Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre: Music Talk with Dr Paul Smith – The Concerto and the Birth of the Musical Celebrity

Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre Penrith, NSW, Australia
This lecture will explore the history of the concerto and some of the most famous classical music performers in history. Delving into the development of the concerto form and drawing on a wide range of examples, this lecture will explain the musical characteristics of the classical concerto and also connect…

Dots + Loops: Vessel

Nickson Room, Zelman Cowen Building University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Dots+Loops Co-Director Flora Wong joins with ceramic artist Ruby Yu-Lu Yeh in this special FREE concert presented as part of the University of Queensland School of Music Lunchtime Concert Series. VESSEL sees violinist Flora Wong and ceramic artist Ruby Yu-Lu Yeh perform a sonic exploration of the process of creating…

American Australian Association: The Laramie Project

City Recital Hall Sydney, NSW, Australia
In an Australian first, New York’s Tectonic Theater Project together with the American Australian Association present a staged reading of The Laramie Project in Sydney.   The Laramie Project is the true story of the aftermath following the 1998 murder of 21-year-old Matthew Shepard, that catalysed revolutionary LGBTQIA+ legislative change in…

Australian Baroque: Music and Mindfulness

Government House Ballroom, Perth 13 St Georges Terrace, Perth, WA, Australia
Join Australian Baroque and special guest Dr Craig Hassed OAM in the Government House Ballroom for Music & Mindfulness. Be part of a dynamic audience, guided through a series of mindfulness exercises as you listen to sublime music from the Baroque period. Melbourne-based Professor Craig Hassed is the coordinator of…

Next Wave: Next Wave 40th anniversary: All School Lab

narrm ngarrgu Library 141 Therry St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Next Wave will mark its 40th anniversary with the All School Lab, a program of artist-led talks, performances and activities running over 24 – 25 May encompassing the theme of Past, Present and Future, culminating with a party curated by the Young Artistic Directorate. The two-day All School Lab culminates with a 40th anniversary party during: next, at Brunswick…
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KXT on Broadway: dog

KXT on Broadway Cnr Broadway & Bay St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
dog at KXT on Broadway May 24th - June 8th is a play on the lived experience OCD and alcohol addiction and how these two 'invisible' illnesses can entirely change your relationship with others and self. dog has partnered with the Mental Health Commission NSW, Invisible Disabilities Australia, Batyr Australia…
Event Series dog

KXT on Broadway: dog

KXT on Broadway Cnr Broadway & Bay St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
dog at KXT on Broadway May 24th - June 8th is a play on the lived experience OCD and alcohol addiction and how these two 'invisible' illnesses can entirely change your relationship with others and self. dog has partnered with the Mental Health Commission NSW, Invisible Disabilities Australia, Batyr Australia…
Event Series dog

KXT on Broadway: dog

KXT on Broadway Cnr Broadway & Bay St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
dog at KXT on Broadway May 24th - June 8th is a play on the lived experience OCD and alcohol addiction and how these two 'invisible' illnesses can entirely change your relationship with others and self. dog has partnered with the Mental Health Commission NSW, Invisible Disabilities Australia, Batyr Australia…
Event Series dog

KXT on Broadway: dog

KXT on Broadway Cnr Broadway & Bay St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
dog at KXT on Broadway May 24th - June 8th is a play on the lived experience OCD and alcohol addiction and how these two 'invisible' illnesses can entirely change your relationship with others and self. dog has partnered with the Mental Health Commission NSW, Invisible Disabilities Australia, Batyr Australia…
Event Series dog

KXT on Broadway: dog

KXT on Broadway Cnr Broadway & Bay St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
dog at KXT on Broadway May 24th - June 8th is a play on the lived experience OCD and alcohol addiction and how these two 'invisible' illnesses can entirely change your relationship with others and self. dog has partnered with the Mental Health Commission NSW, Invisible Disabilities Australia, Batyr Australia…
Event Series dog

KXT on Broadway: dog

KXT on Broadway Cnr Broadway & Bay St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
dog at KXT on Broadway May 24th - June 8th is a play on the lived experience OCD and alcohol addiction and how these two 'invisible' illnesses can entirely change your relationship with others and self. dog has partnered with the Mental Health Commission NSW, Invisible Disabilities Australia, Batyr Australia…
Event Series dog

KXT on Broadway: dog

KXT on Broadway Cnr Broadway & Bay St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
dog at KXT on Broadway May 24th - June 8th is a play on the lived experience OCD and alcohol addiction and how these two 'invisible' illnesses can entirely change your relationship with others and self. dog has partnered with the Mental Health Commission NSW, Invisible Disabilities Australia, Batyr Australia…

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