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- Philip Glass performs live to cinematic masterpieces
- MELBOURNE, 8 MAY 2012 — Experience the three visionary films of Godfrey Reggio - Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqatsi and Naqoyqatsi - alongside musical scores composed by Philip Glass performed live in the Melbourne premiere of The Qatsi Trilogy at Arts Centre Melbourne from July 31 to August 2.
Performed by the legendary Philip Glass with The Philip Glass Ensemble and conducted by Michael Riesman, these performances are a synthesis of a music concert and film event that together create a unique experience as part of the Hamer Hall Opening Season.
- Melbourne debut of Lipsynch, the epic theatrical journey by modern theater maestro Robert Lepage
- MELBOURNE, 8 MAY 2012 – Lipsynch, the nine-hour theatrical tour-de-force by master Canadian director Robert Lepage, is set to make its Melbourne premiere in the State Theatre from August 4 - 12.
On a flight from Frankfurt to Montreal, a nameless young woman dies, leaving behind a wailing baby. And so begins the epic panorama linking nine lives and spanning seven decades in Robert Lepage’s breathtaking theatrical event, Lipsynch.
As audiences follow the main characters’ journey they are treated to exquisite operatic arias, extraordinary staging, moving acting and a production spanning from war-torn Vienna to pre-revolutionary Nicaragua and contemporary London.
- Arts Centre Melbourne Response to 2012-13 Victorian Budget
- MELBOURNE, MAY 1, 2012— Arts Centre Melbourne today received a commitment in next year’s Budget of $1.5 million to support expanded operations for Hamer Hall during its opening 12 months and $3.65 million to fund critical asset renewal in the Theatres Building. Both were announced today by Premier and Minister for the Arts Ted Baillieu as part of the Victorian Budget 2012–2013.
“We are deeply appreciative of this investment by the Victorian Government in this economic environment,” said Arts Centre Melbourne Chief Executive Judith Isherwood. “It will enable Australia’s largest and busiest performing arts centre to make the most of the investment the Government has made in the redevelopment of Hamer Hall, and ensure that the Theatres Building and our Performing Arts Collection are also well maintained.”
- Arts Centre Melbourne Takes Food & Beverage In-House
- MELBOURNE, 10 APRIL 2012 — From 1 July, 2012, Arts Centre Melbourne will move its catering operations in-house.
Spotless/Epicure, which has provided food and beverage services at the Arts Centre since it was first opened, will finish their contract on 30 June 2012 ending a successful partnership that has spanned 26 years.
Arts Centre Melbourne is currently undergoing a period of rapid change, physically in respect to the redevelopment of Hamer Hall, and internally regarding development of its programming, customer experience and internal services strategies.
The move to in-house catering will provide Arts Centre Melbourne with the flexibility to rapidly respond to the emerging requirements of the organisation, its customers and visitors throughout the development period.
- Come on Baby Light My Spire
- Long-awaited repairs to the iconic Arts Centre Melbourne Spire will start tomorrow, weather-permitting, announced Chief Executive Judith Isherwood today.
The Arts Centre Melbourne Spire was damaged by a severe hailstorm that lashed Southbank and other parts of Melbourne on March 6, 2010. The storm caused most of the lights on the mast of the spire to stop working, as well as areas of the tracer lights on the rest of the spire.