Monet in Paris is a super-scale, arts and entertainment experience for the whole family to enjoy. Visitors will accompany some of the world’s most fearless artists of their time on an exhilarating adventure across 19th century bohemian Paris and the lush countryside of France. Young and old will be plunged into Monet’s Water Lilies and dance with Degas’ ballerinas in this stunning explosion of life, light and colour. Art meets technology as breath-taking paintings are projected on an enormous scale, illuminating the loose brushwork of Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt and many more.

Housed in the spectacular Grand Palais, a 250-metre square custom designed super-scaled marquee, featuring six transformative break-out spaces, bars, a café and gift shop, visitors will experience a 360-degree immersion into Monet’s world. Designed by Australian theatre designer, Anna Cordingley, Le Grand Palais is one of the biggest portable exhibition buildings in the world.

At the centre of Le Grand Palais and the heart of Monet in Paris is Grande Experiences’ state-of-the-art SENSORY4™ technology; an immersive gallery combining with a tailored exhibition space to allow projection of enormous crystal-clear images. Set to a powerful classical score and showcasing the full breadth of the Impressionist movement, a stunning display of iconic, inspirational images transforms the world around you as you lose yourself in the vibrant colours and intricate details of the Impressionists’ works.

The Grand Palais will be built as energy efficient as possible. The walls will be made from insulated sandwich panels, built to lessen heat loss and lessen energy consumption for heating and cooling. The roofing will also be made from a specially coated PVC that prevents the heat passing through the roof and keeps the structure below cool.

“The team at Grande Experiences are absolutely thrilled to premiere Monet in Paris in Brisbane in June. Produced in the same immersive multi-sensory format as the hugely successful Van Gogh Alive, this very new and unique experience will captivate and enthral audiences young and old as we enjoy many of the colourful works of art from the French Masters of the 19th century, combined with a wonderful musical score and special aromas permeating throughout the venue,” said Bruce Peterson – Founder & CEO, Grande Experiences.

“After the runaway success of our national tour of Van Gogh Alive, we are thrilled to bring this completely new experience with even more breath-taking immersive spaces, to Brisbane first. Audiences loved Van Gogh Alive and we look forward to opening the doors of our spectacular new venue, Le Grand Palais in June and welcoming them to the wonderful world of Monet In Paris,” – Andrew Kay – Producer, Monet In Paris.

Monet in Paris is powered by Mitsubishi Motors. Shaun Westcott, Mitsubishi Motors Australia’s CEO said, “We are delighted to be the presenting partner of Monet in Paris. This partnership further cements Mitsubishi Motors Australia’s support of the arts and entertainment industry, giving the community an opportunity to be immersed in the intricate details of Impressionist masterpieces. Seeing Monet’s iconic Water Lilies and Degas’ ballerinas come to life will surely be an unforgettable experience for all.”

Monet in Paris is proud to have Mitsubishi Motors Australia as Presenting Partner with Viking and Mont Marte as Official Partners.

Monet in Paris – The French Impressionists Alive
Northshore, Brisbane
7 June to 6 August, 2023
www.monetinparis.com.au

The Sunset Cinemas are rolling out the red carpet this month with Magic Mike’s Last Dance, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, and Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania up on the silver screen.

With an amazing line-up of flicks to catch, be sure to check out the showtimes, grab your friends and family and sit back and relax with some popcorn in hand.

Sunset Cinemas Brisbane
23 March – 29 April 2023
Maritime Green, Dock C, Northshore
www.sunsetcinema.com.au

After a stellar 5 weeks, the Twilight Electric team have announced the shows will carry on through to Sunday 25 September to meet the unprecedented demand.

Scott Maidment, creator of Blanc de Blanc Encore explained the success: “Brisbane loves to party during festival time and based on the response to the season thus far, we’re giving audiences one more week to do just that in our champagne-soaked Spiegeltent.”

Kirsten Siddle, creator of the Japanese magic show and bar, Maho Magic Bar, added: “Brisbanians are showing us that they are thrilled to get out and have fun again after a long, wet winter, and the Twilight Electric site is the perfect spot to enjoy some sundowners at sunset ahead of a great night of mischief and magic!”

Maho Magic Bar and Blanc De Blanc
Twilight Electric, Northshore Hamilton
Must close: Sunday 25 September
www.twilightelectric.com