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The Bush Foods Festival returns to the Red Centre, celebrating three days of local bush tucker and practice. With workshops, demonstrations and a gala dinner, October in the desert is lookin’ mighty tasty. In the Top End, long time local fave Moorish has opened the doors to their charming little bar out the back, Poco. Kick back al fresco style, as you sample their sweet concoctions. The Bang Bang cocktail comes highly recommended. By me.
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Check out the main feature to learn more about MAGNT’s important work, places to visit in Darwin and Alice Springs, and meet newly appointed Director, Adam Worrall. He’s joined the team at a very exciting phase, with work on the new State Square Art Gallery set to commence very, very soon. Told you – exciting!
Gracing our cover is a wonderful work by Jabiru artist Ray Mudjandi, currently on display in this year’s NATSIAA.The Awards are another example of MAGNT’s incredible contribution to the art, history and culture of, not only the NT, but Australia.
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h, the Northern Territory. There’s really nowhere else quite like it, is there? We’re so fortunate that much of its history has been carefully documented and preserved over the years by the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT).
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Darwin and Alice Springs are brought to life with some incredible entertainment this month, with everything from Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors to Emily Brontë’s Jane Eyre. Plus, Aussie music legends Ian Moss and Troy Cassar-Daley join forces for the first time on their Together Alone Tour.
If you fancy a chuckle, comedian Dave Hughes returns to the Top End this month to do what he does best, take a seat at DEC and enjoy Hughsey’s hilarious brand of stand-up. For something totally different, the State Opera South Australia presents true crime comedy opera, Love Burns.
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ranks in July – just weeks before MAGNT’s biggest annual event of the year, the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA) – there's no doubt Worrall was thrown right in the thick of things.
The NT with its history, art and culture is like nowhere else. And no matter the time of year, whether you’re in the Top End or the Red Centre, there’s always something to pull you in at MAGNT. It’s no wonder we’re so drawn
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“I want to be able to provide access to all of the Indigenous material to the First Nations groups that made it, allow them to be able to see what we have, and have some control over how it’s accessed and who sees it.”
“The thing I really want to do is provide access to the visual arts collection that’s currently not accessible. We have a massive process ahead of getting that digitised … and online, so people can actually see and access the treasures we have tucked away in this institution,” he says.
Bottom: The remains of the Old Town Hall museum after being destroyed by Cyclone Tracy.
The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) has grown exponentially since it was founded in 1966.
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Other projects include a reimagining of the main site at Fannie Bay, to house the museum and science component of MAGNT, and the construction of the new State Square Art Gallery, the future home of the extraordinary visual arts collection.
“That will tell the story of the incredible art created in the Territory – there is so much of it, we represent so many of Australia’s greatest Indigenous artists – and we’ll be telling that story at State Square and the history of
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ffectionately referred to as ‘Magnet’ by its dedicated team, MAGNT continues to evolve, with construction of the new and exciting State Square Art Gallery set to start in the coming months, promising to draw us in even further.
The pull of MAGNT also got its grip on Adam Worrall, the institution’s newly appointed Director, who brings with him 35 years of experience including positions at the National Gallery of Australia and the Western Australian
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“I feel so privileged, particularly after this institution had worked so hard [on NATSIAA] for 12 months … I walked in right at the very pointy end and got to stand on stage and give out the awards. I was kind of given the congratulations for all of the work this amazing team put in prior to my coming on board. I felt like a bit of a fraud having done that,” he laughs.
On the whole, MAGNT documents and preserves Territory history, inspires interest, facilitates cultural experiences and encourages exploration, from Top End oceans to the Red Centre desert. And although it’s early days for the new Director, he’s got a few plans up his sleeve.
Although still settling in, Worrall says the Territory has captured his heart.
Originally housed in Darwin’s old Town Hall, destroyed in 1974 by Cyclone Tracy, it’s grown over the years to include seven sites across Darwin and Alice Springs. And it’s set to get even bigger.
Top: Official party at the opening of the MAGNT Darwin building in 1981. Adults front, L-R: Deputy Chief Minister Marshall Perron, MAGNT Director Dr Colin Jack-Hinton, & Governor-General Sir Zelman Cowan. Inset: Adam Worrall. Photo: Mark Sherwood
“It’s an exceptional place to be, there’s just so much diversity here. The people I’ve met are just real, genuine people – there’s no pretending up here, which I really appreciate. It’s refreshing and I’m really enjoying it –my first couple of months here, I just couldn’t imagine it being any better.”
collection relating to Indigenous ceremonial life, regarded as one of the best in the world.
“I’ve come from chilly Melbourne and I’m walking around in my singlet and my sunglasses, living my best life. I’ve seen some of the natural wonders the NT has, and I’m heading to Alice Springs and look forward to experienc
Megafauna Central rests in the heart of Alice Springs, down Todd Mall, showcasing the unique megafauna that roamed the region 8 million years ago, and also holds a vast fossil collection.
The Awards were developed by MAGNT in 1984, originally the National Aboriginal Art Award, to celebrate the creative talents of First Nations artists from around the country, and have grown to be Australia’s richest art awards. The many beautiful works from the 2022 Awards remain on display until
Discover how technology can replicate animals found in the natural world in MAGNT’s Natural Science collection. Bring your little ones along to decorate their very own crocodile skull that they can take home to start their own specimen collection. Suitable for ages 5-12 years.
WHEN SUN 9 OCT | 10PM COST $215 | $195 MEMB
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In this introductory silversmithing workshop with Debra Senjuschenko, learn sawing, annealing, forging, soldering and cleaning.
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Now in its 31st year, Desert Mob is a celebration of the bold and exhilarating expression that is desert Aboriginal art and culture.
WHEN TUE 4 OCT | 9.30AM
Too Much Stuff Recycling Upcycling Flea Market Sell or pick up second-hand clothes, plants, fishing and sporting gear, tools, plants, household goods and more at this fun little market in Alawa.
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WHEN SAT 1 OCT & SUN 2 OCT AT ARNHEM GUN CLUB, NHULUNBUY COST $66 | FREE U18 INFO eastarnhemlive.com.au
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WHEN SAT 15 & 22 OCT | 2PM COST $95 | $85 MEMB
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Trivia Fun: Fringe Fundraiser
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Gathering some of the most inspired and creative Yolŋu musi cians, East Arnhem Live is a fresh music and cultural festival featuring three days of bands, DJs and local Yolŋu Culture. A truly unique festival experience that could only happen in Arnhem Land!
Talk | Collection Lab at MAGNT Collection Lab houses paintings and prints that have been temporarily moved from MAGNT’s art collection store to ensure their safety while building maintenance work is un dertaken. Learn about the artworks on show and gain an insight into how the collection is cared for.
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If you’re a young person aged 15-25 keen to pursue employment in the trade, construction or events industry, head along to this free school holiday workshop and get your White Card accreditation. Lunch is provided and spots are limited, so register to attend stat!
WHEN TUE 4 OCT | 11AM
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It’s not too late to catch the tail end of the 2022 Desert Festival, bringing an exciting program of local and visiting artists together for a showcase of arts, culture and community.
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Head to Jingili for free music and skating – newbies and spectators welcome. These fun skate nights, recommended for those aged 13 and over, include anything on wheels. Get rollin’.
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2022 was a blast, and Darwin Fringe is counting down the days to next year. Get your thinking caps on and those random facts ready, and raise some cash to contribute to Fringe’s ongoing operational costs, enabling the crew to – justwithgrown-ups. Plus,night,one’ssupport independentcontinue toarts.EverywelcomeatthisfuntriviaincludingchildrenwiththeireveryticketcomesafreeschoonerofCoopersnotforthekids!
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Each Sunday, young people aged 15-25 can take a pick of three activities to join – board games, Dungeons & Dragons, and digital art. Get geeky, yo!
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Sample the tantalising tastes of local and exotic dishes, catch up with friends, and wander through the markets to discover a bounty of local goods.
WHEN EVERY WED, 12 OCT – 7 DEC 4PM
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Beginners Ceramic Design and Wheel Throwing
Join Eleanor Martin for this six-week ceramic design and wheel throwing workshop, covering the basics of wheel throwing, design, trimming and glazing.
Skate Nights
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This free costume and design project, for LGBTIQA+ youth aged 14-20 years, experiments with textiles, jewellery making, wearable art, and much more. Enjoy intensive sessions over the school holidays, plus ongoing weekly sessions, and wrap the whole creative experience with a big celebration in December.
Kids School Holidays Arts and Crafts
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WHEN THU 20 OCT | 11AM AT MAGNT COST FREE INFO magnt.net.au
Children’s Tour | Natural Science Collection
Children’s Talk | Unlocking MAGNT’S Natural History Gallery
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East Arnhem Live
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Treat the kiddos to some school holiday fun with a bunch of creative workshops, including block printing, jewellery making, soft toy sculpture, clay, mosaic, weaving and more, teaching kids a variety of new skills and techniques.
The Natural History Gallery is a special place in the Museum. Chil dren aged 5-16 years are invited to discover multiple crocodiles, touch real fossils, and learn about marine stingers and the mini-monsters that live in the NT. Don’t miss this exciting tour through the gallery.
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Join Samantha White for this fun jute crochet workshop, and learn how to make a sturdy market bag to carry your weekend market goodies!
Join MAGNT on a tour of the wet and dry stores that are integral to the Natural Science Collection. Walk amongst the specimen cabinets, discover weird and wonderful examples of the Territory’s diverse wildlife, and learn how the collec tion supports wildlife conservation and scientific research.
WHEN WED 5 OCT | 11AM
Callout for Red Centre Events
Vinnies Open Day – Palmerston Palmerston Vinnies invites you to experience a rare glimpse into what happens behind the scenes. Pop on some enclosed shoes, check out how it works, and enjoy some refreshments with the friendly Vinnies crew.
This fresh and exciting one-day event brings the Top End Commu nity together to celebrate all things geek and pop culture. Get your geek on!!
We’d love to see more events from the Red Centre listed in Off The Leash. For a chance to get your November event listed – for free –simply upload to our website by our deadline. That’s it!
I’m getting on stage all the time and building up new material, and I just feel like it’s where I want to be. I can’t wait to bring the show to Darwin, and have people have the night of their freakin’ lives!
Stand-up comedy is my spare time to be honest [laughs]. I’ve given up all of my pastimes to be on stage. I liken it to a surfer who wants to surf – stand-up comedy is my wave, and I like to send [my waves] far and wide. Stand-up really is where I devote all my energy when I’m not doing anything else.
Oh, I appreciate your time as well! Look, I’m inspired by the two-year shutdown of the world, basically, and not being able to get on stage for so long or travel. And you know what? I rediscovered my love of stand-up comedy, it’s my favourite thing to do in the world – I just bloody adore it – and I’m having so much fun on stage.
Thanks for making the time to chat with me, Hughsey! Tell us about your latest show – what inspired it?
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Absolutely! I love the Territory, I love Darwin, and it’s an environment that I thrive in and I just can’t wait to get there … It’s been a fair time between drinks for me in Darwin so I’m bloody champing at the bit to get on that stage.
Hey, whatever works, right? You’re known for your Aussie accent and being pretty laid back, and what goes with that sometimes is a bloke that likes to have a beer at the pub, but you’ve been alcohol-free since 1992. What impact do you think that’s had on your career, especially given alcohol is such a big part of the entertainment experience?
Well a lot of people who only know me from radio or TV haven’t had the real experience, and – I’m talking myself up here because there’s no-one else to do it for me – seeing me live is next level. I always say if you haven’t seen me do stand-up, you haven’t seen me, so come along and laugh your arses off!
You’re a pretty busy bloke, with radio shows, TV shows, most recently as a judge on The Masked Singer, plus you’ve got a wife and three kiddos – if you manage to find any, how do you spend your spare time?
I do love going to check out the crocodiles, so I’m hoping to get out and about, maybe even do some fishing if I can find some fishing spots. I wanna be out in the open air and look up at the stars and soak in the universe, basically. I’m hoping to bring the family with me for a weekend in the Top End. I can’t wait. ARTS
Dave ‘Hughesy’ Hughes has become a household name over the years, his trademark sharp wit and Aussie drawl winning him a legion of fans around the world.
Bit of a funny one, my son came to a show I did the other day with Shaquille O’Neal – he didn’t care about me, he just wanted to see Shaquille O’Neal – and then he happened to see a show I did before. And he said to me “jeez, Dad, I had no idea you could make people laugh like that,” and I said, “mate, how do you think we got this f---ing house?”
Stopping that was definitely a big ingredient to how things have panned out, but I swapped one addiction for another. I stopped the alcohol buzz, and the only buzz I get now is when I’m on stage – I seem to buzz out just as much, and I’ll keep seeking that buzz out until the day I die!
While you’re in the NT, anything you’re keen to check out while you’re here?
Well, when I was dropping out of uni – as I was dismally failing my last subject in my accounting and business degree – I was dreaming about being a stand-up comedian as I was sitting in the exam room. The idea of working at the abattoir, well, they never let me use the knives, basically [laughs]. They didn’t trust me with a knife but somehow people trusted me with a microphone. I think the key to my success was being useless at everything else, basically!
I think stopping drinking did have a big impact, but I stopped drinking before I started comedy – I don’t think I’d have had the nerve to take up comedy if I was still on the grog.
This month, Hughesy returns to Darwin with his new show, set to have you in stitches. Tierney Seccull caught up with the cheeky comedian, and truly lovely human, for a chinwag.
Oh, that’s brilliant! You’ve had such a huge career, for a long time, but your bio states you’re a university drop-out and former abattoir worker. What’s your secret, Hughsey?
Well that’s definitely something that’ll resonate with Territorians, we like to have a good time as you know.
And if they’ve not had the pleasure of seeing you live on stage, what can our readers expect from a Hughesy show?
“In the past, we had a Sri Lankan dancer that was also interested in hip hop. They collaborated with someone, who was more into improv and experimental performing, to create a new style of movement,” says
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“Choreography in its simplest form is a series of decisions that you have to make – what movement, where you want people to stand, where the energy is, all those things. There are so many places you can start, and so many threads you can follow,” she says.
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classic character is a bold undertaking, but Lee says the team approached the project with
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WITH ACCLAIMED PRODUCTIONS like Dracula, Animal Farm and A Christmas Carol under the belt, Queensland-based shake & stir theatre co. is no stranger to re-imagining beloved, classic literature for contemporary audiences. Their latest offering, with performances in Darwin and Alice Springs, sees Charlotte Brontë’s classic, fiery masterpiece Jane Eyre take centre stage.
Held in Tracks Studio, where the magic happens throughout the workshop series, How We Make Dance is an informal and intimate afternoon of dance. Part performance and part creative discussion, Beneforti says it’s a chance for audiences to witness the creativity that has been developed, and gain insight into the choreographic process.
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“When you see a finished product, you see where all those threads have led to. But if anyone is interested in what all of the little pathways are to get there, or all the possibilities, that is what is exciting about the showings.”
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To complement the adaptation, the show features live music composed, written and performed by Sarah McLeod of The Superjesus.
Ross Balbuziente is shake & stir Artistic Director, also Creative Pro ducer of this production, and says the company loves to draw modern parallels to classic texts and probe their relevance to society. Brontë’s empowering, feminist message is at the forefront of this production.
juxtaposing romance with gothic creepiness, also featuring pyrotechnics, shake & stir delivers a retelling of Brontë’s classic with a modern edge. Don’t miss it!
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“The gothic nature of the way that Brontë wrote Jane Eyre is beautiful, it’s captivating as well as quite haunting in some parts. Without ruining too much of the story, I think the way that Brontë crafted it is one of my favourites because the supernatural elements are very well woven in, and the reveals are very rewarding,” she says.
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“This story has gone down in history as one of the original feminist works, and continues to inspire countless women across the world to take control of their own destiny. Jane Eyre is a story for every female who has never felt good enough, pretty enough, strong enough or worthwhile,” he says.
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Lead actor and co-adaptor Nelle Lee says the team was drawn to Brontë’s well developed, multi-di mensional and flawed characters,
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“We thought it was a really nice name to roll with. It gives a really quick way for people to understand what we are doing because, essentially, it’s like a workshop or lab type space,” says Tracks Dance Associate Artistic Director, Jess
Dance Animateurs Kelly Beneforti and Steph Spillett, the latter previously a participant in 2021, this year’s cohort brings a diverse melting pot of styles and unique influences – from ballet and Tai Chi, to university level dance qualifications, and participants with international dance training.
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“It’s a different kind of world for her but she adapts so beautifully, and it’s a relationship that works. She has scored the music, so it is quite cinematic, and she has given all the characters themes that really connect you to them. And then she has some pretty awesome rock ballads written specifically for the show,” Lee says.
WHEN WED 12 OCT | 10AM & 7PM
TRACKS DANCE’S CHOREOLAB program was created in 2009 to help creatives develop an articulate voice as both dancer and choreographer. Over the course of 10 weeks, participants come together in a series of workshops to practice the art of collaboration and dissect dance making.
Known as the Tracks Choreographic Development Program for a decade, it last year became Choreolab, the short and sweet title better reflecting the experimental nature of the program.
“Her voice is just second-to-none. It’s raw, and she has such a beautiful tone that sits in this world perfectly. It is pure magic what she is doing on stage.”
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participants have broadly interpreted and utilised the program in different ways. Some are more interested in dancing and performing, while others consider the crafted composition side of things.
This month, 2022’s cohort presents How We Make Dance, the culmination of weeks of dedication, creativity and expression from eight participants.
along and say, ‘it’s my favourite novel’, and we say, ‘we hope we do it justice!’ When you are up against a collection of well-loved adaptations [it can add pressure] but I think that if you are truthful with the work, and you are honest with the story and the message that you are telling, I think that we do it
“There’s a speech at the beginning
“He knows he has a twin brother, which is my character, and he’s been on a seven-year journey to try and find him. This is where the play
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misfortune is an old man searching for his lost children. He finds himself in a hostile land, in the fight of his life, to save his life. As far-fetched coincidences unfold, chaotic hilarity ensues and a man’s life could be saved. If only everything would go to plan.
pushes us to explore the limits of our emotions, of our thoughts, of our Directedmorals.”bylongtime Bell Shake speare collaborator Janine Watson, The Comedy of Errors is known as one of The Bard’s earliest works, which Jozeps says makes it more
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Jozeps plays Antipholus of Ephesus – one half of one set of twins – and says the strong connection between twins is reflected in the play.
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Thestarts.”Comedy of Errors is revered as one of Shakespeare’s most farcical comedies, complete with mistaken identity, slapstick fights and clever puns. This month, it’s delivered to Territory stages by Bell Shakespeare, Australia’s national theatre company specialising in the works of Shakespeare and his Atcontemporaries.theheartofthis
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In William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors, two sets of twins find themselves in the same city, on the same day. This in itself isn’t so remarkable, but when you consider both sets of twins were shipwrecked and separated 33 years earlier, well, that’s quite the fluke, wouldn’t you
the show sometimes we do a Q&A, and people have said ‘that was interesting, you put in all of that new language into it’, but we haven’t changed any lines … the language is a bit simpler, it’s really great as an introduction.”
enthusiast or never seen one before, The Comedy of Errors is set to have you in fits of laughter, the audience in on the joke.
“I love that it challenges actors to, kind of, explore the big emotions that we feel, the big things in life," he "Hissays.characters
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According to Jozeps, performing Shakespeare is an exciting chal lenge that never gets old.
IT’S BEEN SAID that identical twins are telepathic, or have a little thing called ESP – aka Extra Sensory Perception – where they receive information from their twin that is not sourced through the five basic human senses.
where one of the characters says, ‘I to the world am like a drop of water. That in the ocean seeks another drop.’ Imagine that – a drop of water in the ocean, that is seeking another drop in the ocean,” he says.
a great play to watch if you’re new to Shakespeare. Because it’s one of his earliest works, the language is quite accessible,” he
“The audience is in a position of power, which is probably the most fun thing, the audience are always a bit ahead of the characters … It’s a comedy, and it’s legitimately funny. It’s so much fun.”
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Top End Comedy’s First Thursday Showcase
This relatable and engaging standup comedy show, about ridiculous things that don’t make sense, features Nicole Stevens and Kelly Gulliver. Enjoy a cheeky night of irreverent stand-up comedy, clever storytelling and astute observa tions.
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First Thursdays’ Showcase brings Darwin’s finest comedians together for five-minute routines on a nominated topic/theme. Held at a favourite Darwin comedy haunt, the Happy Yess, the scene is wonderfully intimate presenting the perfect acoustics for stand-up. It’s like being in the comedian’s lounge room... Only cleaner!
AT ZEN ROOFTOP LOUNGE COST $38 | $149 VIP PARTY INFO stickytickets.com.au
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Crimes Against Apostrophes
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Veteran Australian comedian and master of the dry one-liner, Elliot Goblet, descends on Darwin for two intimate evenings of comedy and music. Presented by Leah Potter at the incredible location of Zen Rooftop, Goblet's gig is supported by a plethora of local legends. Don›t miss your chance to catch some
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AT LUCKY BAT CAFÉ & PIZZERIA COST $10 INFO facebook.com/luckybat
The Rise and Fall of the Bargainmart King
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Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase
checkout chick Cornelia in an effort to improve working life for the staff. But Cornelia has blackmail in mind, and locks Management in the cool room.
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every month. Each month, get set for giggles galore with five hilarious comedians hitting that funny spot you never knew you had.
The Sydney Comedy Showcase tour is tearingFestivalup the highways of Australia, bringing the best of the 2022 Festival to the Territory! Expertly curated and lovingly presented, the Showcase features some of the Festival’s hottest acts live on stage for two hours of hard-hitting laughter. Boasting a line-up of veteran favourites and some of the freshest emerging talents.
This monthly show features five of the finest local comedians, deliver ing 10-15 minute sets in a curated showcase event. The perfect setting for comedy, Lucky Bat is a warm and intimate environment where comedians can strut their creative talents. Described by one comedian as a “comedic petri dish”, Lucky Bat Laughs offers one of the great creative forums where comedians can stretch their comedic muscles.
It’s Kelly’s first day on the job at the Bargainmart Supermarket, and she soon finds factionalism, aggression and undercurrents of violence lurking in the aisles. She joins forces with dissatisfied
WHEN THU 6 OCT | 7.30PM
Graeme Lewis’ G-Spot Comedy G-Spot Comedy brings you the best upcoming comedians in the Top End on the last Thursday of
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It is cute. When Poco’s not open, it’s a blink and you’d miss it kind of thing, bar some sweet discreet signage and a couple of black matte fans. But even with the shutter down and no furniture to be seen, you just know the space is hiding a delicious secret.
By Tierney Seccull
ALICE
BUSH FOODS MAY be a quint essentially Australian symbol, but how many people truly interact with them in a meaningful way? Outside those with cultural knowledge or high-end culinary experience, most of us are likely missing delicious opportunities daily.
Food Recipe Competition followed by a meal on the last night. The competition is an invitation to the community to experiment with native ingredients.
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‘a small something’. We really like it, it sounds cute!”
“The plan is to do five-five-five of everything. Five cocktails – and our wonderful bartender Reid’s changing them every week – five wines, five beers, and five European bar snacks that are updated all the
For 19 years, Gertrude and Mark Knight have delighted diners in their Spanish inspired restaurant Moorish, with tantalising tapas and sweet sangria on the menu, a favourite for locals and a must do on the itineraries of visitors to Darwin.
The desert has harsh conditions, not only for growing food, but for sourcing it as well. Beyond being a cultural insight, learning how to grow and harvest food, using native ingredients, is incredibly sustainable. And very, very trendy, judging by the current interstate foodie scene.
tempted to knock both bar and restaurant over in one fell swoop, with a meal at Moorish and a rendezvous at sweet little Poco, that would be an afternoon well
of Poco, appropriately located behind Moorish on Spain Place – which is a total fluke, by the way – were first lifted in early August, the sweet little “hole in the wall” bar enticing thirsty folks to take a sip and a seat.
ALTHOUGH COVID THREW some [huge] spanners in the works for the hospitality industry, with staffing challenges and the constant possibility of being shut down at a moment’s notice, the Knights and their team have pulled through. With a brand spankin’ new bar, no
pickled radish and cornichons, and we’ve got chicken liver pâté and chargrilled bread.
Bush Foods runs over three delicious days, sprinkled across a bunch of Alice Springs venues, with many opportunities to identify and understand the many native foods right under our noses. A highlight of the program is the Bush
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a trip to Spain [Place] and go loco for Poco.
Since living in Alice Springs, MJ has found herself falling in love with native passionfruit, found on a tree possibly unrecognised by most.
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Mary Jane “MJ” Warfield is Red Hot Arts Co-GM, and says Rayleen has been specific in what she hopes festival attendees will learn.
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“We didn’t even realise when we opened Moorish that we were backed on to Spain Place, we only knew Knuckey Street, Spain Place was just the bin area,” Gertrude
This month, Red Hot Arts presents Bush Foods Festival in cahoots with Rayleen Brown from Kungkas Can Cook as the Creative Director. Rayleen’s main inspiration for the festival is the cultural practices of harvesting food.
“She has been telling us that art, food, sport, life and family are not separate,” she says.
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“It can be a recipe that you’ve already done that gets a bush food flair, or it could be a complete bush food recipe, like a rosella ice
“I make a killer lasagne. I might then add a native pepper to my bolognaise to give it a kick,” MJ says, only slightly boastfully.
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It’s early days, but Gertrude says they’re keen to keep things manageable whilst maintaining their standard of quality.
space has become a destination. I think taking back the laneways and turning them into
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“We’re still nutting it out, but we offer simple food. Mark has done some beautiful pickled octopus, and we’ve also got 24-month aged Serrano ham and some beautiful Spanish cheeses. Mark loves pickling things, so he does local
When the shutter’s rolled up, a glistening treasure trove awaits, with emerald fish scale mosaic tiles, natural woods, and chic black and
Thecream.”competition, held out at Desert Knowledge, has three host judges and opportunities for tasting, as well as live music and market stalls of local First Nations businesses. Prepare those taste buds, throw in a dash of curiosity, and tuck in!
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white branding. The traditional bis tro settings nestle neatly amongst planters on wheels that form a green screen to cool the space. The striped bistro awning makes the 4.30pm open time a delightful spot to take in the atmosphere.
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“It’s a spindly tree – a very messy growing tree – that has open floppy white flowers with long stamen. They are very sl-tty flowers that say ‘come get me’. They have these little passionfruit that are kind of green on the outside, quite small, and are very sweet and sticky on the inside."
Poco is Spanish for small, although Gertrude notes it’s grammatically incorrect to reference the bar in that
Bush Foods Festival
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“We’ve found that people would like us to offer Moorish food at Poco, but Mark and I have been resistant to that because it’s a small bar, limited in space, and our kitchen has already got the speed wobbles with the restaurant,” she says.
Rayleen Brown inspects seed pods on a wattle tree
really vibrant cultural enjoyable spaces has been really great. People feel that they can safely transit through – there’s lighting, there’s love, there’s civic pride – I think it’s really good.”
“In our Western paradigm, we think ‘that’s an arts festival, that’s a food festival’, but Rayleen has been telling us that culture is all together.”
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SHOCK & ORE is an exhibition featuring the Tennant Creek Brio. The Brio’s art conveys the complex ities of life in Tennant particularly the “shock of the new” and ongoing impact of colonisation.
2022, encaustic
Yolŋu wäŋa roŋiyirra marrtji guyaŋura bunhaŋur (Returning home from hunting) People featured: Muwarra Ganambarr 1
TUE, THU & FRI, 10AM-5PM | WED, 10AM-8PM | SAT & SUN, 1-5PM
'Am I
THE TELSTRA NATIONAL Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA) exhibition is Australia's richest art prize, showcasing the very best Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art from around the country, from emerging and established artists. This exhibition captures the attention of the nation, with an inspiring breadth of work from artists around the country.
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Jacqueline F Gribbin, 'Shifting Tides', 2022, water-based woodblock print, 45.5x60cm
VISUAL ARTS
A PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION from the Arnhem Land Progress Aboriginal Corporation (ALPA) celebrating 50 years of Yolŋu economic independence, enterprise, self-determination, culture and ingenuity.
Northern Centre for Contemporary Art Vimy Lane, Parap | 8981 5368 | 0402 379 630 | nccart.com
by Jacqueline F. Gribbin
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Fabian Brown and Rupert Betheras, 'Headless horseman', 2022, acrylic on canvas, 215x202cm
SHOCK & Ore
2022 Telstra Art Award Winner. Margaret Rarru Garrawurra, 'Dhomala' (pandanus sail), 2022, pandanus, kurrajong, bush dyes, 278x245cm. Courtesy of the artist and Milingimbi Art and Culture
WHEN DAILY, 10AM-4PM
MANAPANMIRR DJÄMA
PRESENTING A CREATIVE historical and geographical based response to Darwin Harbour, the exhibition showcases the specialised technique of mokuhanga – a traditional application of inks, water and glue on hand carved woodblocks – in images that reflect the colour and light across the harbour and its ever-changing moods.
NCCA
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Parliament House, Darwin | lant.nt.gov.au
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Eight Territorian artists come together to answer this question in this exhibition. Take an immersive walk through the cerebral, haunting, confronting, vengeful and absurd fates that await us.
RETRIBUTION: What Happens Next?
UNTIL SUN 15 JAN, 2023
WED-FRI, 10AM-4PM | SAT, 9AM-2PM | OR BY APPOINTMENT
UNTIL SAT 22 OCT CDU ART GALLERY Orange 12, CDU Casuarina Campus | cdu.edu.au/gallery
WED-FRI, 10AM-4PM | SAT, 10AM-2PM
Matty Van Roden, My Brothers Keeper?', wax on panel, video, projector 116.8x213.1cm
WHEN WE DO not honour our human responsibility to hold and care for Country correctly, what becomes of us? Whether the failure is spiritual, legal, cultural or environmental, what will our collective reckoning look like?
MAGNT Museum and Gallery of the Northern Territory 19 Conacher Street The Gardens, Darwin NT | magnt.net.au DAILY, 10AM-4PM
scripture, digital
GUMURR’MANYDJI
Resonant with past and present histories, the Brio’s signature creole of eclectic motifs and archetypes on canvas and discarded debris exorcises wounds of intervention. The work rocks with its outsider edge and promises to shock and evoke awe in audiences.
Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards
WHEN FRI 28 OCT – SUN 20 NOV OPENING FRI 28 OCT, 5.30PM
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Creatives include Aly de Groot, Henry and Fernanda Dupal, Allison Dowell, Catherine Miles, Russell Mead and Katie Bradley.
Open Studios Art Trail UP ART TRAIL Creek
FOLLOWING ON FROM the success of last year’s open studios, the Rapid Creek Artist Collective has been working hard to present new and afford able artwork and craft, based on local themes. Walk, cycle or drive around Oliver and Ryland roads, and get to know some of the award-winning creatives living, learning and loving on Larrakia land.
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world of idioms. del Nido has taken the opportunity to explore these often-nonsensical plays on words to create a series of thought provoking and light-hearted works.
THIS PLAYFUL EXHIBITION explores some of the peculiarities of the English language. Using a mix of contemporary materials including resin, epoxy clay and laser-cut and powder-coated aluminium, del Nido invites you into the unexpected and evocative
WHEN SUN 9 OCT | 10AM-2PM
Shaun Lee, 'Mermen and Dolphins' (detail), acrylic on canvas.
Nancy Kerinauia, 'Tiwi totems', 2022, locally sourced earth pigments on canvas, 60x60cm. Courtesy of the artist and Jilamara Arts
Joanna del Nido, 'A literal translation', 2022, resin, epoxy clay, laser-cut & powder-coated aluminium
Yimunga(tribe)
WHEN FRI 7 – SUN 23 OCT OPENING FRI 7 OCT, 5.30PM14
designs. Shaun especially enjoys creating one-off pieces and his murals, which feature in the Darwin street landscape.
A Literal Translation by Joanna del Nido
ABORIGINAL BUSH TRADERS Shop 4, 19 The Mall, Charles Darwin Centre aboriginalbushtraders.com MON-FRI, 9AM-3PM | SAT, 8AM-2PM TACTILE ARTS 19 Conacher Street, Fannie Bay | 8981 6616 | tactilearts.org.au TUE-SUN 10AM-4PM
Shaun Lee, Gwarkabah (Saltwater man), is a Larrakia, Wardaman and Karajarri contemporary freelance artist born and raised in Darwin. Shaun started painting as a young boy, learning from his large artistic family.
UNTIL SAT 22 OCT
GWARKABAH
Known by his artist name Hafleg, Shaun specialises in murals and logos using traditional and contemporary
Alison Dowell, 'At home in Laureen’s kitchen', 2021, pen ink and watercolour, 40x30cm
PRESENTED BY JILAMARA Arts, Yimunga (tribe) showcases paintings and carvings by a group of fantastic early career female artists. The Tiwi palette of red, yellow, white and black are made from natural ochre pigments collected on Country. Jilamara artists are nationally and internationally renowned for their unique Tiwi style, and produce contemporary works based on ceremonial body painting designs, clan totems and Tiwi creation stories.
Rapid
RAPID CREEK
PAUL JOHNSTONE GALLERY proudly presents this solo exhibition by Aubrey Tjangala. He is the son of world-renowned painter Ronnie Tjampitjinpa and one of the most successful artists in Papunya Tula Aubrey’sArtists’ history.styleisclosely recognis able to that of his father’s, no doubt as a result of him watching and studying his father at work for over four decades. As a traditional owner of the Country close to Kintore, his paintings refer to the stories central to that area.
Anne-Marie Cullinan, 'Sofia', 2022, watercolour paint and charcoal on plaster, 76x110cm
Several wonderful creative journeys to India have been the inspiration for this unique exhibition by Terri tory textile artist, Veronica colour,inphotographsel-journalfabriccolourful,ley. Journey showcases inspired,Priesthand-paintedartisansilkandsilkjewellery,travdrawings,andinsightfulfromVeronica’stravelsIndia, thesourceofherabundantpatternandcreativity.
DARWIN VISUAL ARTS
Aubrey Tjangala, 'Untitled', 2020, acrylic on linen, 153x122cm
WHEN FRI 7 – THU 27 OCT OPENING FRI 7 OCT, 6-8PM
PortraitureEmbedded
15 OCT | OPENING FRI 30 SEP,
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Unit 3/1 Clocktower Caryota Crt, Coconut Grove darwincommunityarts.org
UNTITLED GALLERY AND STUDIO
WED-FRI, 11AM–4PM | SAT, 10AM-12PM
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Arlya Denholm, 'A Moonlit Paradise', 2022, pastel on black hahnemuhle paper, 34x26.5cm
WED–FRI 10AM-5PM | TUE & SAT 10AM–2PM
PAUL JOHNSTONE GALLERY 2/2 Harriet Place, Darwin | 8941 2220 | pauljohnstonegallery.com.au
This is the first solo exhibition for up-and-coming NXT Gen Art Grant recipient, Nomthi Mkhwebu. Growing up in the NT, most of her young days were spent exploring the Territory with family and friends. The beaches, rivers, gorges, the outback. She wanted her first piece to capture those memories.
WHEN SAT 8 OCT – FRI 4 NOV
Sea, Sand, Sky
WHEN FRI 30 SEP – SAT 6PM
Emma Churchman, 'Little somethings', 2021 paper, paint & texta, A5
Aubrey Tjangala
8 McMinn St, Darwin | dvaa.net.au
Nomthi Mkhwebu featuring Leigh Fawlstone, 'The sol Table', 2022, mixed media, 200x75x70cm
JOURNEY
DARWIN IS BUILT on the brink of the ocean. A harbour connecting Australia to the rest of the world. Jayde Hopkins and Arlya Denholm explore the plethora of flora and fauna reliant on the ocean for their existence, including humans. Drawing on their scientific and artistic backgrounds, they bring you this collection.
Anne-Marie Cullinan uses plaster skim and paints, layered and sanded to create a smooth surface. Watercolour paints and pastels are applied to explore the flow of painterly materials to challenge the concept of what makes a portrait. This collection features images of musician and masseuse, Yuka Fukuzaki.
Veronica Priestley, 'Jaipur' (detail), 2022, printed & hand painted silk dupion, 3m
THIS EXHIBITION IS a collection of works by artist Emma Church man created in little moments, in snatches of time alongside her young daughters, inspired by a project that invites you to repeat a creative action for 100 days. Mixed media pieces are a visual celebration of Emma’s return to a daily art practice.
WED, 12–5PM | THU-FRI, 10AM-5PM | SAT, 10AM-2PM
COST $80-120
By Hannah Muir
WHEN SAT 8 OCT | 8PM
MUSIC
“Anyway, we got the first show done last year in Grafton, and now we’re having the last show in Ian’s hometown in Alice Springs. How cool is that? How lucky are we to do a top and tail of our hometowns?”
“The thing I love about it, hardly anyone gets there. We went up through the Cape last year and had an absolute ball, and it was just incredible to go to these small communities that don’t expect much, and yet when you get there, it’s just so exciting for us and the local communities,” he says.
“It’s sort of like, in the old days, my uncle used to take us, being Indigenous kids, he used to take us around these fishing spots that we still take our kids to,” he says.
Troy Cassar-Daley loves a yarn, that much is evident within the first moments of a conversation with him. He’s a natural born storyteller and master of engagement, with a genuine and affable delivery that hints to a cheeky disposition. His excitement for the Together Alone Tour is palpable.
Ian Moss and Troy Cassar-Daley both have extensive and exciting careers under their belts, recognised as two of Australia’s most celebrated singers, musicians and songwriters.
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“Sammy said to me, ‘do you want to do some recording while you’re here?’ I said ‘bloody oath I do!’ I’m a huge Warumpi fan, so I was absolutely in my element with those mob.”
Grafton in Northern New South Wales. We got down there in the middle of some of the heftiest COVID rules, we had to go over the border, it was like going into Russia, we had all the paperwork and all this stuff,” he says.
WHEN FRI 7 OCT | 8PM
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TogetherALONE
INFO yourcentre.com.au
AT ARALUEN ARTS CENTRE
Even telling the details of the Together Alone Tour is a story with inflections of meaning and significance for Cassar-Daley.
an Moss – who was born and bred in Alice Springs, a detail that would be rude to leave out – burst into the awareness of most Australians as the lead guitarist of the still iconic Cold Chisel. Troy Cassar-Daley has also earned his reputation as an Australian country music star and an all ‘round lovely guy.
“This whole tour is going full circle. We started the tour in my hometown of
Having spent most of their careers admiring each other’s work, the pair takes their first collaborative experience and styles across the country, offering intimate shows on their Together Alone Tour.
Troy remembers well the time, when visiting Papunya in 2003, taking up the offer of a recording session with Sammy Butcher of Warumpi Band.
The acoustic tour is very much a passion project for Moss and Cassar-Daley, who dreamt up the idea backstage after a Cold Chisel gig in 2020, wanting an opportunity to bounce off each other. While there have been a couple of questions regarding their different styles coming together, Cassar-Daley assures – with a tale of course – it shouldn’t be a concern.
Ian Moss & Troy Cassar-Daley Together Alone Tour
COST $81-$126
INFO araluenartscentre.nt.gov.au
“Where two rivers meet is usually great fishing, you know? We look at this whole project as Ian being the rock and roll soul river, and me being the country river. And where they meet … it’s seriously bloody good fishing!”
While Alice Springs may be home for Ian, it’s not unfamiliar territory for Cassar-Daley, either. With a long history of visiting, playing and entertaining throughout Central Australia, he has always supported going as bush as possible, visiting Papunya, Yuendumu and Ampilatwatja to name a few.
WHEN FRI 7 & SAT 8 OCT
Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir perform at Olive Pink Opera
Pink Opera, a new and exquisite performance in this year’s Desert Song Festival.
“I suppose the best description is ‘contemporary art music’. It is operatic, but not in the style of Italian opera from the 19th Century that we’re all familiar with. It’s very contemporary – the music is very accessible,” says Olive Pink Opera Producer, Claire Kilgariff.
The stunning Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir is joined
PICTURE THE SUNSET in Alice Springs. The hills glow in pinky-or ange hues, the moon rises, the stars begin to twinkle. Now, picture sunset in the Olive Pink Botanic Garden. Birds are calling, you hear soft whispers of insects, a wallaby bounces across the hill. Add to this the Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir singing a soft, soothing, stunning hymn, setting a beautiful dream scene to the contemporary opera you’re about to
“If you are a cellist, you know that the Dvořák is regarded as the most difficult, taxing of all the concertos
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by local and celebrated national musicians, setting the scene for a mesmerising experience. This dreamlike scene – with string quartets, woodwind, keyboard, percussion, beautiful songs of stories and nature to embrace it all – is sure to feed our senses and warm our bodies and minds.
“Anne is influenced by Asian traditions of music and also interested in Aboriginal music, the spirituality of Aboriginal people, and their connection to land. In a way, the opera tries to express that deep spirituality.”
Over eight years ago, award-winning composer, Anne Boyd, started working on a trilogy of operas about significant Australian women, all of whom worked closely with Indige nous people. Artist, anthropologist and outspoken advocate for
Darwin Symphony OrchestraDvořák and Beethoven
By Kate Conway
Indigenous rights, Olive Pink, was one of these remarkable women.
WHEN SAT 22 OCT | 7.30PM
According to McGrath, with the combination of virtuosic talent and spirited orchestral favourites, the evening is set to entertain whether or not you’re a classical music nut.
RODERICK MCGRATH WAS once told he would never be a professional musician because he took up cello too late in life. This month, Darwin audiences are in for a treat as the celebrated principal cellist, from the WA Symphony Orchestra, joins Darwin Symphony Orchestra (DSO) to present Dvořák and Beethoven, performing two of their biggest works.
AT DARWIN ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE COST $20-$60 | $130 FAM INFO dso.org.au
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Equally exhilarating and dramatic, Ludwig Van Beethoven’s 7th Symphony features his famous, cinematic Allegretto second movement. DSO Artistic Director Jon Tooby says the fun, iconic piece was chosen with both the orchestra and audience in mind.
written for a solo instrument. Many people regard it as one of, if not, the greatest romantic concertos written for any instrument.”
Olive Pink OPERA
– especially the big romantic ones – but it is so rewarding because it shows off every single aspect of the cello and the performer’s abilities,” he “Yousays.have to have complete control of the instrument. There are some notoriously difficult passages in the repertoire, but at the same time, it is some of the most beautiful music
By Zoya Godoroja-Prieckaerts
“The Beethoven symphony that we are doing is a complete joy,” he “Beethovensays. is pretty much the grandfather of symphonic writing. He produced a very particular sound and style, and it’s just re vered all over the world. We have chosen that symphony because it is super fun and powerful. It has got everything.”
AT OLIVE PINK BOTANIC GARDEN COST $71.50-$199 INFO desertsong.com.au
“They are two of the greatest and most popular pieces in the symphonic repertoire and, even if you have never been to a concert before, you will find something to love and enjoy in both. They are a great contrast but they both really show off a symphony orchestra and a cello in the best possible way.”
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Widely regarded as one of the most technically difficult pieces of symphonic music, ever, Antonín Dvořák’s Cello Concerto is both physically and musically demanding to play. But for McGrath, it’s so worth it.
SetSprings.outdoors, the garden itself is at once a key character in the opera, creating a truly visually striking performance. And what of the sound, the soul of this unique and original opera?
Shaped by stories from Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in respectful collaboration, the opera explores the last decades of Pink’s life when she and Johnny Jampitjin pa, a Warlpiri man, passionately set up the botanical garden to preserve the native plants around Alice
Dvořák and Beethoven
Much like the combination of born and bred Alice Springs musicians Darcy Davis, Joey and Jeffery Klarenbeek, and Simeon Shepherd – aka Purple Patch – who this month embark on their Long Way to Tha Top End Tour with fellow Alice band Altitude in tow.
RED AND BLUE make purple, a good honest equation that never fails.
WHEN FRI 21 & SAT 22 OCT | 7.30PM
Jack is a gigolo, a con and a bit of a ladies’ man, feigning love to scam lonely widows out of their money. Angela, initially one of his victims, teams up with Jack to assist in his fraudulent scheme. Angela loves the con but not the ladies, so when jealousy sets in, she somehow persuades Jack to kill his victims.
“This one’s kind of nice as an opera, because normally you don’t gets topics like this in the opera form. It doesn’t take itself too seriously – it’s not what you’d expect normal opera to be at all,” he says.
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Piling into a 47-seater bus with music equipment, lights and a sound person, they shoot up the Stuart Highway ready for a swag of gigs in the Top End. Fittingly, the last show of the tour lands them at their spiritual home, The Blue Moon in Alice.
FRI 21 OCT, 8PM
SAT 22 OCT, 8PM
Bringing together their individual backgrounds and styles, Purple Patch conjures up the sounds of psychedelic rock, blues and funk. They are yet another wonderful example of the pool of artistic talent from this small town in the desert. Perhaps it’s something in the illusive Todd River water or perhaps, like Darcy thinks, it’s growing up with limited options.
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COST $40 | $35 MEMB/CONC
“It’s not like being in a city where there’s a bunch of entertainment or a bunch of things to do,” he said.
FRI 14 OCT, 8PM
SUN 16 OCT, 3PM
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Long Way to Tha Top End Tour
“You have to create to stay sane, you have to make events, like how Wide Open Space came about or Blacken [Festival]. No one’s going to do it for you. If you want to see a band, you’ve got to be a band.”
THE BLUE MOON, ALICE SPRINGS | $20
With the privilege of being locals at their fingertips, the band has access to The Red House recording studio and The Blue Moon live music venue, moving between them as they jam, write and record their material. And, as pointed out earlier, red and blue makes purple, a fact not lost on the band as they were searching for a name.
DARWIN RAILWAY CLUB | $20
Love Burns is presented as part of The Lost Operas of Oz series, creat ed by State Opera South Australia to see Australian operas shine under lights again. It premiered at the 1992 Adelaide Festival, and has had just a handful of revivals since. Cannon says – if it’s your first foray into opera or you’ve only experi enced the traditional styles – Love Burns is a great introduction or re-introduction to the art form.
But would you associate true crime with the fine art of opera? Maybe not. But that’s all about to change, as State Opera South Australia descends on the Darwin stage, giving music, theatre and true crime fans a chance to bear witness to their latest show, Love Burns.
By Tierney Seccull
Based on the true crime story of the 1940s American serial killer couple known as The Honeymoon Kill ers, Love Burns takes the premise and runs with it, giving it a distinct Aussie flavour.
THERE’S NO DENYING true crime is having a moment. From podcasts to TV shows, we’re hungry to find out what happened to the victims, to figure out why people are driven to commit such atrocious crimes, and, hopefully, to see justice served.
“It’s really fun. It’s very funny, it’s very thrilling, it’s very romantic, there’s a lot of suspense, and the music’s really nice and accessible. I think audiences will just have a really good time!”
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“He’s like an anomaly. He’s one of the best rock guitarists I’ve ever met, he’s phenomenal,” he said.
PURPLE PATCH
State Opera South Australia Love Burns
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“It’s an Australian piece – normally an opera might be some old Italian or German waffling on, and you sort of don’t really know what’s happening – whereas this one is Australian and all in English, and it’s just a fun, interesting story.”
The commitment to creativity is evident with the level of skill in the band. Simo, for example, is described by Darcy as a “rock god”.
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Directed by Nicholas Cannon, Love Burns is darkly funny chamber opera penned by Graeme Koehne with libretto by Louis Nowra. Cannon says it bucks the trend on what you might expect from the traditional art form.
SAT 15 OCT, 8PM
By Hannah Muir
Purple Patch and Altitude
MeetInstrumentsthe
WHEN SAT 8 OCT | 8PM
OTL's quick and essential guide to live music in the NT.
the orchestra is playing. There is a real hands-on approach to what we do,” says Tooby.
Darwin City Brass Band Rehearsals
As well as learning about the instruments, some lucky children in the audience get the chance to take on the role of Maestro and conduct the orchestra. Baton in hand, Tooby says the orchestra responds to whatever arm movements the child so
AT DARWIN ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE COST $50-$68 INFO yourcentre.com.au
AT TRACY VILLAGE SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB COST GOLD COIN INFO facebook.com/firstsundayblues
WHEN SAT 22 OCT | 6PM
AT DARWIN ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE COST $50-$60 INFO yourcentre.com.au
WHEN EVERY FRI | 6.30-9.30PM
Queen Forever Break Free Tour Queen fans, get ready to ‘Break Free’ and rock with Australia’s most popular Queen show, Queen Forever. Paying tribute to one of the top rock bands of all time and its legendary headYou’. Grab‘Champions’Mercury, Queenfrontman FreddieForeveraretheandthey‘WillRockyour‘BestFriend’andalongtothisepicstageshow.
If those connotations of high society come to mind, Darwin Symphony Orchestra’s (DSO) interactive Family Proms program will challenge that perception.
“It’sdesires.quitefunny, of course, because some of them go crazy fast and some go really slow, and the
The Last First Folk’n Friday
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Enjoy a free dance lesson from Swing Dance NT and live music from Hot and Cold Big Band!
day when someone showed me music, and I went ‘well that is cool, that is what I want to do’, so this is to expose kids to that possibility.”
Jam Night
FRI 21 OCT | DINA
In Concert, The Music of Neil Diamond
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Jazz Assembly Jam Sessions
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“Prom is a loose term, it is more about the interactive, fun element. Kids can come and get on the stage, and there’s a walk-through while
In an age of streaming platforms and instant gratification, the concert introduces children, not only to how an orchestra works, but how music is made. Tooby says Family Proms offers an exciting chance to experience live music and hopefully spark an interest to inspire future
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WHEN SUN 2 OCT | 3PM
COST FREE INFO facebook.com/jazzassemblyjam
TUE 25 OCT | EMMA GERARD
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TUE 11 OCT | DAVE CROWE
“We are all musicians, we all do the same thing. And one of the things this concert does is break down that barrier, it brings people closer
Live Music Wednesdays at Dom’s Break up the working week and cure hump day blues with live original music from locals, every Wednesday at Dom’s.
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FRI 14 OCT | SHANNON BOURNE
TUE 4 OCT | SIMO KING
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WHEN YOU THINK of an orchestra what comes to mind? Grand performances of sweeping strings, epic percussion and woodwind melodies? Perhaps you might think of getting dressed up in ball gowns or tuxedos, sipping on bubbles and rubbing shoulders with the elite?
AT JUMP INN CRAFT BEER BAR & RESTAURANT COST FREE INFO jumpinncraftbeerbar.com
Acoustic Friday Soundtrack your Friday night with live, soulful, acoustic tunes from talented, local musos.
AT DARWIN CONVENTION CENTRE COST $122.20-$305.71
Hot and Cold Big Band
Monthly jazz jam sessions with a house band at the Lucky Bat. Bring an instrument if you want to join the jam.
AT DARWIN ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE
COST $15
It's the final First Folk’n Friday for the year. featuring five performers, a comedian/emcee, and features guitar maestro James “Gravy” Brown. Enjoy this celebration of Top End tunes.
WHEN EVERY TUE | 7-9PM
“Unfortunately, people often think classical music is a bit snooty, but actually, a rock and roll musician is no different to a classical musician,” says DSO Artistic Director, Jon Tooby.
Enjoy this trip down memory lane, featuring the music and magic of the legendary Neil Diamond, capturing and recreating the mood, the feel and the atmosphere of the ’70s and ’80s in the Hot August Night era.
For one night only, enjoy a performance from the Highlander Celtic Rock Band. Known as the Scottish Celtic Rock band from Down Under, the show features heart-stomping bagpipes, highland dancers and pipers.
Ron Vincent Sings Cat Stevens
WHEN EVERY TUE | 9PM
INFO darwincitybrassband.org.au
AT KALYMNOS CLUB COST $65-$85 INFO eventbrite.com.au
Ron Vincent performs a sensational and unforgettable rendition of artist Cat Stevens. Vincent holds an uncanny resemblance to Stevens, his beautiful vocals and perfor mance style also similar. If you’re a Cat Stevens fan, don’t miss it!
RED CENTRE
WHEN EVERY TUE | 7-10PM
orchestra is trying to react. It’s all just very fun!”
Family Proms
WHEN SAT 22 OCT | 11AM-12PM
Head down to this much-loved open mic night, flex your musical muscles or sit back and enjoy the music.
INFO dso.org.au
JAM NIGHTS AND OPEN MIC
WHEN FRI 28 OCT | 8PM AT THE LUCKY BAT
to something they may otherwise feel is a little bit challenging.”
that started one
WHEN SUN 2 OCT | 5PM
TOP END
Crowded House
Catch this acoustic one-man-band show at Mindil Beach Markets. With a “box of chocolates” repertoire for young and old, Case brings the happy musical vibes to the beloved beach market in his trademark laidback style.
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WHEN EVERY WED | 7-9PM AT DOM’S BAR & LOUNGE COST FREE INFO domsdarwin.com.au
WHEN FRI 7 OCT | 8PM
AT SMOKE & OAK DARWIN COST FREE INFO facebook.com/smokeandoakdarwin
TUE 18 OCT | SHILO MONKLAND
Highlander Celtic Rock Show
The Darwin City Brass Band has been providing music to the community for over 40 years. You’re invited to check out the weekly rehearsals and join in the fun!
Aimed at all children, from babies to eight-year-olds, the concert introduces each instrument in the orchestra to highlight the diversity, colour and texture of sounds an or chestra can create. Musicians from different sections wear different coloured shirts to further add to the vibrant sensory experience.
AT DARWIN ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE COST $59.90 - $69.90
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FRI 28 OCT | JESSIE MAY
WHEN SAT 8 OCT | 4.30PM
FRI 7 OCT | XAVIA
Short for promenade, a prom is traditionally an outdoor concert where the audience walks around as the orchestra is playing. While this particular event isn’t outside, the title hints at the informal nature of the performance.
WHEN SAT 28 OCT | 8PM
Jump Inn Jams
For the first time in 11 years, award-winning iconic band Crowded House has hit the road. Don’t miss these music legends as they take to the Darwin stage to perform all their hits.
WHEN SAT 29 OCT | 7.30PM
WHEN EVERY WED | 7.30PM
AT HAPPY YESS COST $15 INFO facebook.com/topendfolkclub
