Geelong Arts Centre is thrilled to unveil the highly anticipated $140m Little Malop Street Redevelopment with a stellar 4-week Grand Opening Festival!
Geelong Arts Centre will throw open its doors to the public on Saturday 19 August with two opening night events featuring stellar headliners; celebrated multi-ARIA-Award winning R&B-pop artist, Jessica Mauboy, and an Australian comedy triple-header, featuring Dave Thornton, Dilruk Jayasinha and Lizzy Hoo.
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To top it all off Geelong Arts Centre is also giving away the most adventurous ticket in town as part of the Geelong Arts Centre Golden Ticket giveaway, valued at more than $4, 000!
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To celebrate with the community, Geelong Arts Centre is offering patrons tickets to either of the two Grand Opening events on 19 August for the amazing price of $20 each!
The epic festival line-up will include Missy Higgins, Opera Australia, Belvoir St Theatre, family fun with Windmill Theatre Company, a vibrant Community Open Day, Backstage Tours, and so much more.
The Golden Ticket Calling all thrill-seekers and culture connoisseurs: want to be entertained by the best in the biz for an entire year for free?
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Amplifying the voices of the local First Nations community, ARM worked closed with Wadawurrung artist Kait James, and local First Nations artists Tarryn Love, Gerard Black Mick Ryan to showcase First Nations stories through the campus.
Delivering on a bold future for Geelong Arts Centre, the festival will provide the community’s first ever look at brand-new, world-class performance venues.
Designed by Ian McDougall (ARM), the new centre sits at the heart of Geelong’s cultural precinct, affirming its status as a UNESCO City of Design. The striking design brings together elements drawn from the history of Geelong, the strong and continuing Wadawurrung connections to Country and First Nations culture generally, and the traditions of circus and theatre. Entertainment lovers will be dazzled by The Story House; a multi-format 550-seat theatre expanding to 850 in ‘live gig’ mode and The Open House; a 250-seat contemporary hybrid venue featuring a giant door connecting the space to Little Malop Street Plaza, as well as dynamic and colourful foyer and bar facilities alongside a range of event spaces, including alfresco dining on Little Malop Street.
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Geelong is set to host the largest regional arts centre in Australia, with a new$140 million precinct in the works. The Little Malop Street Redevelopment will deliver a 500-seat, 250-seat, and black box theatre, an outdoor atrium, and a host of new dining options to satiate hungry theatre-goers.
The striking architectural design by ARM Architecture was inspiredby the history of Geelong, as well as circus and theatre silhouettes, with a draped facade reminiscent of the curtains that grace a classic mainstage.
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As part of the ambitious project, there will also be specially commissioned artworks installed within the building's spaces by four extraordinary First Nations artists. Wadwaurrung artist Kait James and First Nations artists Gerard Black, Tarryn Love and Mick Ryan are set toevoke the new building's connection to country through large-scale pieces that pay homage to the stories of traditional peoples.
The Geelong Arts Centre Little Malop Street Redevelopment has provided us with an incredible opportunity to connect with local First Nations Artists and showcase their work within the spaces of this important project for Geelong, said Joel McGuinness, CEO, Geelong Arts Centre. We are deeply honoured to include their works in such an important building for the Geelong region and we can't wait to show you the completed works, once installed, later in the year.
The Little Malop Street Redevelopment will change the cultural landscape for Geelong and the region, saidChristine Couzens, Member for Geelong. These works will ensure that the artistry and storytelling of First Nations creatives is quite literally built into the foundations of this $140 million project.”
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Committed to a long-lasting reconciliation journey that acknowledges, respects, includes and responds to First Nations community, and connects First Peoples’ stories and voices with the broader community through meaningful artwork, performance and conversation, Geelong Arts Centre is bringing some awesome First Peoples-led events across National Reconciliation Week and beyond.
From 11 – 13 May, the brainchild of proud Wiradjuri man, Joel Bray, I Liked It, BUT… takes “experimental contemporary immersive performance” out of the theatre and into the bar, to see what passes the “pub test’.
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Served with tongue firmly in cheek, I Liked It, BUT… caters to a broad range of entertainment seekers. Know heaps/nothing about contemporary dance? Come along! Love self-deprecation and some good pub humour? You’ll love this. Keen to open your mind to the world of performance art from the casual comfort of Geelong’s most iconic village brewery? This show has you covered!
A creator, choreographer, and performer, Joel Bray’s practice is inextricably linked to his cultural heritage. Using his body as a vessel for storytelling and evolution, Joel invites audiences to explore the experiences of fair-skinned Aboriginal people and the experiences of contemporary gay men in an increasingly isolated world.
I Liked It, BUT… hits Little Creatures’ Furphy Hall from 11 – 13 May and limited places remain. Lock in a date with your mates, and secure your seats now. Tickets cost $25 – $39 and can be purchased here.
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Kicking off from 27 May – 3 June, the theme for National Reconciliation Week 2023 is Be A Voice for Generations. The week invites Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people to gather, join the conversation, ask questions, and walk together on a journey to reconciliation.
Facilitated by proud Gunditjmara actor and playwright, Tom Molyneux, join a panel of local First Nations artists, respected community members, and allies for this free event as they come together to examine the tangible ways in which we can all use our power and words to be a voice for reconciliation in our everyday lives.
Hear from Member for Geelong and Parliamentary Secretary for First Peoples, Christine Couzens MP; proud Worimi artist, Gerard Black; dual-premiership former Geelong Cats football star, Matthew Stokes; Proud Adnyamathanha woman, entrepreneur and Arranyinha business owner, Marsha Uppill; and spend the afternoon immersed in a yarning circle, exploring how to “Be a Voice for Generations: Act today for a reconciled tomorrow”.
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Now in its third year, Geelong Arts Centre’s Cultural Conversations series aims to bring First Nations voices and stories to the forefront and to provide a culturally safe space in which to engage in shared learning and important discussions.
Through both conversation and performance, Geelong Arts Centre puts the spotlight on stories that challenge, inspire, and deserve to be told. Visitors leave, right?
Coming to The Story House stage from 1 – 4 November, the renowned Sydney Theatre Company and Moogahlin Performing Arts present The Visitors ; a powerful, imaginative response to the beginnings of modern Australia.
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Famed for her plays Stolen and Rainbow’s End , Muruwari playwright Jane Harrison turns her attention to that pivotal moment when the First Fleet dropped anchor.
A riveting, deeply researched insight into one of the most impactful and painful days in Australia’s history, and a hugely entertaining study of how communities respond to change and the unknown.
On a sweltering day in January 1788, seven clan leaders gather on a sandstone escarpment overlooking the harbour. The attendees, six of them Elders and one new initiate, catch up, laugh together, share a meal and compare notes. But beyond the friendly banter, protocols, and hospitality, a momentous decision is waiting to be made.
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After its Sydney Theatre Award-winning premiere production at the 2020 Sydney Festival, The Visitors will be reworked for this brand new production directed by one of Australia’s most celebrated directors, Quandamooka man Wesley Enoch AM.
But that’s not all! Taking place at 5:30pm on 2 November, duck between Geelong Arts Centre’s The Open House and The Story House theatres and heighten your learning with a discussion to compliment the performance of The Visitors.
Come together with a brand new panel to reflect on what it means to truly, deeply listen and acknowledge the histories of Australia’s First Peoples.
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With so much discussion about Australia’s readiness for truth-telling, maybe it’s time to flip the script… First Peoples have been telling their truth for more than 200 years; maybe what requires attention now, more than ever, is our readiness to engage in truth-listening.
In a conversation that holds space for First Nations voices from the local community, this Cultural Conversations event will examine the role that theatre can