25 July 2014
Play readings mightn’t be everyone’s cup of tea, but with the Remix Readings at Courthouse ARTS they’re mixing things up a bit so even those who cringe at the word should give it a go. This time around creator Mitch Cunningham has infused narrative, sound and performance to recreate the idea of traditional play readings. “Our goal is to take five scripts from five young writers and to chop, change, revise and remix those scripts into a unique series of performances,” Mitch says.
25 July 2014
The femme fatale is an archetype of literature and art: a mysterious, seductive woman, and her ability to entrance and hypnotise her victim was in the earliest stories seen as being literally supernatural.
24 July 2014
Three words: Bendigo Writers Festival. Put them together and they open up doors to rooms full of ideas, good company and great people. In just a couple of years, Bendigo Writers Festival is already well known for its warmth and friendliness, for its superb location at the majestic Capital in View Street right next door to the Art Gallery, and also for the diverse, inclusive and unashamedly inviting program.
24 July 2014
By Jaclyn Poole.
24 July 2014
Parallax Dance Company is one of Geelong’s finest dance companies, composed of highly skilled dancers from around the region. Company members are trained rigorously in different dance genres and are encouraged to add their best personality when they perform. The passion for dance and performance is the guiding light of Parallax Dance.
23 July 2014
Prints, paintings and photographs from the collection inspired by the darker side of the animal kingdom. Includes works by Stephen Bush, Rona Green, Rew Hanks, Maria Kozic, Brett Whiteley and Deborah Williams.
20 July 2014
The Eureka Stockade and the events leading up to it on 3 December 1854, have always been hotly contested. Like much of history, who tells the story will determine the version of events you hear. For the diggers, building a wooden barricade on the site where M.A.D.E now stands, was a necessary tactic in the face of corrupt and aggressive government officials. To the government, these actions were a dangerous defiance of the established authority.
18 July 2014
The third annual Bellarine Lighthouse Films Winter Program promises a highly entertaining and thought provoking cinematic journey where nothing is as it seems. You’ll fall in love, take a road trip through mid-north-west America, attend an Orthodox Jewish wedding, travel through time and get divorced.
12 July 2014
This is a group exhibition of contemporary drawings by Leonie Allan, Bianca Brant, Peter Dawson, Meghan Griffiths, Rachel Kirby, Robyn Mackay, Susan Rice-Bellman and Eiichi Tosaki.
Come feast your senses and support local emerging artists.
12 July 2014
The Surf Coast Art & Design Market is an annual indoor Winter market The market provides an opportunity for local Victorian artists and designers to showcase their quality work. At the same time it provides local people with an opportunity to peruse or shop in a relaxed & inviting atmosphere at a time on our regional calendar when there are few other markets or events.
11 July 2014
A fresh look at the art of Marco and Debra Luccio who continue to draw inspiration from one other, resulting in strong mutual influences on their individual art practices. Inspirare means ‘to breathe in’ and it’s the two-way interaction of ideas and technique that lead to the concept of this joint exhibition of contemporary, classic and rare works.
10 July 2014
With a wealth of cabaret, theatre, musical and performance skills under his belt, not to mention a bucketload of modesty, Paul Capsis is clearly one talented guy. After performing in shows such as The Rocky Horror Show and The Lost Echo and acting in Carlotta and The Boy Castaways, this week he’ll be bringing his newest show, Little Bird, to GPAC in Geelong.
26 June 2014
Oozing colour and happiness, Morgan Connoley’s vibrant works are the perfect pieces to adorn your bare walls whilst effortlessly putting a smile on your face. Featuring wolves, typography, pineapples and flamingos, there’s a quirky artwork to suit the plainest or most eccentric of rooms. Unsurprisingly people love her work, as her pieces have been featured in such glossy magazines as Real Living, Shop, Fashion Journal and Sunday Style magazine.
20 June 2014
In 1988, playwright Billy Aronson wanted to create a musical based on Puccini’s La Bohème, in which 1890s Paris would be replaced with the rawness and street vibe of 1990s New York. Jonathan Larson, a 29-year-old composer, began collaborating with Aronson on this project. Larson’s inspiration for Rent’s characters and plot elements are drawn directly from La Bohème, the world premiere of which was in 1896, a century before Rent’s premiere in New York. Tuberculosis, the plague of Puccini’s opera, is replaced by HIV/AIDS in Rent.
17 June 2014
Saturday 21 June will kick off the weekend celebrations with a street parade in Bannockburn High Street, and free live music and displays for a couple of hours and will conclude with a free movie night at our new hall showing the movie Braveheart. Sunday 22 June will celebrate the 700th anniversary in a big way at the Bannockburn Golf Club. There will be an abundance of entertainment on the day including the showcase event – a re-enactment of the 1314 battle in period costume including armour and battle horses.
15 June 2014
Brent Lyall is at the top of his game: captain of the footy team, with two Brownlows and a beautiful girlfriend… but he has a penchant for designer dresses and his alter ego ‘Carmen’ is about to go public. Acclaimed Australian playwright and National Living Treasure David Williamson delivers another hilarious football story – this time, with a twist. In spectacular form, Managing Carmen takes a satirical look at the characters behind the nation’s favourite sport: greedy sports managers, champion footballers, bimbo girlfriends and notorious tabloid writers.
15 June 2014
Come along to the Seven Wonders Silent Film Festival featuring silent films by aspiring and professional filmmakers, vloggers, YouTubers, artists, media students and school kids. All films are 100% silent and under seven minutes long, with the festival theme being ‘Seven’ including; “Seven days, hours or moments in your life, your story told in seven minutes, is the number seven really lucky? Your seven favourite things about Geelong, seven awesome things you can do that nobody else can…. Short-listed films are screening from 16 May – 27 July at the National Wool Museum.
14 June 2014
Since 1986, Richard Szymczuk has been documenting Geelong’s roadside vernacular. He photographs abandoned petrol stations, milkbars, shops, fading advertising signs, vacant old houses, etc. The passing traffic has forgotten these once busy and productive businesses, with the imminent reality of demolition being their fate. At night, these abandoned locations transform into places of dark melancholy and a sinister nature. Richard’s images are a mixture of dread and beauty, lit by the ambient light sources of streetlights, car lights, moonlight, or with flash.
14 June 2014
This unique workshop is an exciting introduction to Japanese Mokuhanga printmaking. Design – transfer your design to a wooden block. Carve – learn safe, ergonomic and effective carving techniques. Print – make a finished colour print from a wooden block.
13 June 2014
Set in the beautiful heritage precinct of Talbot, the Farmer’s Market is just 40 minutes north of Ballarat. It was one of regional Victoria’s earliest farmers’ markets, beginning in 2004 and remains proudly community-based. It draws over 2000 visitors to town each month. Featuring a display of more than 80 stalls of regional produce including seasonal fruit and vegetables, organic produce, freshly baked bread, gourmet cheese and meats, local wines, organic oils, artisan and gourmet delicacies, livestock, plants, live music and much more.
12 June 2014
As a huge George Orwell fan, it is safe to say I was very interested how the dystopian novel would translate to the stage, and I was by no means disappointed. Shake and Stir’s Nelle Lee and Nick Skubij have successfully adapted Orwell’s tale of Big Brother’s hold on fictitious state of Oceania and are also part of the incredible cast of five which also includes Ross Balbuziente, Hugh Parker and star Bryan Probets, who is mesmerising as the heartbroken dreamer Winston Smith.
11 June 2014
An exploration of the physical transitions of nature and the artist’s connection to her local environment. These works focus on the changes that occur throughout the season of Winter. Tiel Seivl-Keevers is a painter and illustrator with a background in design. Her work evolves from her natural surroundings. Winter Harvest reflect the concepts of death, dormancy and new beginnings in nature.
31 May 2014
Peter Dinklage is playing the bad guy in X-Men: Days of Future Past, and he wants you to know he had a good time being bad. “He’s a fun character to dig into,” he says, referring to the habit his character – Bolivar Trask, creator of the mutant-killing robots the Sentinels – has of not so much lurking in the shadows as cosying up to power right out in the open. “Usually with these superhero villain roles, they work on the fringes like the superheroes do, they’re considered a bit mad and they want to lock them up. But this guy is right there with all the politicians and seated there next to the President being a big influence.
15 May 2014
The critically acclaimed production that stunned audiences in Brisbane in 2012 hits the road for a four-month National Tour and arrives in town for a strictly limited season. George Orwell wrote 1984 in 1948 as a prediction of our future and 66 years on the themes resonate deeply, making the novel a reappearing title on many “must read” book lists.
