The Offering (A Plastic Ocean Oratorio)

National Theatre of Parramatta: The Offering (A Plastic Ocean Oratorio)

Riverside Theatres, Parramatta Parramatta, NSW, Australia
The multi-award-winning Australian author, poet, and rapper Omar Musa (Since Ali Died), and the internationally renowned American cellist and composer Mariel Roberts Musa bring a dramatic seafaring monologue to the stage with The Offering. The stirring music, poetry, and theatre performance is rooted in the tradition of oral histories and…
The Offering

National Theatre of Parramatta: The Offering

Riverside Theatres, Parramatta Parramatta, NSW, Australia
NTofP are proud to be producing the full theatrical premiere of The Offering (A Plastic Ocean Oratorio) by award-winning rapper and poet Omar Musa (Since Ali Died) and renowned American cellist and composer Mariel Roberts Musa. The Offering (A Plastic Ocean Oratorio) is an epic new performance work that weaves spoken word and live…
The Offering (A Plastic Ocean Oratorio)

National Theatre of Parramatta: The Offering (A Plastic Ocean Oratorio)

Riverside Theatres, Parramatta Parramatta, NSW, Australia
The multi-award-winning Australian author, poet, and rapper Omar Musa (Since Ali Died), and the internationally renowned American cellist and composer Mariel Roberts Musa bring a dramatic seafaring monologue to the stage with The Offering. The stirring music, poetry, and theatre performance is rooted in the tradition of oral histories and…
Editor's Choice Baroque Unleashed

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Baroque Unleashed

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Promising an “adrenaline-charged ride”, this program features thrilling new takes on Baroque hits and hidden gems by the ABO’s period musicians. Concertmaster Shaun Lee-Chen delivers a fiery reading of Locatelli, Robert Nairn tackles Vivaldi’s Cello Concerto on violone, Baroque oboist Adam Masters interprets Albinoni and Artistic Director Paul Dyer bends…
The Offering

National Theatre of Parramatta: The Offering

Riverside Theatres, Parramatta Parramatta, NSW, Australia
NTofP are proud to be producing the full theatrical premiere of The Offering (A Plastic Ocean Oratorio) by award-winning rapper and poet Omar Musa (Since Ali Died) and renowned American cellist and composer Mariel Roberts Musa. The Offering (A Plastic Ocean Oratorio) is an epic new performance work that weaves spoken word and live…
Editor's Choice

Festival of Voices: Bangers and Mash Ups

Hobart City Hall 57-63 Macquarie Street,, Hobart, TAS, Australia
This year, the Festival of Voices celebrates its 20th anniversary with what it calls its "biggest program yet": as its centrepiece, Verdi's Requiem will see its first Tasmanian performance in 40 years under the baton of UK  conductor David Lawrence. Other festival highlights include ensembles The Australian Voices, Germany's Sjaella,…

: Rocket Man Elton John Orchestrated

Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide Adelaide, SA, Australia
Set at Her Majesty’s Theatre, this spectacular event unites the powerful sounds of the Southern Cross Symphony with an outstanding 9-piece live band, to celebrate the timeless music of Elton John. Piano virtuoso and vocalist Brenton Foster joins Sing It Live’s star vocalist Shaun Holton, together with the Orchestra, to…
Editor's Choice Dear Son

Queensland Theatre: Dear Son

Bille Brown Theatre 78 Montague Rd, South Brisbane, QLD
Author Thomas Mayo, a proud Torres Strait Islander man, invited 12 Indigenous men, including Troy Cassar-Daly, Blak Douglas, Stan Grant and Johnny Liddle, to write a letter to their son, father or nephew. The heartfelt reflections were published in Mayo’s 2021 book Dear Son, which has now been adapted for…

Music Legends Productions: The Billy Joel Story: The Pianoman Edition

The Round 379 - 399 Whitehorse Road,, Nunawading, VIC
Music Legends Productions are proud to announce a special event concert - The Billy Joel Story: Pianoman Edition! Performed live by James van Cuylenburg (Piano/Vocals) with support from Paul Davies (Guitar/Vocals), and special guest vocalists, this is a raw and intimate show, with no bass and drums, just Billy's songs,…

Taikoz: Breathe

Taikoz Ultimo Studio Level W4-0, 42-46 Wattle St, Ultimo, NSW, Australia
Ian Cleworth co-founded Taikoz with world renowned shakuhachi Grand Master Riley Lee in 1997, and Kerryn Joyce joined the ensemble not long after. Kerryn and Ian are proud to still be a part of Taikoz, and even after all this time remain committed to developing the creativity of the ensemble…
Editor's Choice Baroque Unleashed

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra: Baroque Unleashed

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Promising an “adrenaline-charged ride”, this program features thrilling new takes on Baroque hits and hidden gems by the ABO’s period musicians. Concertmaster Shaun Lee-Chen delivers a fiery reading of Locatelli, Robert Nairn tackles Vivaldi’s Cello Concerto on violone, Baroque oboist Adam Masters interprets Albinoni and Artistic Director Paul Dyer bends…
Editor's Choice Dear Son

Queensland Theatre: Dear Son

Bille Brown Theatre 78 Montague Rd, South Brisbane, QLD
Author Thomas Mayo, a proud Torres Strait Islander man, invited 12 Indigenous men, including Troy Cassar-Daly, Blak Douglas, Stan Grant and Johnny Liddle, to write a letter to their son, father or nephew. The heartfelt reflections were published in Mayo’s 2021 book Dear Son, which has now been adapted for…

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