This fundraising concert features the beautiful nostalgic Laika and Rembetika songs of pre 1970 Greece, performed by Melbourne's fabulous Greek singers. Featuring Anthea Sidiropolous, Maria Papathanasiou, Jenny Theologidis and Helen Yotis Patterson, accompanied by a premier Greek band led by…
The Rolling Wave is a recital of music performed by Matthew Horsley on the complex, evocative and eccentric uilleann pipes (Irish bagpipes), as the culmination of his JUMP mentorship with renowned Irish musician Mikie Smyth. The program will include Matthew’s…
David Hirst’s practice explores the emotional events that he has experienced during his travels through life and as a research scientist. Hirst seeks to explore the parallels between both fields, ultimately striving to capture emotion and memory so that the…
The work in this exhibition represents both recent and older works from the extensive oeuvre of five artists all of whom have been practicing and regularly exhibiting for more than thirty years. They share their formative years in the Melbourne…
Through the integration and collaboration of different artistic approaches The Fifth Wall derives its name from the projection screen used in a theatre or performance space. A suspended textile installation provides the backdrop to works on paper, collage and sculpture. Red…
It’s July 1945, the last weeks of the war, but they don’t know it. They just hope it will be all over soon, the Yanks will go home and all their probable futures will be made possible. They’re three young…
Surprise meetings, unexpected vistas, unusual sounds. Ensemble Offspring & Ironwood bring their unique sounds together in this program of mix n match, old meets new. The seventeenth century consort of viols could be ‘broken’ and played by any instrument at…
★★★★ Andrew Fuhrmann, Daily Review masterful performance... fine direction Rebecca Harkins-Cross, The Age Gome is terrific Tim Byrne, TimeOut Melbourne Read The Age article HERE. Johan Padan and the Discovery of the Americas is an epic monologue with a cast…
“I threw a stone behind me and I didn’t look back” Taxithi (the Greek word for journey) is a play, with music, telling the stories of the Greek women who migrated to Australia by ship in the 1950s and 60s.…
Watters Gallery (Sydney) presents an exhibition of artwork by the well-loved artist Chris O'Doherty, also known as Reg Mombassa. His irreverent designs have become iconic symbols for a generation of Australians. Hallucinatory Anthropomorphism coincides with a major Mambo retrospective at…
Lucente is a MAJOR (in capitals) world class performer who never fails to delight. STAGE WHISPERS Break on through to the other side as the one-man circus Luigi Lucente (ROCKY HORROR, WICKED, JERSEY BOYS) leads you through the mind of…
"Go and see this show." Peter Burdon, The Advertiser ★★★★ 1/2 "Griffiths is an incredibly skilled performer and an absolute charmer." Bobby Goudie, The Clothesline "The show might be called Adolescent but there is nothing immature about this performance. Griffiths...…
'I never want to see you again. I never want to see you again. I never want to see you again. …call me back.' Once upon a time in Romania, Aaron Orzech and his girlfriend met a strange and powerful…
Syrian composer and oud player Adnan Baraké draws on middle-eastern and western traditions in search of a unique musical voice. Strongly influenced by traditional Arabic music, Adnan explores country, bluegrass and classical styles to create contemporary sounds on this ancient…
Experience the bold, cultural colours of Keringke. Various Keringke Artists have developed this painting style over twenty five years. It is most identifiable from the intricate detail and high colour. Keringke Arts is Aboriginal owned and operated. Visit Keringke's website…
Whether working in her studio or in front of her kitchen cupboard, Metcalf adopts a plein-air approach and transforms her still life compositions into little landscapes. The result is a series of oil on timber paintings that find drama and…
"Marsupialiminal - The world is terrible. Furry animals, intrepid chickens, talking pizza. A spring roll argues with a fox terrier at the opera. Spending the last 7 years as a full time professional political cartoonist has given me a unique…
Redemption is the gripping story of two priests who harbour a terrible secret. One night in a remote country parish - Ben arrives at the home of Terry – his life long mentor and close friend of a retired Monsignor,…
This new series of maquettes by Dayne Trower is a study into the modifications made to the natural ground for the purpose of a new dwelling. An elongated site with a gentle incline is excavated, levelled and retained through the…
NORTH excerpts and essays meander the wide-ranging north Queensland landscape from Julie Poulsen’s home town of Cairns to the Atherton Tablelands onto Cooktown via the Savannah Way. The interpreted views are mixed elucidations: a broad perspective of the far north…
in/animate investigates tensions between nature and culture. Informed by both art and science, Louisa Ennis-Thomas’ biomorphic installations explore recurring themes of transformation, symbiosis and temporality. Humans are antithetically at odds with, yet inextricably linked to nature. Mimicking aspects of the…
We are delighted to announce that we will be celebrating the Birthday of Dr. Barry Jones AC, a most notable public treasure, at an evening of poetry and music performed by some of his many admirers, including actor John Stanton,…
ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer of the year, Hoang Pham will perform twelve eternal masterpieces from J.S. Bach (1685-1750) to Thomas Adès (1971- present) in chronological order. Each work will be discussed by pianist Sean Hennessy-Brose, who will focus on how to…
Silhouettes, inside outside brings together classical musicians, visual artists, silhouettes, shadow art, the audience and the space within and without a giant three-sided canvas. You can listen, you can watch, or you can grab a brush and make your mark…
Documented in such diverse locations as Svalbard, Iceland, the Mornington Peninsula and the Southern Ocean, Weather by Jo Daniell explores the power that nature exerts over the landscape. Works are made in black and white to heighten the elemental drama…
PILBARA - An ancient red land being “towed away” because it’s made of pure iron. The beauty of the place hits you like a fist sized rock from the back of a road train or being attacked by a bunch…
The Journey is a tender and illuminating play about one of the most emotional and controversial issues of our time - infertility. A two-hander, directed by Brenda Palmer and featuring Carolyn Masson and Sarah Ranken, it focuses on the intimate relationship between…
James Yuncken returns to fortyfivedownstairs with his latest exhibition Places Nearby.
As part of his exhibition, James will be taking a select group on a private walking tour of the Fitzroy precinct and visit to his artist studio.
Meeting at the BlackCat in Fitzroy at 10.30am Saturday 6 September, you will take a short walk through laneways and street art to his artist studio on Little Smith Street. From there James will conduct a ‘show and tell’ of his studio over a light brunch. Take a leisurely half hour walk through Gertrude Street shops and Fitzroy gardens, finishing at fortyfivedownstairs where you will be served a glass of tipple on arrival and have James personally talk you through his exhibition.
Please email jade@fortyfivedownstairs.com to book.
“... each moment is a dance which should always be lived as though it were the last dance.” - LINDSAY KEMP In 2008, Lindsay Kemp’s production of Elizabeth I: The Last Dance was filmed in Japan. The Queen in the…
For over 30 years Ivana Perkins has been inspired by the changing landscape of her environment; the shape, texture and colour of organic forms has always intrigued her. This approach to art-making connects her with the instincts and artifacts of…
★★★★ The Herald Sun ★★★★ ArtsHub ★★★★ TimeOut Melbourne ‘I followed him one morning, in the car, in my pyjamas. He didn’t see me. I don’t know what I was expecting to find.’ How do you grieve for someone you…