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SUMMARY:Road Works
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SUMMARY:The New Impromptu Quartet featuring Raleigh Williams
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nfortyfivedownstairs presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1646973649023{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nThe New Impromptu Quartet feat Raleigh Williams\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1646973669839{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]5pm Sunday 10 April 2022[/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_1646973711622{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]Sunday 10 April 2022\n\nduration: 90 minutes + interval\ntime: 5pm\nticket price: $25- $35\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-b9f18691-6442″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]Pianist Alexander Nettelbeck is joined by bassist Conrad Henderson\, saxophonist Jim Glasson and drummer Andy Horneman. The New Impromptu Quartet edition 2022 welcomes vocalist Raleigh Williams. \nShowcasing a magnificent voice and performing in a diverse range of styles from French to country\, jazz\, pop and soul\, Raleigh Williams is fast becoming one of Melbourne’s most respected vocalists. \nThe New Impromptu Quartet’s range is diverse: energetic danceable grooves\, deep rhythmic bass lines and driving percussion characterise the quartet’s sound. The quartet members have recorded and toured extensively in Australia\, Canada\, USA\, The U.K\, Germany\, Japan and New Zealand appearing at major festivals including Melbourne International Jazz Festival\, Tuscia in Jazz (Italy)\, WOMADelaide\, Mordialloc by the Bay\, Toronto Jazz Festival and others. Individually they have recorded on many albums.  The band will be playing a selection of original compositions and arrangements of some of their favourite standards.[/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-b9f18691-6442″][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\nFull: $35\nConcession/groups 8+: $25 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \nNO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]Buy Tickets [/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nArtist Talk\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nDebra Winn\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]Saturday 9 April: 3pm to 5pm\nadmission: Free // Bookings essential[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Artists’ Talk with Debra Winn: Saturday 9th April 3-5pm \nPlease join Debra as she shares stories about her own artistic journey and how and why she made the artwork on the gallery walls. \n‘Light’ celebrates over sixteen years of artwork inspired by life models and dance companies from New York to The Australian Ballet. \nFree event. Bookings essential: gallery@fortyfivedownstairs.com[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section title=”Description” tab_id=”1648190078895-dc61d79e-07d6″][vc_column_text]Artists’ Talk with Debra Winn: Saturday 9th April 3-5pm \nPlease join Debra as she shares stories about her own artistic journey and how and why she made the artwork on the gallery walls. \n‘Light’ celebrates over sixteen years of artwork inspired by life models and dance companies from New York to The Australian Ballet. \nFree event. Bookings essential: gallery@fortyfivedownstairs.com[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Debra’s Bio” tab_id=”1648190159479-3bdd7f34-0910″][vc_column_text]Debra Winn is an award-winning artist whose work is represented in collections nationally and internationally including the New York Public Library\, the State Library of Victoria and Charles Sturt University Art Collections. \nWinn has held 24 solo exhibitions\, including a major solo exhibition at the Australian Consulate General in New York City\, and has been involved in more than 70 group\, curated and award shows. \nAwarded the prestigious CPM National Print Award in 2009\, Winn has also been shortlisted for many other awards including the Shirley Hannan National Portrait Prize\, the Hutchins Award and the Swan Hill Print and Drawing Award. \nWinn has guest lectured throughout Australia and in the USA including at the National Gallery of Victoria and the Art Students League of New York. \nDebra Winn has attended rehearsals and created artworks of dance companies internationally\, including the New York City Ballet and Tiffany Mills Company in New York City. Since 2011 she has been drawing in classes and rehearsals and creating artwork of The Australian Ballet.[/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:Light
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]\nDebra Winn\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\nLight\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]22 March – 23 April 2022\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday 11am to 5pm\,\nSaturday 11am to 3pm\nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]\n“When you hear stories of the Ballets Russes and the Ballet Opera\, where they used to have artists that would come and sketch and paint the dancers\, it felt like we were sort of connecting to that time… \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section title=”Description” tab_id=”1644907182532-9b77c529-142a”][vc_column_text]‘Light’ celebrates over sixteen years of artwork inspired by life models and dance companies from New York to The Australian Ballet by award winning artist Debra Winn. \nThis evocative and exciting exhibition brings together seventy-three original artworks from across all periods of the artist’s career. Many never seen or exhibited before but all showcasing Winn’s highly unique\, powerful approach to monotypes. \nBeautiful\, powerful images of nudes evoking a raw sensitivity created both here and in New York will adorn the walls of the small gallery\, while images of dancers’ leap across the walls of the large space at fortyfivedownstairs. \nWinn’s introduction the world of dance in New York in 2007 was fortuitous. Inspired by the NYC Ballet’s Artistic Director describing the aesthetic of his dancers as being like Michelangelo’s sculptures resonated with the artist. \nWinn became immersed into the world of dance and the joy of creating artwork inspired by dance and dancers. Her artwork is saturated with light and movement. \n“With dramatic lighting and beautiful\, strong\, muscular\, lithe\, expressive bodies\, moving with passion and emotion\, it seems so obvious that dance would be a focus for my artwork” \nWinn’s dancers and nudes are not depicted in the way one might traditionally imagine\, but rather in a dynamic\, contemporary combination of expressive abstraction with realism. Winn has created this effect by layering colours onto a copper sheet and then wiping away the etching ink to reveal light and form bringing to life a sculptural and fully modelled figure. \n“With the strong element of chance\, the abstraction of marks and the unusual textures able to be created with rich etching inks\, monotype making is a technique hard to beat\,” says Winn. \nWinn’s most recent artwork is created from in-situ drawings and photographs made during rehearsals of Alice Topp’s Logos. This was one of The Australian Ballet’s last performances prior to COVID-19\, cancelled after Opening Night. The artwork captures the raw power and beauty of the performance. \nVisitors to fortyfivedownstairs can expect a transformation into the world of dance as they enter the warehouse-style space. With its wooden floors\, high ceiling and beautiful light\, it makes the perfect backdrop for Winn’s images. Much like the performances that inspire her\, Winn’s works are filled with great emotive energy. \nCurated by Mary Tokatlidis. \nTo view the complete catalogue\, please visit here.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Programming” tab_id=”1646364239586-300988ed-a817″][vc_column_text]Programming \nOpening Night: Tuesday 29th March 6-8pm \nYou are warmly invited to join us in celebrating the opening of ‘Light’\, an exhibition consolidating over sixteen years of artwork inspired by life models and dance companies from New York to The Australian Ballet. \nThis evocative and exciting exhibition brings together artworks from across all periods of Debra Winn’s career. Many never seen or exhibited before but all showcasing her highly unique\, powerful approach to monotypes. \n  \nArtists’ Talk with Debra Winn and Alice Topp: Saturday 2nd April 3-5pm \nAlice is co-founder and creative director of Project Animo\, Resident Choreographer with The Australian Ballet and one of Australia’s most exciting and acclaimed young choreographers. \nPlease join Debra and Alice for valuable insight as they share their experiences of the rehearsal rooms and creating their art. \n  \nArtist Floor Talk: Saturday 9th April 3-5pm \nPlease join Debra as she shares stories about her own artistic journey and how and why she made the artwork on the gallery walls. \n‘Light’ celebrates over sixteen years of artwork inspired by life models and dance companies from New York to The Australian Ballet. \n  \nCLOSING PARTY: Wednesday 20th April from 5-7pm \nIt’s a wrap! To celebrate the final days of Debra Winn’s exhibition please join us for the closing party. \nThis remarkable celebration of Debra Winn’s career\, featuring 73 original artworks\, comes to a close this Saturday. It’s been a delight welcoming Debra back to the gallery to share her passion for dance in a retrospective that beautifully captures the energy\, artistry and grace of dancers in motion. \nJoin us in celebrating Debra Winn’s ‘Light’. \nFree event. Bookings essential: gallery@fortyfivedownstairs.com \n\nARTIST DEMONSTRATION: Saturday 23rd April from 12pm – 1pm \nCurious to know how the Monotypes are created? Come along and find out! Debra will present a demonstration in the gallery on Saturday 23rd of April. \nLayers of coloured etching ink will be rolled onto a copper plate\, an image will be revealed by wiping back the plate with a cloth\, then hand-pressed to paper to create an artwork. \nFree event.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:21AD
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\n21AD\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]8 – 19 March 2022\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday 11am to 5pm\,\nSaturday 11am to 3pm\nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]\n…21 creatives from the golden age of advertising and design come together… \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-093393c1-5d99″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]\n\nFreed at last from the stultifying jingle-jangle of adland\, 21 of the industry’s edgiest creative people have come together for the first time in a group exhibition of work far\, far removed from the dollar-driven holler-and-hype of their ad days. \nCrystallising from the famous AD Agencies like Campaign Palace\, Clemengers\, J Walter Thompson\, TWBA\, All Australian Graffiti and Masius. \nHere\, these 21 former ad photographers\, art directors\, copywriters\, designers\, and film people step forth as artists\, in the true sense of the word. \nIn the words of curator Mike Reed: \n“I’ve known all of these artists since they brought to me\, as film editor\, their earliest creative efforts\, fully confident that what they had put before me were 30-second works of unmitigated genius. And\, in some cases\, they almost were. \n“In the years since\, I have watched them grow and spread their wings\, unfettered by commercial obligations and the often destructive whims of the people who held the purse-strings. \n“As a lifelong art observer and collector\, I am proud to have spread my wings to bring together\, for the first time\, 21 top creatives from what has been called the Golden Age of advertising and design. \n“Be surprised.” \nThe artists of 21AD are: Dena Ashbolt\, Bruce Baldwin\, David Blackley\, John Boucher\, Maree Coote\, Mimmo Cozzolino\, Jane Flowers\, Di Gameson\, Prue Kirkcaldie\, Guy Lamothe\, Jo Lane\, Michel Lawrence\, Ron Mather\, Paul Meehan\, Ted Powell\, Mike Reed\, Fysh Rutherford\, Paul Torcello\, Gordon Trembath\, John Wheeler\, and Keran Woods. \nCurated by the legendary film editor / street photographer Mike Reed\, the 21AD exhibition is on at fortyfivedownstairs\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne; March 8-19\, 2022. \n  \n\nEXHIBITION CATALOGUE PDF[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Programming” tab_id=”1646874111588-92deed86-66ed”][vc_column_text]Artist Talk with Dr. Dena Ashbolt\, Saturday 19 March 11am \nMediated by Tessa Spooner (Gallery Manager) \nAbout the Artist \nDena Ashbolt is a perceptual artist whose cinematic drawing technique consistently engages with time\, its flow and passing. Her interdisciplinary practice includes drawing and painting\, printmaking\, filmmaking\, photo-media\, and collaborative performance projects. \nBorn in London\, Ashbolt graduated with First Class Honours in Film and Photography at the University of Westminster. In 1987 she emigrated to Melbourne\, establishing a long successful career in film as a performance director; experience that continues to inform her process and sensitive\, collaborative approach for clients seeking private art commissions. In 2015 she obtained a doctorate in Fine Art from Monash University. \nAshbolt’s studio practice is a consideration of cinematic drawing: drawing in response to the flow of time\, and its revelations to collective and individual human experience. Her work has been exhibited with the Arts Council (England)\, Royal Academy summer Exhibition (London)\, Ballarat Art Gallery\, Bendigo Art Gallery and she has presented numerous solo exhibitions in Melbourne\, Canada and Europe. \nAbout Tessa Spooner \nTessa is a senior arts manager with over 15 years industry experience in theatre and the visual arts\, dedicated to promoting independent arts and furthering the reach of artists and their vision. Specialising in productions and exhibitions\, developing and implementing cultural programs and events. \n  \nFree events. Bookings essential: info@fortyfivedownstairs.com \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:NOTHING by Janne Teller
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1638234336656{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nNOTHING by Janne Teller\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1627006544786{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]Adapted for the stage by Fleur Murphy[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1638234243491{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]1 – 13 March 2022[/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_text]\n‘A youth novel in Nobel Prize class.’ Lena Kjersén Edman\, Sweden\n‘Gorgeously lyrical and dreadfully bleak.’ Kirkus Review\, USA \n[/vc_column_text][/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_1646107612284{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]1 – 13 March 2022\n\npreviews: Tuesday 1 March\nWednesday 2 March\nopening night: Thursday 3 March\nduration: 85 minutes\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 7:30pm\nSunday 5pm\nticket price: $30 – $45\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nCONTENT WARNING:This production contains sensitive subject matter including references to rape and sexual assault\, animal cruelty\, violence and death. Flashlights\, loud music\, and smoke and haze effects will also be used at different points throughout the performance. \nIn accordance with government regulations\, proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or valid medical exemption will be required for anyone over the age of 18 to enter fortyfivedownstairs.[/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-b9f1ee08-4171″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]A riveting adaptation of Janne Teller’s award-winning novel\, now considered a modern classic. \nWhen Pierre Anthon smugly declares there’s no meaning to life\, he leaves his ninth-grade classroom\, climbs a plum tree\, and stays there. To prove to him that life is full of worth his classmates make a ‘pile of meaning’ and sacrifice things of great importance; Dungeons & Dragons books\, a fishing rod\, a pair of green sandals\, a pet hamster…  Then\, events start to take a morbid twist as each offering becomes more extreme. And what if\, after all these sacrifices\, the pile still isn’t meaningful enough to bring Pierre Anthon down? \nThe Australian premiere of this internationally acclaimed Danish novel is adapted by Fleur Murphy\, directed by Alonso Pineda and stars a lively ensemble cast including Connor James\, Rebecca Makar\, Jessica Martin\, Eddie Pattison and Laurence Young.  Traversing the innocence of youth and the wisdom adulthood\, NOTHING is a delicious delve into existential angst\, full of wry humour and engaging characters that highlight the weird and wonderful things we all find worth in. \n‘Janne Teller has with NOTHING written a novel that is as haunting as it is brilliant.’ El Tiempo\, Colombia \n‘This beautiful and frightening book stopped me in my tracks.’ David Almond\, The Guardian\, UK[/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-b9f1ee08-4171″][vc_column_text]Featuring Connor James\, Rebecca Makar\, Jessica Martin\, Eddie Pattison & Laurence Young \nWritten by Fleur Murphy \nDirected by Alonso Pineda \nAssistant Direction by Karla Livingstone-Pardy \nMovement Supervision by Cassandra Gray \nStage Management by Annie Gleisner \nCostume and Set Design by Karine Larché \nLighting Design by Harrie Hogan \nMusic Composition and Sound Design by Sam Porter \nMusic Advisor Lara Dawson \nSet Building by Madelline Hillam \nProduced by Ryan Stewart[/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-b9f1ee08-4171″][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $30\nFull: $45\nConcession: $35\nGroup 8+: $35 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \n  \nNO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE[/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:Hidden
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nDorothy Lipmann\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nHidden\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]22 February – 5 March 2022\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday 11am to 5pm\,\nSaturday 11am to 3pm\nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]\n…a quiet determination and freedom from convention… \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]Swimming At Sea World\, oil on linen\, 122 x 107 \nShickered\, oil on linen\, 46 x 51cm \nBlack Summer\, oil on linen 61 x 122 \nHidden\, 2021\, oil on linen\, 137 x 91 cm \n[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933908a-b636″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]The human face demands intimacy and closeness. Faces of the homeless are far away\, seen as objects. They have been there so long they’ve become invisible. Now there is an emerging group who live where they can; elderly women who use cars\, couch surfing\, house sitting or cheap and dangerous boarding houses for shelter. They are the fastest growing group of people in crises and are largely hidden. Many have never imagined they would become homeless\, buffeted by their environment and hidden behind structures that limit their choices economically\, socially and politically. These women face an uncertain future\, having no security\, assets or savings. All suffer from a profound loneliness that leaves them intimidated and with a feeling of hopelessness. \nHowever\, amongst the women artist Dorothy Lipmann met as a volunteer at Wintringham\, a Melbourne not-for-profit organisation that cares for the elderly homeless\, there is a quiet determination and freedom from convention reflected in their clothing and bearing. It is this sense of flux\, change and turbulence compounded by their diverse circumstances\, vulnerability\, inequality as well as their resilience that Lipmann chose to explore and depict. Their suffering deserves empathy and compassion. \nLipmann’s paintings are intuitive expressions of people she has known. Rather than paint realistically\, she emphasises the psychology of the subject without reverting to caricature. The subject is as much about the situation as the person in it. Close-ups are used to show the genuinely funny\, chaotic and extreme behaviours used in order “to belong”. \nCombining figurative and abstract elements to create movement and an atmosphere of unease\, Lipmann has “put it straight down as dreaming\, not narrative”. While it must be convincing\, the most interesting thing about a painting is the intangible; a sense of mystery.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist’s Bio” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933908a-b636″][vc_column_text]Dorothy Lipmann is a Melbourne based painter who has exhibited regularly since 1987. Her work has been acquired by Museum of Modern Art Brisbane\, the City of Yarra and private collectors. Many paintings and drawings have been donated to Wintringham\, a non-profit organisation in Melbourne. The paintings exhibited in Hidden are oil on linen\, painted in 2021. \nView Dorothy Lipmann’s CV here.[/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:A Stream of Consciousness: One Year Later
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nBraden Howard\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nA Stream of Consciousness: One Year Later\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]22 February – 5 March 2022\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday 11am to 5pm\,\nSaturday 11am to 3pm\nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]\nThese works share many varying themes between them and act as a mental mapping of the year\, with many works being directly influenced by the day in which they were made. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]Obelisk of Communication\, pen\, ink\, metal leaf and collage on paper\, 163cm x 130cm \nTuef\, pen\, pencil on paper\, 105cm x 155cm  \nLava Head\, ink\, pen and gouache on paper\, 105cm x 148cm \nCabled Goddess\, pen\, paint and ink on paper\, 105cm x 152cm \nThe Power of 300\, pen\, ink and gouache on paper\, 105cm x 148cm \n[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933302c-213e” title=”Description”][vc_column_text]A Stream Of Consciousness: One Year Later comprises 365 individual works on paper\, created once a day for a year\, varying in size but mostly adhering to A6 in size. The first work was created on the 10th of August 2020 with the last work being completed one year later on the same day. Each work is dated and signed on the back side with a select few that are signed with gold leaf\, imitating a collectable playing card and being deemed as a “special edition”. \nBraden Howard created these intuitive mixed media works through the influences of movies and television\, video games\, current events\, childhood memories and other artists. These works share many varying themes between them and act as a mental mapping of the year\, with many works being directly influenced by the day in which they were made. Some pertain to themes of particular political or social events that occurred on that specific day. Elements of war\, destruction\, mental health\, evil\, creation and religion spread throughout the large series with the use of humour and absurdism also finding its way into the mix. \nEach work ties into Howard’s broader artist practice\, building upon his personal mythology; telling stories of beings\, creatures and other worlds. Influenced heavily by science fiction and fantasy\, a large majority of the works contain alien-like beings\, characters with otherworldly powers and cult-like groups on the ultimate search for knowledge and power. With an addition to these mythological travellers\, the series of works also contain experimental explorations of mediums and drawing games. \nCollaborations with other artists\, imitations of artists Howard is inspired by\, and surreal exquisite corpses also find their way into these works as he continues to learn through the process of creating. With a heavy use of personal symbolism and experiences\, A Stream Of Consciousness: One Year Later invites you to find your own meanings and create your own stories behind each of the works.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist’s Bio” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933302c-213e”][vc_column_text]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 television and 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_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:20-20 Hindsight
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nJames Yuncken\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\n20-20 Hindsight\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]22 February – 5 March 2022\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday 11am to 5pm\,\nSaturday 11am to 3pm\nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]\n…a Melburnian perspective on social and political climate in 2020… \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]Collins Street\, 5pm\, 2021\, acrylic on canvas\, 110 x 110 cm \nSocial Media\, 2021\, digital print\, 181 x 102 cm \nJames Yuncken\, Gold Standard (study)\, 2021\, acrylic on board\, 56 x 80cm \nPress Conferences\, 120 days of Daniel (detail)\, James Yuncken and Gregory Alex-Vasey\, 120 digital prints on Kapa mounts in an 8 x 15 grid\, edition of 2\, 235 x 445 cm\, 2021 \n[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933a331-6f57″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]What does Collins Street look like at 5pm in 2020 lockdown? In Hindsight 20-20: A Melburnian Perspective\, James Yuncken explores this question\, and the wider ramifications of Melbourne’s extended lockdown. The exhibition consists of just five works. \nIt is a Melburnian perspective on social and political climate in 2020\, both in Australia and with a view to the wider world. Simultaneously\, it’s a ‘compare and contrast’ with – some of John Brack’s 1950s paintings. \nIn Yuncken’s Collins St\, we look into the foyer at 356 Collins St\, just near where Brack used to meet up after work before going for a drink. There are few people inside. They wear masks: just one passer-by in the street. The foyer windows reflect the view of the street that is much like the one depicted in Brack’s painting. On the November afternoon the plane trees have burst into leaf. \nFrom this\, other John Brack paintings suggested themselves for re-visitation. \nGold Standard\, referring to Morrison’s swipes at Daniel Andrews by praising NSW\, substitutes Gladys Berejiklian and Scott Morrison for Brack’s Jockey and his Wife. The Telephone Box\, updated to Social Media\, substitutes Donald Trump for the lady with the curlers in her hair. His hypnotic effect on his supporters in the run-up and in the aftermath of the US election persists\, but somehow he is the lady with the curlers too. Hat Shop revisits Menswear\, two very different interiors and impressions. \nLastly\, Press Conferences\, the only work without link to John Brack\, documents the 120 days that Daniel Andrews stood and answered questions until the journalist had no more. One image from each of those 120 days\, it owes its genesis to Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans. \nThe exhibition will be available to view in the gallery at fortyfivedownstairs\, as well as online here\, and through the artist’s website\, jamesyuncken.com.au. The exhibition will include public programming in the form of an artist’s talk and walkthrough. Details to be confirmed.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist’s Bio” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933a331-6f57″][vc_column_text]James Yuncken is a Melbourne based artist\, working from a studio on Smith Street in Fitzroy. \nJames has exhibited frequently in Melbourne and Canberra since 1989. \n  \nSELECTED EXHIBITIONS \n2021                20-20 Hindsight\, a Melburnian Perspective\, fortyfivedownstairs\, Melbourne \n                          Travels With My Wife: Hong Kong from the Water and Air\, fortyfivedownstairs\, Melbourne \n2020                Represented HERE\, fortyfivedownstairs Fragments Online Exhibition Series\, fortyfivedownstairs\, Melbourne \n2018                Improvisations\, St Vincent’s Residency: Drawings from Caritas Christi\, St Vincent’s Gallery\, Fitzroy \n2017                Represented 45 at 45\, fortyfivedownstairs\, Melbourne \n2015                The Drawing Room\, Prints\, Drawings and Bas Relief\, fortyfivedownstairs\, Melbourne  \n2014                Places Nearby\, More Inner Melbourne fortyfivedownstairs\, Melbourne \n2012                Walking to Work\, Melbourne\, Inner East fortyfivedownstairs\, Melbourne \n2011                Vox Pix\, Voices and Images Together Centre for Theology and Ministry\, Parkville \n2010                Travelling North\, Journey to Cape York fortyfivedownstairs\, Melbourne \n2008                Abstraction and Space\, fortyfivedownstairs\, Melbourne \n2005                Formal Considerations\, 257 Church St\, Richmond and On-line \n2003                Sense of Place\, SPAN Galleries\, Melbourne \n2001                Presence/Absence\, SPAN Galleries\, Melbourne \n2000                Represented 8 x 8\, Roar Studios\, Fitzroy \n1999                Represented 8 x 8\, Roar Studios\, Fitzroy \n1998                Represented 3rd Annual Summer Show\, Galerie helengory\, Richmond \n1997                First Steps\, Galerie helengory\, Richmond \n1996                Represented A Four Art 19 ninety-six\, Westspace \n1995                Studio Landscape Exhibition\, Smith Street Studio\, Fitzroy \n1993                Represented Swan Hill Print and Drawing Show \n1992                Represented Studio One’s ’92 Pressing Annual Show\, Spiral Arm Gallery\, Canberra \n1990                Represented Sun\, Smoke and Steel\, Studio One touring exhibition Canberra\, Sydney\, Newcastle \n1989                Images in Different Genres\, Dorette’s Bistro\, Canberra[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Stitching Change
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nNaarm Textile Collective\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nStitching Change\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]online: 12 – 23 October 2021\nin the gallery: 8 – 19 February 2022\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday 11am to 5pm\,\nSaturday 11am to 3pm\nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]\n…showcasing the progressive art form of textiles including work that explores the relationship between textiles and other art disciplines. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]Tamara Russell\, Solitude\, 2020\, reclaimed ceramics\, copper wire\, recycled eco-dyed silk shirts and cotton thread\, 30 x 26cm. Photo: Tamara Russell \nAnna Taylor\, Save Me\, We are nature 1\, 2019\, wood and knitted wire\, 68 x 5cm. Photo: Chris Sanders \nTamara Russell\, Kinstugi Blue Vase\, 2020\, reclaimed ceramics\, recycled silk kimono and gold thread\, 36 x 16cm. Photo: Tamara Russell \nAnna Taylor\, Save Me\, We are nature 2\, 2018\, geranium root with beading\, 38 x 3cm. Photo: Chris Sanders \nTamara Russell\, Shattered\, 2020\, Reclaimed ceramics\, recycled eco-dyed silk shirts and cotton thread\, 20 x 21cm. Photo: Tamara Russell \nAnna Taylor\, Crustacean\, 2019\, knitted wire\, 40 x 25 x 25cm. Photo: Anna Taylor \n[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-09337d89-de6a” title=”Description”][vc_column_text]View the exhibition online. \nStitching Change brings together the work of contemporary Victorian textile artists and reflects the wide range of works related to the medium. It is a new and exciting exhibition highlighting the abundance of textile artists in Victoria and showcasing the progressive art form of textiles including work that explores the relationship between textiles and other art disciplines. \nStitching Change takes shifts and changes as its theme\, in particular it is centred on the way in which practices have transformed during the COVID-19 pandemic. These shifts may be around changing attitudes\, the introduction of new materials and techniques\, along with the impact of innovative ideas and evolving technologies. \nThe exhibition will highlight and explore the emotive properties of textiles to generate\, communicate and preserve memories along with creating discourse for the future. It centres on the value of textiles in our lives and on the role of textiles in the process of recollecting past events\, telling stories\, recording experiences\, as well as the extent to which textiles can stimulate positive foresight. The exhibition enables participating artists to explore projects which manifest as transformations in their practice. \nStitching Change will be held at fortyfivedownstairs in Flinders Lane which has a rich history for textile production\, design and innovation. This exhibition aims to add to this history in the form of Contemporary Textile Art.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Naarm Textile Collective” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-09337d89-de6a”][vc_column_text]Naarm Textile Collective | Curator Biographies \nTamara Russell is a textile artist specialising in free machine embroidery\, hand stitching and mending. Her practice engages with the natural environment recreating the images and shapes in her embroidered works in both 2 and 3D form. Photos are the starting point as Tamara explores her subject matter directly onto fabric\, working with thread. In her work she is able to portray concerns around social issues including the environment\, climate change and the treatment of asylum seekers in Australia. She finds textiles to be a perfect medium for expressing her thoughts using both hand and machine stitching. Tamara’s work has been exhibited in the United Kingdom and Australia. \n“Working with found materials I find the joy is the unexpected uses that can be found for them. I love this unpredictability and enjoy the inventiveness necessary to transform them. The materials not only highlight a need to address the amount of waste we produce\, but also contributes to the story. I try to always use materials that are reclaimed\, things with a history that have been discarded and might otherwise end up in landfill.” \nAnna Taylor is a professional artist and educator. She works across various mediums including painting and sculpture. Anna’s work is held in public and private collections in Australia and internationally. \nShe is the creator of Home Sweet Home; a Memorial for the generations of families effected by the legacy of war. The on-going Memorial is a library of handmade books telling unique stories of the women and children effected. It is continuing until the end of 2018. \nAnna holds a BA (Fine Art) (with distinction)\, RMIT 2007\, and a Diploma of Visual Art\, CAE 2000. She has a Graduate Diploma in Community Development\, RMIT 1996\, and a Graduate Diploma in Education & Training from VU 1995.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Death of a Salesman
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nHearth Theatre\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1638677070882{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nDeath of a Salesman\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1636420927668{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]3 – 27 February [/vc_column_text]book online [vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]\n“A man can’t go out the way he came in… a man has got to add up to something.” \n[/vc_column_text][/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_1644027052565{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]3 – 27 February\n\npreview: Thursday 3 & Friday 4 February\nopening night: Saturday 5 February\nduration: 3.5 hours including interval\ntimes:\nTuesday – Saturday 7:30pm\nSunday 5pm\nticket price: $40 – $55\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nIn accordance with government regulations\, proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or valid medical exemption will be required for anyone over the age of 18 to enter fortyfivedownstairs.[/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-b9f1fe10-8503″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]Rediscover one of the greatest plays of the 20th Century\, Arthur Miller’s heartbreaking masterpiece Death of a Salesman\, brought to life by an extraordinary ensemble of actors in the intimate setting of fortyfivedownstairs. \nComing this February\, Hearth Theatre presents a theatrical event not to be missed\, starring one of Australia’s finest theatre actors\, Paul English as Willy Loman\, “a salesman with his feet on the subway stairs\, and his head in the stars.” \nDeath of a Salesman is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Australasia).[/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-b9f1fe10-8503″][vc_column_text]Director: Christopher Tomkinson \nCast: Rebekah Carton\, Charlie Cousins\, Kim Denman\, Tas Dimitrakakis\, Ross Dwyer\, Paul English\, Margot Knight\, Juan Fernando Monge\, Vivian Nguyen\, Anthony O’Connell\, Berk Ozturk\, Kevin Summers. \nLighting Designer: Shane Grant \nSet & Costume Designer: Adrienne Chisholm \nCo-Composer and Pianist: Christopher M Harley \nCo-Composer and Flautist: Sophie Weston \nCo-Producers: Natasha Marich & Ben Andrews. \nHero Image: Stephen Cunnington[/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-b9f1fe10-8503″][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $40\nFull: $55\nConcession: $42\nGroup 8+: $42 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \n  \nNO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE (except for Amex card transactions)[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]Buy Tickets [/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Things Fall Apart
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nMike Lutz\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nThings Fall Apart\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]25 January – 5 February 2022\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday 11am to 5pm\,\nSaturday 11am to 3pm\nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]\nan affirmation of hope that we have become stronger for having walked through the fire. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]Mike Lutz\, Resting Between Screams (After Munch\, Before Tea)\, 2020\, oil on linen\, 46 x 46cm \nMike Lutz\, Looking for Icarus\, 2019\, oil on canvas\, 97 x 168cm \nMike Lutz\, [Title yet to be disclosed]\, 2020\, oil on linen\, 102 x 102cm \nMike Lutz\, This is Going to be Wonderful\, 2021\, oil on linen\, 92 x 72cm \nMike Lutz\, Untitled\, 2020\, oil on linen\, 107 x 107cm \n[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933f861-ccdb” title=”Description”][vc_column_text]The works in Things Fall Apart rise out of the disquieting period from which we are emerging.  Each painting considers an aspect of confinement and release. \nRanging in focus from individual emotions through strained relationships\, to the interaction with the environments we inhabit\, the motifs are diverse\, yet hold together through the common thread of shared experience. \nThe exhibition highlights the stresses and challenges faced by the individual and how we can become consumed by our own immediate concerns.  We are reminded that its not always about us and that we can become full of our own importance both as individuals and as a species.  There is a recognition that having to choose between ourselves as individuals and the society we live in is an illusion.  We are both and it cannot be otherwise. \nPainting in a nominally figurative realist mode\, Mike’s expressive use of paint is central to the mood of the exhibition. \nNotwithstanding the isolation and withdrawal\, there is a recognition that life goes on and though drawing on the dark emotions that trying times can produce\, there is an affirmation of hope that we have become stronger for having walked through the fire. \nThis is Mike’s first solo show.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist’s Bio” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933f861-ccdb”][vc_column_text]Mike Lutz \nHailing from the UK\, Mike has lived in Melbourne since 2006 and has a Graduate Certificate in Visual Art from the Victorian College of the Arts and a Masters in Fine Art from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. \nMike’s practice is driven by a disrupted figuration that is centred on the impact that painting has on both the painter and the viewer.  By submitting to an intuitive approach to mark making\, his work conveys a mood of disquiet and psychological intensity. \nWorking primarily in oil\, he uses a painterly approach to surface\, colour\, tonality and scale to derive unsettling and ambiguous imagery. \nContrasting the rational production of realist imagery with expressive mark-making\, the subconscious\, irrationality and chance Mike leaves us with a disrupted view of the world embedded in the material and temporal qualities of the paint. \n  \nEducation \nMaster of Fine Art – Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (2021) \nGraduate Certificate in Visual Art – Victorian College of the Arts\, Melbourne University (2018) \n  \nSolo Exhibitions \n2022 Things Fall Apart\, fortyfivedownstairs\, Melbourne \n  \nGroup Exhibitions \n2021 ALLone\, Satellite Projects\, Melbourne \n2021 MFA Graduate Show\, RMIT \n2019 Fifty Squared\, Brunswick Street Gallery\, Fitzroy \n2018 Small\, Forty-five Downstairs\, Melbourne \n2018 Unplugged\, GCVA Graduate Show VCA Art Space Melbourne \n2017 VCA short course students’ exhibition Besser Space\, Collingwood[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:monumentum
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SUMMARY:he/r
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She can hear it down the street. She knows it’s hers. But Isla lies about everything\, so Claire…isn’t so sure. \nAs adolescents Claire and Isla were fixated on each other. Nothing was left unsaid. But a lot has changed since then. If they were in a different reality Claire and Isla would be madly in love. But they’re not. They’re here. \nhe/r is cutting edge. It asks big questions about self\, belonging\, and the sickening notion that we should all be woke. he/r is the longing that propels us forward\, the analogue sense of solidarity that’s not yet here…and that’s the point. \nFairly Lucid Productions is an independent theatre company with giant ideas who invite their audiences to observe\, think and discuss. We aim to push the boundaries with our performances\, presenting work that is courageous\, compassionate and embraces humility\, with a strong focus on new work. \nwww.fairlylucidproductions.com[/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-b9f1010b-47ae”][vc_column_text]cast: eva rees and stella carroll \nwriter: eva rees \ndirector: ruby rees \nset & costume: carly wilding \nlighting design: august shearman \nsound & composition: imogen cygler \nstage manager: caitie murphy \nproducer: ben noble \n  \nstella carroll (she/her) – cast \nstella has worked across the stage and screen from a young age. \nIn 2021 she completed her formal acting training at 16th Street Actors Studio as well as a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Melbourne\, majoring in Screen Studies and English. \nCurrently she is dedicated to honing her craft in regular classes with the Ivana Chubbuck Studio. \nimogen cygler (she/her) – sound & composition \nimogen cygler is an emerging contemporary composer and performer. She is an Honours graduate in the Bachelor of Music (Interactive Composition) at the Victorian College of The Arts and was the recipient of the Adolph Spivakovsky Scholarship for Composition of Music in 2020. In 2019 Imogen completed a commission for the Arts Centre Melbourne (5x5x5) and in 2020 for the University of Melbourne’s ‘Multivocal’ exhibition. A keen collaborator\, Imogen composes\, performs and directs music for live shows and short films. Recent accomplishments include: ’Sweet Dreaming’ for the Melbourne Fringe Festival at the Meat Market; ‘Ascent’ for the Melbourne Fringe Festival at Theatre Works; ‘Lennox: Legend In My Living Room’ at the Melbourne Cabaret Festival; numerous scores for short films including ‘Mwah’ (dir. Nina Buxton) selected for MIFF; Musical Director for ‘Put The Blame On Mame’ at the Melbourne Cabaret Festival and ‘When I Awoke’ at the Butterfly Club. \ncaitie murphy (she/her) – stage manager \ncaitie murphy is a multi-skilled\, Naarm-based emerging theatre professional from Monash University\, specialising in stage management. In 2021\, caitie proudly managed three sold-out productions; Love of the Nightingale (the debut of TheatreWork’s ‘Glasshouse’)\, Ballads & Ballgowns (the debut solo show of Melbourne drag favourite\, Isis Avis Loren) and Sevenfold Theatre Company’s Law & Order: PTV at the Butterfly Club. \nMost recently caitie has been stage managing and operating for the Vixen shows at Vau d’vile Drag Cabaret. She is currently working on 2022 seasons of Ballads & Ballgowns\, Law & Order: PTV and Fool For Love produced by Emma Louise Pursey. \nwww.caitiemurphysm.com.au \nben noble (he/him) – producer \nben is an actor\, writer\, creative producer and teaching artist. A graduate of Royal Conservatoire of Scotland he also trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (UK)\, Atlantic Theater Acting School (USA)\, Brave Studios and 16th Street (Aus).  He performed with Bard in the Botanics (UK)\, Shakespeare’s Globe (UK)\, Red Stitch\, Fairly Lucid Productions\, Australian Shakespeare Company and Stage West Canada amongst other independent companies and festivals. \nAs a writer\, ben’s play\, Member\, received 2nd place in the Arch & Bruce Brown Foundation Playwrighting Award in USA and had three plays either win or place in the St Martins Best Short Play Award. As a producer\, he has been the co-curator/producer for The Melbourne Fringe Festival at St Martins Youth Arts Centre\, associate producer at Melbourne International Comedy Festival and is the founding member and co-creative producer of Fairly Lucid Productions. ben has been a teaching artist at Arts Centre Melbourne and coaches students in performance. \neva rees (she/her) – writer & cast \neva rees\, a newly out and proud trans female\, originated the now iconic role of Harry Potter’s son\, Albus\, in the Australian premier of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. It was this two-year stint contractually binding her to the wrong end of the binary that drove her to become an artist at the forefront of rewriting the narrative. \nWhile undertaking a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Melbourne\, double majoring in Islamic studies\, English and Theatre Studies\, and simultaneously completing a Diploma of Spanish Language\, she wrote a new game changing experimental piece of stage art entitled he/r. eva will will make her debut as a playwright in the world premiere of he/r which opens fortyfivedownstairs’ 2022 season. \neva has a vast body of previous work on both stage and screen\, that she believes would be hard to find unless you were using her dead name. \nruby rees (she/her) – director  \nruby is a female-identifying multi-disciplinary artist currently storytelling in Naarm\, the land of the Kulin Nation. She undertook intensive acting\, playwrighting and directing training at the world-renowned Herbert Berghof Studio in New York City. ruby earned her professional writing and editing degree at RMIT University\, Melbourne and was the youngest recipient of the National St Martin’s Playwriting Award in 2010 for her first play\, Serpents. \nShe completed a residency at the Manhattan Repertory Theatre Company in 2016. She was commissioned by the company to write and direct an original work for their 10th anniversary season. Upon her return to Australia\, ruby directed a series of plays for independent Melbourne companies including Simon Stephens’ Punk Rock at fortyfivedownstairs\, which saw a sold-out season and rave reviews. While undertaking her MFA at NIDA\, ruby expanded her practice to include theatre-making\, devising\, and the adaptation of new works. ruby is currently in development with her debut feature film\, that will be the first to come out of Australia employing only female- identifying cast\, crew and creatives. \nhttp://www.rubyrees.com.au/ \naugust shearman (she/they) – lighting design \naugust is a Naarm based lighting designer and maker. \nGraduating from the VCA in 2021\, she developed an interest in the ways lighting could be incorporated into unexpected and eye-catching places. When not coding or building\, august can usually be found knitting or crocheting. Some of their credits include: WAX (VCA dance 2021\, associate lighting design)\, Chapter 7 (VCA dance 2021\, vision design)\, Cloud 9 (VCA 2021)\, Baccarat (VCA 2020)\, As You Like It (MUSC 2019)\, The Little Mermaid (Rockdale Musical Society 2018). \ncarly wilding (she/her) – set & costume design \ncarly wilding is a multidisciplinary artist with a background in acting\, music\, and visual art. Completing her Bachelor of Arts\, Acting in 2016 carly wrote\, performed in\, and designed Yours Everlastingly\, Fred (La Mama Mobile) in her graduating year. carly went on to work as an actor and director across several productions with the Australian Shakespeare Company (Olivia\, Twelfth Night\, The Duchess\, Alice in Wonderland\, Director – Wind in the Willows Tour) and Melbourne Shakespeare Company (Miranda – The Tempest\, Benvolio – Romeo and Juliet.) Most recently\, Carly wrote\, directed\, designed and performed in Bumbles & Moz\, a new ‘Caba-play’ written in lockdown. In May 2021\, carly starred in and designed Voyage\, a new folk musical which debuted at fortyfivedownstairs. In 2022\, carly will be touring the country’s folk festivals as a singer and instrumentalist both with Voyage\, and in new folk-fusion duo Morrigan & Wilding. She will also be directing productions for Bloomsday In Melbourne\, including Love’s Bitter Mystery in January. carly is currently in her bedroom learning to play the harp…Wish her luck? \nwww.carlywilding.com[/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-b9f1010b-47ae”][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $30\nFull: $45\nConcession: $35\nGroup 8+: $35 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \n  \nNO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]Buy Tickets [/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Eight Hands
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nTristan Lee\, Gina Gataveckaite\, Christopher Smith\, Coady Green\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1639457578501{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nEight Hands\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1627004198641{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 December 2021[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space]book live at venue [vc_empty_space]book livestream at home [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_1635483315764{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]18 & 19 December 2021\n\nduration: 90 minutes + interval\ntimes:\nSaturday 7.30pm AEDT\nSunday 3pm AEDT\nlivestream: Sunday 19 December 3pm AEDT\nticket price: $25 – $40\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nIn accordance with government regulations\, proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or valid medical exemption will be required for anyone over the age of 16 to enter fortyfivedownstairs.[/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-b9f186f6-b743″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]A rare and spectacular event\, this unique concert unites long-time colleagues and friends and popular Melbourne pianists Gina Gataveckaite\, Tristan Lee\, Coady Green and Christopher Smith. \nPROGRAM \n\nLiszt: Ballade No. 2 in B minor S. 171: Christopher Smith\, piano \nLiszt: Sonetto del Petrarca 104 S. 161 No. 5: Tristan Lee\, piano \nLisz/Wagnert: Isolde’s Liebestod S. 447: Tristan Lee\, piano \nLiszt: Hungarian Rhapsodie No. 2 S.621/2 (after Rapsodie hongroise II S244/2) \nLiszt: Hungarian Rhapsodie No. 3 S. 621/3 (after Rapsodie hongroise VI S244/6): Coady Green and Christopher Smith\, four hands \nINTERVAL \nRavel: Ma mère l’Oye (Mother Goose Suite): Tristan Lee and Gintaute Gataveckaite\, four hands \nRachmaninov: Etudes-tableaux Op. 39 Nos. 1\,2\,5: Gintaute Gataveckaite\, piano \nAnton Rubinstein: 3 Etudes from Opus 23: Coady Green\, piano \nLavignac: Galop-Marche for 8 hands on one piano \n\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-b9f186f6-b743″][vc_column_text]\nTICKET PRICES:\nBe part of the limited live audience at the venue: $40\nLivestream at home: $25 (Sunday 18 July 3pm AEST) \n  \nNO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Live Zoom Broadcast” tab_id=”1617944342938-b9fa27e4-0b5e”][vc_column_text]Recording\nIf you are unable to tune into the performance on the night\, please email us at communications@fortyfivedownstairs.com to let us know. We will be able to give you access to the recording of the broadcast a few days after the live event. \nIf you are new to Zoom\, please download the Zoom application on the device you will be using to join the event and familiarise yourself with the platform ahead of time. We will be unable to provide support on the day of the event. \nDownload Zoom\nFind out more about joining a Zoom meeting \nYour Zoom registration link to access the live-streamed performance will be included in a pre-event email\, sent from 24 hours before the event.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs theatre\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne 3000\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211215
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SUMMARY:Jane Hammond's 'Songs of the Helmeted Honeyeater' and Ross Edwards' 'Full Moon Dances'
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nDuo Eclettico presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1625643337694{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nJane Hammond’s Songs of the Helmeted Honeyeater and Ross Edwards’ Full Moon Dances\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1627004711131{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]Wednesday 15 & Thursday 16 December 2021[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1625635292424{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]Justin Kenealy (saxophone)\nCoady Green (piano)\nPeter Neville (percussion)\nAngus Hamilton (film)\nTheresa Borg (script/narration)[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space]book live at venue [vc_empty_space]book livestream at home [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_1635483283060{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]15 & 16 December 2021\n\nduration: 90 minutes + interval\ntimes: 7.30pm AEDT\nlivestream: Thursday 16 December 7.30pm AEDT\nticket price: $25 – $40\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nIn accordance with government regulations\, proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or valid medical exemption will be required for anyone over the age of 16 to enter fortyfivedownstairs.[/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-b9f1399c-e04f” title=”Description”][vc_column_text]Saxophonist Justin Kenealy and pianist Coady Green present the world premiere of  Songs of the Helmeted Honeyeater by award winning composer Dr. Jane Hammond\, accompanied by new and transporting footage by wildlife documentary maker Angus Hamilton. \nThe Helmeted Honeyeater was made the avifaunal emblem for Victoria in 1971. Once a thriving species\, the Helmeted Honeyeater’s numbers plummeted to a low of 50 individuals due to the destruction of their habitat after colonisation.  A team of citizen conservationists at Yellingbo Reserve have worked with scientists for fifty years to bring the ‘HeHo’ numbers back up to 250\, but the bird is still critically endangered. Jane’s new work\, with text by acclaimed director and writer Theresa Borg\, tells the story of these birds\, their habitat\, the people who work to keep them alive\, and the rich indigenous backdrop to this narrative. \nThis work is perfectly paired with Ross Edwards’ vibrant saxophone concerto in a new arrangement for saxophone\, piano and percussion\, Full Moon Dances\, Here\, Ross Edwards depicts the universal Moon Goddess incarnate\, source of plant life and protector of the environment\, performing a series of ritual healing ceremonies.[/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-b9f1399c-e04f”][vc_column_text]\nTICKET PRICES:\nBe part of the limited live audience at the venue: \nFull price: $40 Music students: $25\nLivestream at home: $25 (Friday 16 July 7.30pm AEST) \n  \nNO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Live Zoom Broadcast” tab_id=”1617942889645-d6a4702f-fbef”][vc_column_text]Recording\nIf you are unable to tune into the performance on the night\, please email us at communications@fortyfivedownstairs.com to let us know. We will be able to give you access to the recording of the broadcast a few days after the live event. \nIf you are new to Zoom\, please download the Zoom application on the device you will be using to join the event and familiarise yourself with the platform ahead of time. We will be unable to provide support on the day of the event. \nDownload Zoom\nFind out more about joining a Zoom meeting \nYour Zoom registration link to access the live-streamed performance will be included in a pre-event email\, sent from 24 hours before the event.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/jane-hammonds-songs-from-the-box-and-swamp-and-ross-edwards-full-moon-dances/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs theatre\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne 3000\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211219
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SUMMARY:Entering the Subconscious: The COVID Works
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nMichael Wedd\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nEntering the Subconscious: The COVID Works\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]7 – 18 December 2021\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday 11am to 5pm\,\nSaturday 11am to 3pm\nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]\n…sit on the edge of formlessness\, stirring the viewer’s mind with a relentless and niggling ambiguity. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]Submarine Yakuza Goldfish\, 2020\, inks on 220gsm Arches archival paper\, 570x760mm \nHokusai’s Forest\, 2020\, inks on 220gsm Arches archival paper\, 760x570mm \nAquatic Temporal Meltdown\, 2020\, inks on 220gsm Arches archival paper\, 570x760mm \nThe Red Owl Sees All\, 2020\, inks on 220gsm Arches archival paper\, 760x570mm \nExploding Fuji Head\, 2020\, inks on 220gsm Arches archival paper\, 760x570mm \n[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933f371-18b1″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]Entering the Subconscious is a series of ink paintings that began at the beginning of COVID-19 in March 2020 and continued during the ongoing lockdowns in Melbourne in the intervening months. \nThese works in sequence chart a journey into both levels of artist Michael Wedd’s mental health\, as well as new evolving techniques as his time in lockdown progressed. \nA medium new to Wedd; inks\, was chosen over traditional oils and prints\, allowing for spontaneous\, gestural and tightly controlled brush techniques. The subject matter shifts from abstract and organic to landscape\, figurative and conceptual. \nRecurring themes move between microscopic scientific and biological environments towards overviews of constructed worlds\, while matter emerges from the immaterial\, governed by whatever cognitive state is present on the day\, in this current climate of stasis and uncontrollable flux.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist’s Bio” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933f371-18b1″][vc_column_text]Michael Wedd is a Melbourne-based visual artist\, primarily working as a painter. He has exhibited extensively throughout Australia and internationally\, and is represented in collections worldwide including in Australia\, UK\, Italy\, Germany\, USA. \nCLICK HERE for CV[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Exhibition Essay by Dr. Christopher Heathcote” tab_id=”1626763141528-5263a6cf-7244″][vc_column_text]Real art is never poorly composed. Where curatorial talk often orbits around representing\, studio banter invariably fixes upon composing. Visiting Michael Wedd’s studio I am reminded how for painters this never-ending pursuit seems to guzzle their studio hours. Be prepared for a sermon on what dense issues are being signified if you ask a curator about contemporary painting or sculpture; but ask artists themselves what honestly absorbs their creative energies when working (the driven artists\, like Michael)\, and you will hear how they strive to stimulate the viewer visually. \nWedd’s latest work confronts this impulse. This extended suite of works was painted over the Melbourne ‘Lockdown’ of 2020. Those months in a drawn-out medical quarantine became for Wedd a deepening period of creative contemplation and sustained self-reflection. Turning his back upon isms and style trends while ignoring obligatory subjects and ‘correct’ political themes\, the artist set himself to enticing the inquisitive eye\, of stirring the seasoned imagination\, of composing afresh. \nHis process was basic. Concentrating on one piece at a time\, Wedd took a sheet of fine artist’s paper which he fixed to a watercolour board\, then he set to improvising with runny inks. He poured on black ink\, tilting the surface and allowing this dark medium to flood over the paper\, then working from each side he dripped on water to thin certain sections\, at points steering his ink into veins of marbled tone with fine brushes. This wasn’t done in one rushed session\, but slowly over days\, the paper being redampened so forms were worked further\, and touches of primary colours added. \nImprovisation was the guiding rule\, Wedd only ceasing to manipulate when satisfied a work was complete. Then he assigned a number to it (the sequence of the compositions is easily traced) and turned to the next piece. \nThis approach is indebted to the surrealists\, especially Max Ernst\, Paul Klee and Andre Masson—artists Wedd deeply values. In using their improvisational methods he did not intend to use free association to tap his unconscious\, being interested more in this as a means of creative play. Much of his conversation is about savouring the range of visual effects he can get with such basic pigments\, while how he allows the unfettered imagination to take flight. \nAfter a lifetime painting\, he tried to remove suggestions of purposeful control. There was no tinkering to insert images\, or impose suggestions of structure\, least of all to resort to tidy order. Linear grids or shapes were not layered on top. The work had to sit on the edge of formlessness\, stirring the viewer’s mind with a relentless and niggling ambiguity. \nChatting in his studio\, Wedd insists he has no weighty message to press\, and rejects political meanings. Instead by their very fluid nature he wants his abstractions more to suggest those tiny protoplasmic forms that underpin life. Pointing to certain works\, he tells me how with them he especially wants to evoke that miniature world of our internal biology\, an intricate myriad of tiny organisms and essential bacteria and delicate membranes and cell clusters and enzyme threads all within us\, such intricate inner multitudes which are revealed via electron microscopes. \nAs he talks of these things\, I am thinking how—as a virus threatens—it appears Michael Wedd has quite unconsciously taken our vulnerable human biology at his subtle theme. ‘We don’t catch hold of an idea\,’ the poet Heine once said\, ‘rather the idea catches hold of us.’ These works are surely exemplars of that artistic truth. In withdrawing from that hurdy-gurdy media chatter about viral contagions\, trying to escape a spreading public hysteria\, Wedd’s imagination has circled right around and indirectly confronted the wondrous mysteries of the human organism. \n—Christopher Heathcote[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”COVIDSafe venue information” tab_id=”1635900380923-6b8a8e47-6f82″][vc_column_text]welcome back to a COVIDSafe fortyfivedownstairs! \nThe following information is to keep you and our staff safe during your visit to fortyfivedownstairs. Our procedures follow strict guidelines set by the VIC State Government.  Everyone who visits fortyfivedownstairs is required by law to register for contact tracing and be fully vaccinated. There will be a QR code available on arrival for registration. By registering\, you agree to follow our COVIDSafe plan and follow direction from fortyfivedownstairs staff. \nfortyfivedownstairs is a fully vaccinated venue\nIn accordance with government regulations\, proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or valid medical exemption will be required for anyone over the age of 16 to enter fortyfivedownstairs. All staff at fortyfivedownstairs will likewise be fully vaccinated. \nEach member of your party will be required to check-in on arrival and show proof of your vaccination status or medical exemption before you enter the building. \nThere are four types of evidence that will be accepted: \n\nVaccination certificate integrated into the Services Victoria check-in app\nVaccination certificate in your smartphone wallet\nDigital or printed vaccination certificate issued by the Australian Government along with photo ID\nDigital or printed exemption certificate along with photo ID\n\nIf you cannot provide the required proof on arrival\, you will be unable to enter fortyfivedownstairs. \nFor information about how to get your vaccination certificate please visit the Victorian Government’s coronavirus website. \nwear a mask \nThe wearing of masks is mandatory throughout the gallery and theatre. \nif you are feeling unwell\, please stay home\nDo not attend if you are experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19\, have been in contact with a suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patient or visited one of the updated public exposure sites. \nIf you begin to feel unwell during an event\, contact a fortyfivedownstairs staff member immediately and in the instance of a positive COVID-19 case\, contact the venue on 03 9662 9966. \nuse the hand sanitiser provided\nWe have hand sanitiser available at all entrances\, exits and toilets throughout the venue – please lather up and remember to wash your hands regularly. \nphysical distancing \nPlease socially distance from people wherever possible and adhere to the distancing guidelines. \ngroup bookings\nTo arrange for a school or tour group to visit the venue\, please contact us to find out capacity limits for the current events. \nCOVIDSafe documents\nfortyfivedownstairs COVIDSafe checklist[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/entering-the-subconscious-the-covid-works/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211219
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SUMMARY:Coastline
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nRoma McLaughlin & Kathy Fahey\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nCoastline\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]7 December 2021 – 28 February 2022\nOnline Exhibition[/vc_column_text]VIEW CATALOGUE HERE [/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]\n…depicting the Victorian southern coastline in the context of climate change and rising sea levels. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1639790290197{margin-top: 82px !important;}”]For sales enquiries email info@fortyfivedownstairs.com or call 03 9662 9966[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]Kathy Fahey\, Coastal series 5\, 2020\, collage\, acrylic paint with acid free glue on Stonehenge paper\, 38 x 28cm \nRoma McLaughlin\, Morning Tide\, 2020\, acid free white Fabriano paper\, 120gsm\, 111 x 87 cm \nKathy Fahey\, Lochard Gorge\, 2020\, acrylic paint on Stonehenge paper\, 56 x 76 cm \nRoma McLaughlin\, Incoming Tide\, 2020\, acid free white Fabriano paper\, 120gsm\, 111 x 87 cm \nKathy Fahey\, Coastal Memories\, oil on canvas\, 140 x 91cm \nRoma McLaughlin\, Low Tide\, 2020\, acid free white Fabriano paper\, 120gsm\, 111 x 87 cm \n[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933bd91-0b97″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]Coastline by Roma McLaughlin and Kathy Fahey is an exhibition of papercuts\, collages and paintings depicting the Victorian Southern Ocean. \nThe artists have travelled to this area and been inspired by the majesty of the monumental cliffs and rock formations along the coastline. \nSince the dawn of time\, waves have been crashing on beaches and cliffs\, receding\, and then like clockwork\, returning to the shore again and again. \nKathy and Roma’s work depicts the energy and beauty unleashed by this natural phenomenon. Watching the pattern of the waves receding and returning is mesmerising and has always captured the human imagination. It inspires fear and awe\, representing a force far greater than ourselves but a force of which we are a part. In a world where climate is changing and sea levels are rising\, the beauty and ecology of this interconnected and biodiverse environment is under threat.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist Bios” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933bd91-0b97″][vc_column_text]Kathy Fahey and Roma McLaughlin have been practising artists for over 30 years\, exhibiting regularly in Australia and abroad. Their art has been acquired by public art collections in Australia. Kathy has undertaken artist residencies in Asia\, Europe and Victoria. \nRoma is a paper-cut artist. Her artwork has depicted Melbourne’s urban environment\, but recently her focus is on Victorian seascapes. Using only paper and a scalpel\, her pieces are concerned with patterning\, shape\, scale\, light and shadow. \nKathy’s art practice includes collage and painting. It is painterly and expressive and deals with colour\, surface and space. A major theme in her work is landscape and the natural world. Currently she is developing a body of work around seascapes. \nIn this collaborative exhibition Roma and Kathy catalogue the effects of our modern world on the coastal environment of the Southern Ocean of Victoria. \nromamclaughlin.com \nkathyfahey.com.au[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”COVIDSafe venue information” tab_id=”1635900776966-321041d0-cad6″][vc_column_text]welcome back to a COVIDSafe fortyfivedownstairs! \nThe following information is to keep you and our staff safe during your visit to fortyfivedownstairs. Our procedures follow strict guidelines set by the VIC State Government.  Everyone who visits fortyfivedownstairs is required by law to register for contact tracing and be fully vaccinated. There will be a QR code available on arrival for registration. By registering\, you agree to follow our COVIDSafe plan and follow direction from fortyfivedownstairs staff. \nfortyfivedownstairs is a fully vaccinated venue\nIn accordance with government regulations\, proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or valid medical exemption will be required for anyone over the age of 16 to enter fortyfivedownstairs. All staff at fortyfivedownstairs will likewise be fully vaccinated. \nEach member of your party will be required to check-in on arrival and show proof of your vaccination status or medical exemption before you enter the building. \nThere are four types of evidence that will be accepted: \n\nVaccination certificate integrated into the Services Victoria check-in app\nVaccination certificate in your smartphone wallet\nDigital or printed vaccination certificate issued by the Australian Government along with photo ID\nDigital or printed exemption certificate along with photo ID\n\nIf you cannot provide the required proof on arrival\, you will be unable to enter fortyfivedownstairs. \nFor information about how to get your vaccination certificate please visit the Victorian Government’s coronavirus website. \nwear a mask \nThe wearing of masks is mandatory throughout the gallery and theatre. \nif you are feeling unwell\, please stay home\nDo not attend if you are experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19\, have been in contact with a suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patient or visited one of the updated public exposure sites. \nIf you begin to feel unwell during an event\, contact a fortyfivedownstairs staff member immediately and in the instance of a positive COVID-19 case\, contact the venue on 03 9662 9966. \nuse the hand sanitiser provided\nWe have hand sanitiser available at all entrances\, exits and toilets throughout the venue – please lather up and remember to wash your hands regularly. \nphysical distancing \nPlease socially distance from people wherever possible and adhere to the distancing guidelines. \ngroup bookings\nTo arrange for a school or tour group to visit the venue\, please contact us to find out capacity limits for the current events. \nCOVIDSafe documents\nfortyfivedownstairs COVIDSafe checklist[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/coastline/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211201
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SUMMARY:Alter Edith
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1636091870052{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nAlter Edith\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1636091449647{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nAn altar of alienation \n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1636092035293{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\ncreated by Holly Durant\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1636091463384{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]1 – 12 December 2021[/vc_column_text]Buy 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″]Image: Alexandre Dubois @faintagency \nImage: Alexandre Dubois @faintagency \nImage: Alexandre Dubois @faintagency  \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_1639112004190{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]1 – 12 December 2021\n \nALERT – THE FRI 10 DEC PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN CANCELLED \npreview: Wednesday 1 December\nopening night: Thursday 2 December\nduration: 2 hour cycle – enter and leave any time\ntimes:\nWednesday to Saturday 8pm\nSaturday and Sunday 4pm\nticket price: $25 – $40\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nwarnings: contains nudity \nIn accordance with government regulations\, proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or valid medical exemption will be required for anyone over the age of 16 to enter fortyfivedownstairs.[/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-b9f143e9-1cf0″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]Alter Edith is a cycle of almost performances amongst extra-terrestrial environments. Edith is an alien trying earthly sentiments. Her curiosity of Earthly delights creates mobile museums in real-time. With bursts of surreal song\, dada theatre\, and post-post-modern dance\, Alter Edith is a darkly comical ode to the end of disappointing times. This hybrid performance embodies the miracle of transformation and celebrates the awkward and diverse rebirth for us all in this decade. \nAlter Edith is a striptease\, but in slow motion\, and reverse\, without gravity. Across the two hours see Edith: sleep beside you\, excite herself\, exercise strategically\, dress for the shebang\, and most importantly\, see her in the ‘volunteer’ position.  Flair-bartending\, disc jockeying\, POV digital avatars\, and personal lubricant all make appearances across the two-hour cycle. \nViewers can come and go as they please\, head to the bar for another Edie-tini\, or go on an excursion for a special view.[/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-b9f143e9-1cf0″][vc_column_text]Creator and Performer: Holly Durant \nDirector: Maude Davey \nChoreographic Assistant: Gabi Barton \nSound Artist: Quell (Bensen Thomas) \nSpatial Design: Danielle Brustman \nCostume Design & Stylist: James Andrews \nAccessories Designer: Burnished Jewellery \nLight Artist: Gina Gascoigne \nPublicist: Jonathan Homsey  [/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-b9f143e9-1cf0″][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $25\nFull: $40\nConcession: $35\nGroup 6+: $35 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \n  \nNO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE[/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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211123
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SUMMARY:Hell Ship: The Journey of the Ticonderoga
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nChester Creative presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1621407740785{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nHell Ship: The Journey of the Ticonderoga\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1623197714561{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]23 – 28 November 2021\n[/vc_column_text]book online [vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]\n‘…a must-see one-man show…’ Theatre People\n‘…chilling…enthralling…theatre-goers listened with rapt attention…’ TheatreHaus\n‘…A poignant tale with a vividly regenerated cast of characters. Michael Veitch does it all\, brilliantly\, and single-handedly…’Max Gillies AM \n  \n[/vc_column_text][/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_1635483242322{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]23 – 28 November 2021\n\nopening night: Tuesday 23 November\nduration: 80 minutes\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 7:30pm\nSunday 5pm\nticket price: $40 – $45\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nIn accordance with government regulations\, proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or valid medical exemption will be required for anyone over the age of 16 to enter fortyfivedownstairs.[/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-b9f1595c-34dd” title=”Description”][vc_column_text]In 1852\, the handsome emigrant clipper ship Ticonderoga limped into Port Phillip Bay with a nightmare in her holds. On the 90-day voyage from England\, a deadly typhus epidemic swept through her decks\, taking nearly 200 of her 800 Scots passengers. Forbidden to enter Melbourne\, the Ticonderoga’s passengers and crew were set down on a little beach inside the heads while the ship’s surgeon – assisted by a brave young Highland girl – did their best to heal and comfort. \nOne of the biggest stories of its day – now all but forgotten\, Michael Veitch plays the surgeon in later life recounting the dramatic saga. But Hell Ship is more than just a maritime tale – the surgeon was Michael’s own great-great grandfather\, and the young nurse his great-great grandmother. \nResonating powerfully with today’s world\, and accompanied by original music performed by Michael’s son Thomas Veitch\, Hell Ship is a story of hope\, love and survival. \nWritten & Performed by: Michael Veitch \nDirected by: Peter Houghton \nMusician: Thomas Veitch (cello)[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Bio.” tab_id=”1452941644640-19a0de81-e87a0201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1595c-34dd”][vc_column_text]Michael Veitch  \nPerformer\, writer and broadcaster\, Michael Veitch began his career during the heyday of 1980s Australian sketch comedy in such iconic shows as D-Generation and Fast Forward\, before progressing to stage performance and newspaper writing. For several years\, he presented the national TV arts program\, Sunday Arts on ABC Television and broadcast across the country for ABC Radio. \nHe is the author of nine published books\, one of which is of the same name\, Hell Ship\, and is also accompanied by an album recorded by his son Thomas Veitch and the divine Rosie Lane. \nFor the past several years\, Michael has toured his original work nationally. Flak\, Mystery in the Air and Hell Ship are all works of his own and Wilde Readings a piece celebrating the life of Oscar Wilde.[/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-b9f1595c-34dd”][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\nFull: $45\nConcession: $40 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \n  \nNO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]Buy Tickets [/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211118
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211119
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SUMMARY:The New Impromptu Quartet
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1625553927437{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nThe New Impromptu Quartet\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1634857553530{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]Thursday 18 November 2021[/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″]Alexander Nettelbeck (piano) \nNitida Atkinson (vocals) \nConrad Henderson (bass) \nAndrew Horneman (drums) \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_1635483175788{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]Thursday 18 November 2021\n\nduration: 90 minutes (including interval)\ntime: 7.30pm\nticket price: $30 – $40\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nIn accordance with government regulations\, proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or valid medical exemption will be required for anyone over the age of 16 to enter fortyfivedownstairs.[/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-b9f131e7-587d” title=”Description”][vc_column_text]The New Impromptu Quartet is thrilled to return to fortyfivedownstairs this November! \nExploring a world of styles and influences from jazz to Latin\, funk\, drum ‘n’ bass and soul with a fresh and open musical approach the New Impromptu Quartet comprises of pianist Alexander Nettelbeck\, bassist Conrad Henderson and drummer Andrew Horneman. Joining the group for this show is vocalist Nitida Atkinson and special guest\, saxophonist Jim Glasson. \nThe New Impromptu Quartet’s range is diverse: energetic danceable grooves\, deep rhythmic bass lines and driving percussion characterise the quartet’s sound. The band will be playing a selection of original compositions and arrangements of some of their favourite standards.The band members have all recorded and toured nationally and internationally extensively in Australia\, Canada\, USA\, Germany\, Japan\, Spain\, and New Zealand at major festivals including Melbourne International Jazz Festival\, Tuscia in Jazz (Italy)\, WOMADelaide\, Mordialloc by the Bay\, Toronto Jazz Festival and others. Individually they have recorded on many albums.[/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-b9f131e7-587d”][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\nFull: $40\nConcession: $30\nGroup 6+: $30 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \n  \nNO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE[/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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211118
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SUMMARY:Kefi
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nTaxithi Project presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1635481149292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nKefi\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1635481166859{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]Wednesday 17 November 2021[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nHelen Yotis\, Jacob Papadopoulos\, Andrew Patterson\n& special guest Artemis Ioannides\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space]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_1635482902276{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]Wednesday 17 November 2021\n\nduration: tbc\ntimes: 7.30pm\nticket price: $49\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nIn accordance with government regulations\, proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or valid medical exemption will be required for anyone over the age of 16 to enter fortyfivedownstairs.[/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-b9f1e21b-d5b7″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]Taxithi Project invites you to welcome summer with party songs from the 50s\, 60s and 70s.  Songs from Greek records played on Australian record players at engagements\, name day parties\, Christmas and New Years Eve. \nFeaturing artists like Yiannis Parios\, George Dalaras\, Haris Alexiou\, Giannis Poulopoulos and Jeni Vanou. \nLet’s shake off the year and spread a little joy![/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-b9f1e21b-d5b7″][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\n  \nAdmission: $49 \n  \n  \nNO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]Buy Tickets [/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/kefi/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs theatre\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne 3000\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211109
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211205
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SUMMARY:Tales from the Greek: Myth\, Beauty and Brutality
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nMarco Luccio\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nTales from the Greek\nMyth\, Beauty and Brutality[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]9 November – 4 December 2021\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday 11am to 5pm\,\nSaturday 11am to 3pm\nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]\n…Luccio’s artworks are at once compelling and confronting. They invite instant reaction and attention. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]Marco Luccio\, Corruption\, 2021\, drypoint on Velin Arches Paper \nMother And Child\, 2021\, 60 x 90cm\, drypoint on Velin Arches Paper \nBurning Heart\, 2021\, 14.5 x 14cm\, drypoint on Velin Arches Paper \nTrojan Horse Hideaways\, 2021\, 38.5 x 30cm\, drypoint on Velin Arches paper \nThe Feather\, 2021\, 15.5 x 17cm\, drypoint on BFK Rives White Paper \nFreedom\, 2021\, 20.5 x 29.5cm\, drypoint on Velin Arches Paper \nThe Wooden Cow\, 2021\, 29 x 30cm\, drypoint on Velin Arches Paper \nListening\, 2021\, 60 x 80cm\, charcoal on Velin Arches Paper \nThe White Bull\, 2021\, 15 x 18cm\, drypoint on BFK Rives White Paper \nSisyphus Holding\, 2021\, 24 x 30cm\, drypoint on Velin Arches Paper \n[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-093333b8-571a” title=”Exhibition Statement”][vc_column_text]\nTales from the Greek is a new exhibition and book launch by award winning international artist Marco Luccio who has once again united with award winning and Miles Franklin shortlisted author John Hughes. \nThe artwork is an extensive and imaginative response to  a collection of ten narrative adaptations of Greek tragedies written by Hughes. Some of the stories remain set in ancient Greece\, while others provide a more modern context for the adaptation. \nLuccio has responded to these stories with a series of dramatic and gritty artworks. Using a variety of mediums\, he has created a suite of works that brings the text to life in a powerful and memorable way. \nInternationally recognised for his cityscapes\, Luccio has previously depicted stories by John Hughes in the beautiful book\, The Garden Of Sorrows\, described by some as the hardcover answer to digital storytelling with its art object construction and generously illustrated presentation. \nWith Tales from the Greek\, Luccio’s artworks are at once compelling and confronting. They invite instant reaction and attention. When charcoal is employed\, the images are filled with classical and sculptural chiaroscuro. But when etchings are the chosen medium\, the works are filled with the signature Luccio style of energetic mark making often described as honest\, direct and instantly recognisable. \nThese new works by Luccio will surprise and delight visitors to the show who will be greeted with a rich and powerful exhibition created by an artist who has always been interested in the classical world whilst remaining relevant and contemporary with his practice. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Marco Luccio & John Hughes” tab_id=”1632277520161-3387b06a-5b8e”][vc_column_text]John Hughes and Marco Luccio met while Luccio was an artist in residence at Sydney Grammar in 2010. Hughes\, the Head Librarian\, invited Luccio to collaborate on The Garden of Sorrows after seeing his artwork. Consequently\, they have collaborated again to produce the breathtaking Tales from the Greek. \nMarco Luccio is an award- winning artist whose work is represented in over 40 major public collections both nationally and internationally\, including the New York Public Library\, the Museum of the City of New York\, The Skyscraper Museum and the National Gallery of Australia. His exhibition history includes 50 major solo exhibitions\, and 170 group\, curated and award shows. He has also received many commissions. Luccio has also been shortlisted for many major awards\, including twice for the Dobell prize\, Australia’s most prestigious drawing prize\, and in 2013 for the Adelaide Perry Prize for drawing. A feature documentary about Marco Luccio is currently in production. \nJohn Hughes is the author of seven books. His first book\, The Idea of Home\, won the 2005 NSW Premier’s Award for Non-Fiction\, the 2006 National Biography Award\, and was the National Year of Reading ‘Our Story’ winner for NSW in 2012. His second book\, Someone Else: Fictional Essays\, won the Adelaide 2008 Festival Award for Innovation and the 2008 Queensland Premier’s Award for Short Stories. His third book\, The Remnants\, was published in 2012 by UWAP\, who also published The Garden of Sorrows in 2013\, Asylum in 2016\, and No One in 2019\, which was shortlisted for the 2020 Miles Franklin Literary Award. His latest novel\, The Dogs\, was published by Upswell in September.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Events” tab_id=”1632277645070-839a9155-0139″][vc_column_text]TALES FROM THE GREEK\nMyth\, Beauty and Brutality \nOpening Event & Book Launch\nFriday 19 November\nDue to density limits\, there will be two sessions for the event: 5pm – 6.30pm & 7pm – 8.30pm\nFREE EVENT: RSVP essential. Email communications@fortyfivedownstairs.com with your preferred timeslot. \nExhibition Tour with John Hughes\nThursday 25 November\, 11:00am\nFREE EVENT \nArtist Talks\nMyth & Mayhem\nArtist and author panel discussion: 20 November 11:30am-1:00pm\nFREE EVENT: RSVP essential and COVIDsafe practices and limits apply. Email communications@fortyfivedownstairs.com. \nMaking the Greek Tales\nArtist talk: 27 November 11:30am-1:00pm\nFREE EVENT: RSVP essential and COVIDsafe practices and limits apply. Email communications@fortyfivedownstairs.com. \nDrawing in the Gallery with Marco Luccio\nFun and lively drawing sessions learning new approaches to mark making whilst developing your skills in an inspiring and friendly environment. All levels welcome! \nPower & expression\nFriday 12 November\, 11:00am-1:00pm\n$75 per person\, pay on the day\nPlease bring your own sketchbook\, pencil\, eraser and fine liner pen\nRSVP essential and COVIDsafe practices and limits apply. Email communications@fortyfivedownstairs.com. \nThe beauty of line\nFriday 26 November\, 11:00am-1:00pm\n$75 per person\, pay on the day\nPlease bring your own sketchbook\, pencil\, eraser and fine liner pen\nRSVP essential and COVIDsafe practices and limits apply. Email communications@fortyfivedownstairs.com. \nCapturing Chiaroscuro\nFriday 3 December\, 11:00am-1:00pm\n$75 per person\, pay on the day\nPlease bring your own sketchbook\, pencil\, eraser and fine liner pen\nRSVP essential and COVIDsafe practices and limits apply. Email communications@fortyfivedownstairs.com.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Tales from the Greek Book” tab_id=”1632878893693-64fa647e-8996″][vc_single_image image=”574559″][vc_separator][vc_column_text]\n\nTALES FROM THE GREEK \nby John Hughes\nArtwork by Marco Luccio \n1st edition is limited to just 500 copies\, numbered and individually signed.  \nDesigned and printed in Australia.  \n400+ pages printed on 140gsm paper with hard-cover and dust jacket that features over 200 artworks.  \n\n\n$220  \n\n\nPre-order now via marcoluccio.com.au  \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist Statement” tab_id=”1632879386908-764f2223-18f3″][vc_column_text]\n\n\nArtist’s statement about the creation of this book\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTales from the Greek has been an odyssey in its creation. \nWhen I read the stories the first time\, I knew this was going to be a monumental project. I had worked with John last on The Garden of Sorrows\, which has had great critical acclaim. John’s words inspired so many ideas along the themes of love\, power\, war\, hate\, revenge and ambition\, together with a multitude of emotions. I love challenging myself to create new work and am constantly seeking ways to expand my artistic ability and creative scope. My hope for these works is that they not only resonate in a traditional way\, but also are seen as fresh and contemporary interpretations of Greek mythical imagery. To respond to words with such depth and layering was challenging and inspiring. John’s sentences seem to be so beautifully crafted and thought-out\, that each paragraph gave birth to countless possibilities. \nI started way back in 2016\, by reading the text and making small notes next to each story in the form of one or two words plus a thumbnail sketch. Each story required a great time in between to absorb\, so it was a time-consuming process. After the thumbnails next to the text\, I would do a storyboard in my sketchbook with captions. This gave me a good sense of the drama and flow of the images\, and helped make sure they were in order. \nFrom there I then hired both male and female models to pose in the scenes required\, from which I would then work up big charcoal drawings. After the charcoal drawings there came paintings\, monotypes and drypoints\, and later ink drawings  and collagraphs\, as well as an array of assemblages too. \nSome of the works are massive\, others small\, intimate portraits. Each medium allowed its own kind of effect and offered moods that are unique. The charcoals allowed for incredible chiaroscuro\, giving the images depth and dramatic light and dark. Perfect for some of the scenes where richness in mood and feeling were desired and conveyed in John’s rich text. The drypoints give the images gritty and powerful lines. They create an effect resonating energy and a visceral quality that is particular to the medium. The paintings allowed me to create a grander statement. The massive waterscape inspired by Icarus\, for example\, gave me the opportunity to paint water in an abstracted and physical manner using slates of wood to move the paint across the canvas. The images of the Trojan Horse seemed to demand a large scale\, so those were painted on 6ft canvasses. \nOne of my favourite stories to draw from was Sisyphus. What an amazing story\, and John’s take on it is so beautiful\, sad and at the same time filled with a philosophical complexity that is inspiring. Maybe during Covid times this story resonates the most as we all feel like we’re pushing our metaphorical rocks up and down the same hill. In fact\, I have deliberately omitted the rock that Sisyphus is pushing so that we all may place our own metaphorical obstacle in the space. \nI loved working on Achilles; the great battle scenes were thrilling to depict. It was such pleasure to draw the heroes Achilles\, Hector and Paris holding shields and wielding spears. And\, of course\, to draw the Trojan Horse that the soldiers hid in to surprise their hosts. \nAll the stories lend themselves so well to energetic mark making. I have chosen the splash of colour on a number of pages to evoke the colour of the old Greek vases\, but also to give a sense of ancient memory. A kind of earthy colour that feels old world whilst remaining complementary to the black and white images that are the main style in the book and in the exhibition itself. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI chose the cover image because the horse to me represents civilisation. A horse can be very architectural. Without horses\, cities couldn’t be built in ancient civilisations. And of course\, most of all\, the Trojan Horse. The horse on the cover appears out of what could be seen as smoke after a fire…perhaps after the battle. \nSome of the stories are so breathtakingly beautiful the images poured out and the only question was how to limit myself and decide which were vital to the story. ‘Corruption’ was the first story. The hero trapped on an island with only his falcon companion\, which represented freedom and his rotting foot. This is where the idea came to me of looking at iconic religious painting where the head is tilted. I wanted these images to have the meaningful and layered appearance of a religious icon. Hence you will see in many of the stories the heads of the characters lean to one side in an exaggerated style\, which is highly visible in the woman and child in ‘Lady Macbeth of Tamarama Bay’\, as well as other stories in the book. \nI looked at artists such as Picasso and Rouault\, as well as years of studying what makes an image memorable and powerful. In addition\, I poured over my books on Ancient Greek myth\, as well as sketching the Greek and Roman artefacts in the New York Metropolitan Museum. I feel that this body of work is a combination of everything I have learnt in over thirty years of making art\, and that I needed that experience to be able to do justice to such powerful words. \nThe myth of Icarus and the story of the Minotaur was one story I couldn’t wait to get my hands on. How wonderful to depict this story so well-known yet told in a such a new and beautiful way. As an artist I salivated at the idea of drawing the wings of Icarus falling from the sky. To get my teeth into sketching how to make him fall dramatically\, I hired a model to pose upside down\, leaning against a wall to appear to be falling. And later\, with the model posed to appear squashed and broken. I used feathers I have collected over the years as inspiration\, along with looking at dead birds and classical renderings by Michelangelo and others of falling men. Also\, the prospect of creating my own version of the Minotaur after years of looking at Picasso was at once daunting and inspiring. I made many different versions and I’m proud of the one I have come up with. I hope that it has its own style born from me and the words of John. (Oh\, and the wooden cow in this story was a gift to me from the writer. I loved making her using drypoint to depict the hard nails hammered into slates of wood to create a visual effect filled with deep scratched marks whilst remaining somehow light in quality. The cow almost seems like the posters you might find in an old butcher shop showing the prime cutlets on the beast. With this story I went away for a couple of days to Daylesford and spent countless hours making the sketches in my hotel room. By the end of it\, the room was filled with drawings covering the bed and the floor\, and I went back home ready to turn those sketches into drypoints for the book.) \nThroughout the image making I would look for potential characters to use in the book. I also used some of the images I had made previous to the book coming into existence. I would draw the same poses over and over. For instance\, in ‘Corruption’ one of the characters listens whilst hiding. I photographed a friend posing with his hand near his ear. I kept refining it\, drawing it in ink\, charcoal and then finally with drypoint\, until it looked just right\, with a balance of light and dark\, whilst keeping a stark and graphic quality which I think works well with John’s writing. I found myself being innovative too\, exploring new methods I had not used before such as collagraphs. This is visible in the image of cracks in a wall in ‘Knots’\, where I used an old book cover that I painted glue over and then scratched and ripped away to create the appearance of cracks. They are really cracks in a way\, just like the leaves in the Icarus story are real leaves I pasted onto cardboard and printed over. Something about the materials being the real thing they are depicting is very appealing and new for me. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImages such as Electra cutting her hair on the grave in ‘Knots’ needed great thought and many reworkings to get exactly right. The words pushed me to create imagery that I would otherwise never make. Sometimes the characters in the stories turn wild\, hissing like cats or howling like wolves. Oh\, what fun and joy it was creating those\, pushing my model\, who wore various wigs and outfits\, to crawl around the floor and rise like a madwoman\, hissing and howling in the studio. I would often try to feel what the characters are feeling\, so the stories needed me to stay away for a while to fully absorb the nature of each character and what the images should convey. \nShowing time going backwards in ‘Riddle’ was an incredible challenge. I loved making the clocks seem warped and mangled\, and drawing the woman walking like a ghost. Men and women falling on swords was another beautiful challenge. Once again\, my model posed\, faking her death over and over in various configurations to help me depict the scene realistically and dramatically. \nThe challenge was to be creative whilst imagining everything to be true. I was glad to draw a dragon. That was a terrific experience\, as who wouldn’t want to draw a dragon? So much fun\, and the creature lends itself well to the medium of drypoint with its scales and claws. \nI myself posed for some of the images as reference too\, such as in ‘Lady Macbeth of Tamarama Bay’\, where the couple are mourning at the grave. The fortune teller too was a great one to draw. I had my model wear a crazy wig and black long-sleeved top\, and I drew countless versions to get to the one I selected that best showed the mood and character required from the text. \nMarionettes and puppets appear a few times in the book. I loved looking at classical ceramic versions\, as well as my own wooden art version as inspiration. The stories also mention vultures and wolves devouring bodies. This was again something I would not normally draw\, so it allowed me to push myself further in the scope of my image making. I must say I also found it exciting\, rewarding\, and just plain fun to draw some bloodthirsty and dramatic scenes. \nIn addition to all the images for the book\, the words have inspired many assemblages of men riding horses and metal Spartans made from found metal discards from my local railway line. The idea of old welded found metal artefacts lends itself well to the stories and again gave birth to new image-making approaches for me \nThis exhibition and book have been years in the making. It seems as if John’s stories and my ideas have lived in my mind for an age. I feel like Zeus giving birth to Athena: the images have now sprung to life from the fertile world of John’s words into my world of image making. I think that Tales from the Greek is something of a Magnus Opus for me personally. I hope readers find inspiration to delve further into the richness of Greek mythology. \nMarco Luccio \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”COVIDSafe venue information” tab_id=”1635900835324-3bbb96c5-dd31″][vc_column_text]welcome back to a COVIDSafe fortyfivedownstairs! \nThe following information is to keep you and our staff safe during your visit to fortyfivedownstairs. Our procedures follow strict guidelines set by the VIC State Government.  Everyone who visits fortyfivedownstairs is required by law to register for contact tracing and be fully vaccinated. There will be a QR code available on arrival for registration. By registering\, you agree to follow our COVIDSafe plan and follow direction from fortyfivedownstairs staff. \nfortyfivedownstairs is a fully vaccinated venue\nIn accordance with government regulations\, proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or valid medical exemption will be required for anyone over the age of 16 to enter fortyfivedownstairs. All staff at fortyfivedownstairs will likewise be fully vaccinated. \nEach member of your party will be required to check-in on arrival and show proof of your vaccination status or medical exemption before you enter the building. \nThere are four types of evidence that will be accepted: \n\nVaccination certificate integrated into the Services Victoria check-in app\nVaccination certificate in your smartphone wallet\nDigital or printed vaccination certificate issued by the Australian Government along with photo ID\nDigital or printed exemption certificate along with photo ID\n\nIf you cannot provide the required proof on arrival\, you will be unable to enter fortyfivedownstairs. \nFor information about how to get your vaccination certificate please visit the Victorian Government’s coronavirus website. \nwear a mask \nThe wearing of masks is mandatory throughout the gallery and theatre. \nif you are feeling unwell\, please stay home\nDo not attend if you are experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19\, have been in contact with a suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patient or visited one of the updated public exposure sites. \nIf you begin to feel unwell during an event\, contact a fortyfivedownstairs staff member immediately and in the instance of a positive COVID-19 case\, contact the venue on 03 9662 9966. \nuse the hand sanitiser provided\nWe have hand sanitiser available at all entrances\, exits and toilets throughout the venue – please lather up and remember to wash your hands regularly. \nphysical distancing \nPlease socially distance from people wherever possible and adhere to the distancing guidelines. \ngroup bookings\nTo arrange for a school or tour group to visit the venue\, please contact us to find out capacity limits for the current events. \nCOVIDSafe documents\nfortyfivedownstairs COVIDSafe checklist[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:White Day Dream Online
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nWeave Movement Theatre with Yumi Umiumare\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1635204289758{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nWhite Day Dream Online\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1635204405116{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]watch at home any time until 23 November 2021[/vc_column_text]watch at home [vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]\n‘…it flows and floats like an ambiguous yet affecting dream…’ \n[/vc_column_text][/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_1635204445827{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]watch at home any time until 23 November 2021\n\nduration: 70 minutes\nticket price: $20 \nwarning: contains strobe lighting[/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-b9f17132-6986″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]Presented by Weave Movement Theatre and Yumi Umiumare\, White Day Dream is a unique fusion between Butoh and physical theatre performed by dancers with and without disability. The work moves between the surreal and absurd exploring universal human themes of memory and dreams\, their fragility\, transience and power. Like a dream itself\, White Day Dream recalls subconscious emotions\, where things are at once unexpectedly linked and disconnected. \n\n\n\n\n\nWeave Movement Theatre is an ambitious and diverse Melbourne-based hybrid dance and theatre performance company\, comprised of people with and without disabilities. The company formed in 1997 through an Arts Access Victoria project and continues today developing high quality performances. Weave Movement Theatre’s work subverts audience’s expectations\, and challenges conventional ways of seeing dance and disability. They present a distinctive and progressive model for inclusive dance performance. \n…wildly surreal visual theatre…. Wonder and weirdness\, humour and unexpected poignancy…’ \n‘…fragments of creative inspiration you won’t find anywhere else.’ The Age \n‘…a riveting and gloriously successful show…’ Stage Whispers \nWhite Day Dream was supported Creative Vic\, City of Melbourne\, City of Moreland\, City of Darebin and was performed at fortyfivedownstairs in 2016. \n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cast & Creatives” tab_id=”1635205723269-181edff2-21a9″][vc_column_text]Direction and Choreography by Yumi Umiumare\n\nComposition and Sound Design by Dan West\n\nStage and Costume Design by Jennifer Tran\n\nLighting Design by Richard Vabre\n\nMedia Art by Bambang N Karim \nVideographer Alta Truden\nAssistant Videographer Lindesay Dresdon\n\nPerformed by Emma J Hawkins\, Willow J Conway\, Tim Crafti\, David Baker\, Trevor Dunn\, Janice Florence\, Melanie Keely\, Greg Muir\, Ryan New\, Emma Norton\, Leisa Prowd and Anthony Riddell\n\nWeave Artistic Director Janice Florence[/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-b9f17132-6986″][vc_column_text]\nTICKET PRICES:\n  \nwatch at home: $20 \n  \nNO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]watch at home [/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs online\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:The Long Pigs Online
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nWE3 presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1634692582761{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nThe Longs Pigs Online\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1634855783169{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]watch at home any time until 23 November 2021[/vc_column_text]watch at home [vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]\n“Superior physical performance\, sharp direction\, outrageous humour and intelligent design make this a dark-hearted jewel” The Age \n[/vc_column_text][/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_1635201616792{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]watch at home any time until 23 November 2021\n\nduration: 60 minutes\nticket price: $20 \nwarnings: suitable for ages 14+\ncontains some adult concepts and dark themes[/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-b9f173cc-a3a6″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]In a surreal world that could have been created by Jean-Pierre Jeunet or Tim Burton\, this very black comedy pushes the boundaries of physical theatre. Killer clowns dissect concepts of individuality and difference as they search for the one victim that has eluded them. \nSet in an rickety abattoir-shack\, the Pigs are working hard on their latest obsession\, to rid the world of every last red nose clown. \nSpine tingling original theatre that is hilariously dark and frighteningly funny. \nJoin this underground clown cult that audiences have been raving about. \n“The Long Pigs is juvenile\, blasphemous and almost completely inexplicable. But it is probably the most engrossing and satisfying work of physical theatre I’ve seen in the better part of a decade: strange and terrific indeed”. The Australian \n“The Long Pigs is a dirty little masterpiece\, and it’ll change the way you think about clowning. It might even go some of the way to curing your fears.” Herald Sun \n  \nThe Long Pigs was performed at fortyfivedownstairs in 2014[/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-b9f173cc-a3a6″][vc_column_text color=”#000000″]Devisors/Creators/Performers: Clare Bartholomew\, Derek Ives-Plunkett\, Nicci Wilks \nDevisor/Director: Susie Dee \nSet Design: Anna Tregloan \nSound Design: Jethro Woodward \nLighting Design: Andy Turner[/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-b9f173cc-a3a6″][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\n  \nwatch at home: $20 \n  \nNO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs]watch at home [vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Barry Jones & Friends Celebrate the Arts 2021
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nfortyfivedownstairs presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1634266938387{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nBarry Jones & Friends Celebrate the Arts\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\na recording of a live Zoom event\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1634269302638{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]book your ticket for 15 October and watch at home any time until 14 November 2021[/vc_column_text]watch at home [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_1634269115787{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]watch at home: 15 October – 14 November 2021\n\nduration: 75 minutes\nticket price: $20 \n[/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-b9f17e72-5895″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]This is a recording of a live Zoom broadcast held on Sunday 10 October. Please download the full program here. \nBarry Jones is most often described as a “polymath”\, alternatively a “Renaissance Man” – and we don’t know anyone who fits the definitions better. A former Minister in the Hawke Government\, his interests are extraordinarily wide ranging\, and his deep love and encyclopaedic knowledge of poetry and music inspired us to hold a birthday celebration almost a decade ago. It was so enjoyable we’ve been doing it ever since. \nThis year the breadth of his interests and friendships were reflected in another fascinating online celebration featuring: \nJulian Burnside\nPeter Griffin\nPeter Doherty\nCarrillo Gantner\nMax Gillies\nJillian Murray\nMalcolm Turnbull\nRalph Renard\nArnold Zable\nZoe Knighton\nCate Kennedy\nSusannah Clark\nJoan Grant\nBob Carr\nKevin Rudd\nGlyn Davis\nRachel Faggetter \nPour a glass of something you enjoy\, cut a slice of cake\, download the program above and settle back to enjoy a unique event\, Barry Jones’ 89th birthday![/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-b9f17e72-5895″][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\n  \nwatch at home: $20 \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]watch at home [/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/barry-jones-friends-celebrate-the-arts-2021-2/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs online\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211015
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211101
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CREATED:20211014T220616Z
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UID:10004122-1634256000-1635724799@fortyfivedownstairs.com
SUMMARY:Luke Severn & Elyane Laussade Online
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nfortyfivedownstairs presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1634080339651{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nLuke Severn & Elyane Laussade Online\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nOld Friends | New Beginnings\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1634080517908{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]watch at home any time from 15 – 31 October[/vc_column_text]watch at home [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_1634081978494{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]watch at home: 15 – 31 October\n\nduration: 80 minutes\nticket price: $15[/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-b9f1fa58-75f7″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]Last April Luke Severn and Elyane Laussade made their triumphant return to performing as a duo with a concert of some of their favourite works for cello and piano. Drawing on their vast repertoire from playing together\, they selected favourites from past seasons of performing\, including works by Schumann\, Pärt\, Severn\, ending with Brahms’ colossal Sonata in E minor. \nExperience the full spectrum of emotion and intimacy that the cello and piano execute so well! \nBook a ticket for 15 October and get access to watch the recording at home\, any time\, until 31 October.\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Program” tab_id=”1452941644640-19a0de81-e87a0201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1fa58-75f7″][vc_column_text]PROGRAM\nSchumann\nAdagio & Allegro\, Op. 73 \nSevern\n“…when the world was young” (2018) \nPärt\nSpiegel im Spiegel\n\nBrahms\nSonata for Cello and Piano in E minor\, Op. 38[/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-b9f1fa58-75f7″][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\n  \nwatch at home: $15 \n  \nNO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]watch at home [/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/luke-severn-elyane-laussade-online/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs online\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211010
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SUMMARY:Barry Jones & Friends Celebrate the Arts 2021
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nfortyfivedownstairs presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1631498569035{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nBarry Jones & Friends Celebrate the Arts 2021\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1631673545370{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]3pm (AEDT) Sunday 10 October 2021[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\na live zoom broadcast\nproceeds support the arts at fortyfivedownstairs\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space]book livestream [vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]\n‘A very memorable occasion’ \n‘The choice of participants and their individual contributions were inspirational and heartwarming’ \n(audience praise for 2020 event)  \n[/vc_column_text][/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_1631673557528{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]Sunday 10 October 2021\n\nduration: approx. 90 minutes\ntimes: 3pm (AEDT)\nticket price: $20 – $45 (+ $2 booking fee) \nplease note: online ticket sales end 15 minutes after the event start time[/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-b9f151c9-0972″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]Barry Jones is most often described as a “polymath”\, alternatively a “Renaissance Man” – and we don’t know anyone who fits the definitions better. A former Minister in the Hawke Government\, his interests are extraordinarily wide ranging\, and his deep love and encyclopaedic knowledge of poetry and music inspired us to hold a birthday celebration almost a decade ago. It was so enjoyable we’ve been doing it ever since. \nLast year we were devastated when it appeared impossible to hold the celebration due to the lockdown but streaming came to the rescue\, and instead of selling out all 120 seats\, the virtual audience numbers were estimated at more than 400 friends and admirers. \nThis year the breadth of his interests and friendships will be reflected in another fascinating online celebration with appearances from actor Jillian Murray to former PM Malcolm Turnbull\, cellist Zoe Knighton to Nobel laureate Peter Doherty and many more. \nPour a glass of something you enjoy\, cut a slice of cake\, and settle back to enjoy a unique event\, Barry Jones’ 89th birthday![/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Event Access Details” tab_id=”1452941644640-19a0de81-e87a0201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f151c9-0972″][vc_column_text]Your link to join the live Zoom broadcast will be sent via email from 24 hours before the start time of the event. Please join the Zoom broadcast any time from 2.45pm for a 3pm event start time. \nIf you are new to Zoom\, please download the Zoom application on the device you will be using to join the event and familiarise yourself with the platform ahead of time. We will be unable to provide support on the day of the event. \nDownload Zoom\nFind out more about joining a Zoom meeting \nUnable to join the broadcast on the day?\nEmail us to let us know and we will be able to send you a recording of the celebration a few days after the event. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f151c9-0972″][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\nIndividual livestream: $20 + $2 booking fee\n(one viewer) \nHousehold livestream: $45 + $2 booking fee\n(two or more viewers) \n*proceeds from the event will support the arts at fortyfivedownstairs[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]book livestream [/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/barry-jones-friends-celebrate-the-arts-2021/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs online\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:theatre
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211025
DTSTAMP:20211007T033749Z
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SUMMARY:Kavisha Mazzella Online
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nThe Boîte presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1633474995205{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nKavisha Mazzella Online\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nwith Irene Vela\, Matthew Arnold & Arnold Zable\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1633475067185{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]watch at home any time from 8 – 24 October 2021[/vc_column_text]book to watch at home [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_1633475238518{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]watch at home: 8 – 24 October\n\nduration: 100 minutes\nticket price: $15[/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-b9f1a142-0ab1″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]Kavisha Mazzella is recognized and loved throughout Australia and beyond for her commitment to social justice; her generosity of spirit; her prolific writing of songs that move and inspire; her commitment to the Italian songs of her own heritage and the song bearers who brought them to Australia\, and above all\, for her sublime singing. \nSince late 2019 Kavisha has been living in Western Australia. She returned briefly to Melbourne for an intimate concert at fortyfivedownstairs on 16 April 2021\, with musicians Irine Vela and Matthew Arnold and special guest\, author Arnold Zable. \nwww.kavisha.com \nBook a ticket for 8 October and get access to watch the recording at home\, any time\, until 24 October.\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-b9f1a142-0ab1″][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\n  \nwatch at home: $15 \n  \nNO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]book to watch at home [/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/kavisha-mazzella-online/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs online\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211018
DTSTAMP:20211007T033525Z
CREATED:20210929T231830Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211007T033525Z
UID:10004120-1633046400-1634515199@fortyfivedownstairs.com
SUMMARY:Zoe Knighton/Pia Johnson Bach Project Online
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nfortyfivedownstairs presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1632800667985{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nZoe Knighton/Pia Johnson Bach Project Online\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1632800699621{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]watch at home any time from 1 – 17 October 2021[/vc_column_text]book to watch at home [vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]\nTwo iconic Melbourne artists join forces for a unique and magical collaboration. \n[/vc_column_text][/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_1632801180947{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]watch at home: 1 – 17 October 2021\n\nduration: 110 minutes\nticket price: $15[/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-b9f1ca81-dd7a” title=”Description”][vc_column_text]\n36 movements of J.S Bach\n36 images\n1 transformative evening \nZoe Knighton (cello) and Pia Johnson (photographer) have taken the 36 seminal movements of J.S Bach’s suites for solo cello and created images to express the character and essence of each suite. Get lost in the images as the music allows the viewer and listener time to delve into the many aural and visual layers. \n‘These images have changed the way I play Bach’s music. I have loved staring at the photos while I practise. The process has been a complete two way collaboration with me playing to Pia while she tries various options. It has been one of the most satisfying creative projects of which I have ever been a part.’ Zoe Knighton \nA recording of a live Zoom broadcast performed at fortyfivedownstairs on 21 April 2021 \nBook a ticket for 1 October and get access to watch the recording at home\, any time\, until 17 October.\nDOWNLOAD CONCERT PROGRAM HERE[/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-b9f1ca81-dd7a”][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\n  \nwatch at home: $15 \n  \nNO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]watch at home [/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/zoe-knighton-pia-johnson-bach-project-online/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs online\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:theatre
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