Elder Conservatorium: Lunchtime Concert | Journeys and Stories 1

Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Every piece of music is a journey – every song is a story. With music from Ireland, France, Scandinavia, Australia and Central America (to name just a few), Chorale will be your guide as we traverse the physical, cultural and emotional landscapes of our world. To illustrate just how far…
Event Series Free Community Concerts

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Free Community Concert

Aberfoyle Community Cenre 1 Jessica St, Aberfoyle Park, SA, Australia
Hosted and conducted by the ever-entertaining Martin Butler, there is a lot to listen to in this one hour long free family friendly concert given by the state’s finest string players. Beethoven’s Ode To Joy receives an unusual take with Brian Balmage's Ode to a Joy Ride. Experience the charm…
Event Series Slap. Bang. Kiss.

Underground Theatre Company: Slap. Bang. Kiss.

Burke Street Studio Theatre 8 Burke Street, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
SLAP. A video of 16-year-old Immi hitting a security officer goes viral. BANG. Sofia’s impassioned speech for the victims of a school shooting makes international news. KISS. In the car park of a small-town Woolies, people rally around Darby and Daniel as the boys lock lips in an attempt to…
Event Series The State

The Blue Room Theatre: The State

The Blue Room Theatre 53 James St, Perth, WA, Australia
Look at the state of this place! Four states are lorded over by foppish drag-king Daddies, all under the thumb of an elusive and shadowy figure known as Mummy. Democracy is falling apart at the seams. A series of increasingly absurd catastrophes launches young rebel Flung on a nationwide quest…

Melbourne Recital Centre: The Boite – The Music Between

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
From Iran to Indonesia, India to Italy, four artists uncover the unspoken and intricate connections within their musical legacies. Embark on an uplifting performance as ‘The Music Between’ explores how musical traditions evolve and transform as they interact across Australia. This breathtaking collaboration, brought to life by Misagh Zamani, Ria…
Event Series Serenade

Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra: Serenade

Armitage Centre, Empire Theatres 54-56 Neil St, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia
Featuring Australian guitar virtuoso, Karin Schaupp, this performance showcases two exquisite pieces of music for guitar and strings. Mendelssohn’s Songs Without Words, usually for solo piano, will be performed here in a delightful new arrangement for guitar and strings. You’ll hear some of Mendelssohn’s most favourite tunes in this lyrical…
Event Series LIMBO The Return

Strut & Fret: LIMBO The Return

The Grand Electric 199 Cleveland St, Surry Hills, Sydney, NSW, Australia
LIMBO The Return is a tour de force of live circus, cabaret, acrobatics and ecstatic heart-pounding live music composed by New York’s Jank master Sxip Shirey. Set in a world somewhere between heaven and hell, the show features an international cast of world leading circus performers and musicians. LIMBO The…
Event Series Homo Pentecostus

Malthouse Theatre: Homo Pentecostus

Malthouse Theatre 113 Sturt St, Southbank, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Join an odyssey of self-discovery and liberation. Actor, dancer and writer, Joel Bray invites you to an intimate exploration of his secret queer identity within the confines of a 1990s Pentecostal Church. Partake in a shared ritual that immerses you in the transformative power of music, movement, and collective ritual.…
Event Series Mendelssohn’s Elijah

Noosa Chorale: Mendelssohn’s Elijah

The J Noosa 60 Noosa Dr, Noosa Heads, QLD, Australia
Mendelssohn’s oratorio Elijah has been much loved ever since its first performance in 1846. A full orchestra, four soloists and the Noosa Chorale are conducted by Kim Kirkman, a maestro who brings out the best in all performers. The dramatic rhythms, stirring four-part choruses, and beautiful solos make for a…
Event Series ANAM at the Convent

Australian National Academy of Music: Warm Winds

Abbotsford Convent 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford, VIC, Australia
‘Every instrument is like a person sleeping, whom I must wake to life,’ Nielsen once said, and there is something enchanted about the opening of his Wind Quintet, in which the bassoon seems to bring the other instruments joyfully to life. Nielsen’s radiant work is joined by another classic of…
Event Series The Last Word

The Butterfly Club: The Last Word

The Butterfly Club 5 Carson Place, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
A collection of original music and anecdotes, The Last Word captures the heartfelt, comedic and infuriating ways relationships can start and end. A reflection of Imogen Whittaker’s mid-20s, and drawing musical influences from Gillian Cosgriff, Tim Minchin, Missy Higgins and Sara Bareilles, this cabaret is the perfect opportunity for Imogen…

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