Burrinja Theatre is calling out for young Bell Curve performers

Kemp's Curtain Call. Picture: ON FILE

By Peter Kemp

Burrinja Theatre

Bell Curve Call Out

Are you an experienced musician or a music enthusiast? Are you between the ages of 12 and 25? Keen to try your hand at bell ringing?

Burrinja wants to hear from you.

Be a part of local, high quality art music event presenting contemporary music composed by an award winning composer.

Bell Curve is a contemporary spatial performance work for twelve independent bellringers composed by Eugen Ughetti and performed with the Federation Bells.

Bell Curve is a site-specific work that will come unique to Burrinja.

The presentation will occur in unconventional locations in venue (foyer, gallery etc.) or even multiple locations.

The presentation of Bell Curve will be part of the company’s After Dark program alongside other programmed events such as exhibition openings, artist talks, children’s activities, gallery tours and workshops.

Days of commitment are:

Wednesday 10 July, three hours (time TBC), first half of Bell Curve

Thursday 11 July, three hours (time TBC), learn second half of Bell Curve

Friday 12 July, three hours (TBC), putting it all together.

Saturday 13 July, full day, time (TBC), dress rehearsal and performance.

Contact Office 9754 1509 Mon – Fri. 9am – 5pm.

Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances

Inventi Ensemble

award Winning Chamber Music

Three simple notes open the famous Symphonic Dances by Rachmaninov which then evolves into an unique work like no other.

Celebrating the 150th anniversary of Rahmonov’s birth, his Symphonic Dances receive the Inventi treatment.

This beautiful and rich symphonic work features the colours and textures that Rachmaninov is famous for.

Arranged for flute, oboe, bassoon, violin and cello.

This musical adventure will be the latest triumph in Inventi’s musical exploration.

Season: Saturday 27 July at 2pm.

Venue: Burrinja Theatre

Centrestage Youth Theatre @ The 1812 Theatre

Radium Girls

In 1920 radium was a miracle cure/ Madame Curie an international celebrity and luminous watches the latest rage; until the girls who painted them began to fall ill with a mysterious affliction.

Season closes 13 July.

Eltham Little Theatre

presents Into the Woods JR.

Once upon a time Eltham Little Theatre cordially invites you to a far-off kingdom to meet

a fair maiden

a sad young lad

and s childless baker

with his wife.

Be careful what you wish for, as Stephen Sondheim’s and James Laines cock-eyed fairytale comes to life in this adaptation of their groundbreaking.

Tony Award winning musical not the Woods JR features all your favourite characters – Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack ( and his beanstalk) and the Witch – in this lyrically rich retelling of classic Brothers Grimm fables.

The musical centres on a baker and his wife who want to have a child, Cinderella, who wishes to attend the King’s Festival and Jack who wishes his cow would give milk.

When the baker and his wife learn that they cannot have a child because of a Witch’s curse, the two set out on a journey to break the curse and wind up changed forever.

Season: Saturday 6 July at 1pm and 5pm. Sunday 7 July at 1pm.

Saturday 13 July at 1pm and 5pm. Sunday 14 July at 1pm

Saturday 20 July at 1pm and 5pm. Sunday 21 July at 1pm.

Bookings 0411 713 095