Winterreise – Gregory Massingham & Stephen Emmerson
Poet Wilhem Müller and Franz Schubert never met, but in Müller’s words Schubert found the perfect material to set to song. Music that celebrates a life well lived.
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Accompanying the performance, a presentation of majestic winter landscapes by the German landscape painter, Caspar David Friedrich, provide a perfect visual compliment to Schubert’s musicality.
In the event a performance is cancelled due to Covid-19, patrons will be offered a full refund.
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Brisbane Street Art Festival is returning bigger and better in 2021!
Since 2016, BSAF has rapidly been growing into one of the largest Street Art festivals in Australia. Building on the foundations and support from the last five years, BSAF is back in 2021 bigger and better than before. BSAF 2021 is incredibly excited to be announcing an extensive mural program with over 40 artworks being created by some of the most exciting street art practitioners from Brisbane, Australia and Internationally.
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Running alongside this is our largest ...
Melt Beauty Pageant is coming to the Brisbane Powerhouse this May!
While this may look like your ordinary beauty pageant, we challenge our contestants to show us their true beauty, whatever form that may take. Join in the chaos as the contestants go head to head across a number categories, all vying for the role of Brisbane’s most vivacious drag queen, drag king or gender blending beauty.
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Join an all-star judging panel and the infamous Tina Bikki as host for a sickening selection of some of Brisbane’s best drag performers!
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The Time is Now is coming to La Boite this May!
One stage, one microphone, countless young voices demanding to be heard.
The Time Is Now is a thrilling glimpse into the future as imagined by 10 switched-on and politically savvy young Queenslanders aged 12-17, that make up La Boite’s Young Artist Company.
Real teenagers with real conviction, spanning diverse cultures, backgrounds and political views, will make you sit up and pay attention as they advocate for a better future.
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The Time Is Now gives this ...
Drummer Queens are coming to QPAC this May!
Make some noise, Brisbane. The Drummer Queens are coming – live, loud and ready to rule!
Eight extraordinary women.
One brand new show that will blow your mind!
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Drummer Queens is a powerhouse of pure entertainment like you’ve never seen before!
You'll be swept away by the uplifting beats and raw energy of this game-changing live music experience. With awe-inspiring skills and stunning staging, this all-female cast of percussionists set a new bar for a ...
West Side Story is coming to QPAC this July!
An undisputed and timeless masterpiece, West Side Story features an unforgettable score and songs that have been adored for generations, including “Maria”, “Tonight”, “Somewhere”, “America” and “I Feel Pretty”. This iconic dance musical remains one of the most poignant stage works of the 20th century.
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This vibrant stage production features Jerome Robbins’ dazzling original choreography, as fresh as it has ever been in this epic staging of one ...
The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2021 is coming to Brisbane this month!
The 2021 tour promises three hours of captivating footage, shot in some of the most wild and remote corners of the world. Sure to set your pulse racing, this carefully curated program showcases a selection of films packed full of mesmerising cinematography, thought-provoking storylines and adrenaline-inducing action sequences.
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Audiences will experience incredible highs and agonising lows through the lenses of some of the most accomplished climbers, paddlers, ...
Khadim Ali – Invisible Border Exhibition
In his largest Australian solo exhibition to date, Hazara artist Khadim Ali explores the normalisation of war and the experience of refugees through a series of poetic installations and textile works. Invisible Border comprises sound installation, miniature painting, and a monumental 9-metre-long tapestry, hand woven by a community of Hazara men and women, some who have lost family members in war. Featuring existing work alongside new commissions developed for the IMA, the exhibition will ...
George is coming to the Brisbane Powerhouse this May!
This iconic album launched george onto the national stage seeing them win Breakthrough Artist at the ARIA awards and go on to land an amazing six songs from it in triple j’s Hottest 100.
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The album has more recently been recognised as one of triple j’s Hottest 100 Australian albums of all time and landed in Double J’s Top 50 Best Australian Debut Albums.
Don’t miss this amazing chance to see the album performed in its entirety.
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Moro Spanish Film Festival 2021 – Full Programme Announced!
The rich programme consists of 20 feature films from Spain together with 9 films from across Latin America including Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Mexico and Uruguay. From hilarious crime capers to sensual romantic comedies, powerful historical epics and contemporary urban dramas, the Moro Spanish Film Festival is for all movie-lovers and aficionados of Spanish cinema alike. ¡Viva la fiesta!
Joyous romantic comedy ROSA’S WEDDING (La boda de Rosa) will open the Festival. Written and directed ...