Bangarra: 30 years of sixty five thousand is coming to QPAC this month!
Frances Rings’ Unaipon is an absorbing portrait of the great Aboriginal inventor, philosopher, writer and storyteller, Ngarrindjeri man David Unaipon, who features on the Australian $50 note. Stamping Ground was created by Czech choreographer Jiri Kylian as a homage to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their cultures. Curated by Artistic Director Stephen Page, to make fire highlights the breadth, power, and beauty of Bangarra’s creations over three decades.
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The Pinheads new clip ‘Is This Real’, plus album tour supports announced!
The clip, which premiered on Pile Rats, captures the personal and profound experience of Jimbo’s Nonno, who at 94 years old visits his late-wife’s grave at Kanahooka Cemetery every week like clockwork. Taken on the 7th anniversary of her death, the beautiful and heart-wrenching film tells the story of being with someone for 60-something years, and continuing to be there for them after they pass.
If anything it’s a reminder to myself that we’re all going to die sooner or later, so ...
Inglourious Basterds – 10th Anniversary Screenings at Dendy Cinemas!
In the 6th film by Quentin Tarantino, Shosanna Dreyfus (Melanie Laurent) witnesses the execution of her family at the hand of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz) in the first year of the German occupation of France. Shosanna flees to Paris, where she forges a new identity as the owner and operator of a cinema.
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Elsewhere in Europe, Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) leads a group of Jewish American soldiers on a campaign of terror against the Nazis. Raine’s ...
Brisbane Writers Festival announces 2019 program!
In recognition of the UN Year of Indigenous Languages, this year the Festival will explore the powerful ways in which Australia’s traditional custodians convey story, both now and in the past.
“The written word hasn’t always been the primary way to tell a story,” said Festival CEO and Artistic Director Zoe Pollock, “Indigenous Australians have been yarning, weaving, painting, singing and dancing the stories of this land for thousands of years and right up into our present day. ...
Hans Zimmer Live is tourning Australian this October!
Having previously wowed audiences around the world in 2017, during his ‘Hans Zimmer Revealed’ tour, the iconic composer will return to the stage in 2019 for three massive shows in Australia, hitting Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, The Entertainment Center in Brisbane and the prestigious Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.
“Performing a concert series like ‘Hans Zimmer Revealed’ was something I always wanted to do in Australia and I’m thrilled that I got to do that in 2017”. Said Hans ...
Dominic Fike Australian Tour
Shrouded in myth and legend at the age of 23, Fike is first and foremost well-known for his effortless style as he blends disparate influences like Jack Johnson, Brockhampton and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers into a multicoloured hybrid of generational experimentation.
‘3 Nights’ is the best example: an addictive bop complemented by a run-down rap that has caught fire all over the world, sending it to the top of the charts in the US, UK, NZ, achieving 3 x Platinum status here in ...
Save the date – the Lavazza Italian Film Festival to screen nationally this September!
The 20th edition of the festival will showcase 26 of the best new Italian films from the last year as well as classic cinematic gems, Special Presentations, aperitivo nights, receptions and galas across screens in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Hobart and Byron Bay from 17 September.
Festival Director Elysia Zeccola said, “For 20 years we have shared our love of cinema and Italian culture striving to present the best new films from Italy for film-lovers and ...
The Flaming Lips to perform The Soft Bulletin live in Brisbane
There are few acts as distinctive and idiosyncratic as The Flaming Lips, which is less of a rock band and more a perpetual motion machine flipping the finder to our expectations. But even in a 36-year career of self-reinvention, this 1999 release stands out as a high point in musical innovation.
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Led by charismatic frontman Wayne Coyne, this 20th anniversary concert will see The Soft Bulletin performed live, and given the band’s penchant for performances as ...
The Tivoli announces brand new entertainment space ‘What’s Golden’
The brand-new 250-person standing capacity performance space with custom-built stage will sit within The Tivoli’s central foyer, complementing the main auditorium of the iconic Fortitude Valley venue.
What’s Golden meets Brisbane’s growing need for boutique and intimate venues and will serve as a drawcard for the highest quality local, national and international artists and acts.
The Tivoli’s Co-Owner and Creative Director Dave Sleswick said What’s Golden will be the ...
Queensland Theatre world premiere of L’Appartement coming this August
With previews commencing Saturday August 3 and the season running until Saturday August 31 in the Cremorne Theatre, L’Appartement is inspired by Murray-Smith’s three-month holiday in Paris with her daughter.
Says Murray-Smith, “We ended up staying in a swanky minimal Airbnb near the Bastille while our hosts travelled. The experience made me think about the style of the space we all choose to live in and the contrast of chaos and order both literally and psychologically. After the ...
