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Magic Realism

Canberra International Music Festival: Magic Realism

The Street Theatre 15 Childers St, Canberra, ACT, Australia
O Spectabiles Viri (O men of sight—what a sight!) is a significant work composed by one of the most prominent women in medieval church history and the first identifiable composers in western music, Hildegard von Bingen. It combines soaring melodies with rich harmonies and showcases her ability to convey profound emotional…

Tempo Rubato: Phoenix Collective & Zen Zeng – Inner Worlds

Tempo Rubato 34 Breese St, Brunswick, VIC, Australia
Fresh from their Sydney Opera House debut, Phoenix Collective Quartet joins forces with star pianist Zen Zeng to present a program exploring inner worlds mapped and shared through sound. The centrepiece of the program is Schumann’s epic piano quintet, composed with his beloved wife Clara in mind. Written at a…
Adelaide Jazz Festival

Adelaide Jazz Festival: Live Slug Reaction

Grace Emily Hotel 232 Waymouth St, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Live Slug Reaction is a 5-piece groove band that takes influence from anything they can get their greedy tentacles on. Ripping sounds and grooves from electronic, jazz-funk and the Australian psych-rock revival to create original contemporary compositions of moody soundscapes and danceable tracks that leave no head unbobbed and no…
Adelaide Jazz Festival

Adelaide Jazz Festival: Jazz in the Square

Hindmarsh Square 2 Hindmarsh Square, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Join the City of Adelaide for a free twilight community concert this May at Jazz in the Square. Experience the soulful sounds of some of Adelaide’s finest live jazz musicians while cosying up by fire pits. Delicious food and wine brought to you by the following local traders will be…
VIULUT: Vänskä and Veltheim

Canberra International Music Festival: VIULUT: Vänskä and Veltheim

Embassy of Finland 12 Darwin Ave, Yarralumla, ACT, Australia
An up-close and personal encounter with two of our most beloved Finnish-Australian violinists. Satu and Erkki together present a series of works that reflect on their personal creative and cultural identities.  Satu Vänskä, born in Japan to Finnish parents, began violin at three. After moving to Finland at ten, she…

Theatre Works: The Beep Test

Theatre Works St Kilda, VIC, Australia
The Beep Test is a comedic, fast-paced, over-the-top new Australian musical that dives into the drama and chaos that was school Beep Tests! The musical follows four determined students and one far too enthusiastic PE Teacher of Class 7C as they compete for the number one place, whatever the cost!…
VIULUT: Vänskä and Veltheim

Canberra International Music Festival: VIULUT: Vänskä and Veltheim

Embassy of Finland 12 Darwin Ave, Yarralumla, ACT, Australia
An up-close and personal encounter with two of our most beloved Finnish-Australian violinists. Satu and Erkki together present a series of works that reflect on their personal creative and cultural identities.  Satu Vänskä, born in Japan to Finnish parents, began violin at three. After moving to Finland at ten, she…

Sydney Opera House: Grug and the Rainbow

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
A magical adaptation of Ted Prior’s beloved picture books, Grug and the Rainbow sees our grassy little friend embark on an epic adventure to bask in the colours of the illusive rainbow. Featuring exquisite puppetry and heart-warming humour back to delight audiences, this smash hit is not one to miss…
The Dictionary of Lost Words

State Theatre Company South Australia: The Dictionary of Lost Words

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
Pip Williams’ award-winning New York Times bestseller The Dictionary of Lost Words is brought to vivid life in this wildly popular stage adaptation by Verity Laughton. “Filled with humour and historical awareness” (Broadway World) and expertly directed by Jessica Arthur, it’s no wonder this play has become a runaway success.…

Elder Conservatorium: The Touch of Dreams

Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Three outstanding musicians come together to explore the unusual combination of clarinet, tenor and piano in a concert culminating with Louis Spohr’s Six German Songs, generally regarded as his finest contribution to the Lieder genre.
Shock Lines

Canberra International Music Festival: Shock Lines

Canberra Glassworks 11 Wentworth Ave, Kingston, ACT, Australia
Shock Lines is an interdisciplinary collaboration between glass artist Caitlin Dubler, Canberra-born percussionist Niki Johnson, and sound designer Natasha Dubler that works across installation, performance and musical composition. Their self-titled work features suspended glass-sandstone sculptures, live percussive performance, and immersive surround sound. Shock Lines is a site-specific journey through Canberra’s Glassworks and a deep dive…

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