Kingston Artscape (January - July 2023)

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A message from the Mayor

As Kingston’s newly elected Mayor, I am so pleased to be able to present Kingston Arts’ latest action-packed program.

With a range of exhibition and performing spaces for you to explore, we have a huge range of entertainment on offer in the coming months.

Bring along the whole family and enjoy the exquisite movie A Boy Named Sailboat with the soundtrack performed live by acclaimed international guitarist stars, brothers Slava and Leonard Grigoryan.

And don’t forget to mark your diaries for Morning Melodies, cabaret, school holiday theatre productions, The Melbourne Comedy Fest’s Neighbourhood Sessions, the songs of Joni Mitchell and a Robbie Williams/Spicy Girls tribute band.

Be sure to visit our galleries in Moorabbin and Parkdale to view and support local artists when you visit our centres. Upcoming exhibitions, children’s workshops and the annual Artz Blitz 24-hour visual art and creative writing competition are always popular – so book early to be sure you don’t miss out!

With so many fantastic performances and exhibitions to choose from, 2023 is the perfect time to rediscover Kingston Arts and spread the word to your friends & family. We would love to see you all there!

Cr Hadi Saab Mayor, City of Kingston

Dolly

Dolly has just returned from touring throughout the UK & Europe, with a sell out season at Edinburgh Fringe.

Award-winning, sharp tongued cabaret diva Dolly Diamond returns to the Kingston Arts Centre for a night of inimitable Dolly-style cabaret with some sugar, spice and only a little bit of nice. Brilliantly accompanied by her 5-piece band, she can’t wait to be back in business.

Dolly Diamond is BACK IN KINGSTON and it’s one night not to be missed!

GARRY STARR Performs Everything

Disgraced actor Garry Starr defies his critics by performing every genre of theatre possible, thus saving the performing arts from its inevitable extinction.

Starr tears through genres with little regard for personal safety and even less regard for art, proving his talents to himself, his adoring fans and those who dare question his ability.

pace is quick, the laughs are thick… Starr’s comic sensibility has broad appeal”. The Age

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Photo Credit: Joseph Til

Experience the magic of the Grigoryan Brothers performing live on stage – their soundtrack to Australian indie film, A Boy Called Sailboat.

Acclaimed guitarists Slava and Leonard Grigoryan have expanded their creative output by crafting and recording the soundtrack to the award- winning movie, A Boy Called Sailboat. This is your opportunity to watch them play the soundtrack live with the movie on the big screen.

Sailboat brings love and hope to a family who have forged a simple but proud life in the drought-ridden Deep South. This heart warming movie, written and developed by Melbourne-based creative team Cameron Nugent and Andrew Curry was filmed in New Mexico and stars Academy Award® winning actor J.K. Simmons, Noel Gugliemi, Elizabeth De Razzo, Jake Busey, Lew Temple and Julian Atocani Sanchez in the title role.

Morning Melodies

Love’s greatest duets from stage, screen & everything in between.

By Kingston Arts

Morning Melodies returns for 2023 with a special Valentine’s Day performance of ‘It Takes Two’ with Morning Melodies’ sweethearts, Karla Hillam and Jonathan Guthrie-Jones performing their favourite duets from stage, screen and everything in between!

In May, we welcome ‘The Summer Sounds of The Beach Boys’ featuring award-winning composer Peter Sullivan, Adrian Scott (Air Supply band) and Peter Grant as The Beach Daddies, playing all the hits including Barbara Ann, Wouldn’t It be Nice and Help Me Rhonda.

Complimentary morning tea will be available from 10.30am prior to each performance during which time we welcome back Beverley Baulch playing some well-known tunes on our Mighty Wurlitzer Organ.

By HIT Productions

Wallflowering, by award winning Australian playwright Peta Murray is a delightfully amusing and poignant play about the nature of marriage and the pursuit of happiness and the perfect foxtrot!

Funny, moving and at times dazzling, Wallflowering is directed by AACTA awardwinning Denny Lawrence (Shirley Valentine, My Brilliant Divorce) and brought to you by perennial favourites, HIT Productions.

The House of the Heart

By Finucane & Smith

From internationally-acclaimed and multiawarded immersive cabaret legends Finucane & Smith comes a heady cocktail of cabaret for the head, the heart and all the senses, The House of the Heart. Stunning singers, dancers and storytellers journey across language and culture to explore home, family and how we create a sense of place, and heart-felt belonging, in this country we all call home.

Multi-awarded pop and cabaret star Sophie Koh, musical genius Rachel Lewindon, international cabaret superstar Moira Finucane, cellist Xiao Xiao, dance star Govind Pillai, and rising star Zi Tao bring an intimate, velvet-draped concert to Kingston. With drinks available from the bar!

QUEENIE VAN DE ZANDT IN

THE SONGS OF JONI MITCHELL

“As exquisite a biography as you’re likely to hear.”

Australian Arts Review

The Songs of Joni Mitchell, is a beguiling night of melancholic songs, poetic storytelling and haunting vocals.

Australian cabaret chanteuse and musical theatre star, Queenie van de Zandt, renowned for her artful storytelling and raw, emotive vocals, brings to you the songs and art of the musical legend that is Joni Mitchell.

Queenie, along with a live band, explores her love of all the things that make Joni so unique and timeless.

BLUE has been touring to sold-out houses and rave reviews across Australia and in the US. Along the way it has won a slew of theatre awards, as well as being nominated for the prestigious Helpmann Award for Best Cabaret Performer and the Sydney Theatre Award for Best Cabaret Production.

Not to be missed!

Bunkasaurus

By Bunk Puppets

Two fools in too much trouble … a raucous new all-ages adventure for kids!

A jaunty new adventure from the DIY masters of puppetry and theatrical wizardry, Bunk Puppets, promise to rip open your imagination with the cast of slapdash puppets, bizarre characters and riveting illusions!

Award-winners at Edinburgh and Adelaide Fringes, Bunk Puppets have travelled the globe and built an international reputation with their absurdist and imaginative visual stories.

Photo Credit: Little Bird Perspective

By The Alphabet of Awesome Science

From the creators of the multi award winning The Alphabet of Awesome Science comes a brand new biological musical comedy adventure ‘You Are a Doughnut’ – that explores the ins and outs of the human digestive system.

You are a doughnut! That is. YOU are a great big fleshy lump with a hole running all the way through your middle…

Join rival biology teachers Oesoph A. Gus and Dewey Dean as they take you on an all-singing, all-dancing and all-clowning through every twisting tube and remarkable organ – with sketches, songs and sensational science.

Along the way you’ll meet a rainbow collection of poop puppets, encounter a frenzy of enzyme-powered ping pong balls and hear all about the ‘Kid Who Collected Farts!”.

“This show is a sure winner for the whole family.”

THE MUSIC GROUP PRESENTS

THE ROBBIE WILLIAMS EXPERIENCE

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS

THE SPICY GIRLS

THE SPICY GIRLS present an actionpacked show you won’t be able to watch without singing and dancing along, featuring the cream of Melbourne’s female vocal and performer talent!

Then sit back or get up and dance to the amazing Louie Lee Feltrin while he entertains you with his No. 1 Australian Robbie Williams tribute show singing all the major hits, Let Me Entertain You, Rock DJ, Better Man and Millennium just to name a few.

Don’t miss out book early!

Get Ready for a Double Bill like no other - THE ROBBIE WILLIAMS EXPERIENCE with special guests THE SPICY GIRLS.

COMEDY FEST’S presents

We are excited to announce, that for onenight only, Kingston Arts Centre will play host to some of the biggest names in comedy, alongside illustrious festival favourites and some of the country’s best new talent.

good laugh?

This hand-picked line-up of jokesters will keep you laughing close to home and give you a glimpse of what’s hot in the 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Don’t miss out on this one-off comedy event, sure to keep you laughing- all the way home.

Who said you had to leave your neighbourhood for a

VENUE HIRE

Get in touch with the venue hire team to discuss your next meeting or comedy night, cabaret show or school formal, art workshop or rock concert. We can look after your event, big or small.

“…went above and beyond in every way.” Casey Philharmonic Orchestra

“Your staff were absolutely amazing and so helpful. We are so happy we came to Kingston Arts Centre.”

RPS Group

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Kingston City Hall & Kingston Arts Centre

Eisteddfod by the Bay Junior Vocal, Choral, Pianoforte, Senior Vocal Various dates eisteddfodbythebay.com.au

Melbourne Theatre Organ Concerts featuring the mighty Wurlitzer organ Various dates melbournetheatreorgan.com.au

MoJO: Mordialloc Jazz Orchestra Jazz-a-oke Various dates mojoswing.com.au

Southern Area Concert Band Big band concerts Various dates sacb.com.au

Shirley Burke Theatre

Mordialloc Theatre Company

The Effect, by Lucy Prebble directed by Claire Abagia Dates Feb 17- March 4

Venue Shirley Burke Theatre mordialloctheatre.com

It’s Only a Play, by Terence McNally directed by Peter Newling Dates April 28-May 13

Venue Shirley Burke Theatre mordialloctheatre.com

Summer Of The Seventeenth Doll by Ray Lawler directed by Martin Gibbs Dates June 16 – July 1

Venue Shirley Burke Theatre mordialloctheatre.com

Photo Credit: Jazz-a-oke, MoJO: Mordialloc Jazz Orchestra

Photo Credit: Rosita’s Spanish Flamenco Centre

Moviehouse

For an annual membership cost of only $25, enjoy classic films and a cuppa in the company of fellow film buffs.

Kingston Moviehouse 2023 commences in March, bringing you a weekly parade of wonderful movies in high definition. Sit back and enjoy a cinematic journey through the golden years of Hollywood and beyond. Featuring classics, neglected gems and all-time favourites, this is your seat in the cinema of your dreams, where you can revisit the excitement, adventure and romance of a bygone era, along with some more recent movies that have already attained legendary status. Each film is introduced with interesting production details and a movie trivia question.

Purchase an annual Moviehouse membership for just $25 and enjoy access to all films screened throughout the year. Sorry, no single session tickets. Don’t miss out! Memberships are great value, and strictly limited.

Come along to your first session for free to see if you like it!

Date / Time

Mondays at 10.30am throughout the year

Join us for a cuppa before the start of the show at 10.30am sharp.

Sorry, no latecomers admitted due to safety reasons. Please be on time.

Memberships

$25 (per person, per calendar year)

We have eight spaces dedicated for wheelchair access. Please inform us of your needs when applying for membership.

Membership application forms and screening calendar available online at kingstonarts.com.au , or call our friendly box office team on 9556 4440.

Memberships are limited but essential.

Venue

Kingston Arts Centre

979 Nepean Hwy, Moorabbin

Brought to you by

Moviehouse

20-Feb South Pacific 1958 157m PG Musical/Romance 27-Feb Witness for the Prosecution 1957 116m PG Crime /Drama/Mystery 06-Mar The Quiet Man 1952 129m G Romance 13-Mar No Movie 20-Mar 40 Guns to Apache Pass 1967 95m PG Western 27-Mar Monkey Business 1952 97m G Comedy 03-Apr An Affair to Remember 1957 142m G Drama, Romance 10-Apr No Movie 17-Apr No Movie 24-Apr No Movie 01-May Gypsy 1962 143m G Musical 08-May East of Sudan 1964 85m G Adventure/Drama/Romance 15-May The Five Pennies 1957 117m PG Drama 22-May The Seven Hills of Rome 1957 107m PG Drama/Musical/Romance 29-May Quartet 2012 98m PG Comedy/Drama/Music 05-Jun The Big Sleep 1946 116m PG Crime/Film-Noir/Mystery 12-Jun No Movie 19-Jun Lullaby of Broadway 1951 134m G Musical 26-Jun High Noon 1952 85m G Action/Adventure/Western

Proudly supported by the City of Kingston.

Explore public art in Kingston

Kingston is home to a developing public art collection which reflects and celebrates our history, stories, cultures and sense of place.

Exploring Kingston’s public art collection will provide a treasure trove of discovery as you make your way around Melbourne’s most diverse municipality.

Explore public art in Kingston

1 THE CENTAUR (1994)

By Wendy Reiss

Kingston Arts Centre, Moorabbin 2 URBAN ANGELS (1994)

By Wendy Reiss Kingston Arts Centre, Moorabbin 3 RESTING PLACE (1999)

By Anne Ross Westfield Southland 4 WATERWAYS (2008)

By Ken Blum

Bowen Park Bridge, Waterside Drive and Westbridge Board Walk, Waterways 5 EXCAVATOR (2008)

By Greg Johns Waterside Drive, Waterways 6 ARGYLE (2007 - 2008)

By CPG Australia Lake King Circle, Waterways 7 BUNDLE OF STICKS (2008)

Elizabeth Weissensteiner Clarinda Community Centre, Clarinda 8

HORSE (2009)

By Julie Squires Beach Road, Mordialloc 9 POMPEI’S BOAT (2010)

By Julie Squires Pompeis Landing, Mordialloc

10 TWO ACRE VILLAGE (2012)

By James Beattie and Andrew Bourke The Fore Apartments, Cheltenham 11 MOORABBIN JUNCTION (2014)

By James Beattie Kingston City Hall, Moorabbin 12 TILLAGE (2014)

By Paul Johnson Roundabout at the intersection of Old Dandenong Rd, Centre Dandenong Rd & Tootal Rd, Dingley Village 13

UNUKOMUNO (2017)

By Ian Bracegirdle Westall Library and Community Hub, 35 Fairbank Rd, Clayton South 14 NEW RIVIERA (2019)

By Julie Shiels Mentone Community Piazza, Mentone 15 SEASONAL MIGRANTS (2020)

By Geoffrey Carran Chelsea Women’s Sports Centre, Chelsea

16 THE STRAND MURAL (2020)

By Tom Civil The Strand, Salvation Army, Chelsea

17 THE SHAPE OF MOVEMENT (2021)

By Abbey Rich and Bec Orpin Ben Kavanagh Reserve, Mordialloc

18 BUTTERFLY RENEWAL & THE MONARCHS (2022)

Murals by Mike Makatron Sculptures by Damian Vick through Artbox Horscroft Place Pocket Park, Moorabbin

19 THE ART PASS REIMAGINED (2022)

By Anu Patel Rowy Lane, 1/423 Nepean Hwy, Chelsea

20 RAINDROPS AND SUNBEAMS (2022)

By Debra McNaughton Hazel Pierce Reserve, Mordialloc

Visit the Public Art section of the Kingston Arts website for full details around the development and delivery of these artworks. kingstonarts.com.au

Public art works in progress

An exciting Indigenous artwork by artists

Aunty Kim Wandin and Amanda Wright is in progress for the Mentone Lifesaving Club. Titled Rakali Wilam (Rakali Home or Home of Rakali) the sculpture will feature a pair of playful rakali made from bronze and slumped glass.

As part of Council’s Follett Road Streetscape, Kingston Arts will also soon be working with local schools and a lead artist to deliver public artwork components to complement the upgrades.

Upcoming Exhibitions at G3 Artspace

Remnant Wilderness Marking Time

Dates

Friday 20 January –

Saturday 18 February

Paula Lindley explores tidal shores, lake views, riverbanks, and imposing cliff faces discovered on coastal walks. By building up the paint layers, playing with light and dark she captures the essence of time and place.

Dates

Friday 24 February –

Saturday 25 March

Rebecca Marshall and Meredith Connie collaborate to create an immersive experience of sound loops and visual work based upon their experience and time spent in the remnant wilderness found in the City of Kingston

A kind of liveliness

Dates

Friday 31 March –Saturday 29 April

Shapely, organic forms populate the gallery from Narelle White’s explorations of the material poetics of experimental ceramic sculpture.

Receptacles of Stillness

Dates

Reflecting on contemporary approaches to ceramics and the legacy of heirlooms, Christine Yeghyaian shares a personal reflection on loss, hidden worlds and the ability to transcend.

Diagram of the Heart Pumping Blood

Dates

Encouraging audiences to reflect on their own experiences with gender, artist Billie Dreadful focuses on notions of identity to examine a queer experience of self with an emphasis on gender and appropriation.

Changing Landscapes: Kingston Civic Art Collection, 2022 installation view.

Upcoming Exhibitions at Kingston Arts Centre

Artz Blitz 2023

Dates Saturday 11 March –Friday 15 April

Artz Blitz is back! Over 24 hours, entrants race against the clock to create a visual or written submission inspired by the secret theme. View the submissions at Kingston Arts Centre and cast your vote for the peoples choice awards.

(Don’t Say I Never Warned You) When Your Train Gets Lost, 2022, installation view, group show curated by Michael Vale. Photo: Hilton Stone.

Granary Lane Artists Group Show

Dates

Friday 5 May –

Saturday 10 June

NAIDOC Week at Kingston Arts

Dates

Friday 16 June –

Saturday 22 July

Granary Lane artists return to Kingston Arts in a group show sharing new works across a variety of mediums.

Celebrating NAIDOC Week, Kingston Arts brings together local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists at different moments in their creative journeys in reflection of the 2023 theme ‘For Our Elders’.

The Bridge

Venue

The Bridge Kingston Arts Centre 979 Nepean Hwy, Moorabbin

Don’t forget to look up as you drive past Kingston City Hall after dark to experience an evolving range of projections on The Bridge through the year.

Venue

G1 + G2

Kingston Arts Centre

979 Nepean Hwy, Moorabbin

James Price, 2020, The Bridge projection.

Visual Arts Program

Kingston Arts runs a variety of visual arts programs throughout the year, including workshops, talks, open days, art competitions and more. Visit us for a chance to learn new creative skills and deepen your understanding of visual and public art. Programs are offered at affordable prices or often at no cost and engage local arts and culture experts as speakers and facilitators.

Public Programs book out fast and new programs are always being added to the calendar. To keep up to date with new program releases subscribe to our Visual and Public Art eNews or visit us online at kingstonarts.com.au .

This page top image: Mandala Workshop with Christina Darras, Artz Blitz Opening Event 2022. Photo by Guy Grabowsky.

This page bottom image: Still Life Illustration workshop with Angharad Neal-Williams, 2022. Photo courtesy Angharad Neal-Williams.

Have you been wanting to explore your creativity, learn more about visual arts and make connections with others in your community?

The Box Office opens 60 minutes prior to show times unless otherwise specified.

Kingston City Hall Box Office

985 Nepean Highway, Moorabbin Mon–Fri, 9.30am - 4.30pm

Kingston Arts Centre G1 + G2 & The Bridge 979 Nepean Highway, Moorabbin Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm Sat, 11am–4pm Shirley Burke Theatre G3 Artspace 64 Parkers Road, Parkdale Wed–Fri, 9am–5pm Sat, 12pm–5pm

Kingston Arts Centre, City Hall and Shirley Burke Theatre are proud to be affiliated with the Companion Card.

Kingston Arts Centre, City Hall and Shirley Burke Theatre have wheelchair accessible seating and hearing loops. (Please specify your requirements when booking).

For further information visit kingstonarts.com.au

Programs listed in this edition are correct at the time of printing.

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KINGSTON ARTS CENTRE, PO BOX 1000 MENTONE VIC 3194 Artscape July–Dec 2022

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