Burnie Arts Live 2023

LIVE 2023

Burnie Arts Live 2023

Welcome to our program for July to December 2023 highlighting cultural activities happening right here in Burnie.

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We hope that you will join us for some of the fantastic performances coming up in 2023 that include ballet, jazz, drama, classical music, comedy, musicals and much more.

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THE ALPHABET OF AWESOME SCIENCE

Join professors Lexi Con and Noel Edge (the Word Nerd and the Science Freak) for a thrilling voyage through the alphabet — where sesquipedalian words inspire mindblowing scientific surprises! It’s a tongue-twisting race from A to Z that’s equal parts explosive, messy, hilarious, fascinating and gross.

Brace yourself for an hour of carefully crafted alphabetical, scientifical (award-winning!) chaos — that floats, flies, squirts, sprays, ignites and erupts!

‘This is one of the best children’s shows I have seen... well produced, exciting and educational’ - Stage Whispers

‘If I could give it six stars I would...’ - The Adelaide Advertiser

12 JULY

Wed 12 July, 11am & 2pm

DURATION

60 min - no interval

PRICE

Full $15

Group 10+ $10

Subscriber $10

LOCATION

Arts Theatre

NCM in association with Burnie Arts presents:

Image: Lucy Parakhina

COIL

Streaming killed the video store. And that’s not all we lost…

An immediate hit with critics and audiences, Coil is one of those rare productions: gobsmackingly clever in its execution whilst being funny, warm hearted and deeply resonant.

Blurring the boundaries of theatre and cinema, this innovative new work draws on our collective memories to pay tribute to the glory days of the video store and the communities we made within them. Coil reflects upon the joys, perils and pitfalls of nostalgia, and how we grapple with goodbyes to move on.

Creating new work at the very edge of video technology and live performance, re:group mash theatre and moviemaking together to create ‘live cinema’. Inspired by the highs and lows of pop culture, re:group aim to turn typically comfortable and passive viewing experiences into something immersive, irreverent, and inherently live.

Don’t miss this playful, one-of-a-kind live cinema experience.

“An astonishingly multi-layered, funny-sad eulogy… A must-see live cinema event” - Keith Gallasch, RealTime

“genuinely impressive… clever and more than a little bold.” - 4 stars Travis Johnson, Time Out

22 JULY

Sat 22 July, 7.30pm

DURATION

60 min - no interval

PRICE

Full $35

Concession $30

Subscriber $25

Student $15

LOCATION

Arts Theatre

WARNINGS

Mild language. Brief strobe lighting.

Co-created by Mark Rogers, Solomon Thomas, Steve Wilson-Alexander & Carly Young

pataway/BURNIE LUNCHBOX CONCERTS: WINTER

VDB PRESENTS The Thursday Lunchbox Winter Series at Burnie Arts Centre

Our immensely popular lunchtime concert series continues in pataway/Burnie with five bitesized concerts held in your lunch-break - all for the price of a sandwich!

Curated by VDB’s Artistic Director, Julia Fredersdorff, these concerts showcase some of Tassie’s finest musical talent, alongside interstate and international guests.

Escape the hustle and bustle with an eclectic program of music spanning a rich variety of genres and styles, and step into an oasis of calm listening to beautiful music in a casual and welcoming setting.

1.05PM THURSDAY 27 JULY

LUKE PLUMB & RANDAL MUIR

For this special Lunchbox Concert, Luke Plumb takes to the stage with accordionist Randal Muir, in a program featuring European waltzes, South American rumba and choro arranged for virtuosic accordion and mandolin.

1.05PM THURSDAY 3 AUGUST

ALEXEY YEMTSOV

Enjoy thrilling technique and lyrical musicianship when Ukraine-born pianist Alexey Yemtsov performs Schubert’s D minor Sonata D537 alongside works by Brahms, Chopin and Rachmaninov.

1.05PM THURSDAY 10 AUGUST

RICHES & WOOD

North-west Tasmanian chamber music duo Josie Riches (violin) and David Wood (guitar) present a program that features music from Vienna to Buenos Aires, including Diabelli, Piazzolla and Ourkouzounov.

1.05PM THURSDAY 17 AUGUST

TWO x TWO VIOLINS

Prepare to be enchanted when VDB Fellowship violinists Alethea Coombe and Natalya Bing join forces with Julia Fredersdorff and Susie Furphy in a program of lively baroque violin duets.

1.05PM THURSDAY 24 AUGUST

LATITUDE 37: UPON A GROUND

Hailed by The Australian as “marvellously skilled and impeccably stylish” ... Latitude 37 are an Australian baroque group that can confidently mix it with the world’s best.

27 JULY - 24 AUGUST

27 July, 3 August, !0 August,

17 August, 24 August

1.05pm

DURATION

60 min - no interval

PRICE

Door sales $15

Subscriber/presale $10

5 Concert Season Pass $50

LOCATION

Arts Theatre

Your gallery

Burnie Regional Art Gallery

Situated in the city centre, the Burnie Regional Art Gallery venue is operated and maintained by the Burnie City Council as part of the Burnie cultural precinct and is supported by our corporate partners, the Friends of Burnie Regional Art Gallery and assisted through Arts Tasmania by the Minister for the Arts.

As a public gallery space within a multi-purpose arts centre, we do three main things: manage our collections, present exhibitions and, together with the other elements of the downtown precinct such as live performance venues and the Regional Museum, provide the cultural heartbeat of the city.

Burnie Print Prize

21 July - 8 September 2023

National Photographic Portraiture Prize 2022

22 September - 25 November 2023

Check website for details on current and future exhibitions.

FREE ENTRY

Wed to Sat 10am – 4pm

77-79 Wilmot Street, Burnie 7320

HICCUP!

A rocking, outback adventure to find the great hiccup cure.

It’s a perfect, balmy night in the outback. A sleepdeprived camper, a cheeky quokka and an emu with a penchant for creating wild inventions, awake to discover that a koala has come down with a stubborn and earshatteringly loud case of the hiccups.

The three embark on an epic journey through the night that sees them frantically eat, sing and invent their way towards a cure before the sun comes up.

Hiccup is a hilarious rocking musical extravaganza about working together, finding friendship and how to, once and for all, stop the hiccups.

12 AUGUST

Sat 12 August, 11am & 2pm

DURATION

45 min - no interval

PRICE Full $15

Subscriber $10

Child U16 $10

LOCATION

Arts Theatre

WARNINGS

Recommended for children aged 4+

Contains haze and strobe effects.

Windmill Theatre Co in association with Burnie Arts presents:

THE 2 OF US UP CLOSE & PERSONAL

After 3 back to back years of selling out 100 + shows around the country, Soprano and Tenor powerhouse legends of Musical Theatre and Opera, Marina Prior & David Hobson embark on their Encore Tour, ‘The 2 Of Us’ in up close and personal mode.

Brand new songs, back-stage and life stories, and including the classics from their vast repertoire spanning 35 years in a 2 hour concert. Accompanied by renowned pianist David Cameron, in a two-hour intimate performance, Marina and David will perform their classics from productions such as The Phantom of The Opera, Cats, Evita, Les Miserables, West Side Story, Guys and Dolls, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and La Boheme, to name but a few, as well as favourites from their awardwinning albums.

‘It’s been beyond our wildest dreams to travel this beautiful country of ours being supported by Australians in our own backyard” say Marina & David.

8 SEPTEMBER

Fri 8 September, 8.00pm

DURATION

2 hrs & 30 min - inc. interval

PRICE Full $69.95

Concession $64.95

Subscriber $62.95

Subscriber Concession $59.95

Student $64.95

Group 6+ $64.95

Child U16 $34.95

LOCATION

Town Hall

Marina Prior & David Hobson

Presented by Entertainment Consulting

Burnie Arts presents:

THE JAZZ CLUB

Southern Lights Big Band + Swing Dance lessons

Come and experience the second installment of The Jazz Club back in the Burnie Town Hall. Buy a seat or buy a table for this night of cabaret, wine, song and dance.

Southern Lights Big Band have been wowing audiences at Tasmanian festivals and special events for 5 years. They are an all-ages community group sharing the joy of big band music. Led by Matt Rushworth this 18 piece big band is one of Tasmania’s leading dance bands and has a swinging repertoire to keep you on the dance floor.

And to help you with those swinging moves, members of Tas Swing are offering dance lessons and demonstrations.

Join in the fun and dress up on the night.

Cheese Platter

2-3 people

$25

Pre-order with your tickets

23 SEPTEMBER

Sat 23 September, 7pm

7pm - Learn to Swing Dance

8pm - Southern Light Big Band

DURATION

3hrs - inc intervals

PRICE Full $20

Subscriber $15

Table of 10 $150

LOCATION

Town Hall - Cabaret style Bar open during performance

HandMADE & MADE TO LAST

A double bill of two extraordinary dance works that revel in the capacity and endurance of mature women.

HandMADE is a beautiful and lyrical work by Tasmanian producer and dance maker Emma Porteus. Emma’s work embraces the globe from Tasmania to Finland. In HandMADE Emma draws on that global perspective, with a work that focuses on the way we experience the world through the bodies we inhabit.

Liz Aggiss’s MADE TO LAST is defiant, funny, and loud! It’s a work created by an artist at the height of her powers with established members of the MADE Ensemble. It’s witty, irreverent, fast-paced, and decidedly unapologetic.

MADE has been making remarkable and distinct dance/ theatre works with leading Australian and international choreographers since 2005.

29 & 30 SEPTEMBER

Fri 29 September, 7.30pm

Sat 30 September, 7.30pm

DURATION

70 min - including interval

PRICE

Full $30

Concession $25

Subscriber $20

LOCATION

Town Hall

WARNINGS

Strong language and ‘mature’ content.

Mature Artists Dance Experience in association with Burnie Arts presents:

THE PAPER ESCAPER

This beautiful and bright puppetry work from Terrapin tells a story of determination, friendship and the power of following your own path.

Benny, the plucky puppet protagonist in The Paper Escaper, knows they are destined for greater things than a simple pop-up book. But in a world that’s trying to squash Benny between its pages – from wily dancing fire to a disillusioned illustrator – they will need the help of new friends to achieve their dreams.

11 OCTOBER

Wed 11 October, 2.00 pm

DURATION

45 min - no interval

PRICE

Full $15

Subscriber $10

Group 10+ $10

LOCATION

Arts Theatre

Terrapin Puppet Theatre in association with Burnie Arts presents

CHICAGO

13 - 28

OCTOBER

Fri 13 - 28 October, 2pm & 7:30pm

DURATION

Set in the legendary city during the roaring “jazz hot” 20’s. It’s a story of murder, glitz and glamour and All That Jazz !

This performance will be held at Parklands High School. Tickets can be purchased at the Burnie Arts Box Office or at www.burniearts.net

2.5 hrs - inc interval

PRICE Full $40

Concession $33

Subscriber $30

+1.5% Credit Card Fee

LOCATION

Parklands Performing Arts Centre

WARNINGS

Mature content – recommended for 16 years +. Contains suggested violence

‘ The name on everybody’s lips is gonna be ‘Chicago’

Celebrate the end of the year with our community

We are proud to support our local Burnie performance groups and support their fabulous end of year concerts

We invite you to join our young and young at heart at the following performances;

25 November - Burnie School of Irish Dance

27 November - Emusicians

2 December - North West Academy of Dance

9 December - Burnie Concert Band

16 December - Reflexions Dance School Graduation

Go to www.burniearts.net for more information on these shows and other local productions that happen throughout the year.

photo credit: Rohan Thompson

GRIGORYAN BROTHERS

‘This Is Us’: A Musical Reflection of Australia

Acclaimed guitarists Slava and Leonard Grigoryan have created a suite of music inspired by 18 objects personally selected from the National Museum of Australia’s vast collection, which traces our diverse and complex history.

This Is Us takes audiences on a journey from the deep past of early Indigenous Australians to the making of contemporary Australian society. The compositions are accompanied by highdefinition moving projections, with various artifacts including ancient 65,000 year old ochre of the Madjebebe rock shelter, a convict love token, a lifebuoy from the Tampa, and Sir Donald Bradman’s famed cricket bat.

Incorporating all their influences from classical to jazz and contemporary music, performed on a variety of guitars (electric, 8-string tenor ukulele, 12-string and classical), audiences will see and hear the Grigoryan Brothers like never before.

“We chose objects that try to represent some of our First Nations’ history as well as colonisation, migration, innovation and stories of love and loss. We were deeply moved by all of them.” – Slava & Leonard Grigoryan

24 NOVEMBER

Fri 24 November, 7.30 pm

DURATION

1 hour 50 min - including interval

PRICE

Full $35

Concession $30

Subscriber $25

LOCATION

Town Hall

Your museum

The Burnie Regional Museum’s collections represent the history of Burnie and the surrounding North West region. From the time the first Europeans ventured out from Port Sorell in the mid-1820s to explore the wilderness of the North West, up to the present day.

Federation Street

Wander the charming Federation Street and see how ordinary people lived more than 110 years ago. Discover the lifestyles and aspirations of our forebears through rooms that are alive with personal treasures, memorabilia and tools of the trade.

Early Burnie

Explore Burnie’s beginnings as a privately owned enterprise and follow its progress through the 19th century. Discover many of the Burnie Regional Museum’s fascinating and significant objects dating from before 1900. Learn about early exploration and the exploits of the Van Diemen’s Land Company; life in the region for early settlers; and the events which led to Burnie’s first economic boom at the turn of the 20th century.

FREE ENTRY

Wed to Fri 10am – 4pm Little Alexander Street, Burnie TAS 7320

HOW TO FIND US

THEATRE SEATING PLAN

COVID-19 restrictions may apply.

Seating plans may vary according to individual show requirements

PLEASE NOTE

Subscriber prices are not available online. Tickets purchased online will incur a transaction fee and postage fee. Burnie Arts strongly recommends that you only purchase tickets via burniearts.net to ensure you receive a legitimate valid ticket. Tickets purchased via unauthorised sellers or third parties may be seized or cancelled without refund or exchange, and the ticket holder may be denied entry, or may be required to re-purchase new tickets at their own cost.

BE GREEN

If you order your tickets online: Print at home or save them to your mobile device.

CONCESSIONS

Holders of a current Pension, Senior’s, Full Time Student card, or those in receipt of unemployment benefits, may be eligible for reduced ticket prices. Proof of concession is required.

PARKING

Entry to the Burnie Arts car park is via Jones or King Streets. Limited accessible parking is available. Free 10 minute parking bays are located directly outside the Box Office. For longer stays, fees are payable by the hour, using the EasyPark app or ticket machines.

ACCESS

Burnie Arts is committed to making performances, services and facilities accessible to all patrons. If you have any special needs, please make your requirements known when booking.

SMOKING

Smoking is not permitted anywhere within the Burnie Arts or within 3 metres of the entrance ramp.

FOOD & BEVERAGES

Beverages and dry food purchased from Burnie Arts are the only consumables permitted in the Theatre or Town Hall during performances.

ELECTRONIC DEVICES

To ensure an enjoyable experience for all visitors and no distractions for performers, we ask all patrons to ensure they turn off all mobile phones, pagers, chiming watches, alarms and all other electronic devices before the start of the show.

CAMERAS / RECORDING DEVICES

Due to copyright restrictions the use of still and video cameras, mobile phones and other recording devices are not permitted during performances. If there is an exception, it will be announced before the commencement of the performance, or via signage.

LATECOMERS

Patrons arriving late to any performance will not be admitted until a suitable break occurs in the performance. The Front of House Manager will determine a suitable time of entry for latecomers.

GENERAL RISKS OF THE THEATRE

Please be aware of trip hazards, row spacing, stairs, and the lack of lighting during a performance. Other production elements such as loud noises or music, bright lights, pyrotechnic stage effects, strobe lights, smoke or haze, and show content, may also be of concern.

BABES IN ARMS / PRAMS & PUSHERS

Defined as children under 18 months (subject to Promoter’s policy), ‘babes in arms’ are admitted free, provided they are seated on a parent/guardian’s lap.

Prams and pushers are not permitted in the Theatre or Town Hall. However, we will happily store them while you attend one of our performances. Please ask a staff member for assistance.

PRIVACY POLICY

The Burnie City Council’s Privacy Policy can be obtained from www.burnie.tas.gov.au

STAFF

Burnie Arts

Executive Manager - Mark Viner

Functions and Event Coordinator - Andrea Dallas

Functions and Event Officer - Karen Voss

Box Office Coordinator -

Kaye Chadwick

Box Office - Denise Cure

Front of House Coordinator - Gaylene Fidler

Technicians -

Stewart Holmes

Christian Storan

Stephen Carlson

Scott Fisher

Nathan Humphreys

Matt Langham

Jono Wilson

Catering Staff - Yvonne Chugg

Stacey Lowe

Tracey Cohen

Usher and Functions Staff -

Museum & Gallery Curator -

Debby Burr

Wendy Langford

Sharon Ghossein

Sandra Wilson

Rhonda Ludbey

Brittany Chugg

Laura Courto

Collections Officer - Jason Ball

Allison Campbell

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