August 2019
Desert Festival 2019
Presented by Red Hot Arts Central Australia, the 2019 Desert Festival is an exposition of dynamic events encompassing local and interstate theatre, music, arts and performance. DesFest will run over seven weeks from 29 August to 12 October presenting a smorgasbord of local and interstate talent. The opening street parade takes place at the Alice Springs Town Council Night Markets on Thursday 29 August from 5PM – 9PM. The markets will come alive with performances from Red Centre legends like…
Find out more »DesFest 2019 Opening at The Night Market
Presented in partnership with the Alice Springs Town Council Get ready to kick off DesFest 2019 with a bang! Join us for the annual DesFest Opening at the first Night Market of the season. With an eclectic mix of some of Alice Spring's finest musicians and roaming performers to start the festival right. With performances including Coloured Stone, Eastern Arrernte Band, Rusty and the Infidels, Zimbabwean Outback Melodies and so much more! Bring the whole family, grab a bite to…
Find out more »September 2019
Drinking Water
Drinking Water by Sete Tele & Lisa Hirmer OPENING 6pm, Friday 13th September EXHIBITION 11th - 28th September 2019 Water is both personal and political— it matters both globally and at the very visceral scale of the body. For water to become a commodity, it must be encapsulated. Lines must be drawn around it to say this water is owned by this person. Water moves; it flows and leaks away; it evaporates, drifts through the air; it condenses elsewhere. Drinking…
Find out more »Musical Meditations
Musical Meditations is a very good example of the honey crumpet phenomenon with butter, all you have to do to activate this phenomenon is do something you love for 10 minutes (each day). Then something good will happen. A wizard friend of Christopher's hypnotised him about three years ago to play the guitar for ten minutes each day and he has done just that ever since. From that experience came a series of 10 minute pieces which has now transformed…
Find out more »The Primordial Mermaid
Written and performed by Miriam Pickard. Based on the Ancient Egyptian Myth of Isis; the Queen of the Waters from 3500 BC. Once upon a time deep in the Primordial Ocean an enchanting mermaid was born. Ever since she has been traveling the waters of life, gathering ancient stories of creation. Her beauty-barnacles and buck-teeth have been known to bring lovers to their knees, she puts the G in Goddess. Let the waters of your imagination flow inside the belly…
Find out more »Cabaret Comedy Workshop: Where Sequins & Satire Converge – presented by Miss Friby
This fun and informative workshop explores act development through the genre of cabaret, where sequins and satire converge. How does one nail 'profound' to the wall? Perfect for musical performers, circus, vaudeville/variety and anyone with a desire to create some good old fashioned entertainment with elegant wit and wicked humour. In this workshop you will learn some great tips and tricks to apply to your creative process, and a hilarious cabaret act, that explores social satire and vivid 'jazz hands'!…
Find out more »Cabaret Comedy and Broadway Jazz Workshop – presented by Miss Friby
Presented by Elizabeth Dawson, aka Miss Friby. Character/narrative based choreography & performance - fun, informative, high energy exploration in the classic dance genres of broadway, musical theatre and vaudeville (Fosse, Porter, Miller). Together we will work on a unique dance piece which is equal part story, character & choreography all the while exploring techniques and lines that can be implemented into your work, to give it that added finesse. Performer, producer and show maker, Elizabeth's knack for devising work for…
Find out more »Sequins in the Stinkhouse
OK, so think Vegas gameshow + high end showmanship + mind blowing acts + prison reform ......…bear with us. It’s a WORLD FIRST social experiment and Scandinavia is fuming. Prisoners from the Ipswich Rehabilitation and Reform Facility (ie. the slammer) have been randomly selected to participate in a revolutionary rehabilitation program - tour a world class, decadent as hell, over the top, kid you not, STAGE SHOW SPECTACLE! A variety style show featuring some special local guest performers, in a…
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