Three centuries of interpretation. Three centuries of interpretation re-imagined. Bringing a designer, a dancer and a choreographer together with ANAM'S cellists, these performances explore the traces of movement and light resting in these iconic dance suites. Bach Suites for Solo…
Interview and review by Christina Amphlett for Beat Magazine, see it in it’s full context here.
Forget those tired old burlesque dancers swooning on stage, all dolled up in sequins and feathers galore. The Burlesque Hour brings a far more surreal experience to the table, startling and exciting audiences through a rather whacky method of seduction. Feathers and all.
This review of My Name is Rachel Corrie was written by Jeremy Williams for Laneway Magazine on 11 November 2010. See it in its original context here.
My Name is Rachel Corrie
fortyfivedownstairs
November 4 – 14, 2010
For those who have followed the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict the name Rachel Corrie may well ring a bell, for others the name will be as meaningless as Joe Bloggs and Paula Brown. However, this one-woman production compiled by Alan Rickman (of Harry Potter fame) and Katharine Viner (deputy editor of The Guardian) is ensuring that Corrie’s legacy is not forgotten. On January 22nd 2003, the 23 year old American student flew to Israel to work as a volunteer for International Solidarity Movement, the pacifist Palestinian protest organisation. Less than two months later, Corrie was killed in the name of her cause when an Israeli bulldozer crushed her to death as she defended a Palestinian home.
This review of Carnival of Mysteries was written by Christine Hill and published on Oz Baby Boomers on Saturday 16 October 2010. See it in its original context here.
The Carnival of Mysteries, created and directed by Moira Finucane & Jackie Smith
fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne | Until 30 October
Step right up folks. Be amazed, be surprised, be thoroughly entertained by this extraordinary spectacle, created and directed by Moira Finucane and Jackie Smith, and brought to you by the Melbourne International Arts Festival and fortyfive downstairs.
Finucane and Smith’s trademark mix of provocation and entertainment starts in the theatre lobby where, on arrival, everyone is rubber stamped, issued a ‘passport’, and given 30,000 carnival dollars. A suitably sleazy spruiker (David Pidd) explains the rules to the bemused but eager audience-in-waiting before we troop down the stairs to enter the world of the Carnival.
What a fabulous, enriching and special evening our last night of Searchlight Festival was. A massive thank you to all involved in the Festival! Deborah Leiser-Moore in Cordelia, Mein Kind Deborah Leiser-Moore in Cordelia, Mein Kind Robert Reid introducing the…
A thoroughly entertaining evening of music comedy and a little mayhem. We even had freshly cooked sausages at interval! Benn Bennett and Chas Forrest. (The latter playing the drums with a broken foot.) Benn Bennett, Chas Forrest and some dancing…
Sally Smith in Director’s Cut The fortyfivedownstairs foyer as Sally Smith lead the crowd into the theatre for Director’s Cut. David Wells in Director’s Cut David Wells in Director’s Cut Sally Smith in Director’s Cut Sally Smith in Director’s Cut…
What a wonderful evening: Councilor Jetter from Melbourne City Council comes up to say a few words.
We hosted a vibrant and busy opening for the three Midsumma exhibitions in the galleries last night. In the small gallery we have a solo exhibition, Photo Prodigious, by Anthony L’Huillier. The large gallery combines paintings of female film stars…
In February this year fortyfivedownstairs and Tashmadada are (very proudly) presenting the second Searchlight Festival. The programme is looking super... check it out on the Searchlight Festival website: searchlightfestival10.wordpress.com The Festival begins on the 17th of February 2010. Tickets will…