nCompany 16 Producer: Bianca Georgievska \nAssociate Producer: Lachlan Hamill \nIntimacy Coordinator: Eve Morey \nVocal Coach: Alexandra Whitham \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1a8c0-b9f1″][vc_column_text css=””]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $30\nFull: $55\nUnder 30: $45\nConcession: $40\nGroup 6+: $40\nDining Experience: $119 (requires a 7pm arrival Tues-Sat and a 4:30pm arrival Sun) – ticket price includes seeing the show \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \nTicket sales are subject to a booking fee of $5.00 per ticket plus any merchant charges for payments by American Express \nTicket fees are charged reluctantly. As an unfunded CBD located venue\, our expenses continue to rise. If fortyfivedownstairs is to survive\, we are obliged to increase our revenue without inflicting costs on already struggling artists. Without support\, we risk losing artists or having to close our doors. We do hope for your understanding![/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Dining experience menu info” tab_id=”1752807836212-0a241f1c-8058″][vc_column_text css=””]\nThe dining experience requires a 7pm arrival for performances Tues-Sat and a 4:30pm arrival Sun. Dining experience tickets also allow you to see the show\, so no need to purchase additional regular priced tickets. \nPlease note dietary information below. The company is able to provide a vegetarian option upon request (please email boxoffice@fortyfivedownstairs.com)\, but gluten free\, dairy free and vegan options are not available. \nOlives \n\nVegan\nGluten-free\nDairy-free\nNut-free\n\nFreshly Baked Bread \n\nNot gluten-free\nNot suitable for coeliacs\nPotentially contains dairy or eggs depending on recipe\nMay not be vegan unless specified\n\nTzatziki (typically made with Greek yogurt\, cucumber\, garlic) \n\nNot vegan (contains dairy)\nGluten-free\nNot dairy-free\nNut-free\n\nAvgolemono (traditional version includes chicken broth\, egg\, lemon\, and rice or orzo) \n\nNot vegan\nNot vegetarian\nNot dairy-free\nNot suitable for egg allergies\nGluten Free\n\nGreek Sweet Treat (unspecified\, but commonly includes honey\, nuts\, phyllo pastry) by Niki Louca from My Greek Kitchen – @mygreekkitchen \n\nMay contain nuts\nMay contain gluten\nNot vegan\nNot dairy-free\n\nPaired Wine or Cocktail[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]BUY TICKETS BUY DINING EXPERIENCE TICKETS [/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/miss-julie/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs theatre\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne 3000\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:theatre
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SUMMARY:Chrysalis + Aberrations
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nDawn Allmark & Michaela Sandberg\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nChrysalis + Aberrations\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]22 July – 2 August 2025\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\n…one thing remains constant: the beauty that exists beyond our intentions and plans… \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]Chrysalis by Dawn Allmark \nThis collection of paintings have been thoughtfully created by delving into the realms of transformation. \nBy using a personal perspective and reaching back into the past\, I’ve been able to reflect deeply on some of my own memories. This insight has conjured a plethora of images for me\, some joyful and others more painful where I’ve been pushed to the brink of darkness. \nThese lessons have shaped who I am today and I am grateful for them as they have led me on a path of self discovery and awareness through the art of meditation. \nThis stillness has provided me with clarity\, and has brought me a new perspective that has allowed me to grow and evolve as a human being. \n“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly\, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” \nMAYA ANGELOU \n  \nAberrations by Michaela Sandberg \nIn an age ruled by screens\, where perfection can be attained through pixels\, Aberrations seeks beauty in error and the unexpected. \nThrough a process of digital exploration\, these photographs dissolve into artifacts of technological infancy. Here\, software is utilized not as a means to perfection\, but as a medium that speaks its own visual language. A language that risks extinction as technology hurdles toward idealised uniformity. \nAn aberration is a deviation. Within these deviations\, there is an invitation to welcome what was not planned for. Each image is a negotiation between control and surrender\, between the software’s pursuit of perfection and the artist’s embrace of imperfection. Aberrations critiques our desire to correct\, enhance\, and manipulate\, and serves as a reminder that\, in the midst of rapid technological evolution\, one thing remains constant: the beauty that exists beyond our intentions and plans.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artists’s Bios” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″][vc_column_text css=””]Dawn Allmark \nDawn has been a practising artist for over 30 years and is also the driving force behind Madam Frou Frou\, a successful hair & beauty salon based in Carlton\, Melbourne. With boundless energy and an infectious enthusiasm for life\, Dawn constantly strives to push back any boundaries between her and her chosen field\, and endeavours to both unite innovation with creativity. By bringing joy and inspiration to everyone she meets\, Dawn hopes to touch the viewer with her abstract paintings in such a way as to elicit a deep and meaningful response. \n  \nMichaela Sandberg \nMichaela Sandberg is a multidisciplinary artist working from Naarm/Melbourne\, Australia. Through the amalgamation of disparate elements\, her work seeks to merge the traditional with the neoteric\, the human with the ethereal\, and the intimate with the monumental. Practising fine art and photography in both analogue and digital forms\, hse employs an ever-expanding range of mediums to construct her work. She embraces the exclusive opportunity of each medium independently continuing to explore the limitless potential for harmony and synthesis between them.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Events” tab_id=”1750816500348-bf5fbf5c-26a5″][vc_column_text css=””]Opening Night \nTuesday 22 July\, 5-7pm[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/chrysalis-aberrations/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Ætheria
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nGary Smith\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nÆtheria\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]22 July – 2 August 2025\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\n… [Gary Smith] distill[s] various subjects to reveal their core and dynamic nature. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″]Load More[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]Gary Smith (Naarm/Melbourne) holds a fascination with discovering the essence of being.  Over the past four decades\, his Arts practice across painting and installation-based exhibitions has distilled various subjects to reveal their core and dynamic nature. \nAetheria\, as a title for this exhibition\, came like a chance encounter.  As is typical of his work\, Gary followed that intuitive impulse\, only to discover Aetheria denotes a perspective beyond that of the earthly realms – capturing all that is celestial\, heavenly and ethereal. \nIn Greek Mythology\, Aether was the name given to the primordial God of Light and thought to be the pure essence breathed by Gods.    It is apt that this exploration of light and theosophy\, honours Aetheria. \n  \nArt is an invitation to experience the essence beyond words\,  \nto sense\, and to recognise\, what is known deep within us.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist’s Bio” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″][vc_column_text css=””]Gary Smith has been a practising artist for over 45 years\, completing a Grad Dip in Fine Art painting through RMIT in 1983\, and a Master of Philosophy in Fine Art (Painting) through ANU in 2005. He is currently living and working in Melbourne. \nHis exhibition history includes 20 solo exhibitions and many group shows. \nSmith has been a finalist in art prizes including the Archibald Art Prize\, Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize and the Geelong Contemporary Art Prize. \nHis work has primarily been landscape-based\, usually through a lens that focuses on the essence of the subject\, resulting in an abstract representation that invites the viewer’s resonant interpretation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Events” tab_id=”1750816396890-125289f5-79a5″][vc_column_text css=””]Opening Night \nTuesday 22 July\, 5-7pm[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:gallery
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SUMMARY:RUMBLESKIN
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nDirty Pennies Theatre Project presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1745903122119{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nRUMBLESKIN by Ames May Nunn\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1746848292561{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]17 – 27 July 2025[/vc_column_text]book online [vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1753345586153{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]Thursday 17 July – Sunday 27 July 2025\n\npreview: Thursday 17 July\nopening night: Friday 18 July\nduration: 95 minutes\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 7:30pm\nSunday 5pm\nticket price: $35 – $49\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nwarnings: Strobe\, haze\, herbal Cigarettes\, imitation firearms\, strong language\, religious iconography\, dynamic sound & lighting\, partial nudity[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f17f22-c741″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]Wanna know what it feels like? When it happens? First you feel a rumble… \nA trucker picks up a pregnant teen on a long stretch of nowhere. A young rodeo rider stumbles into a mysterious ranch. A fugitive comes to a cursed town in search of safety. An affliction known as the RUMBLESKIN is stretching itself across the country. \nNo one knows how it began\, but everyone has a story about it. \nRUMBLESKIN is a new queer folk tale exploring transformation in a strange and dangerous land. \nPhoto by Laura May Grogan \nSupported by the City of Melbourne \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cast and Creatives” tab_id=”1452941644640-19a0de81-e87a0201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f17f22-c741″][vc_column_text css=””]CAST \nRunaway & Rancher: Cassidy Dunn \nDitch & Preacher: Luke Wiltshire \nRodeo Ruth & Officer: Michelle Perera \nTrucker\, Young Scratch & Stranger: Sunanda Sachatrakul \nCelia & Preacher’s Daughter: Ziggy Resnick \n  \nCREATIVES \nWriter: Ames May Nunn \nDirector: Alonso Pineda \nDramaturg: Mark Pritchard \nProducer & Production Manager: Seamus Allan \nSet & Costume Designer: Sam Diamond \nDesign Assistant: Maisie-Mae Minors \nLighting Designer: Giovanna Yate Gonzalez \nComposer: Jacob Diamond \nSound Technician: Kevan Atkins \nPhotographer: Laura May Grogan \nGraphic Designer: Louis Green \nCasting Consultant: Rhys Velasquez[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f17f22-c741″][vc_column_text css=””]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $35\nFull: $49\nConcession: $39\nGroup 6+: $39\nUnder 30s: $29 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \nTicket sales are subject to a booking fee of $5.00 per ticket plus any merchant charges for payments by American Express \nTicket fees are charged reluctantly. As an unfunded CBD located venue\, our expenses continue to rise. If fortyfivedownstairs is to survive\, we are obliged to increase our revenue without inflicting costs on already struggling artists. Without support\, we risk losing artists or having to close our doors. We do hope for your understanding![/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]Buy Tickets [/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/rumbleskin/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs theatre\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne 3000\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:theatre
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SUMMARY:Emerging Artist Award 2025
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nEmerging Artist Award 2025\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\npresented by fortyfivedownstairs\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]Exhibition dates: 8 July – 19 July 2025\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\n…a proven catalyst for ongoing recognition and professional development… \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_empty_space height=”12px”]Load More[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]It is our pleasure to present the tenth annual Emerging Artist Award. \nThe Emerging Artist Award at fortyfivedownstairs is a proven catalyst for ongoing recognition and professional development and allows audiences the privilege of accessing early-career works by exciting emerging artists. \nA $3\,000 prize pool was awarded to two submissions that best aligned with the award criteria. The prize recipients were announced at opening night on Tuesday 8th July at 6:00pm. Special thanks to guest judge Anthony White\, Head of the Art History and Art Curatorship Program at the University of Melbourne. \nThe First Prize of $2\,000 was awarded to Steph Everett for their artwork backseat of a commodore. \nThe Second Prize of $1\,000 was awarded to Ruby Li for their artwork I Wish I Knew Anything At All. \nSpecial mentions: family portrait by JJ Le\, Barbie by Rhys Parkinson\, Open\, Into space. by Yiming Wang\, Lost in Translation by Vanessa Vun \nAdditionally\, the People’s Choice Award gave the public the chance to vote for their favourite work\, with the winner recieving an artist prize pack donated by Liquitex and Jasart. The People’s Choice Award was awarded to Claudia Peck for their artwork Graceful Weeping Tree.  \nCongratulations to all of the 2025 finalists! \nAlexis Orosa\, Anastasia Comelli\, Bec Smith\, Cate Laidler\, Claudia Peck\, Daniel McAuley\, Emme Southey\, Fiona Davey\, Hazel Lanyon\, Holly Hunt\, Indy Heath\, Jacinta Maude\, Jent Do\, Jesslyn Murphy\, JJ Le\, Justin Legaspi\, Kylie Jayne\, Natalie G Daskalou\, Rhys Parkinson\, Ruby Li\, Samira Khadivizand\, Sophia Slaney-Marsch\, Steph Everett\, Sze Yek\, Vanessa Vun\, Yiming Wang\, Zahra O’Dea\, Zoe Kamarinos. \nThese works will be shown for a two-week exhibition from 8 July – 19 July 2025 held across our two gallery spaces at 45 Flinders Lane. \nThe Emerging Artist Award 2025 is proudly supported by Equity Trustees Charitable Foundation – The Cuming Bequest\, Future Leaders\, Terry Swann\, Bambra Press and MSC Signs\, Fourth Wave Wine\, as well as Liquitex and Jasart. \n            [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_btn title=”EMERGING ARTIST AWARD 2025 CATALOGUE” color=”warning” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ffortyfivedownstairs.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F07%2FEAA25-Catalogue-1.pdf”][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_btn title=”Find out more about the history of the Emerging Artist Award” color=”black” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ffortyfivedownstairs.com%2Femerging-artist-award%2F”][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Conditions of Entry” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″][vc_column_text css=””]1. Entrants are to be in the early stages of their career\n2. The Award is open to Australian residents\n3. Winners from previous years are ineligible\n4. Maximum of two entries per artist\, with one artwork per entry\n5. The entry fee is $30 per artwork. This is non-refundable\n6. Artworks must be complete at the time of submission\n7. Selection of artworks will depend on the ability of the gallery to accommodate installation\n8. Successful entrants must provide materials and relevant equipment to install their artworks\n9. All artworks must be available for sale (20% commission payable to fortyfivedownstairs on all sales)\n10. Entrants must submit this form along with a one-page supporting statement\, an artist CV and up to 3 high-resolution images of the artwork via online webform\, email (to gallery@fortyfivedownstairs.com) or USB. (NB. Images must be no larger than 9MB in total)\n11. Entrants submit their work with the knowledge that they are committing to the below dates:\nDeadline for submissions: Monday 19 May 2025\, 5pm\nArtwork delivery: Saturday 5 July 2025\, 12pm – 5pm\nExhibition: 8 July to 19 July 2025\nUnsold works collected: 20 July 2025\, 12pm – 5pm\n12. The judge’s decision regarding the award recipient is final\n13. Successful and unsuccessful entrants will be notified Tuesday 3 June\, and physical proposals cannot be returned\n14. The final decision regarding eligibility resides with fortyfivedownstairs. All works must be in sound condition on arrival. fortyfivedownstairs reserves the right to withdraw shortlisted works if deemed unsuitable for display for any reason at our discretion. Due care will be taken whilst the works are at fortyfivedownstairs. No responsibility will be taken by fortyfivedownstairs for any loss or damage.\n15. fortyfivedownstairs reserves the right to use selected finalists’ work for promotional purposes[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Events” tab_id=”1744777759101-b0fc1fff-4ee2″][vc_column_text css=””]Opening Night \nTuesday 8 July\, 5-7pm[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:gallery
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SUMMARY:Smokescreen
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nBare Witness Theatre Company\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1745290757947{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]Smokescreen by Christopher Samuel Carroll[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1745290775697{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]8 – 13 July 2025[/vc_column_text]book online [vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1749689960117{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]Tuesday 8 – Sunday 13 July\n\nopening night: Tuesday 8 July\nduration: 90 minutes\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 7:30pm\nSunday 5pm\nticket price: $35 – $45\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nwarnings: References to death\, addiction\, smoking-related illnesses\, racism and climate change. Please be aware that herbal cigarettes are smoked during this performance.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f19332-677f” title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]\n\nA razor-sharp powerplay about the dark arts of marketing behind climate denial. \nIt’s 1977. Glenn has a crisis on his hands. He’s had a successful career as a marketing exec. for a major Oil company\, selling the fuel for the American Dream. Now he’s waking up to the damage it’s doing to the climate. In a secret meeting he consults with Bud\, a slick young talent from the Tobacco industry\, to figure out how to sell a toxic product – and how to live with yourself if you succeed. \nCompelling\, unnerving\, and piercingly relevant\, Smokescreen is a psychologically-charged battle of wits that unpicks how the climate crisis we face today was shaped by the invisible hands of Ad Men. Searing performances by Damon Baudin and C.S. Carroll ignite a pressure-cooker of manipulation\, morality\, and earth-shattering choices about controlling the narrative while the planet burns. \n“It’s the job of the arts to challenge and confront\, especially in difficult times. This is a power struggle played out under the flight paths. The stakes are the survival of the planet.” – Canberra Times \nPhoto by Novel Photographic \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cast and Creatives” tab_id=”1452941644640-19a0de81-e87a0201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f19332-677f”][vc_column_text css=””]Writer/Director: Christopher Samuel Carroll \nPerformers: Christopher Samuel Carroll and Damon Baudin \nLighting Designer: Antony Hateley and Ash Basham[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f19332-677f”][vc_column_text css=””]\nTicket Prices:\nFull: $45\nConcession: $35\nGroup 6+: $35 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \nTicket sales are subject to a booking fee of $5.00 per ticket plus any merchant charges for payments by American Express \nTicket fees are charged reluctantly. As an unfunded CBD located venue\, our expenses continue to rise. If fortyfivedownstairs is to survive\, we are obliged to increase our revenue without inflicting costs on already struggling artists. Without support\, we risk losing artists or having to close our doors. We do hope for your understanding![/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]Buy Tickets [/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/smokescreen/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs theatre\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne 3000\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Sluts on Fire!
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nfortyfivedownstairs and Alexandra Aldrich present\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1746065122865{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nSluts on Fire! – A Creative Development Showing\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1746064580384{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]Thursday 3 July[/vc_column_text]book online [vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″]G_JEFFORD \n[/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1746065147617{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]Thursday 3 July\n\nduration: TBC\nticket price: $25\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nwarnings: TBC[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section title=”Cast and Creatives” tab_id=”1452941644640-19a0de81-e87a0201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f155b1-9ce8″][vc_column_text css=””]\nOne night only! \nStep into the awe inspiring and intimate splendour of a 1600s candle-lit playhouse as Alexandra Aldrich unveils the first iteration of her radical\, female-centric reimagining of John Ford’s wildly controversial work ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore. \nAn exploration of classic text\, physical theatre\, live opera\, outrageous historically inspired fashion\, and an opulent yet haunting reflection of our current world lit entirely by flame. \nTake a rare glimpse into a work partway through its creation – as our concepts and designs for a company dedicated to bringing reframed classic texts to life by candlelight comes together for the very 1st time! \nThis is not just a development showing — it’s the beginning of a theatrical rebellion. \nText reclaimed. Theatre reignited. Join us. \nAdapted & Directed by: Alexandra Aldrich\nLighting Design: Lisa Mibus\nSound Design: Rachel Lewindon & Joachim Coghlan\nWith: Briony Farrell\, Zak Pidd\, Lily Fish\, Michelle Perera\, Darcy Kent\, & Victoria Haslam. \nSupported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants \nPhoto by George Jefford \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f155b1-9ce8″][vc_column_text css=””]\nTicket Prices:\nAll tickets: $25 \nTicket sales are subject to a booking fee of $3.00 per ticket plus any merchant charges for payments by American Express \nTicket fees are charged reluctantly. As an unfunded CBD located venue\, our expenses continue to rise. If fortyfivedownstairs is to survive\, we are obliged to increase our revenue without inflicting costs on already struggling artists. Without support\, we risk losing artists or having to close our doors. We do hope for your understanding![/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]Buy Tickets [/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs theatre\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne 3000\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:theatre
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SUMMARY:Happy-Go-Wrong
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nAndi Snelling presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1730248768227{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nHappy-Go-Wrong\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1730248981986{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]25 – 29 June 2025[/vc_column_text]book online [vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1750135723794{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]25 – 29 June 2025\n\nduration: 65 minutes\nopening night & post show Q&A: Thursday 26 June\ntimes:\nWednesday – Saturday 7:30pm\nSunday 5pm\nticket price: $35 – $45 + booking fee\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nwarnings: Nudity\, low level flashing lights\, haze \na note on access: fortyfivedownstairs has level access to the theatre space only (via Spark Lane\, off Flinders street). The gallery\, where the box office is located\, is only accessible by stairs. If you are coming to Happy-Go-Wrong and require ground level access\, please contact us. We need to know 24 hours before the event in question\, or by 5pm on Friday if it is a weekend event. Click HERE for further access info. \npost show Q&A: Thursday 26 June \nAuslan interpreted show: Friday 27 June[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f13b96-d5cd” title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]Powerhouse performer Andi Snelling is in the fight of her life\, stuck behind ‘the fourth wall.’ Little does she know\, she is about to orchestrate her own rescue and return to the stage with a second chance at life. \nBased on the true story of a life-changing tick bite\, Happy-Go-Wrong is a visceral physical theatre odyssey that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and preciousness of life. Showcasing Snelling’s unstoppable no-holds-barred performance style\, this rollercoaster show aligns the personal with the universal\, and makes visible the invisible experience of chronic illness like you’ve never seen before. \nWith unflinching rawness\, gut-punching comedy and a heavenly twist\, Happy-Go-Wrong blends clowning\, poetic existentialism\, otherworldly movement and rollerskating with a spellbinding brown paper set that moves with Andi in striking visual metaphor. \nIn a remarkable parallel journey to Andi’s own recovery from Lyme disease\, Happy-Go-Wrong truly is the little show that could. Since its humble beginnings at Melbourne Fringe 2019\, it has garnered five awards\, countless standing ovations\, 5-star reviews\, and toured main stages across Australia. Now in its ninth season\, this “highlight of the year” (The Age) returns to Melbourne for one very special homecoming that is not to be missed. \n★★★★★ “A necessary show” – The Advertiser\n★★★★★ “Phenomenal. One of the best physical theatre works I’ve seen” – The Guardian\n★★★★★ “Pushes the boundaries and bravely bares her soul” – InDaily\n★★★★★ “Life-affirming” – Barefoot Review (#4 of Top Ten Theatre Shows in South Australia\, 2022)\n“A love of life might not have been better depicted on stage” – Witness Performance \nImage by Cameron Grant \nSupported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cast and Creatives” tab_id=”1452941644640-19a0de81-e87a0201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f13b96-d5cd”][vc_column_text css=””]\nCreated\, Performed & Produced by Andi Snelling \nOriginal Development Direction by Danielle Cresp \nDramaturgical Support by Fiona Scott-Norman \nSound by Caleb Garfinkel \nLighting by Sidney Younger \nTech Operated/Stage Managed by Jacinta Anderson \nProduction Support by Ezel Doruk[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f13b96-d5cd”][vc_column_text css=””]\nTicket Prices:\nFull: $45\nConcession: $35\nGroup 6+: $35\nRestricted view (only available for purchase at the door): $30 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \nTicket sales are subject to a booking fee of $3.00 per ticket plus any merchant charges for payments by American Express \nTicket fees are charged reluctantly. As an unfunded CBD located venue\, our expenses continue to rise. If fortyfivedownstairs is to survive\, we are obliged to increase our revenue without inflicting costs on already struggling artists. Without support\, we risk losing artists or having to close our doors. We do hope for your understanding![/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]Buy Tickets [/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs theatre\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne 3000\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:79 BANKSIAS
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nAthenie Leckey\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\n79 BANKSIAS\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]24 June – 5 July 2025\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\n…each banksia on display shows the simplistic essence of how particular species differ from others… \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]Athenie Leckey’s interpretive acrylic painting series of 79 Banksias began its journey in the early stages of the pandemic but became a serious focus after discovering the book ‘BANKSIAS’\, written by Kevin & Kathy Collins and Alex George (2nd Ed.\, 2020). Her illustrative stylized banksias are painted in accordance to the flower spikes and leaf information diligently recorded by the authors. The seed cones are a point of colourful whimsy and the backgrounds acknowledge the land these beautiful plants were created in. \nThe artist’s interest was piqued on realising that a banksia was not just a shrub with yellow tubular shaped flowers and saw tooth leaves. Banksias are trees\, shrubs\, prostrates and ground cover. Flower spikes range from about 3cm high to 40cm\, most are upright but some are pendulous\, they can have a vertical axis\, be round or have cone shaped clusters\, and range in colour from green to creams\, yellows\, oranges\, reds & to purples. Leaves can be ivy shaped\, feathered like a fern\, saw-toothed\, finely serrated\, linear\, oblong\, obovate or elliptical and sized from a few millimetres to 50cm. Each banksia on display shows the simplistic essence of how particular species differ from others.  All 79 species are displayed in this exhibition.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist’s Bio” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″][vc_column_text css=””]Athenie Leckey came to art officially while studying an Advanced Diploma Of Visual Arts after many years studying and working in areas of Health and Education. Crafting was a powerful family influence and she looks at acrylic painting as an extension of all that has come before. \nAthenie has participated in many group exhibitions since her first student exhibitions in 2018. This is her first solo exhibition.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Events” tab_id=”1744777618188-926c0421-347c”][vc_column_text css=””]Opening Night \nTuesday 24th June\, 5-7pm[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:gallery
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250611
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250623
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SUMMARY:Circe's Carnival of Vice
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nBloomsday in Melbourne presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1742860606207{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nCirce’s Carnival of Vice\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1743652186092{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]Wednesday 11 June – Sunday 22 June 2025[/vc_column_text]book online [vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1749718405539{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]11 – 22 June 2025\n\npreview: Wednesday 11 June\nopening night: Thursday 12 June\nduration: 90 minutes\ntimes:\nThursday to Saturday 7:30pm\nSaturday & Sunday 4:00pm\nMonday 16 June (Bloomsday) 7:30pm\nticket price: $37 – $49\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nwarnings: References to suicide \nClick HERE to read the program[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1c918-fe1a” title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]Do you dare join us to descend into James Joyce’s fevered dreamscape? When men fall under the spell of Circe\, what can they become? Prepare yourself for a wild carnival ride of surreal hallucinations exploring the outer realms of gender identity and sexuality in Dublin 1904 – an over-the-top world of music\, laughter… and vice. Gritty\, moving\, uproarious and outrageous: you may never be the same![/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cast and Creatives” tab_id=”1452941644640-19a0de81-e87a0201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1c918-fe1a”][vc_column_text css=””]Cast: Eric Moran\, Ryan Haran\, Kelly Nash\, Kim Devitt\, Dan Boyle\, Eli Biernoff-Giles\, Veronicka Devlin\, and Mitchell Bell \nDirector: Wayne Pearn \nDramaturg: Steve Gome \nLighting Designer: Stelios Karagiannis \nCostume Designer: Zachary Dixon \nMusical Director: Felix Meagher \nStage Manager: Frankie Lupton[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1c918-fe1a”][vc_column_text css=””]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $37\nFull: $49\nConcession: $44\nGroup 6+: $44 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \nTicket sales are subject to a booking fee of $3.00 per ticket plus any merchant charges for payments by American Express \nTicket fees are charged reluctantly. As an unfunded CBD located venue\, our expenses continue to rise. If fortyfivedownstairs is to survive\, we are obliged to increase our revenue without inflicting costs on already struggling artists. Without support\, we risk losing artists or having to close our doors. We do hope for your understanding![/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]Buy Tickets [/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/circes-carnival-of-vice/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs theatre\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne 3000\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Endless Drawing
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nMichael Fikaris\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nEndless Drawing\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]10 June – 21 June 2025\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\n…an opportunity to see many of [Michael Fikaris’] automatic drawings together in one place with a selection of recent paintings\, prints\, sketchbooks… \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″ title=”Exhibition Statement”][vc_column_text css=””]Endless Drawing is a new exhibition of automatic drawings inspired by a recent trip to the Wakka Wakka regions (Bunya Mountains\, QLD).\nWhile my art practice moves through many techniques\, it begins most days\, outside with nature\, automatically drawing onto paper. \nAutomatic drawing\, also known as automatism in art\, is a technique where artists suppress conscious control over the creative process\, allowing the unconscious mind to guide the drawing. \nFor this exhibition\, I will be revealing processes as part of these automatism techniques\, installing a mural in the gallery\, beginning Monday June 9\, viewable while in progress that week until opening night of Friday June 13. \nThis is an opportunity to see many of these automatic drawings together in one place with a selection of recent paintings\, prints\, sketchbooks made from this same process.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist’s Bio” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″][vc_column_text css=””]Michael Fikaris is an independent Australian artist working at a practice that includes illustration\, printmaking and painting. Whether creating a small book or a public mural\, each project is considered an opportunity to connect with people and place. Themes of regeneration and change run throughout the confident and prolific output of this experiential artist. \nFikaris has shown widely in Australia and undertaken residencies in France\, Portugal\, Indonesia and Greece. His work is collected in the National Gallery of Victoria (Living Artists Collection)\, State Library of Victoria (Artists’ Books Collection) and National Gallery of Australia (Book Arts Collection).[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Events” tab_id=”1747796971968-e12a17a9-b62c”][vc_column_text css=””]Mural Installation \nTuesday 10 June: 12-5pm \nWednesday 11 June: 12-7pm \n  \nOpening celebration \nFriday 13 June\, 5-7pm[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Drawing Space: minus and plus
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nSuzanne .k. Franklin\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nDrawing Space: minus and plus\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]10 June – 21 June 2025\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\n…negotiat[ing] the complexities of space\, time\, and the emotive power of colour and image… \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]Drawing Space: minus and plus\, a collection of small-scale drawings by Perth based artist Suzanne .k. Franklin (aka sue.k.). \nWith the intent to open the experience of viewing to one that’s unhindered by narrative\, each work exhibited as part of Drawing Space: minus and plus depicts a sphere\, or spheres\, and a horizon line only. While minimal in what is presented\, these\, along with the surface marks found in most\, become the tools to negotiate the complexities of space\, time\, and the emotive power of colour and image. Conventional means with which to apply narrative are negated leaving nothing but a pure experience of what is before\, the material substance of the work. \nThe approach taken in the production of these works\, and the framing choice specific to the aesthetics\, lead to a blurring of multiple boundaries. Layering of colours and marks in a similar way found with painting leave the boundary between drawing and painting precarious and in question. This is compounded by the choice to frame to the edge of the work without the traditional mounting on matboard found with drawings\, while still placing the work under glass\, as is traditional in drawing work. The antiquated wide scoop style of the dark timber frame with its high edge lends itself to a removal of temporal positioning\, a removal of time. This is further enhanced with the absence of narrative in the pictorial space and the painterly approach to application of the medium\, they too allow a positioning of time and experience of space that is not now. Yet in contrast\, the abstract presentation of sphere and line heralds modernity and brings in to play a tension between contemporary and bygone and unveils a dichotomy within the work.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist’s Bio” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″][vc_column_text css=””]ABOUT \nSuzanne .k. Franklin originally trained as an artist at Claremont School of Art\, Western Australia\, graduating in 1992 with a Major in Sculpture and a Minor in Painting\, though her forté has always been drawing. Since then\, she has maintained an ongoing practice focussed on sculpture\, drawing\, and experimental video work\, as well as performance pieces. Much of this work has been conducted under the name of sue.k with a return to using her full birth name\, Suzanne Franklin\, taking place in 2012. For more than three decades her work has been shown across Australia\, UK\, US\, Europe\, and Asia. \nEDUCATION\nMaster of Fine Art by Research (UWA)\, Bachelor of Arts (UWA)\, Diploma of Art & Design (Claremont School of Art)\,\nCertificate of Art and Design (Rockingham T.A.F.E.) \nSOLO EXHIBITIONS\n2025 Upcoming 10th – 21st June 2025\, Drawing Space\, (Drawing) Forty-Five Downstairs\, Melbourne\, Australia\n2024 Drawing Space\, (Drawing) Mundaring Arts Centre\, Mundaring\, Western Australia\n2012 The place where I work\, eat and sleep\, (Drawing) Apte\, Melbourne\, Australia\n2009 Beneath the Banks of the Thames River\, (Digital photographic images)\, The Hanging Space\, Melbourne\, Australia\n2009 2009_on Plenty Road\, (Drawing)\, The Hanging Space\, Melbourne\, Australia\n2008 London\, The Hanging Space\, (Drawing)\, Melbourne\, Australia\n2003 figuring time frames: a programme of experimental screen work by sue.k. (Experimental Video)\, The Black Box at The Bakery\, Perth\, Western Australia\n1998 “fifty ways to find your lover”\, (Painting)\, Perth Galleries\n1995 “A wet fish and The romance”\, (Drawing\, Sculpture)\, Perth Galleries \nSELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS\n2023-2024: The Language of Colour\, Mundaring Arts Centre\, Mundaring Western Australia. 2023: Omnia Art Prize shortlisted\,\nMelbourne. 2019: Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award shortlisted\, Lethbridge Gallery\, Brisbane. 2012: Conservatory of\nSingular Specimens Bolin Gallery\, Bulleen\, Victoria 2011-2012: Artists’ Salon\, Collingwood Gallery\, Melbourne. 1997:\nGomboc Sculptural Survey\, Gomboc Gallery. 1996 Gomboc Sculptural Survey\, Gomboc Gallery. 1995: Stilled Vessels\, Perth\nGalleries; Gomboc Sculptural Survey\, Gomboc Gallery. 1994: Catz-n-Dogs Perth; Devour Bridge at the Maltings; Gomboc\nSculptural Prize\, Gomboc Gallery; Bauhaus to Birdhouse\, Perth Galleries. 1993: Something for Everyone\, Perth Galleries; So\nMany Possibilities\, Perth Galleries; Creative Disorder\, Artshouse; Telecom Acquisition\, Telecom Building. 1992: Sue.K./Gail\nMason – Graduate Exhibition\, C.S.A. Gallery; Portrait Show\, Bridge Gallery; Inaugural Telecom Acquisition\, Telecom Building.\n1991: Across the Park\, Artplace Gallery; Please BE Seated\, W.A. Museum; Contained Energy\, Artshouse; Wearable Art\nExhibition\, Bridge Gallery; Gomboc Sculptural Prize\, Gomboc Gallery. \nSCREENINGS\n2021: Fields of View\, The Others\, London. 2019: Alternate Frames Cineinfinito #92\, Barcelona. 2016 Carte Blanche À\nNanolab Light Cone\, Paris. 2012: KLEX Kuala Lumpar Experimental Film and Video Festival\, Malaysia 2011: Silence of\nPolitics\, cogcollective\, The BAck doOR\, Melbourne; Incounter\, The Bussey Building\, London 2010: EXiS 2010 Festival\, Seoul\,\nSouth Korea; Materialities of the Moving Image\, Exploring Artist’s Moving Image Lecture Series\, Anolfini\, Bristol; From A to B\n– the Journeys and Reflections of a Decade Past\, cogcollective\, The BAck doOR\, Melbourne. 2009: Not Past Its Use By Date\,\ncogcollective\, Melbourne\, Australia Back And Forth\, And All Over Again\, James Taylor Gallery\, London; Fractured Light\,\ncogcollective\, London; Lines of Travel___\, cogcollective\, Melbourne\, Australia 2008: Lines of Travel___\, cogcollective\,\nBrisbane\, Australia; Shifting Latitudes\, cogcollective\, Daylesford\, Australia 2006: Shifting Latitudes\, cogcollective\, London;\nLHU Artists’ Film Festival\, Liverpool 2005:Rencontrés Internationales Paris/Berlin; Festival International du Film d’Amiens\,\nAmiens\, France; Microprocesses\, Island Film and Video Festival\, London 2004: Rencontrés Internationales Paris/Berlin ; 17th\nWest Australian Screen Awards 2003: Time-lapse\, The Bread Box at The Bakery\, Perth\, Western Australia; “Elastic” National\nTouring Exhibition\, Centre for Contemporary Photography\, (various venues) Australia; figuring time frames: a programme of\nexperimental screen work by sue.k. The Black Box at The Bakery\, Perth\, WA.; 16th West Australian Screen Awards (Nominated\nfor Best Experimental Production); Another Planet\, Robert Beck Memorial\, New York & Chicago Video Data Bank\, Chicago.\n2002: Musee d’Art Moderne et Contemporain\, Strassbourg; omsk\, London/Bristol; West Australian Experimental Screen Work\,\n291 Gallery\, London; 15th West Australian Screen Awards (Awarded Best Experimental Production); San Francisco Art Institute\,\nSan Francisco. 2001: Light Reading\, 291 Gallery\, London. 2000: Figuring Space\, Film and Television Institute of Western\nAustralia; 14th West Australian Screen Awards. \nPERFORMANCE\n2010: Equilibrium of the Tactile The BAckdoOR Melbourne. 2009: Black Texture The BAckdoOR Melbourne. 2009: Dialogue\,\nPhrasing\, Syllable The BAckdoOR Melbourne. 2008: flickers of movement: an evening of film and dance The BAckdoOR\nMelbourne. 1992: Quiet: a crisp execution PICA Perth \nAWARDS\n2004: Best Experimental Production\, West Australian Screen Awards. 2003: nominated Best Experimental Production\, West\nAustralian Screen Awards. 2002: Best Experimental Production\, West Australian Screen Awards. 1993: Commendation\nAcquisition Award\, Telecom State Art Competition. 1980: First Place\, State Youth Art Competition\, PWP Western Australia.\nThird Place\, State Youth Art Competition\, PWP Western Australia[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Events” tab_id=”1744777510105-bed3e11e-11a0″][vc_column_text css=””]Opening Night \nTuesday 10th June\, 5-7pm \n  \nArtist in attendance on both Saturdays  \nSaturday 14th June\, 12-4pm \nSaturday 21st June\, 12-4pm[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Fat Pig: The Opera
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nBK Opera and Forest Collective present\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1730938519797{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nFat Pig: The Opera – music by Matt Boehler and libretto by Miriam Gordon-Stewart\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1730783916152{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]5 – 8 June 2025[/vc_column_text]book online [vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1748928857314{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]5 – 8 June 2025\n\npreview: Thursday 5 June – Please note that this preview performance has been cancelled. All other performances will go ahead as scheduled. \nopening night: Friday 6 June\nduration: 90 minutes\ntimes:\nThursday to Saturday 7:30pm\nSunday 5pm\nticket price: $35 – $70 + booking fee\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nwarnings: strong language\, partial nudity and loud noise[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f19b58-ae10″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]How many insults can you hear before you have to stand up and defend the woman you love? \nTom faces just that question when he falls for Helen\, a bright\, funny\, sexy young woman who happens to be plus-sized—and then some. As Tom faces the taunts and judgment of his peers\, Fat Pig questions whether anyone can really see past the surface. \nAdapted from Neil LaBute’s award-winning 2004 play\, by Australian librettist Miriam Gordon-Stewart and American composer\, Matt Boehler\, this black comedy examines the nature of beauty and attraction\, revealing the operatic reserves of human truth that lie beneath the surface of a workplace rom-com. \nImage by Cameron Grant \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cast and Creatives” tab_id=”1452941644640-19a0de81-e87a0201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f19b58-ae10″][vc_column_text css=””]CAST\nTom: Michael Honeyman\nHelen: Amanda Windred\nCarter: Daniel Szesiong Todd\nJeannie: Belinda Dalton \nFOREST COLLECTIVE\nKaren Chen\, clarinet\, bass clarinet\nRyan Lynch\, clarinet\, bass clarinet\nAlexander Meagher\, percussion\nZac Johnston\, violin\nAlex Macdonald\, viola\nRosanne Hunt\, cello \nCREATIVES\nMusic Director: Evan J Lawson\nDirector: Kate Millett\nSet Designer: Max Bowyer\nLighting Designer: Gabriel Bethune\nCostume Designer: Oliver Hall\nIntimacy Coordinator: Cohan\nStage Manager: Ella Campbell[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f19b58-ae10″][vc_column_text css=””]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview Full: $50\nPreview Concession: $40\nFull: $70\nConcession: $50\nGroup 6+: $50\nFirst Nations and under 30s: $35 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \nTicket sales are subject to a booking fee of $3.00 per ticket plus any merchant charges for payments by American Express \nTicket fees are charged reluctantly. As an unfunded CBD located venue\, our expenses continue to rise. If fortyfivedownstairs is to survive\, we are obliged to increase our revenue without inflicting costs on already struggling artists. Without support\, we risk losing artists or having to close our doors. We do hope for your understanding![/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]Buy Tickets [/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs theatre\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne 3000\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:theatre
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SUMMARY:RITUAL OF THE SENSES
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nSteve Leadbeater\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nRITUAL OF THE SENSES\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]27 May – 7 June 2025\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\n…the work remains concerned with energy\, contrast and inner beauty. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]When I’m creating I get lost in a ritual of the senses. I see flashes of shapes and colours\, it’s like music is passing through me\, the aromas of paint and incense hang in the air\, I sip tea and I feel surfaces and materials collide as marks are made. I’m always trying to capture and share that spirit. \nMy subjects change\, but the work remains concerned with energy\, contrast and inner beauty. \nThis body of work celebrates the process of its own creation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist’s Bio” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″][vc_column_text css=””]I create with wild brutality\, like an intuitive child or a mysterious prehistoric culture. The work is about energy\, contrasts and inner beauty. \nI’ve exhibited my work since the early ‘90s\, but my prolific practice has endured for over 50 years. \nAlthough I have a reputation for polarising audiences with dangerous work\, I’m not out to shock. I’m out to connect. \nhttps://steveleadbeater.com/[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Events” tab_id=”1743575839967-1ec93f43-b305″][vc_column_text css=””]Opening Night \nFriday 30 May\, 5-7pm[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Exhibition Catalogue” color=”inverse” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ffortyfivedownstairs.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F05%2FRitual-of-the-senses-catalogue-05.pdf”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:fragmentum
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nBrenton Hill\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nfragmentum\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]27 May – 7 June 2025\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\n…What do our minds recall and our hearts remember? \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″ title=”Artist Statement”][vc_column_text css=””]What do we remember – are our memories reliable and true? \nCould the remnants\, those pieces left behind\, be the most meaningful? Pain\, joy or beauty for ashes? \nThese images are fragments of memories; broken and abstract\, viewed through the window of my internal room. \nWhat do our minds recall and our hearts remember?[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist’s Bio” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″][vc_column_text css=””]Brenton Hill is a South Australian artist\, who works out of his studio in the Adelaide Hills. \nHe attended The South Australian School of Art\, Central School of Art and TAFE SA in Adelaide\, South Australia. \nFor over 35 years his art practice worked in tandem with being a graphic designer. \nThe ‘Act of Painting’ is the impetus behind his work – drawings becoming paintings – paintings become drawings. \nThe unsaid\, a suggestion. \nThe relationship between a memory\, an emotion\, a thought – disruption\, hesitation and maybe silence – evolving and manifesting itself on the surface of the work. \nTo feel a forgotten memory. \n  \n“Art is not always about pretty things \nIt’s about who we are \nWhat happened to us \nHow our lives are affected \nAnd how we can be healed”. \n(Adapted from Elizabeth Broun) \n  \n  \nSocial Media \nInstagram: brentonhillartist \n  \n  \nEXHIBITIONS \n‘Home’ – The Main Gallery\, Adelaide SA\, 2023. \n‘The Artist’s Voice’ – Gallery One Mitcham SA\, 2023. \n‘Residuum – Ink\, Blood and Memories’ – The Main Gallery\, Adelaide SA\, 2022. \nThe Artist’s Voice – Kadina Regional Gallery SA\, 2021. \nThe Artist’s Voice – Stationmaster’s Art Gallery\, Strathalbyn SA\, 2021. \nThe Artist’s Voice – Hahndorf Academy Gallery SA\, 2020. \nThe Artist’s Voice – Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery SA\, 2019. \nThe Artist’s Voice – South Coast Regional Arts Centre\, Goolwa SA\, 2019. \nCross Hatch – Easter Exhibitions\, Hills Baptist Church\, Aldgate SA\, 2015\, 2016\, 2017\, 2018.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Events” tab_id=”1743575754875-b1502b2a-87e2″][vc_column_text css=””]Opening Night \nFriday 30 May\, 5-7pm[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:ENDGAMES
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nfortyfivedownstairs presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1730874780247{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nENDGAMES: Three short works by Hibberd\, Beckett and Chekhov\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1730874862402{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]22 May – 1 June 2025[/vc_column_text]book online [vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1747966782124{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]Thursday 22 May – Sunday 1 June 2025\n\npreview: Thursday 22 May\nopening night: Friday 23 May\nduration: 90 minutes including interval\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 7:30pm\nSunday 5pm\nticket price: $39 – $59 + booking fee\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nwarnings: These plays present behaviour that is culturally intolerant\, patronising and chauvinistic\, misogynistic\, cruel and coercive. There are also references to suicide and self-harm \nprogram: Click HERE to read the ENDGAMES program[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f10b0d-6298″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]Following the acclaimed and twice sold-out Krapp’s Last Tape\, legendary performer Max Gillies will again collaborate with director Laurence Strangio (L’amante anglaise\, The Year of Magical Thinking) on another foray into “wistfulness\, embarrassment\, desire and regret” (The Age\, 2018). \nBringing together monologues by Jack Hibberd\, Samuel Beckett and Anton Chekhov\, ENDGAMES is a bittersweet elegy to posterity and obsession. A resolute recluse declares his bequest\, a shabby paramour is haunted by his past\, a beleaguered husband attempts a public lecture… \nRanging from farce to melancholy\, Max Gillies brings his particular tragicomic affinity to these desperate existential vignettes. \n★★★★★ “If you care about acting\, rush to see Max Gillies in this.” (The Age review of Krapp’s Last Tape\, 2018) \nFeaturing voice work by Jillian Murray (L’amante anglaise\, The Year of Magical Thinking)\, with sound design by Darius Kedros (Krapp’s Last Tape\, The Year of Magical Thinking) and lighting design by Richard Vabre (Milked\, POTUS).  \nClick HERE to read the ENDGAMES program \nImage by Cameron Grant[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cast and Creatives” tab_id=”1452941644640-19a0de81-e87a0201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f10b0d-6298″][vc_column_text css=””]Performer: Max Gillies \nGuest Artist: Jillian Murray \nDirector: Laurence Strangio \nSound Designer: Darius Kedros \nLighting Designer: Richard Vabre \nSet & Costume Designer: Jason Lehane \nVideographer: Milo Strangio \nStage Manager: Shane Grant \nAssistant Stage Manager: Sunday Bowes[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f10b0d-6298″][vc_column_text css=””]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $39\nFull: $59\nConcession: $49\nGroup 6+: $49 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \nTicket sales are subject to a booking fee of $5.00 per ticket plus any merchant charges for payments by American Express \nTicket fees are charged reluctantly. As an unfunded CBD located venue\, our expenses continue to rise. If fortyfivedownstairs is to survive\, we are obliged to increase our revenue without inflicting costs on already struggling artists. Without support\, we risk losing artists or having to close our doors. We do hope for your understanding![/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]Buy Tickets [/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs theatre\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne 3000\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:I've Been Curious About Daffodils Lately
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nHamish Tobias\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nI’ve Been Curious About Daffodils Lately\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]13 May – 24 May 2025\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\n…his work examines the ways we… magnif[y] perceived flaws to monstrous proportions in our minds… \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″ title=”Artist Statement”][vc_column_text css=””]Ellie was a beautiful and vibrant young boy\, beaming with confidence and prowess. He’d make a stage of anything\, dancing around\, singing to anyone who’d listen. His repertoire was packed full of gems\, but there’s one in particular we adored—the chicken dance. He’d shove a cork into his mouth as a beak and waggle about like a chicken yearning to fly. A simple idea\, really\, but the performance was something else. We’d be in stitches by the end of it—every single time. \nI was feeling lonely yesterday\, so I dug up the family archives. They’re packed away in a large cardboard box beneath the stairs\, crammed between the vacuum cleaner and Dutch oven. I can barely carry them anymore—I usually have Ellie drag them out. I was curious to see if we’d captured the famous chicken dance. \nFor the first time\, I realised Ellie appeared incrementally less over the years. At around fifteen\, he was almost entirely absent from the collection. Looking closer\, I observed a peculiar pattern. It appeared that once he caught sight of a camera\, he’d scurry off beyond the frame to avoid having his picture taken. In many of them you can see only parts of him—legs and arms mainly. It’s baffling to me how my beautiful boy could be deeply self-conscious. \nThen I remembered how much I resent having my picture taken.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist’s Bio” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″][vc_column_text css=””]Hamish Tobias is a multidisciplinary artist working primarily in drawing and painting\, with a growing interest in sculpture. His work examines the ways we fixate on aspects of our appearance that others never notice\, magnifying perceived flaws to monstrous proportions in our minds. Through his practice\, he challenges conventional beauty standards and distorted self-image\, exploring the effects of warped self-perception on mental health. By creating a dialogue between opposites and evoking a sense of precariousness through imbalance and contrasting materials\, he seeks to convey these ideas with greater intensity.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Events” tab_id=”1743575580996-2ffc8bfe-195a”][vc_column_text css=””]Opening Night \nTuesday 13 May\, 5-7pm[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:Victoria
CATEGORIES:gallery
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SUMMARY:45 Letterbox Landscapes at 45
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nEdward Coleridge\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\n45 Letterbox Landscapes at 45\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=””]13 May – 24 May 2025\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm \nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\nThe real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes – Marcel Proust \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″ title=”Artist Statement”][vc_column_text css=””]At harvest time great monuments of straw bales appear on the stubble in Wadawurrung country in the paddocks of Western Victoria. \nAt sunset or noon they seem mystically ancient but are entirely transient\, soon fork-lifted away to haysheds\, while others linger on. \nThe 1 to 4 horizontal format enhances the composition of the landscape\, and\, in the city\, focuses the details of the towers competing for attention. \nIt was the free-thinking Dutch who were the first to paint landscape\, a Dutch word in origin\, when they had no landscape to speak of. They had to drain the sea to make a country to live in. \nHitherto landscapes had served as scenery for mythological and religious subjects. Jacob van Ruysdael established the oevre in the 17thcentury with a long career essentially painting the weather.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist Bio” tab_id=”1741934322509-588ba325-069f”][vc_column_text css=””]Edward Coleridge trained and practised as an architect in the UK until\, on a trip to South America\, he held an exhibition of Chilean landscapes in Santiago. On return he enlisted in the City and Guilds of London Art School whose Principal was the landscape painter\, Roger de Grey\, the then President of the Royal Academy. \nOn graduating in 1987 Edward joined the First Fleet Re-enactment Voyage in Mauritius for the leg across the Indian Ocean and was fortunate to crew on the brigantine\, Soren Larsen\, where he found that a sailing ship and its crew (and attendant albatrosses) a constant supply of subject matter. \nWhen becalmed in the Doldrums he had the strange experience of re-enacting a scene from his ancestor’s epic poem The Ancient Mariner\, was while able to sketch the replica of the motionless Bounty nearby\, literally illustrating the line from his ancestor’s epic poem The Ancient Mariner.  \nThe galleon lay motionless\, literally: ‘as idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean’. \nThe crew cheerfully him blamed for the delay. Next day a breeze bringing the first serene albatross. \nEdward engaged in a Masters study of the landscape of western Victoria at a time when the long out-of-fashion works of Eugene von Guerard were being rediscovered. This happened just as every view the German artist painted in the Western District of Victoria was about to play host to a wind farm\, the vast white turbines providing a perversely paintable subject matter. \nA fascination with mapping\, and missing the revealing style of the Ordnance Survey maps of the UK\, led to a PhD Study of Major Thomas Mitchell’s maps and artwork at Federation University\, titled Mapping Australia Felix. It centred on the Surveyor of General of NSW‘s Journal of his 1836 expedition when he ‘discovered’ Western Victoria and\, enraptured by the “completely uninhabited region”\, dubbed the region Australia Felix. \nEdward’s paintings study the rural landscape on the eastern side of the so called Western District as where the Great Dividing Range officially ends at Mount Misery\, as well as\, in contrast\, the contemporary cityscapes of Melbourne. \nThe concept of ‘Letterbox Landscapes’ was first exhibited at QDOS gallery in Lorne in January 2024.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Events” tab_id=”1743575653024-f7087076-ecd8″][vc_column_text css=””]Opening Night \nTuesday 13 May\, 5-7pm[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nfortyfivedownstairs in association with Coady Green presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1731380011535{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nChamber Music Festival 2025\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1731380033185{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]6 – 18 May 2025[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1740624031763{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]6 – 18 May 2025\n\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 7:30pm\nSaturday 4pm\nSunday 5pm\nticket price: $32 – $49 + booking fee\nbookings: 03 9662 9966[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f124c8-0e5c” title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=”” font_weight=”normal”]To purchase tickets for any of the following events\, just click the blue title for each. For package deals to see three or more concerts\, click on the following links: \nThree concert package – $21 off full price tickets\nFour concert package – $33 off full price tickets\nFive concert package – $40 off full price tickets\nBeethoven marathons – $10 off full price tickets\nMichael Leslie package – $10 off full price tickets \n\nEgmont – Prometheus \nTuesday 6 May – 7:30pm \nPianists Coady Green and Ian Munro unite for an electrifying opening night of virtuosic grandeur and dramatic power. \nThis thrilling program features Carl Czerny’s rarely heard arrangements of Beethoven’s Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus and the heroic Egmont\, scored for two pianos and narrator\, with the incomparable actor Paul English. \nThe evening also includes dazzling two-piano masterpieces by Liszt and Saint-Saëns\, rounding out a program of theatrical flair\, pianistic brilliance\, and revolutionary spirit. \n\nThe Crossing Machine with Jordan Zdimirovic: Elvis Costello’s The Juliet Letters and new renditions for string quartet of Fleetwood Mac — A Daring Fusion of Classical Elegance and Rock Poetics \nWednesday 7 May – 7:30pm \nA captivating reimagining of The Juliet Letters\, the groundbreaking 1993 collaboration between iconic British singer-songwriter Elvis Costello and the acclaimed Brodsky Quartet. Described by Costello as “a song sequence for string quartet and voice… It’s a little bit different. It’s not a rock opera. It’s a whole new thing.” — this genre-defying masterpiece explores love\, loss\, and longing through an evocative blend of classical strings and contemporary lyricism. \nMelbourne’s genre-bending string quartet\, The Crossing Machine\, joins forces with powerhouse vocalists Jordan Zdimirovic and The Voice finalist Annie Jones to breathe new life into this modern classic. Renowned for their dynamic performances and genre-spanning versatility\, The Crossing Machine has captivated audiences across Australia with eight seasons of The Juliet Letters and now adds a fresh twist\, featuring electrifying string arrangements of Fleetwood Mac favorites by acclaimed Australian composer Matthew Hindson. \nFormed in 2018\, The Crossing Machine seamlessly bridges the worlds of modern classical\, opera\, jazz\, choral\, pop\, and rock. Collectively\, its members have collaborated with global icons such as Alice Cooper\, Roger Daltrey\, Robbie Williams\, KISS\, Il Volo\, Andrea Bocelli\, and Luciano Pavarotti. Their orchestral credentials include performances with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra\, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra\, Orchestra Victoria\, and the Australian Pops Orchestra. \nPrepare for an unforgettable evening where classical finesse meets contemporary energy — a sonic journey that transcends musical boundaries. \n\nVioleta Parra’s Chile – A Musical Odyssey Through a Nation’s Troubled History \nThursday 8 May – 7:30pm \nJourney into the heart of Chile’s rich and turbulent history in this captivating concert of music\, poetry\, and song. Virtuoso Chilean pianist Ricardo Roche Idini unites with acclaimed multi-instrumentalist and composer Alejandro Vargas and singer Tash Vargas to explore the enduring legacy of Chile’s beloved folk icon\, Violeta Parra. \nThrough haunting melodies and poetic lyrics\, this performance captures the spirit of a nation—its beauty\, resilience\, and struggle. Discover music never before heard in Australia\, including a breathtaking new arrangement of Luis Advis and Violeta Parra’s Canto para una Semilla for piano and two voices. A kaleidoscopic fusion of passion\, protest\, and cultural heritage\, this event promises to move Chilean and non-Chilean audiences alike. \nExperience the heartbeat of Chile—raw\, resonant\, and unforgettable. Don’t miss this extraordinary evening of music and storytelling! \n\nHOLST – The Planets  \nFriday 9 May – 7:30pm \nPrepare for a cosmic musical journey as internationally acclaimed pianists Coady Green and Jerry Wong join forces with Brent Miller and the Melbourne Conservatorium Percussion Ensemble to present Gustav Holst’s iconic masterpiece\, The Planets\, in a rarely heard\, electrifying arrangement for two pianos and percussion. \nHolst’s original two piano version bursts with rhythmic intensity\, celestial grandeur\, and raw power. With the thunderous pulse of Holst’s groundbreaking percussion section brought to life by Miller and his ensemble\, this performance is a breathtaking fusion of virtuosity and sonic spectacle. \nAn unforgettable odyssey through the cosmos—bold\, visceral\, and utterly captivating. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear The Planets as you’ve never heard it before! \n\nBeethoven Marathon Part One\nBeethoven’s WORLD – MUSIC\, MYSTERY AND MASTERPIECES \nSaturday 10 May – 4pm \nBefore diving into The Parlour’s Immortal Beloved\, begin your evening with a rare and electrifying performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 (called “the apotheosis of dance” by Wagner) and Piano “Emperor” Concerto No. 5\, heard in the brilliantly virtuosic four-hand arrangements by Beethoven’s pupil\, Carl Czerny. Enjoy these iconic works (both performed by Coady Green and Ricardo Roche Idini)\, step out for dinner\, and return for an evening of theatrical and musical storytelling. \nBeethoven – Immortal Beloved \nSaturday 10 May – 7:30pm \nMusicologists often overlook the crucial role that women played in shaping the legacies of great composers\, yet they were the keepers of letters\, diaries\, and the famous Salons that influenced the artistic world. Through the fascinating lens of Caroline Unger\, a celebrated singer who premiered Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and worked closely with Schubert\, Liszt\, Goethe\, and the Grimm Brothers\, The Parlour unpacks Beethoven’s life and music like never before. Acclaimed actor and director Melanie Hillman brings Unger to life\, alongside baritone Adam Miller and mezzo-soprano Karen van Spall. Illuminating Beethoven’s world and revealing his connections with Schubert and beyond\, this unique fusion of music and drama delves deep into the personal and artistic struggles of one of history’s greatest composers. \n\nMozart & Beethoven: Masters of Revolution – A Symphony and a Sonata \nSunday 11 May – 5pm \nExperience two of classical music’s most revolutionary works in a dazzling evening of virtuosity and passion. \nBeethoven’s Symphony No. 3\, Eroica—a masterpiece that shattered musical conventions—takes on new life in a breathtaking quartet arrangement by Ferdinand Ries\, Beethoven’s close friend\, student\, and secretary. This rarely heard version transforms the full symphony into a chamber music tour de force\, demanding fearless virtuosity and intricate interplay from its performers. Acclaimed musicians Sophie Rowell (violin)\, Caroline Henbest (viola)\, Josephine Vains (cello)\, and Coady Green (piano)\, breathe fire and brilliance into Beethoven’s groundbreaking work. \nComplementing the Eroica is Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos in D major\, K. 448—a work of exquisite beauty and profound depth. This sonata’s luminous dialogue between two pianos not only showcases Mozart’s mastery of melody and form but also holds a fascinating link to Beethoven himself. The young Beethoven admired Mozart’s music\, and some musicologists hear echoes of K. 448 in Beethoven’s early piano compositions. Performing this masterpiece will be pianists Coady Green and Kevin Tamanini\, delivering a performance brimming with elegance\, energy\, and symphonic grandeur. \n\nOpera Closets \nTuesday 13 May – 7:30pm \nStep into a world where every outfit tells a story\, and every story soars with song. In Opera Closets\, multi-award-winning Australian mezzo-soprano Dimity Shepherd weaves an original theatrical cabaret that celebrates resilience\, transformation\, and the unexpected twists of life\, revealing how dressing up and singing became her solace and salvation. Accompanied by the dynamic ensemble The Persephone Project\, festuring Michelle John (cello)\, Hope Csutoros (violin)\, and Phillipa Safey (piano). Don’t miss an unforgettable evening where music\, storytelling\, and style collide in vibrant harmony. \n\nLyric Opera Presents: Their Voices Will Rise \nWednesday 14 May – 7:30pm \nPrepare for an electrifying evening of world premieres and daring musical narratives. Australian rising star Meta Cohen unveils a thrilling and major new song cycle Kiss My Sword. With a libretto by Evan Bryson\, this fiercely queer reimagining of history plunges into the untamed world of Julie d’Aubigny—the 17th-century opera singer\, swordswoman\, and unapologetic rebel. A lover of women\, a defeater of men in duels\, and a trailblazing performer\, d’Aubigny’s story blazes across the stage – this opera explores her mythologisation and the multiplicity of stories about her. Scored for soprano\, mezzo-soprano\, and piano\, this premiere promises a powerful fusion of drama and desire. Being developed into a forthcoming full-scale opera production by renowned dramaturg/director Alyson Campbell\, this daring work is a major new addition to the classical Australian art song repertoire. \nAlongside Kiss My Sword\, the evening features Sally Whitwell’s luminous song cycle (He)art Songs—a deeply personal exploration of love\, identity\, and resilience\, written for tenor and piano with texts by Whitwell and Alex Gorbatov. The program concludes with Kevin March’s compelling Songs for Dark Times\, a raw and urgent outcry for our era\, set to the evocative words of Brecht\, Rilke\, and Bachmann. \nWith an internationally renowned cast bringing their talents to three exciting song cycles – mezzo-soprano Jessica Aszodi\, soprano Breanna Stuart\, soprano Livia Brash\, tenor Alex Gorbatov and pianist Coady Green\, and hosted by Lyric Opera Artistic Director Patrick Burns\, this is an unmissable night where music ignites the stage\, queer voices break boundaries\, and stories are told with unflinching truth. \n \n\nBeethoven – Czerny – Liszt: Piano Duets & Songs \nThursday 15 May – 7:30pm \nCoady Green and Glenn Riddle unite for a rare and dazzling program of piano four-hand gems from Beethoven\, his pupil Carl Czerny\, and Czerny’s own legendary protégé Franz Liszt. This rich musical lineage is further illuminated by Fanny Mendelssohn’s rarely performed duets\, offering a fresh perspective on 19th-century piano repertoire. Joining them is internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano Sally-Anne Russell\, bringing to life exquisite songs by Beethoven\, Czerny\, Liszt\, and Mendelssohn. A stunning journey through the vocal and pianistic artistry of the era. \n\nThe Institute for Enquiring Minds Presents: Michael Leslie – Bach\, Chopin\, Beethoven\, Schumann  \nFriday 16 May – 7:30pm \nThe Institute for Enquiring Minds is an educational initiative helping high school students experiencing disadvantage improve their maths skills. For the third year running\, the Institute of Enquiring Minds is delighted to present a living legend of Australian pianism\, Michael Leslie returning from Germany for a deeply personal and masterful recital. Leslie is a force of nature at the piano\, bringing decades of wisdom\, intensity\, and artistry to this extraordinary program. \nFrom the luminous counterpoint of Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp minor\, through the poetic fire of Chopin’s Polonaise in F-sharp minor\, to Beethoven’s mystical and radiant Sonata Op. 101\, this is a program of profound depth and emotional range. After the interval\, Leslie unleashes the full Romantic spirit in Schumann’s Sonata in F-sharp minor\, Op. 11—a work of soaring lyricism\, passion\, and virtuosity. \nJ. S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in f Sharp Minor BWV 833 \nFrédéric Chopin: Polonaise in f Sharp minor Opus 44 \nLudwig van Beethoven: Sonata in A Major Opus 101 \nInterval \nRobert Schumann: Sonata in f Sharp Minor Opus 11 \nSpecial Offer – For a truly unforgettable musical journey\, join Michael Leslie again on Saturday 17 May as he joins Coady Green for a monumental two-piano performance of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony in Liszt’s staggering arrangement. Click HERE to book for both concerts and receive a special package discount. \n\nBeethoven Marathon Part Two\nBeethoven’s 5th and 6th Symphonies for Piano Four Hands \nSaturday 17 May – 4pm \nBegin your Beethoven odyssey with two of his most beloved symphonies – the stormy\, fate-driven 5th and the pastoral\, sun-drenched 6th – in the dazzlingly virtuosic four-hand arrangements by Beethoven’s own student\, Carl Czerny. A thrilling and intimate way to experience these masterpieces\, this matinee concert (performed by Coady Green & Ricardo Roche Idini) is the perfect prelude to the epic 9th Symphony later in the evening. Join us\, then step out for dinner before returning for the grand finale! \nLiszt’s two-piano arrangement of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony \nSaturday 17 May – 7:30pm – THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED \nThe Institute for Enquiring Minds is an educational initiative helping high school students experiencing disadvantage improve their maths skills. For the third year running\, the Institute of Enquiring Minds is delighted to present a living legend of Australian pianism\, Michael Leslie returning from Germany for a deeply personal and masterful recital. Leslie is a force of nature at the piano\, bringing decades of wisdom\, intensity\, and artistry to this extraordinary program. \n\nA Gwen Harwood Cycle \nSunday 18 May – 5:00pm \nDuo Eclettico – Justin Kenealy (saxophone) and Coady Green (piano) are joined by the one the Australia’s leading actors\, Helen Morse\, for the world premiere of Linda Kouvaras’ complete A Gwen Harwood Cycle. Written as a one-woman stage vehicle for Helen Morse and Duo Eclettico\, A Gwen Harwood Cycle explores the life and work of this powerfully honest artist\, arguably one of Australia’s finest poets. The piece explores the inequalities implicit in gender stereotyping of the time\, some of which continue today\, and highlights the inventive ways that Harwood and other women artists attempted to transcend or subvert the limitations of patriarchy. This new work was commissioned and produced with the generous support of City of Melbourne\, and Creative Victoria. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f124c8-0e5c”][vc_column_text css=””]Ticket Prices (varied according to performance): \nFull: $42-49\nConcession: $32-39\nGroup 6+: $32 \nThree concert package\nFour concert package\nFive concert package \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \nTicket sales are subject to a booking fee of $3.00 per ticket plus any merchant charges for payments by American Express \nTicket fees are charged reluctantly. 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