The Arts Centre Gold Coast — Culture Issue 5

CULTURE The Arts Centre Gold Coast | Gold Coast City Gallery | Evandale Parklands

How to make a monster Sing, dance, act these school holidays Auditions for Mary Poppins Queensland Theatre Company returns

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Issue Five: January — March, 2016 Credits Chairman Kerry Watson Deputy Chair Richard Munro Directors Dr Patrick Corrigan AM Cr Jan Grew Tomas Johnsson Christine Lohman Dr Patrick Mitchell Steve Romer Executive Staff Destry Puia, General Manager Anna Carroll, Precinct Transition Manager Sue-Anne Chapman, Communications and

Visitor Services Manager Megan Connors, Development Manager Michael Foster, Commercial Services

Manager Ante Krajinovic, Precinct Services Manager Brad Rush, Performing Arts Manager John Walsh, Gallery Manager Lynda White, Corporate Services Manager

Welcome to Culture This January, join us for Summer at the Cultural Precinct! We’ll have school holiday workshops in singing, acting, dancing, music and more (p.16), while adults will enjoy live music, salsa dancing and Pop Up Pictures outdoor cinema in Evandale Parklands (p.38).

Our 2016 Season has been announced! We kick off the mainstage performances with Queensland Theatre Company’s hilarious production of Quartet (p.4).

If you’re a performer or theatre-maker, we have a huge range of opportunities (p. 23). Auditions will soon be held for Mary Poppins and the Youth Theatre Project and we have more fantastic opportunities for musicians and independent theatre-makers.

See you at the show.

Destry Puia — General Manager

Contents STAGE – Theatre 04 When superstars retire 06 Aussie larrikins 07 Local playwrights shine

Culture Team Katie Loveday, Marketing Supervisor Michelle Macwhirter, Marketing Coordinator

/ Culture Editor Chris Bouffler, Designer and Brand

Coordinator Virginia Rigney, Senior Curator – Program

and Audience Development

STAGE – Dance 08 Traditional Chinese culture 08 Disability-inclusive dance STAGE – Comedy 09 Aussie life, Aussie laughs 10 Comedy in The Basement 11 Oh, Danny Bhoy

Contributors: Sarah Worrall, Jessica Petterson, Anastasia Scott-Myles, Jodi Ferrari, Rob Loudon, Amber Patch, Stephanie Pickett Contact PO Box 6615, GCMC QLD 9726 (07) 5588 4000 www.theartscentregc.com.au Editorial contributions or comments can be sent to macwhirter@theartscentregc.com.au.

Culture is published by The Arts Centre Gold Coast. The publication of editorial does not necessarily constitute endorsement of views or opinions expressed. The publisher does not accept responsibility for statements made by advertisers.

Acknowledgement of Country We acknowledge and pay respects to the traditional Aboriginal people of the Gold

STAGE – Music 12 Swing, jazz and blues 13 Sensational sopranos 14 Peggy Lee and free concerts

EVENTS 36 Australia Day and Flickerfest 37 Farmers and fitness 38 Summer at the Cultural Precinct 40 Bleach* Festival MORE 42 Cultural Precinct news 46 Freedom of Entry to the City 47 Theatre Stage Dinner 48 In the chair 49 Calendar Oct-Dec 54 Support Us 59 Partners

Get social with us #culturemagazine

KIDS AND TEENS 16 School holiday fun 18 A dump truck full of hilarity 19 Cheerleading fun 20 Storytime ballet OPPORTUNITIES 23 Seeking the perfect nanny 24 Auditions and musicians 25 Dance workshops 25 Stage your work SCREEN 26 Coming to the Arts Cinema

Coast and their descendants. We also acknowledge the many Aboriginal people from other regions as well as Torres Strait and South Sea Islander people who now live in the local area and have made an important contribution to the community.

ART GALLERY 28 Gold Coast Art Prize 30 Let’s get inked!

31 Artists made in QLD 34 Making monsters The information in this magazine is correct at the time of printing (Dec 2015).

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When superstars retire A play about ageing opera singers? Sounds like the perfect springboard for comedy! Queensland Theatre Company’s Andrea Moor tells us what we can expect from the devilishly funny play, Quartet.

Andrea, what drew you to Quartet?

The play offers four brilliant older actors a chance to strut their stuff. It’s witty, smart, cheeky and deeply moving. I think the subject matter is so relevant to everyone. Who are we when all we have is a room and a few old friends? I just squeeze into the baby boomer era and I know that, for me, and many of my friends, we are suddenly looking at what might be the last few decades of our lives. Most of us are realising we are utterly unprepared, not just financially, but emotionally. As artists we think we will always just keep acting, directing and, in the case of Quartet, just keep singing. It’s impossible for us to draw a line under our craft and say ‘that’s it folks!’

What do the cast bring to the play?

I adore this cast and am so excited that I get to work with each of them. I’ve acted with both Andrew McFarlane and Trevor Stuart but not with Kate Wilson or Christine Amor.

Andrew and I had an intense and exciting time working together on Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? as the highly dysfunctional Martha and George, and, in fact, I’ve played his drunk wife in two other projects as well – one in film and another on stage – and always Americans! Trevor and I were in Design for Living together and I was quite in awe of his craft, skill and timing, and he’s just so much fun to work with.

Christine was a household name through the beginning of my career through her television work, and has such poise and intelligence as an actor. And I am so happy to finally get to work with Kate whom I grew up watching on stage in the old SGIO theatre.

She was a big part of me wanting to act and

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has been a friend and mentor to me since I moved back to Brisbane.

How does Quartet make audiences feel?

The audience will be uplifted by this story.

It’s heart-warming, wicked and reflective. I think couples might feel a little closer after the play. Children might be a little more understanding of their older parents and those looking closer to the final curtain might see how much life is still to be lived!

What can audiences expect to see on stage?

I am so very excited to be working with my old friend Bruce McKinven. Audiences will remember him from his brilliant Hamlet set and the gorgeous pressed-metal interiors of Vincent in Brixton. The audience will be transported to a lush, though slightly decaying grand English country house and garden with just a twist of theatricality! And, of course, it will be beautifully lit by David Walters, and the score will be compiled by Tony Brumpton.

It’s terrific to work with creatives that I know and trust and with whom I have such a strong working relationship. We have a kind of shorthand and seem to be able to read each other's minds – it’s a great team.

Who will enjoy Quartet?

Whilst many might think it’s a play about old people, I would insist that it’s much more.

The themes are universal and the production will be realised by a talented and experienced cast. The production will appeal to all through the themes of love, compassion, identity and art! Come and see it and enjoy!

See Quartet on Tuesday 22 March at 7.30pm and Wednesday 23 March at 2pm in the Arts Theatre. Adults are $56, Concession $48, Group 6+ $45 and Student $32. Available to purchase in a Season Package. Single tickets will go on sale Monday 4 January.

Book at www.theartscentregc.com.au or (07) 5588 4000.

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Quartet tells the story of four ageing, retired opera singers struggling to put aside grudges to re-team for one more show-stopping finale. The play takes the audience on a heart-warming journey into old age told with tenderness, grace, hope – and above all, no self pity.

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Aussie larrikins Celebrate Australia Day with a rehearsed playreading of Australia! The Show! We talk to actor Hugh Parker and Co-writer Hayden Spencer about raw prawns and underarm bowling.

Australia! The Show! is many things. Mostly, it’s funny. A look at mateship, the relationship with the mother country and the people who were here originally. In the middle of this is Leslie, a broken-hearted theatre tragic who wants a sense of belonging. Described by the Sydney Morning Herald as ‘a rambunctious piss-take of Australian history and culture’, Australia! The Show! sent Melbourne Theatre Company audiences into fits of laughter. With Hugh Parker at the helm of our Gold Coast rehearsed reading, it’ll be better than a chook raffle.

Hugh, what was your first experience with this work?

Hayden and I read this together backstage at QPAC while we were working on a play together.

We were keen to find something to work on and this was a great way to start the ball rolling.

Even though Hayden won't be reading with me, it's proved a solid base for us to establish a deeper working relationship.

Can you describe your favourite scene?

There's a wonderful moment when two characters become completely immersed in playing man and wife opposite each other. Two men. But the way they get lost in each other is charming and funny.

Hugh Parker

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Hugh has featured in many theatre and television roles in both Australia and the UK. Recent theatre works include Hotel Beche de Mer for The Arts Centre Gold Coast plus multiple roles for Queensland Theatre Company and La Boite. Television roles include Gallipoli, Sea Patrol and more.

Why should Gold Coast audiences come and see it?

Two of the writers, Jon Halpin and Hayden Spencer, have connections with the Coast. Plus, it's an opportunity to see a piece that usually would be seen in what would be deemed 'bigger’ cities. I'm keen for Gold Coast audiences to get a chance to see work that is designed for them as much as the people of Melbourne or Brisbane. There's a simpler answer too - it's an opportunity to see Australia's ideas of mateship and old-world connections explored in a very funny way. Sharing laughter is a good reason for any audience.

Hayden, how did the idea come about?

It really started from the characters in the play. The characters are hapless amateur actors, and as a collective of writer/performers we have all had our fair share of tragic theatre experiences to draw upon. We wanted the piece to be BIG - too BIG for the capabilities of our loveable characters. Hence, Australia! The Show! was born.

r Hayden Spence Co-writer

Hayden Spencer is an actor, clown, writer, teacher, and fight director. He performed as a clown for 10 years with Cirque du Soleil, and has performed with Queensland Theatre Company, Laboite Theatre and Melbourne Theatre Company.

He wrote and performed the highly successful festival show Zoo-illogical.

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What was the writing / rehearsal process like?

It involved a lot of cricket - mostly. We had a ‘scene pot’ - we would each draw a topic from the pot, e.g. Great moments in Australian sport, research it and then come back with a short scene. Jean-Marc Russ (one of the other writers) and I would then act out the scene, and then we would all weigh up the scene’s merits, like a bunch of suburban home brewers. The other writers are funny fellas and fierce cricket rivals, so presenting a scene was quite literally like chucking your very best lamb to the slaughter.

Devising and rehearsals have always been surprisingly serious - interwoven with spiteful cricket matches.

What is it about the piece that appeals to the Aussie sense of humour?

Australia! The Show! is an honest, accurate, unpretentious piece. It’s heartfelt, generous in spirit and littered with laughs. I think we gained good press because we didn’t bung it on, we didn’t have tickets on ourselves, and we certainly didn’t go the raw prawn with anyone…we did however, bowl one underarm delivery, for which we will, quite rightly, never be forgiven.

See the rehearsed playreading of Australia! The Show! on Australia Day, Tuesday 26 January at 7.30pm in The Space. All tickets are $12. Book at www.theartscentregc.com.au or (07) 5588 4000.

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Local playwrights shine Meet the three local writers who will share their work in free playreadings in The Space this February.

Join us to hear these new works in development, followed by a Q&A session. These are free events, but bookings are essential at www.theartscentregc.com.au or (07) 5588 4000.

Bradley McCaw

RK Musgrave

Stewart McMillan

The Game

The Turn of Winston Haggle

Allen

Bradley McCaw is an award winning performer, composer, playwright, actor and singer/songwriter. The Game follows two bored siblings who are sucked into a fantasy world while playing a video game.

RK Musgrave produces works across film, TV, theatre, radio and print. His work has a dark sense of humour and irony like that found in the works of Roald Dahl and Chuck Palahniuk. This black-comedy, one-act play follows one man’s quest to develop a friendship under the most deathly of circumstances.

Stewart McMillan is a Gold Coast playwright who has developed and staged two black comedies including Beautifully Dead and Un Natural Selection. Allen is a play about a psychiatrist seeing his psychiatrist.

What inspired you to write this play?

I had the idea of writing something about the way technology has become such a big part of our daily lives. Around this time, a friend asked about a play for her students, all boys, and I suggested I write something for them.

What did you achieve from the last residency?

When we first entered the rehearsal room, we were unsure of where the play was heading; was it a play for kids or adults? Because the work is so silly and fun, I often describe it as The Lord of The Rings meets Harry Potter meets Monty Python. And we went about discovering where this play wanted to go.

What do you hope to achieve this residency?

After the last development, we received some great audience feedback, which has helped shape the next development. We are really excited to develop a play that is potentially ridiculous and very funny but still manages to bring the whole family together.

The playreading and discussion for The Game is on Saturday 6 February at 2pm in The Space.

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What inspired you to write this play?

I thought, wouldn't it be funny, if a misanthrope had his cat killed by an insane neighbour, and then inadvertently kills that neighbour and needs to enlist a hapless visitor into helping him against his will. I mean - we've all been there, haven't we?

How does Allen relate to your other plays?

The events in Allen occur along the same timeline as Beautifully Dead. I kept coming back to the character of Allen, the sociopath. You don’t need to have prior knowledge of the previous productions though – Allen is its own story.

What do you hope to achieve out of your residency and playreading?

Fame, fortune and free coffee. Not necessarily in that order. But I'll settle for a full theatre run in the near future - anywhere.

What do you hope to achieve out of your residency and playreading?

We’re running a season of Allen in The Space in June, and you don’t always get the chance to test out a script prior to the production. So this is a great opportunity to get the script as good as it can be, see what works and what doesn’t, and grow as a writer while working with an industry professional.

How do you hope audiences will respond to the work?

Laughter. If they can find the humour in the darkness, I've done my job. Pondering mortality, isolation, perception and friendship with a chuckle afterwards would be nice too.

How do you hope audiences will respond?

Well, it’s a black-comedy, so laughter is always a preferred response haha! There’s no better feeling than sitting amongst an audience and getting their honest response to your work, especially when they don’t know who you are!

The playreading and discussion for The Turn of Winston Haggle is on Saturday 13 February at 2pm in The Space.

The playreading and discussion for Allen is on Sunday 21 February at 2pm in The Space.

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Photo: Philip Channells Tiana Graff – Makayla White - Tayla Gray

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Traditional Chinese culture Featuring the richly expressive art of classical Chinese dance, ground-breaking musical compositions, and cutting-edge, interactive stage effects, Shen Yun returns to our stage with a new 2016 show.

The loss of one’s cultural identity can be devastating. The act of reclaiming and resurrecting one’s heritage can be truly empowering.

Shen Yun seeks to empower by restoring 5000 years of traditional Chinese culture in this stunning, critically acclaimed theatrical production.

Based in New York, Shen Yun tours the world to revive the traditional Chinese culture that has been stifled and erased by a communist government. The production presents audiences with dazzling demonstrations of music, dance and performance art, reinvigorating cultural expressions, norms and stories that cannot be seen in China today.

Critics worldwide have glowingly described the show as ‘full of sincerity, compassion and beauty’ and ‘perfection in everything: the dancing, the songs and the music.’ Combining some of the world’s best dancers, musicians and artists, with an orchestra that seamlessly blends both East and West, Shen Yun will educate and enchant Australian audiences with their awe-inspiring production.

See Shen Yun on Friday 4 March at 7.30pm, or Saturday 5 March at 2pm or 7.30pm in the Arts Theatre. Tickets are: Premium: $125, Reserve A: $115, Reserve B: $105, Reserve C: $85 or Reserve D: $65. Book at www.theartscentregc.com.au or (07) 5588 4000.

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Disability-inclusive dance In January we will present a disability-inclusive masterclass to develop a new dance theatre work.

In collaboration with Philip Channells (Dance Integrated Australia), Gavin Webber (The Farm) and Marissa Burgess (Marissa Burgess Creative), artists from diverse backgrounds will come together for a weekend of dance with 'No Difference'.

No Difference is an initiative of Philip Channells and The Arts Centre Gold Coast to develop dance theatre work that is disabilityinclusive, features the icons of our treasured local cultural identity and challenges our perceptions of difference.

In 2015, the No Difference taster workshops were facilitated by Philip Channells, Marissa Burgess and Ben Veitch and were a huge success, with 11 artists enjoying the chance to express themselves through dance and performance.

Marissa Burgess wrote of her experience of the first day of the project: ‘In all my years having first days with casts I've rarely felt the level of deep accepting and emotional readiness as I did today.’

The masterclass will commence Friday evening with a meet and greet session, with Saturday and Sunday dedicated to developing a new work in progress. The commissioned work will be high-quality, multi-artform across the areas of contemporary dance theatre performance, music and visual design.

This project makes a major investment into programming disability arts at The Arts Centre Gold Coast with collaborators with established track records for their work in Australia and abroad. No Difference is about empowering the growth of the human spirit by engaging arts from diverse backgrounds and life experience. The workshop and studio showing will run 8 – 10 January and break through the limitations of assumption and expectation.

This event is proudly supported by the Australian Decorative and Fine Art Society Gold Coast, Inc.

Join us for the No Difference showing followed by Q&A in The Space on Sunday 10 January at 3pm in The Space. Tickets are free, bookings essential. Receive a welcome drink on redemption of ticket in The Space bar, then cash bar available.

Book at www.theartscentregc.com.au or (07) 5588 4000.

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Real home grown humour Join Matt Ford, Shiralee Hood, Kevin Kropinyeri and Dane Simpson for a night of side-splitting laughs From the oldest culture on earth comes the freshest and funniest standup comedy around. The Aboriginal Comedy Allstars is quite simply an A-grade showcase of some of the best and most indemand comedians working in Australia today.

Each Allstar brings their own flavour – cool, controversial, colourful and plain corny – and their own unique story to the stage, but as a show, this tightly knit group of friends delivers an entertaining night to which everyone can relate, and invigorates committed comedy fans who think they’ve seen it all before.

A sold out and critical smash at the Adelaide Fringe, the Allstars are at the crest of a present wave of Indigenous comedy,

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and part of a landmark national tour taking place throughout 2016.It’s genuinely one of the warmest, funniest, most memorable nights of comedy Australia has seen in 200 years.

This event is part of our Indigenous Program, proudly presented by Bond University.

Be entertained by some of Australia’s best comedic talent with the Aboriginal Comedy Allstars Showcase on Friday 11 March at 8pm in The Basement. Adults are $25, Groups 6+ $22 and our fabulous dinner and show package is $79.

Book at www.theartscentregc.com.au or (07) 5588 4000.

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Comedy in The Basement Friday 8 January

Friday 15 January

Friday 22 January

Friday 29 January

Friday 5 February

Friday 12 February

Friday 19 February

Friday 26 February

Friday 4 March

Friday 11 March

Friday 18 March

Ashley Fils-Aime

Dave Williams

Hung Lee

Jacques Barrett

Chris Radburn

Aboriginal Comedy Allstars

Tom Siegert

Cam Knight

Bev Killick

Joel Ozborn

Danny McGinlay

Enjoy guaranteed, non-stop laughs and hilarious antics every Friday night from 8.00pm at Comedy in The Basement. Doors and bar open from 6.30pm. Tickets are $25 for adults or $22 for groups of six or more. Dinner and show packages available for $79. Groups please book in advance. Strictly 18+.

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Oh, Danny Bhoy Scottish comedian, Danny Bhoy, returns to Australia with his brand new show, Please Untick this Box. Every time Danny Bhoy tours to The Arts Centre, tickets are pretty much guaranteed to sell out. With his hysterical insights and quick wit, he’s a huge global success in the world of comedy.

Danny began his stand-up career in 1998 and a year later he won the Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award in the UK. In 2001, he debuted his first solo show at the Edinburgh Festival to critical acclaim.

Since then he has been a regular visitor to the Edinburgh Fringe, packing the biggest venues at the festival. Since his first visit abroad to Australia in 2003, Danny has become one of the most

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globally successful and prolific comics working in the world today.

He has built up a massive following in Australia and New Zealand. where his tours have broken records in attendance.

Danny’s unique brand of story-telling and razor-sharp wit has been described as ‘effortlessly funny’ and ‘the stand up equivalent of Bill Bryson’.

Don’t miss out on seeing Danny Bhoy - Please Untick this Box on Friday 18 March at 8pm in the Arts Theatre. All tickets are $54.90. Book at www.theartscentregc.com.au or (07) 5588 4000.

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Gold Coast Jazz & Blues Club

The Gold Coast Jazz & Blues Club draws acclaim for its selection of bands, singers and musicians drawn from all over Australia.

NEW ORLEANS Saturday Night Date: Saturday 23 January New Orleans Saturday Night is a truly unique melting pot of culture, food and music, and is widely accepted as the birthplace of jazz. Wander metaphorically around the French Quarter and along Bourbon Street, and be entertained by Australia’s foremost exponent of classic jazz – Lee Gunness, a regular visitor to the Big Easy, and Caxton Street Jazz Band.

GALAPAGOS DUCK Date: Friday 19 February Galapagos Duck is arguably the best known jazz band in Australia. Affectionately known as ‘The Duck’, the band has been around since the late 1960s. Although the members have changed, they still give a jazz-oriented performance that can be enjoyed by everybody.

HETTY KATE Date: Friday 18 March Born in Hampshire, England, and growing up with Doris Day and Frank Sinatra albums, Hetty moved to Melbourne and was inspired by the city’s thriving music scene. After studying classical singing, she returned to her first love, the Great American Songbook, and has since carved out a career as one of the country’s foremost interpreters of popular songs from yesteryear.

All performances are staged in the Paradise Showroom.

The bar and bistro open at 6pm and the show starts at 7.30pm. Members tickets are $23 and Visitors are $28.

Book at www.theartscentregc.com.au or (07) 5588 4000.

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Something to swing about If you could give someone the gift of sight for just $25, would you?

Join the Gold Coast’s hottest show band, Swing Force, and a dazzling line up of performers including Greg Aspeling (The Buble Experience, My Way – The Paul Anka Story, The Bobby Darin Show), Cherryn Lomas (The Cherryn Lomas Quintet, Sexing the Cherry) and special guest, multi MO and ACE Award winner, Adam Scicluna, as they swing up a sensational evening of music from the Big Band era and beyond.

Maestro Dr. Tommy Tycho said ‘Every so often a genuine and rare talent emerges that shows a true potential to succeed in the volatile scene of show business. Such a talent is Adam Scicluna who in a short time established a reputation that only a few have been able attain. He is in my opinion without a doubt a future star in the best show business tradition.’

All proceeds from ticket sales and donations go to The Fred Hollows Foundation. This is your chance to be part of the worldwide campaign to end avoidable blindness by 2020.

Book your tickets for 2020 Vision – Something to ‘Swing’ About on Thursday 14 January at 7.30pm in the Paradise Showroom. All tickets are $25. Book at www. theartscentregc.com.au or (07) 5588 4000.

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Sensational sopranos Combine thrilling talent, moving melodies and high glamour — meet The 7 Sopranos.

The Valentine's Tour will see seven of Australia’s most talented young female vocalists perform an enchanting array of acoustic performances, including arias from Carmen, La Boheme and The King and I, with their standout song choice being Edith Piaf’s La Vie En Rose.

Creative Director Tarita Botsman says she is ‘so proud’ of how far the group has come. ‘Watching and nurturing a group of wonderful young women as they strut their stuff as an ensemble every night on stage and off, as they defy the 'diva' status. They have formed a wonderful bond. That makes my heart sing.’

Deborah Rogers says ‘the sisterhood’ is the best part. ‘These girls are my family and I get to share and create with them. In what

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company can you say that the entire group of performers you share the stage with you can completely trust? We see and love each other at our worst and rally and celebrate each other at our best.’

The 7 Sopranos offer a fresh take on the grand Italian opera

tradition for the contemporary world.

See The 7 Sopranos – Valentine's Tour on Wednesday 17 February at 11am in the Arts Theatre. All tickets are $29.50.

Available to purchase in a Season Package or single tickets will go on sale Monday 4 January. A hot lunch or high tea can be pre-purchased for an additional $13.50. Book at www.theartscentregc.com.au or (07) 5588 4000.

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Free lunchtime concerts Fiesta de la Musica returns in 2016, celebrating the best of classical music from around the world.

In its third year, Fiesta de la Musica will take on a new form with free concerts each month showcasing a wonderful variety of local professional musicians and guest artists and including lectures and workshops always with the highest calibre of live, classical repertoire.

Double Delight Highly acclaimed Duo Armonico present an array of nocturnes, sonatas and variations from the great Romantic era. Belinda Manwaring (cello) and Daniel Cunnington (guitar) will perform the music of Mertz, Burgmuller, Barrios and Albeniz, combining the heart of the classical guitar and the beauty of the cello.

See it Thursday 4 February at 1pm in Gallery 1. Entry is free.

Celtic Journey A Celtic Journey takes us musically through Scotland and Ireland with mezzo-soprano Kathleen Moore. Kathleen has had an illustrious career, including winning the ABC Young Performers Award, being a finalist in the New York Metropolitan Opera Competition, and going on to become a major principal with the West Australian Opera Company and Opera Australia. A highlight of her career was performing with Dame Joan Sutherland in Don Giovanni, Othello and Suor Angelica.

Join us on Thursday 3 March at 1pm in Gallery 1. Entry is free.

First lady of jazz If you loved Janet Seidel as Doris Day, don’t miss her as Peggy Lee. Janet Seidel and her trio will return to perform a selection of songs from her album Don’t Smoke in Bed: Songs in the Key of Peggy Lee. The songs include Things are Swinging, Why Don’t You Do Right?, Mr. Wonderful, He’s a Tramp, I’m a WOMAN, Fever, Johnny Guitar and more.

Janet’s ensemble has a sound which is smooth, sophisticated and stylish. As a trio, (with Chuck Morgan and David Seidel), they have achieved international recording success and received widespread acclaim for live performances on radio and in venues ranging from concert halls, music festivals to jazz clubs, including Ronnie Scotts and the Blue Note.

In this intimate cabaret concert, Janet pays tribute to Grammy Award-winning American jazz singer, songwriter and actress, Peggy Lee. Janet Seidel’s voice has been ranked by critics with those of Peggy Lee, Doris Day, Julie London and Blossom Dearie, and has earned her the title ‘Australia’s First Lady of Jazz singing' (Penguin CD Guide UK).

See Songs in the Key of Peggy Lee on Monday 4 April at 11am in the Paradise Showroom, tickets at $19.50 Book at www.theartscentregc.com.au or (07) 5588 4000.

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KIDS AND TEENS

Creative school holiday fun Need to entertain your kids over the January holidays? Bring them to Summer at the Cultural Precinct, where kids aged three to 12 years can act, sing, dance, play, make and be superheroes.

Check out the list of workshops and activities, and see what suits your little creatives.

Play Time With Backbone Youth Arts This is a perfect introduction to theatre for little ones! Bring along your favourite story books and make them come to life with your parents and friends. Play Time is all about playing with stories and making plays from your favourite tales.

Tue 12 Jan | 9.30am - 11am | 3-4yrs | The Space | $25 | Parental supervision compulsory Theatre Sports With Backbone Youth Arts Put your imagination to the test! These workshops flex the muscles in your mind and test the boundaries of your imagination.

Tue 12 Jan | 11.30am – 1pm (5-7yrs) or 2pm – 4pm (8-12yrs) | The Space | $25 (5-7yrs) or $30 (8-12yrs)

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Circus Smorgasbord With Circus Corridor A two-day circus feast! Learn a variety of circus skills from aerial ring and silks, to juggling, tumbling, partner acrobatics and human pyramids. Participants will also get a chance to show off their new found skills to parents and friends at the end of the workshop.

Tue 12 – Wed 13 Jan | 9.30am – 12.30pm | 7-12yrs | Paradise Showroom | $90 for 2 day program Circus Stars With Kristy Seymour Circus Stars is a unique circus training program dedicated solely to children on the autism spectrum. It is an innovative way to develop gross and fine motor skills while having fun and building confidence!

Tue 12 Jan and Wed 13 Jan | 1.30pm – 2.30pm | 3-12yrs | Paradise Showroom | $30 Tue 19 and Wed 20 Jan: 12.00pm – 1.00pm | 3-12yrs | The Space | $30 | Book www.circusstarsasd.com Recyclable Set Making With Backbone Youth Arts Everything old is new again in this workshop designed to help the creative mind build and reinvent their world from recycled objects.

Wed 13 Jan | 1.30pm – 4.30pm | 8-12yrs | The Space | $45 It’s Your Voice With Luke Kennedy Vocal workshops presented by Australian recording artist Luke Kennedy (The Voice).

Don’t miss this special opportunity to work with one of Australia’s great vocal talents!

Thu 14 Jan | 10am – 12pm (5-7yrs) 1pm – 4pm (8-12yrs) | The Space | $30 (5-7yrs) $45 (8-12yrs)

Stage Combat With Sam Foster Learning combat skills that apply to both stage and screen in a safe and fun way, participants will explore a range of different techniques as well as physical skills including rolls, falls, throws and jumps.

Thu 14 Jan | 9.30am – 11.30am | 8-12yrs | The Basement | $30 Drama Allsorts With Queensland Theatre Company Spend a day with QLD actor Louise Brehmer learning an assortment of skills in acting and drama, including characterisation, improvisation, script work, voice, clowning, movement and many others. Fun, inclusive and will appeal to a wide variety of ages and experience levels.

Fri 15 Jan | 10am – 3pm | 8-12yrs | The Space | $75 The Greenroom Project JUNIOR A talk show, a cabaret and a showcase! This exciting three-day performance workshop offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn and perform with some of Australia’s leading stars of musical theatre including Lucy Durack (Wicked, Legally Blonde the Musical). Hone your performance skills, grow in confidence and showcase your talent live on stage!

Register today to audition for a workshop position – limited places available.

Rehearsals: Sat 16 Jan and Sun 17 Jan | 9.30am – 4.30pm daily, includes 1 hour break | 9-12yrs | The Space | $200, one day workshop + showcase | $495, three day workshop (via audition only) | www.thegreenroomproject.com.au Showcase: Mon 18 Jan: 7pm – 8:30pm | Paradise Showroom | $29.50 Adult, $25 Pensioner, $18 Student, $135 VIP table of 4

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Superhero Training Academy Developed by award-winning theatre makers and educators, Superhero Training Academy is workshop/meets theatre/meets dance-off.

Pint-sized heroes will be taught the essentials – how to think, move, act and accessorise like a superhero.

Mon 18 Jan | 10am – 11.30am (5-7yrs) | 1pm – 2.30pm (8-12yrs) | The Space | $25

Shadow Construction With Dead Puppets Society An introduction to puppetry and the techniques used to bring a puppet to life. Students will explore the unique potential of shadow theatre before bringing these new skills together to create of a series of short scenes.

Thu 21 Jan | 10.30am – 12pm | 5-7yrs | The Space | $25

Entwined With Art With Melissa Spratt Work with QCA Honours graduate and textile artist Melissa Spratt to create a woven sculptural installation. Learn some fun finger knitting, weaving and plaiting techniques to help create an artwork for public display.

Tue 19 Jan and Thu 21 Jan | 12pm – 2pm | 5-12yrs | The Studio | $15 | Places strictly limited

Puppet Manipulation With Dead Puppets Society Participants are introduced to the techniques that bring a puppet to life and have the opportunity to work with the Society’s training puppets and bring together these new skills to create a series of short scenes.

Thu 21 Jan | 1.30pm – 4.30pm | 8 – 12yrs | The Space | $45

Copy, Play and Learn Guitar With Bryce Leader Begin to learn to play guitar and read music the fun and easy way! Bryce Leader and his Copy, Play and Learn method takes the stress out of learning music and gets kids playing fast. Guitars and music provided.

Tue 19 Jan | 10am – 11am + Wed 20 Jan and Thu 21 Jan | 9am – 10am | 6-9yrs | The Basement | $60 for 3 day program Drumming With Sound Synergy Experience the magic of drumming and percussion with Sound Synergy. Each participant will be supplied with an authentic African Djembe to play and be guided into the world of rhythm and percussion.

Wed 20 Jan | 12.30pm – 1.30pm (8-12yrs) | 3.30pm – 4.00pm (5-7yrs) | The Basement | $15 (8-12yrs) | $10 (5-7yrs)

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Hip Hop With The Farm This action-packed hip hop class is loads of fun! Participants will play dance games, learn how to isolate/pop/wave, do some party dancing and finish with a routine to show off to your parents at the end of the session.

Fri 22 Jan | 10.30am – 11.45am | 5-7yrs | 1pm – 2.15 pm | 8-12yrs | The Space | $25 Summer at the Cultural Precinct, proudly supported

by Gold Coast Waterways Authority and G:link.

For more information or to book any of our Summer at the Cultural Precinct children’s activities, visit: www.theartscentregc.com.au or phone (07) 5588 4000.

FREE ACTIVITIES Playful Minds* Sat 9, 16, 23 and 30 Jan | 2pm – 5pm | 4-12yrs | Evandale Parklands | Drama Games With Soapbox Theatre Productions Tue 12 and Thu 14 Jan |12.30pm – 1.30pm | The Terrace Summer at the Gallery: Art Activities* Gallery 1 Wed 13 Jan, Fri 15 Jan and Mon 18 Jan, Wed 20 Jan, Fri 22 Jan | 11am – 1pm | 4-12yrs Gallery 2 Wed 13 Jan, Fri 15 Jan and Mon 18 Jan, Wed 20 Jan, Fri 22 Jan | 10am – 5pm | 4-12yrs Live & Loopy Wed 13 Jan | 12.30pm – 1.30pm | The Terrace Circus Corridor Presentation Wed 13 Jan | 4pm – 4.45pm | Paradise Showroom Summer at the Gallery: Storytelling Wed 13 Jan, Fri 15 Jan and Mon 18 Jan, Wed 20 Jan, Fri 22 Jan | 1.30pm – 2pm | 4-12yrs | Gallery 1 Slam Poetry Fri 15 Jan and Fri 22 Jan | 12pm –1pm | The Terrace Playground Craze Tue 19 Jan | 11.15am –11.45am and 1.15pm – 1.45pm | The Terrace *Parental supervision compulsory

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A dump truck full of hilarity Kids bored in the January holidays? The Trash Test Dummies are as full of laughs as their bins are full of surprises.

With rave reviews and sell-out shows, this award-winning, side-splitting slapstick comedy routine takes the household wheelie bin to new heights.

Jamie Bretman, Jack Coleman and Simon Wright are highly skilled circus performers that can trash talk with the best of them, showcasing a stunning array of jaw dropping acrobatics, juggling and stunt work. These dexterous dummies take the audience on a journey into their playful imagination, where they invite them to take a fresh look at the humble household wheelie bin.

Trash Test Dummies are passionate about creating innovative circus and physical theatre works that demonstrate circus skills and take audiences on a journey into their playful imagination, where they explore the infinite uses of everyday objects in the most profound and hilarious ways.

Winners of the best children’s presentation at the Adelaide Fringe Festival 2015, nominees of the 2015 Perth Fringe World Circus Award, and winners of the Gas Works Circus Showdown 2014, the Trash Test Dummies is a family friendly, circus comedy show like no other. For audiences of all ages, and especially appealing to kids aged six to 12 years.

This show is part of Summer at the Cultural Precinct, proudly supported by Gold Coast Waterways Authority and G:link. The Trash Test Dummies is part of our 2016 Family Series, proudly supported by McGrath Estate Agents.

See Trash Test Dummies on Wednesday 20 or Thursday 21 January at 10.30am and 2pm in the Paradise Showroom. Adults and Children are $22.50 or a Family ticket (2A+2C) is great value at $69. Book at www.theartscentregc.com.au or (07) 5588 4000.

Kids take over the Gallery Gold Coast City Gallery is committed to developing the next generation of gallery-goers!

Gold Coast kids will take over the Gallery for one special day in March. There will be free art activities, music and movement to entertain and inspire families. Your City Gallery is a place for families to engage with now and looking ahead to the future Cultural Precinct. Kids take over Gold Coast City Gallery on Sunday 6 March from 11am to 2pm.

Visit www.theartscentregc.com.au for all the details.

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Cheerleading fun A musical about cheerleading? Bring it ON! Bitingly relevant, sprinkled with sass, and inspired by the hit film, Bring It On The Musical takes audiences on a high-flying journey filled with friendship, jealousy, betrayal and forgiveness. Featuring an original story, it was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Musical.

Campbell is cheer-royalty at Truman High School, but an unexpected redistricting forces her to spend her senior year at the hard knock Jackson High School. Despite having the deck stacked against her, Campbell forms a powerhouse squad for the ultimate competition - the National Championships.

Producer, Peter Sharratt, tells us why this fun, family musical is a must-see these school holidays.

How have audiences received this production?

The Sydney performances were attended by nearly 7,000 theatre goers and the general consensus is that it’s a fun, entertaining and exciting musical appealing to the dance and cheer fraternity of all ages.

How is the musical similar to the film?

It doesn’t follow the story line of any one of them but rather it has elements of them all. Suffice to say that if you are a fan of the movies then you will love the musical!

Can you tell us about your cast?

Most of the cast are graduates from some of Australia’s top performing arts institutions including AIM, WAPA & Brent Street. Whilst nearly all the cast are Sydney based, one of our leads is from Brisbane.

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Is it ok for young kids?

This show is absolutely child friendly. This is a typical teen story line with no profanity or nudity in the show whatsoever. One character is experimenting with gender but it is more of a comedic role, and whilst some of the one liners may go over the heads of younger audience members, there is nothing offensive or awkward for parents to have to deal with.

Did the cast already have cheerleading experience?

Only a small group of the cast members had any cheerleading experience prior to doing the show, so at the audition we were looking for people that could sing, act, dance and possess the acrobatic ability to be trained to do cheer routines in a relatively short space of time.

Thanks to our talented cheer choreographers Rosalie Bradshaw and her daughter Gezelle, all the cast embraced the challenge and it’s incredible how high the level of cheer is considering that during the show they also dance, sing and act to a level expected at any major production around the world.

See Bring It On The Musical between Friday 8 January and Sunday 17 January (see website for times) in the Arts Theatre. Tickets are: Adult $69, Pensioner/ Senior $63, Student $57, Child (U15) $57 and Groups (10+) $55. Book at www.theartscentregc.com.au or (07) 5588 4000.

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Storytime ballet In response to growing demand, the Australian Ballet has created a brand new production of one of the world’s most beloved fairytale ballets —The Sleeping Beauty.

Designed for children aged three years old and up, the ballet has had young people in mind at every point of the artistic process.

Live and interactive, the production will be under an hour in length and performed by dancers from The Australian Ballet’s newest recruits. Children will have the opportunity to learn about ballet in engaging pre-show activities and will be encouraged to dress up in their favourite ballet-inspired outfits.

The Sleeping Beauty will be a visually spectacular experience.

Children will follow the well-known story of a sleeping princess and a prince searching for his true love. They will watch as Princess Aurora wanders the woods, and meet her friends Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf. The large-scale, elegant production will be packed with dazzling dancing, sparkling tutus and enchanting Tchaikovsky music. This is the perfect first ballet for children.

The Australian Ballet is one of the world’s leading performing arts companies, delivering unique experiences that inspire and entertain.

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the Company’s programs for children. ‘In recent years, we have been amazed by the growing appetite among younger ballet participants.

Over 420,000 children participate in dance activities across Australia every week,’ said Ms Christie.

‘As Australia’s national ballet company, we are committed to providing creative experiences and programs to inspire young imaginations. This will be the first time the Company has toured a children-focused offering of this scale and quality. We hope to nurture our next generation of ballet lovers and who knows, even Principal Artists.’

This is an experience children won’t forget. Expect the steps to continue and little ones to be dancing down the hallway with almostperfect pirouettes long after the curtain comes down.

See Storytime Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty on Tuesday 29 March at 2pm and 4pm, Wednesday 30 March at 11am, 2pm and 4pm in the Arts Theatre. Tickets are A Reserve $49, B Reserve $39 or C Reserve $29. Book at www.theartscentregc.com.au or (07) 5588 4000.

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2016 FAMILY SERIES

Much-loved characters come to life!

Trash Test Dummies

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show

The Peasant Prince

The Moon’s A Balloon

Sungglepot and Cuddlepie

20 – 21 January

20 – 21 May

4 – 5 July

7 – 8 July

25 – 26 July

For more information and to book visit www.theartscentregc.com.au The 2016 Family Series is proudly presented by

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Seeking the perfect nanny Auditions for Mary Poppins Our 2016 musical has been announced! We are seeking a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious cast for Mary Poppins, to be staged in the Arts Theatre from 17 to 25 June in 2016. When the children at Number 17, Cherry Tree Lane are misbehaving, the ‘practically perfect’ nanny Mary Poppins is hired to sort them out. But Mary is no ordinary nanny. She teaches with kindness and magic, and with the help of her friend Bert, helps the Banks family set things right. Mary Poppins features unforgettable songs like A Spoonful of Sugar, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, Chim Chim Cher-ee, Step in Time and Let’s Go Fly a Kite.

Cast Roles attracting a nominal negotiated fee MARY POPPINS: Jane and Michael’s new Nanny, Mary Poppins, is a dazzling personality and a force to be reckoned with. Full of hope even when things look bleak, she tells them ‘anything can happen if you let it.’ Mid 20s.

Mezzo Soprano with a strong top.

BERT: Bert is a one-man-band, a sidewalk artist, a chimney sweep and a kite salesman, but above all, he is a friend to Mary Poppins and Jane and Michael. Mid 30s. Baritone to G. Voluntary roles (unpaid) • MR GEORGE BANKS: A bank manager, Mr. Banks is father to Jane and Michael.

He tries to be a good provider, but often forgets how to be a good father. Early 40s, Baritone.

• MRS WINIFRED BANKS: A former actress, Mrs. Banks is very busy trying to live up to her husband’s expectations. She is a loving, but distracted mother to Jane and Michael.

Mid 30s, Mezzo Soprano.

• MICHAEL & JANE: The Banks children, Jane and Michael misbehave to get attention from their parents. 9-11 years old.

• MISS ANDREW: When Mary Poppins disappears, Mrs. Banks calls on Mrs. Andrew, George Banks’ old nanny. She soon finds that Miss Andrew is cruel and demanding. 40s-50s, Soprano with Alto Belt.

• THE BIRD WOMAN: She sits in front of St.Paul’s Cathedral every day, selling bags of crumbs for the pigeons. 50s, Alto.

• MRS. BRILL: The Banks’ cook, she rules the kitchen at No. 17 Cherry Tree Lane.

Mid 50s, Alto.

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• MISS LARK: Another neighbour on Cherry Tree Lane, she is a bit snobby and treats her dog, Willoughby, as a child. 30s, Mezzo Soprano • MRS. CORRY: Mysterious and very old, Mrs. Corry runs the ‘Talking Shop’ where people buy conversations and gingerbread.

She knew George Banks when he was just a boy. Soprano.

• NELEUS: A statue in the Park, Neleus has lost his father, Poseidon, god of the ocean.

20s, Tenor.

• ROBERTSON AY: Clumsy but goodhearted, the Banks’ bootman has trouble following instructions. Early 20s, Tenor.

• THE PARK KEEPER: A stickler for rules and regulations, the Park Keeper watches over the park. 40s-50s, Tenor.

• ADMIRAL BOOM: The Banks’ friendly neighbour on Cherry Tree Lane, Admiral Boom’s house is shaped like a great ship.

50s, Baritone.

• KATIE NANNA: The last in a long line of nannies for the Banks children, Katie Nanna can’t stand any more of Jane and Michael’s pranks and leaves No. 17 Cherry Tree Lane.

Ensemble Any gender, ages 17-50. The dance requirement is high-intermediate.

Audition Registrations will open Monday 4 January and close Sunday 28 February. To register, visit the Mary Poppins page at www.theartscentregc.com.au.

Applications for auditions will be screened and auditions will be by appointment. All vocalists will be required to attend dance auditions. Auditions will be held Thursday 10 to Saturday 12 March.

Creative and Production team Want to work behind the scenes?

We are now accepting applications for the following positions for the production of Mary Poppins.

Wardrobe Manager (Paid Position) A Wardrobe Manager is required to fit and maintain the Mary Poppins costume collection for rehearsals and the season of performances with the assistance of interns.

Rehearsal Assistant / Assistant Stage Manager (Unpaid internship) To assist the Director and Stage Manager in the rehearsal room with administrative and general rehearsal duties as directed.

To assist the Stage Manager for technical rehearsals and performances including prop management.

Wardrobe Interns (Unpaid internship) To assist Wardrobe Manager with costume maintenance, creating costume plots and dressing cast.

Technical Interns (Unpaid internship) Opportunities exist for interested persons to be attached to the Technical Services Lighting, Audio and Mechanist Departments.

For full details including availability, and to submit your CV, please visit www.theartscentregc.com.au.

Applications close 31 January 2016.

Enquiries can be directed to buenen@ theartscentregc.com.au.

Mary Poppins is proudly supported by Paradise Point Community Bank® Branch Bendigo Bank (Major Partner) and Pindara Private Hospital (Support Partner).

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Auditions for Youth Theatre Project Opportunities for young actors to work with professional directors In 2010, The Arts Centre Gold Coast forged a collaboration with Queensland Theatre Company to provide professional direction for the Gold Coast’s young and emerging actors.

Continuing this legacy, we support Shock Therapy Productions, a Gold Coast theatre company, in directing this initiative in 2016. Sam Foster and Hayden Jones (The Pillowman, The Forwards, Viral) will mentor participants to deliver a quality theatre piece that extends their aptitude and demonstrates excellence.

Plays are currently being shortlisted and the selected work will be announced soon.

Proudly supported by The Friends of The Arts Centre Gold Coast and Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society Gold Coast, Inc.

Expressions of interest are being taken now – visit our website for details. Auditions will be held on Saturday 13 February in The Lounge by appointment. Rehearsals will commence Monday 7 March and the performance season will run Thursday 7 to Saturday 9 April.

Next Stage Sing it, play it, launch it Are you looking for a venue to showcase your music, band or cabaret show? Are you launching your album? Apply now for our Next Stage program to be considered for financially-supported access to The Basement to produce your own performance.

What we offer Next Stage recipients will receive a support package valued at $1200, including venue access plus professional technical, front-ofhouse and ticketing support.

Specifically, The Arts Centre Gold Coast will fund and manage: • 1 night only access to The Basement • 6 hours of ST technical labour • 3 hours of ST Front-of-House labour • Set ticket pricing and schedule of performance • Ticket sales management • Standard lighting and audio equipment • Advertising in eNews and website

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After the expenses* are settled, artists will receive 70% of the Box Office takings.

Next Stage recipients will be emerging or established artists with the ability to deliver a polished performance and actively drive their own sales.

To be considered, please email Producer Vicki Buenen at buenen@theartscentregc. com.au the following: • A biography, outlining your performance experience (include links to online footage where possible) • A 250 word performance pitch • Preferred dates Let us help you take your career to the next stage. *Expenses include booking fees, credit card charges, computer programming and labour above agreed contribution

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Professional dance on the farm Join the Gold Coast’s first professional dance company in a two day workshop in how to be a farmer. No we’re not talking about working a plough, we’re talking dance - Farm style.

The Farm have a national and international reputation for making some of Australia’s most exciting dance and physical theatre and they would like to share their knowledge, enthusiasm, dance moves, improvisation, partnering and imagination in a fun, twoday workshop for anyone aged 15 to 22 in GreenHouse: A Youth Workshop.

This workshop will be run by The Farm’s Artistic Directors with other professional farmers onboard to facilitate a program ranging from improvisation to Farm repertoire in a supportive and engaging environment. It’s a great way to discover what makes The Farm tick and why their work has been seen all over the world.

GreenHouse: A Youth Workshop encourages and inspires students to be themselves and to find their own artistic voice. It starts with a warm up and investigates not only how your body moves but why. Trust is crucial, so they train partnering skills to develop camaraderie and teamwork - hallmarks of their creative process. Improvisational games will develop the participants' own imaginations and challenge them. Finally, repertoire from specific Farm productions will be referenced and taught to give a window into our reasons and enjoyment for doing what we do.

Places are very limited so secure your spot at GreenHouse: A Youth Workshop by The Farm on 6 and 7 January in The Space.

Anyone between the ages of 15 and 22 with a yearning to learn about contemporary dance, physical theatre and the creative process is welcome. Cost is $150 for a two–day workshop including lunch. Book online or call (07) 5588 4000. For more information, please contact julia@thefarm.company.

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Stage your work in 2017 Opportunities for independent theatre-makers Have you thought about creating your own theatre work? Our black box theatre The Space is the perfect place to stretch your theatrical wings.

We are seeking expressions of interest for our 2017 Season in The Space. We encourage emerging and established independent theatre makers from the Gold Coast and surrounding regions including Brisbane and beyond to apply.

If you have a full work in mind, great! We can support you with a presenter package to bring that vision to life with professional marketing, ticketing, technical support and more.

Or if you’ve got an idea that needs some work, apply for our Works In Progress program. We’ll give you time, space and funds for professional support to bring your creative vision closer to the next stage.

Expressions of interest close Tuesday 30 June, 2016.

Please download and fill in the application form from www. theartscentregc.com.au and send to Producer Vicki Buenen on buenen@theartscentregc.com.au.

Terrace Stage We are accepting expressions of interest from musicians interested in performing on the Terrace Stage (outside beside the Arts Café). Please direct enquiries to Producer Vicki Buenen on buenen@theartscentregc.com.au.

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Coming to the Arts Cinema Cinema Supervisor and Programmer, Mika Mantykivi, shares his predictions for best film picks from the upcoming program.

Carol (14 Jan) Directed by Todd Haynes and set in Manhattan in the 1950s, Carol tells of the relationship of wealthy and married socialite Carol (Cate Blanchett) and the department store assistant who falls in love with her, Therese Belivet (Rooney Mara).

Both Blanchett and Mara give spectacular performances in this stunning film.

The Danish Girl (21 Jan)

Brooklyn (11 Feb)

Experience the remarkable love story inspired by the lives of artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Actor Eddie Redmayne gives possibly the greatest performance of his career so far, portraying gender-reassignment trailblazer Lili Elbe, known as Einar Wegener, who was one of the first to make a sex change via surgery.

Lured by the promise of America, Irish immigrant Eilis Lacey leaves the comfort of home and lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a new romance. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.

The Lady in the Van (3 Mar)

The Daughter (3 Mar)

This film tells the true story of the unexpected relationship between Alan Bennett and the peculiar and transient Miss Shepherd (Maggie Smith), a woman of uncertain origins who 'temporarily' parked her van in Bennett's London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years.

The story concerns two families whose long-buried family secrets are brought to the surface with the arrival of Christian (Paul Schneider), an on/off-the-wagon alcoholic who returns home for the marriage of his father Henry (Geoffrey Rush) to a much younger woman.

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On the fourth Wednesday of each month, the Arts Cinema hosts a Movie Review Club. This is a great opportunity to meet like-minded people and discuss the selected film with a forum of academics.

Simply see the film ahead of time, and join us on the day for an interactive discussion. Morning teas are offered at a special price and it costs nothing to become a member of the Movie Review Club.

The next Movie Review Club is Wednesday 23 March in The Basement at 10.30am. Film to be advised. See you there!

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Gold Coast Art Prize highlights With the annual Gold Coast Art Prize currently on display, Culture revisits some of the famous highlights from the award over the years.

Dynamic, debated and ever evolving – the Gold Coast’s art scene has long been influenced by the Gold Coast City Collection.

Now at the age of 47, the Collection remains one of the city’s most important assets with over 4,000 artworks and objects and worth over $20 million. But did you know that it all started with Gold Coast’s first ever art competition - the Gold Coast Art Prize- and the city needing somewhere to house the winning artworks? Since 1968, acquisition prizes have accounted for over 450 pieces added to the Collection, with the purpose-built Gold Coast City Gallery now home to one of the largest regional collections in Australia.

Jon Molvig, Tree of Man X This work was selected by 1969 judge Laurie Thomas. The Tree of Man series was completed after Molvig spent time in the central Australian desert, observing the stark landscape and Indigenous population. Teaching in Brisbane’s art scene in 1954, Molvig became a key influential figure informing the work of many local artists, notably Gold Coast’s Veda Arrowsmith.

Image 1: Jon Molvig, Tree of Man X 1967, oil and enamel on hardboard 121.5 x 121.5cm Purchased 1969 Gold Coast Art Prize.

Courtesy the estate of the artist

Jenny Watson, A painted page; Myers Christmas Catalogue This work featured in the Art Gallery of NSW’s contemporary art survey Perspecta in 1981 and was also selected by the Prize’s judge that same year, indicating the importance of the award in collecting the work of contemporary artists. Three other works acquired that year were also seen in Perspecta.

Image 2: Jenny Watson, A painted page; Myers Christmas Catalogue 1979, synthetic polymer paint on canvas 163 x 178cm Acquired 1981.

Judges selection 1981 Gold Coast Art Prize. Courtesy the artist

Richard Bell, Just do it!

In 1993, to honour the United Nations Year of Indigenous Peoples, the Prize focused solely on the art of Indigenous Australia. Judged by Art Gallery of NSW Curator of Aboriginal Art, Hetti Perkins, this work was chosen along with twelve others, including Gold Coast’s Joyce Summers. The work interprets the High Court’s Mabo ruling and the ‘Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody’ by a self-taught Bell who had quickly established a reputation through his incisive work.

Image 3: Richard Bell, Just do it! 1993, synthetic polymer paint mixed media on canvas 120 x 172cm Judges selection 1993 Gold Coast Art Prize. Hotel Conrad and Jupiters Casino Award. Courtesy the artist and Bellas Milani Gallery, Brisbane

Adam Cullen, My parents’ telephone no. is 99821626 Former Director of the Art Gallery of South Australia, Daniel Thomas AM, announced a number of controversial choices for the Collection in 1996. Enter artist Adam Cullen out of the Melbourne art scene in the early 90s, a period that reacted against the slick and moneyed 80s, similar to bands like Nirvana. Utilising materials with limited aesthetic appeal his work questions the need for art to bear the traditional hallmarks of creative beauty.

Image 4: Adam Cullen, My parents’ telephone no. is 99821626 1996, enamel, ink, synthetic polymer paint on canvas 92 x 244cm Judges selection 1996 Gold Coast Art Prize. Acquired 1996. Courtesy the artist

Guan Wei, The Great War of the eggplant No.2 As with Adam Cullen, through the Gold Coast Art Prize, Gold Coast City Gallery was the first regional gallery in Australia to collect the work of Chinese born Guan Wei, who settled permanently here in 1990 after the student uprisings in Tiananmen Square. Wei developed his own visual language telling allegorical tales about religion, medicine and cultural identity, and in 1998 another of his works was selected for the Collection. Wey has recently gifted two significant works to the Collection.

Image 5: Guan Wei, The Great War of the eggplant No.2 (detail)1993, synthetic polymer paint on canvas 127 x 49cm Judges selection 1994 Gold Coast Art Prize. Hotel Conrad and Jupiters Casino Award. Courtesy the artist and Sherman Galleries, Sydney

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This year’s Gold Coast Art Prize is on display in Gallery 1 and Foyer from 5 December until 31 January 2016.

Here are some of our favourites.

FOR KIDS! Summer at the Gallery: Free drop in art activities A fun Program of art-making activities that have been inspired by works in the Gold Coast Art Prize 2015 exhibition. See page 16 for details.

Image 1: Serena Bonson, Spirit cast series (Wangarra) 2015, hi polish relief or black and white coated aluminium, 60x8x6 or 42x7x6cm. Courtesy of the artist and FireWorks Gallery, Brisbane Image 2: Wendy Sharpe, Self portrait & imaginary friend (detail) 2014, oil on linen153 x 122cm Courtesy of the artist and King Street Gallery, Sydney Image 3: Christian Flynn, More than this (detail) 2015, synthetic polymer paint on linen 150 x 150cm Courtesy of the artist and Heiser Gallery, Brisbane Image 4: Britt Salt, Stasis 2014, powder coated aluminium and enamel, 75 x 60 x 45cm. Courtesy of the artist and This Is No Fantasy + Dianne Tanzer Gallery, Melbourne Image 5: Fiona White, Blu Sox (detail) 2015, synthetic polymer paint, compressed charcoal, oil pastel on canvas 165 x 104cm Courtesy of the artist Image 6: Monde Monde, Haystacks on Goulburn Road (detail) 2014, collage, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 60 x 72cm. Courtesy of the artist Image 7: Seabastion Toast, Still life with elephant toy (detail) 2014, synthetic polymer paint on canvas 120 x 100cm Courtesy of the artist and Anthea Polson Art, Gold Coast

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Let’s get inked!

Culture explores the impact of tattoo culture on contemporary art and welcomes touring exhibition A Permanent Mark.

Over the last decade there has been a dramatic rise in the acceptance and popularity of tattoos, shifting from a ‘fringe’ activity enjoyed by very specific subcultures to one that engages the broadest cross section of Western society.

With its habitual tattooing, the Gold Coast’s own ‘inked’ population is reflective of this trend. Those getting tattooed now range from youth to the elderly, bikies to doctors, students to politicians, with tattoo designs also increasing in size, complexity and artistry.

This broader acceptance has undoubtedly prompted increased engagement by contemporary artists with the medium. The rapid advancements in tattoo technology have provided new possibilities for artists, while many trained tattooists are using the industry as a pathway to a contemporary arts practice. But at what point does the ‘trade’ end, and a new tool being employed by artists begin?

Given our city-wide fascination with tattoo culture it is fitting that we welcome exhibition A Permanent Mark from Townsville’s Pinnacles Gallery to Gold Coast City Gallery. It is the first major exhibition in Australia to analyse the shifting attitudes towards tattooing, and encourage discussion about the resulting impact on contemporary art.

Until recently, the integration of tattoos into the art world was mostly confined to

controversial performance art.

However today, tattoo — much like

graffiti, which in the past decade has been transformed from cult to collectible — is increasingly being embraced by the art world, particularly in areas where art and fashion meet.

Most notoriously, Garage magazine’s 2011 project for their inaugural issue commissioned some of the world’s bestknown contemporary artists, including Jeff Koons, John Baldessari and Damien Hirst to create works on ‘willing canvases’. Hirst’s butterfly tattoo on the genitalia of a female model quickly became infamous.

A Permanent Mark draws together a number of notable works by national and international artists to encapsulate how far and in what ways tattoo has infiltrated the contemporary art sphere. Exhibiting Australian artists eX de Medici and Richard Dunlop, along with Chinese-Australian artist Ah Xian utilise the human figure as an object to be ‘tattooed’ with symbology and concepts.

Others, such as Mexican artist Dr Lakra, American artists Shawn Barber, Scott Campbell, and Don Ed Hardy, and Australian Leslie Rice maintain a dual practice, making a clear definition between their work as a professional tattooist and as a contemporary artist. In both cases though, the two practices remain invariably linked through representation and the use of tattoo culture iconography.

But perhaps the most interesting development is those artists using tattoo techniques and technology for the creation of contemporary art with few visual links to the mainstream tattoo industry. For example, Qin Ga, emerging from the underground Chinese art scene, uses tattooing as a powerful and concise communication tool in film and photography, deliberately breaking with conventional and expected aesthetics.

A Permanent Mark questions how the contemporary art world now views a medium that is becoming increasingly popular, and encourages viewers to imagine how the intersect between contemporary art and tattooing will continue to evolve.

A Permanent Mark: the impact of tattoo culture on contemporary art is on display in Gallery 2 from 12 December – 7 February 2016.

Public Programs AFTER DARK: Tattoo and Art art.music.talks.food DATE Thu 28 Jan TIME Galleries stay open until 8pm I Talks from 6pm I cash bar Explore A Permanent Mark after hours and join a discussion with Exhibition Curator Eric Nash, recognised tattoo authority Dr Mair Underwood Lecturer, Anthropology and Sociology, University of Qld and artist Leslie Rice as they discuss their personal experiences with tattoo, and views on the evolution of the practice in an art context.

ARTIST MASTERCLASS with Leslie Rice - Tonality in Painting DATE Sat 30 Jan, 10.00am – 4.00pm BOOK (07) 5588 4000 or www.theartscentregc.com.au FOR KIDS! Summer at the Gallery: Free drop in art activities Create your own tattoo ‘Flash Sheet’ and display your work in the Gallery.

Then it’s design time – kids can be tattoo artists with our cool body part templates. See page 16 for details.

Image: eX de Medici, Mother Skull 2006, Watercolour and metallic pigment on paper, Private Collection of Kate Dulhunty

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Artists Made in QLD Local artists get nostalgic about the Gold Coast and reflect on custom-made souvenirs.

From its theme parks and golden beaches to its carefree lifestyle, Gold Coast is a tourist’s dream. And with tourism comes the souvenir— hats, snow domes, magnets, tea-towels, cups, spoons and postcards, to list just a few of the mementoes bought by visitors.

Our region is bursting with artistic talent, so Gold Coast City Gallery has invited six local artists from diverse practices to respond to our eclectic souvenir collection. The works produced will be showcased in Made in QLD: Ode to the souvenir on display 13 February – 16 March in Gallery 2.

We caught up with exhibiting local artists Michaela Kloeckner and Byron Coathup to reminisce about the GC and find out what they’re creating for the exhibition.

What are your memories of the Gold Coast?

Michaela: I have lived on the Goldie in Mudgeeraba since 1981, overlooking the Gold Coast Skyline. I have seen Surfers Paradise grow from a country town with a handful of high rises to this amazing high rise cityscape which it is today.

Byron: I actually grew up in the western suburbs of Brisbane – skateboarding roadside gutters, imagining they were small waves. I use to holiday with my family between Byron Bay and Burleigh heads where I spent most of my time in the water. I remember the feeling of freedom and the seaside salt in the air. It wasn’t until I finished school that I had the chance to live here and study art here – my dream growing up was to be a surf artist for Mambo surf label. I was definitely chasing the freedom of a coastal lifestyle that everyone here knows so well.

What does the Gold Coast mean to you now?

Michaela: It has been home for a long time and what I love most about the Coast right now are the beaches and the points, in particular Snapper Rocks and Currumbin, which I frequently surf. I also love to walk the wonderful tracks in our rainforests of the Hinterland National Parks – Palm grove on Mount Tambourine, Twin falls in Springbrook for example.

Byron: I think the Gold Coast still has this sense of freedom that drew me here in the first place. I feel this freedom also has a huge influence my work life too. Our young city’s culture is continuously growing and this freedom has supercharged everyone to really push the boundaries of who we are and how we are seen by others. I really believe in this coastline from the northern tip to the southern tip. Each place has a strong sense of community and history. I think we really need to rub it in to the other major cities that we very well could be the next ‘most liveable city’.

How does this inspire the work you are producing for Made in QLD: Ode to the souvenir exhibition?

Michaela: The slogan ‘The green behind the gold' definitely describes my inspiration about the ceramics I am working on. The work was inspired and will relate to the existing souvenir collection. The beach, the Gold Coast cityscape, the Australian fauna and flora -it will all be represented in a more or less abstract way.

Byron: It’s like we have all of this history that has been buried under towering hotels and it’s only now with the emergence of nostalgia being cool again, that people are taking notice

of what’s coming up. Looking through the Collection of past souvenirs - everything from tea cups, towels, ashtrays, stubbie coolers, postcards, maps, the list goes on and on – and with my graphic design background I am just in awe at the fine consideration of everything from the graphics and typography to the materials they used. I’ve been thinking about how the souvenir was this triumph in tourist consumerism, this thing that tourists purchased because it gave this pleasant memory of their time here and quite possibly this sense of freedom they felt as well.

Describe your work in five words: Michaela: Cute. Fun and Funky. Australian.

Gold Coast Byron: Think. Research. Relevance. Design.

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PUBLIC PROGRAMS Opening Event DATE Sat 13 Feb, 3.00 – 5.00pm VENUE Gallery 2 RSVP (07) 5588 4000 or www.theartscentregc.com.au AFTER DARK art.music.talks.food DATE Thu 10 Mar VENUE Gallery 2 Galleries stay open until 8pm I Talks from 6pm I cash bar | Free

Image 1: Queensland's Gold Coast -Australia's Pacific Playground frosted glass. Collection Gold Coast City Gallery. Gift of John Swanson 2012 Image 2: Harry MEMMOTT, Surfers Paradise ashtray 1960s. Collection Gold Coast City Gallery. Purchased 2003 Image 3: Gold Coast Australia Dolphin Snow dome, Gift of John Swanson 2012 Gold Coast Australia Dolphin Snow dome, Gift of John Swanson 2012 Image 4: Surfers Paradise shell

souvenir 1980s/1990s. Collection Gold Coast City Gallery. Gift of Scott Redford 2005

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Collection Highlight Culture’s pick from 1000 souvenirs in the Gold Coast City Gallery Collection — by Brisbane ceramic artist Harry Memmott.

‘Genevieve made only one film, but her performance changed our lives. She was almost 50 when she found international stardom ...

Like so many stars of her generation, she changed her name for the silver screen to that of the patron saint of the city where she was born in 1904. And even by motion picture standards, her discovery was bizarre, for she was found lying naked and badly worse for wear in a hedge down the Lea Bridge Road in East London by a bailiff called Bill Bailey…’* writes David Burgess-Wise of Genevieve, the 1904 French vintage Darracq car that had the title role in the hit 1953 British movie and was a drawcard at the long-gone Gilltraps Auto Museum at Coolangatta.

Among the Gallery’s 1,000 souvenirs of the Gold Coast is this ashtray memento of the well-travelled Genevieve by Brisbaneborn ceramic artist Harry Memmott (1921-1991). Memmott came from a family of potters. His grandfather James Sandison had an international reputation and his uncle George Sandison ran the Sandison Pottery in Brisbane. Memmott, who in 1970 published his influential The Australian Pottery Book, started making a range

of souvenirs such as this one in the mid-1950s. New Zealand car enthusiast George Gilltrap was introduced to Norman Reeves, the owner who restored Genevieve, in 1957 during the London to Brighton car run and later acquired her for his car museum in Rotorua.

However, faced with hefty import duty, Gilltrap moved his museum to Kirra on the Gold Coast and then Dreamworld from 1981. Gilltrap died in 1966 and the much-loved car remained in possession of the Gilltrap family until 1989, when she was sold to Paul Terry, who undertook a comprehensive restoration and showcased her in his Esplanade Extravaganza car museum in Albany, WA. After Terry’s fatal helicopter crash in 1992, Genevieve returned to the UK where, after a 36-year absence, she completed the London to Brighton Run and now resides in the Louwman Museum, The Hague.

More fantastic souvenirs from Gold Coast City Gallery’s collection will be showcased in Made in QLD: Ode to the souvenir exhibition on display 13 February until 16 March in Gallery 2.

*The Brighton Belle Celebrates 50 Years on the run – www.donbrockway.com/genevieve’s%20history.htm Image: Harry Memmott, Gilltraps Auto Museum - Gold Coast, Genevieve 1904 Darracq Ashtray Gift of John and Wendy Walsh 2013

Indonesian art from APT7 To celebrate the 8th Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT8) on now at the Queensland Art Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA), a new exhibition of highlights from the 7th Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT7) is touring the state. Presenting a young generation of artists at the forefront of the new contemporary arts landscape in Indonesia, whose works are characterised by a passion for popular culture, a pointed wit, and an embrace of new media.

Indo Pop: Indonesian Art from APT7 will visit Gold Coast City Gallery from 6 February – 20 March.

Image: SAPUTRO (aka Hahan), The New Prophet (from 'Trinity' series) 2011, polyester resin and air brush. Collection: QAGOMA. Purchased by the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation in 2011

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Artist Profile Meet Australian contemporary artist Gayle Reichelt at her new exhibition.

Gayle Reichelt is a visual artist who is passionate about colour and texture. Stemming from her Honours year at La Trobe University Bendigo in 1996, a recurring theme in Gayle’s work has been of reviewing the fate of abandoned human manufactured objects in the natural environment.

A member of the Australian Society of Marine Artists, Gayle’s latest series, The Last Fleet is fittingly inspired by weathered shipwrecks. These images represent loss, but there is a strange beauty about them as well.

In other works, Gayle uses distortion and abstraction to convey feelings and a particular mood. She feels that often things can be expressed more successfully in forms that are personalised, rather than through the use of realism.

Gayle’s work is constantly evolving, exploring and making use of new technology and mediums as well as contemporary and traditional techniques. Encaustic is the most recent medium, which consists of molten beeswax and damar resin which is mixed with oil pigments for colour, and is fused after application into a continuous layer and fixed to a support (usually wood) with heat.

MEET THE ARTIST DATE Sat 6 Feb, 3pm VENUE Foyer Gallery No booking required.

Image: Gayle Reichelt, Cherry Venture – Birth of the Ghost

The Last Fleet is on display Saturday 6 February to Friday 20 March in the Foyer Gallery.

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Monsters, creatures and all things animatronic - John Cox’s Creature Workshop brings fascinating ‘behind the scenes’ exhibition How to Make a Monster to audiences for the final time.

Images: Courtesy of John Cox’s Creature Workshop

The Gold Coast animatronics genius, John Cox, has been busy bringing a Noah’s ark of animals and assorted fantasy creatures to life even before he won an Oscar for visual effects in the hit movie Babe, back in 1995.

Since then, John and his Creature Workshop team have worked alongside some of the world’s biggest production houses in film and television, utilising Cox’s talents in bringing imagination to life on projects such as Pitch Black, Chronicles of Narnia – Voyage of the Dawn Treader (filmed here on the GC), Nim’s Island, Peter Pan, Animal Stripes, George of the Jungle, Scooby Doo and Inspector Gadget 2. He’s been collecting prestigious awards like the 2006 Kinetone Award for ‘significant contributions to the Queensland Film and Television Industry’ and the 2007 Australian Film Industry (AFI) Awards winner for Visual Effects.

But as the film industry moves away from Cox’s cutting-edge animatronics to computer generated imagery, the Creature Workshop keeps busy creating large scale sculptures and models - including theme park attractions like Sea World sculptures and the Looney Tunes at Warner Brothers Movie World.

You’d have seen his work across the Gold Coast streetscape with some of the Swell Sculpture Festival regular’s efforts permanently on show. One of his pieces from last year’s Festival, Blue Perspective, is being permanently installed at the northern end of the newly refurbished Broadwater Parklands.

One of his most notable works is the Animals with Attitude Gold Coast Sculpture Trail which features large colourful koala statues, designed by Cox and painted by a range of artists. Funds raised from the sale of the sculptures benefit the Currumbin Wildlife Hospital Foundation.

In addition to this, since 2004 Cox and his business partner Julie Anderson have been touring the highly successful, internationally-renowned exhibition How to Make a Monster – the art and technology of animatronics. A display that hybrids science and art, How to Make a Monster takes Cox’s 35 plus years of expertise in the visual effects industry and creates an interactive experience that gives audiences an up-close look at the art of creating monsters for the movies.

This epic exhibition reveals how monsters and creatures are designed, story-boarded, maquettes made, and then how the full size pieces are sculpted, moulded, and finished.

Visitors will see how animatronic components are designed and installed to create the bones and muscles that bring monsters to life.

Having engaged people of all ages, from cool kids to film buffs, Cox and Anderson are now preparing for a farewell show in their home-town, bringing this international smash hit to audiences for the final time.

Don’t miss the last showcase of How to Make a Monster – the art and technology of animatronics when it takes over all three exhibition levels at Gold Coast City Gallery, 26 March until 12 June. Tickets are $5.00. Book at www.theartscentregc.com.au or (07) 5588 4000.

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Australia Day

25 years of hot shorts

Music, cooking and pig races – fun for the whole family

We’re thrilled to bring back Flickerfest in 2016.

Join us as the Gold Coast comes out to celebrate Australia's birthday at a jam-packed day full of fun, food and entertainment.

There'll be plenty of activities for the kids, cooking demonstrations, live music, wood chopping, pig races, lots of great food and fun for the whole family.

Celebrating its landmark 25th year, Flickerfest, Australia’s leading Academy® Award-accredited and BAFTA-recognised Short Film Festival, and the country’s largest Australian and International short film competition, screens the best of shorts from Australia and around the world for our 2016 Festival.

Flickerfest screens for 10 days under the summer stars at Bondi Beach in January, with selected highlights touring Australia on a 50-venue national tour. Flickerfest remains a platform for celebrating the most entertaining and innovative short filmmaking from around the world.

Flickerfest returns to the Arts Centre Gold Coast with Best Of Australian Shorts, a one-off chance to see thes amazing shorts before they continue their journey around the world; curated from the seven Flickerfest Australian programs screened in competition at Bondi, expect to experience the best in short filmmaking Australia has on offer.

Come along on Tuesday 26 January from 9am until 3pm at Evandale Parklands. The full program will be available closer to the event date. Limited parking is available onsite or catch the free shuttle bus from the Gold Coast Turf Club.

Don’t forget to book for Australia! The Show! playreading in the evening (see page 6).

Join us for a fabulous selection of Australian short films at Flickerfest on Friday 19 February at 6.30pm in the Arts Theatre.

Come straight from work, or join us early for delicious Aussiethemed fare on the terrace pre-screening. Book at www. theartscentregc.com.au or (07) 5588 4000.

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Farmers’ markets

Fitness and fun

Bundall Farmers’ Market is packed with produce and gourmet foods to delight your senses.

An exciting new addition to the Cultural Precinct’s community-based events, is the Surfers Paradise parkrun.

Every Sunday morning, the Bundall Farmers’ Market at The Arts Centre Gold Coast is a hive of activity with local farmers bringing their just-picked produce to the market for local residents and visitors alike.

There are so many different types of stalls, from fresh organic, biodynamic and conventionally grown produce to freshly squeezed orange drinks, cold pressed fruit and vegetables juices and smoothies, locally grown coffee and cakes and slices to die for.

Buy nuts and seeds, olives and tasty tapenades, herbs and justcaught seafood. Freshly baked bread and creamy cheese are amongst the variety of exotic and yummy foods to sample and buy. Plus there’s live music played for you by local musicians.

Indulge the senses, relax, taste, wander and unwind as you

discover the Evandale Lake at the rear of the market site and the children’s playground. Grab a coffee and some breakfast or brunch and immerse yourself in the local food culture of the Gold Coast.

Wander the art gallery, view the latest exhibitions, enjoy one of the latest movies and sip a wine at the Arts Cafe.

A worldwide, volunteer-run movement consisting of over 77,000 sites and 140 locations, parkrun is a universally connected running course where anyone can participate.

Those who enjoy getting fit and social will love running the outer course of The Arts Centre and Evandale Lake. Each registered parkrunner receives an electronic wrist tag that stores details such as times, personal bests and locations visited. Runners can catch up for coffee around the lake after their morning’s exercise. All ages and all abilities are welcome to participate in parkrun and we look forward to incorporating this exciting new feature into our growing list of attractions. parkrun is on every Saturday morning from 7am at Evandale Parklands. Meet at the southern side of Evandale Lake. For more parkrun information visit www.parkrun.com.au.

Bundall Farmers’ Market is held every Sunday morning from 6am to 11.30am at Evandale Parklands. Find out more at www. yourlocalmarkets.com.au.

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Summer at the Cultural Precinct Sizzling summer days melt into sultry summer nights… experience the Cultural Precinct this January with events and activities for all ages. Like any wonderful Australian backyard in summer, this is one filled with creative experiences, great food, live music, dancing, cold beverages, movies and so much more.

Between Friday 8 January and Sunday 31 January, your three-night weekend offerings showcase the best of the Coast for families and those looking for a new place to be entertained. To view the full Summer at the Precinct January program, visit www.theartscentregc.com.au

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Free Family Fun Enjoy a range of free activities for families. Come for the day and stay for the evening! On weekends, relax by the lake or under the shade of a tree while the kids create, then as the sun goes down settle in for a cold drink or a movie under the stars.

Summer of Salsa: Friday evenings (8, 22, 29 Jan) With the twinkling lights of the cityscape as your backdrop, it’s time to dance the night away outdoors. It’s salsa your way – hot and heavy burn the floor or if that’s not your glass of sangria, simply come along and enjoy the spectacle! There will also be Spanish-inspired food offerings and an outdoor bar to cool you down.

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Playful minds - Encourage busy hands and playful minds with free visual arts kids activities, outdoors by Evandale Lake, each Saturday from 2pm – 5pm School holiday fun - Enjoy a variety of free drop-in mid-week events, including art and storytelling at the Gallery, live children’s music and drama games on The Terrace

Start your weekend against the clock – parkrun operates on Saturday mornings at 7am. Active and Healthy Gold Coast will also offer outdoor activities throughout the month as part of the City’s program including group fitness classes, stand up paddleboarding and more. Or simply take a refreshing dip in the waters of Evandale Lake or wander around the sculptural walk and soak up the views.

Sunday mornings feature Bundall Farmers' Markets between 6am and 11.30am. Purchase your fresh produce locally and support people in your community and reduce food miles. Follow this with a Sunday afternoon session outdoors under the shade of the trees, featuring quality live local music.

Workshops and Shows for Kids A full workshop program for primary school aged children these school holidays, including performing and visual arts, music, dance, circus and a whole lot of fun! See page 16 for more details.

Live Music: Friday, Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons (8 – 31 Jan) Summer at the Cultural Precinct features contemporary tunes in a fabulous outdoor setting. The home of open-air live music this summer on the GC will present a superb line-up of local established artists. Complete with a fully licensed area serving a quality range of craft beers, unique spirits and tasty bubbles, this is an ideal outdoor setting, perfect for mixing afternoon and evening hangs with great tunes and good vibes. A variety of food trucks will also be on hand to offer international flavours.

Pop Up Pictures: Saturday evenings (9, 16, 23, 30 Jan) Grab a rug, your family and friends and enjoy a FREE outdoor movie under the stars Lakeside at Evandale each Saturday night. You won’t find a more picturesque location! Complete with all your favourite movie food fair on offer from the mobile candy bar. Settle in and enjoy the following films at dusk this January: • • • •

The Lego Movie (Sat 9 Jan), Finding Nemo (Sat 16 Jan), The Princess Bride (Sat 23 Jan) The Wizard of Oz (Sat 30 Jan).

Summer at the Cultural Precinct, proudly supported by Gold Coast Waterways Authority and G:link.

There's also a selection of live shows to enjoy. Come along to see Trash Test Dummies (Wed 20 and Thu 21 Jan) and Bring It On The Musical (Fri 8 – Sun 17 Jan) or The Greenroom Project Junior Showcase (Fri 18 Jan).

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LIVE MUSIC • eats • DRINKS • DANCE • OUTDOOR CINEMA + creative activities for kids

The Arts Centre Gold Coast presents

SUMMER at the Cultural Precinct

8 — 31 January, 2016 Sizzling summer days melt into sultry summer nights this January www.theartscentregc.com.au

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Bleach* Festival The Gold Coast’s largest arts and culture festival Bleach* Festival illuminates, reflects, beams, focuses and most importantly connects art, with community… come with us and challenge the conventional as we strive to change perceptions at Bleach* Festival 2016, 4 – 20 March.

With sophisticated, contemporary and innovative artistic programming, Bleach* Festival is an expression of music, theatre, dance, visual arts, outdoor events and much more. Bleach* Festival 2016 will feature six world premiere works created by some of Australia’s leading contemporary artists, across three huge weekends.

With more than 50 events taking place across the Gold Coast for Bleach* Festival, be sure to visit www.bleachfestival.com.au for more information.

The Culture Shop Art culture pops up in Coolangatta The Gold Coast is a tourist dream. Made in heaven, shuffle down the conveyer belt and championed as Queensland’s Playground.

Lured by amusement parks, golden beaches and its carefree attitude, the Gold Coast is the place to unwind with our beloved sun, sand and surf. With tourism comes the triumph of the souvenir. In a collaboration between Gold Coast City Gallery and Bleach* Festival, 12 local artists have been invited to create contemporary and authentic Gold Coast souvenirs.

Check out the unique wears at the GC Pop Shop at local Sunday markets happening up and down the seaside coast.

Pop into Bleach* Festival’s Made in QLD: The Culture Shop, a free standing tourist and souvenir booth located in the foyer of The Strand, Coolangatta. Open Wednesday to Sunday, 9am to 5pm from Friday 4 March and Sunday 20 March.

Image: Australian Denzil Don Gold Coast Bag, Collection of Gold Coast City Gallery, Gift of John Swanson 2014

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Horizon with angels The Bleach* Festival and The Arts Centre Gold Coast are delighted to present the newly commissioned and wondrous world-premiere of Horizon with Angels.

In this promenade style performance dancers, acrobats and vocalists fly, swing and sing ethereally across the Evandale Lake in the heart of the Gold Coast’s Cultural Precinct.

Watch amazed as they toy with light and shade, gravity and buoyancy, intimacy and distance.

Set against a backdrop of stunning natural beauty and the bright lights of the Surfers Paradise skyline, Horizon with Angels is a profound and moving mediation on our relationship to the heavens and our humanity. As the compositions of the legendary Leonard Cohen, performed by a choir of more than 200 children from Gold Coast schools, gradually take verbal form out of the darkness, feats of astonishing acrobatics draw you deep into a world of daring physicality and soaring sound.

Horizon with Angels is created by Preposterous – the brand new creative division of critically acclaimed Brisbane contemporary circus company Circa and their visionary Artistic Director Yaron Lifschitz with co-director Ben Knapton, choreographer Alice Lee Holland and Musical Director Scott Saunders.

'2016 is the start of something new – It will bring our history and future together. It will develop our relationship with Bleach* Festival and the Gold Coast, and most importantly, it will give audiences access to something new and thrilling,' Lifschitz said.

See the world-premiere performance of Horizon with Angels on Friday 4 March and Saturday 5 March at 6pm at Evandale Lake. Performance runs 45 minutes. For event details visit www.theartscentregc.com.au and www.bleachfestival.com.au Image credit – Darcy Grant

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We built this city As we move towards our own Cultural Precinct development, it’s timely to look at other cultural precincts around the world and the impact they’ve had on their cities.

In an increasingly globalised world, the redesigning of city centres in order to accommodate and engage all forms of cultural recreational practices has led to the creation of a central ‘heart of the city’ – a cultural precinct – designed to engage locals and tourists alike. The creation of such precincts allows the public the opportunity to connect with one another and helps create a unique personality for the city to define itself through.

Controversial at first Some of the greatest examples of architectural icons initially came marred with controversy. Melbourne’s Federation Square, with its monochrome colour scheme and sharp angled buildings, caused initial uproar with most believing the design was impractical and unsightly. In 2002, the chief executive of Federation Square Management, Peter Seamer, noted the project was ‘a bit like the six years of unmitigated gloom that surrounded the Sydney Olympics until they became the huge success that they were’.

However, artistic minds noted the cultural value of a polarising invention. RMIT University architecture professor, Leon van Shaik, noted the precinct’s artistic potential early on. ‘Ten years ago everything in the cultural realm seemed to be heading north towards Sydney. Federation Square is a huge statement of Melbourne's cultural possibilities.’ Heated debate persisted, partly due to the clash between modern development and preserving Melbourne’s heritage buildings. With Federation Square located directly opposite St Paul’s Cathedral, many wondered if the view of the cathedral would be blocked or marred as a result of the precinct’s location.

Good things take time It would seem cultural precincts need time and space to ‘break in’ and earn their place within the historic structure of a city. Through a winning combination of prime positioning – situated right next door to Melbourne’s iconic Flinders Street train station – and the perfect location – across the bridge from Crown Casino while serving as an ‘introduction’ to Melbourne’s Central Business District – the now affectionately named Fed Square has become the city’s defining cultural hub, attracting over nine million visitors annually, and drawing more than 80 million visitors in the span of a decade.

Honouring the past Changing the landscape of a city means changing the course of a city’s history. Essential to the public’s understanding and acceptance of the change is respecting everything that came before the renovation.

Carefully advancing upon previous architectural achievements beloved by the public ensures the city receives appropriate credit for having built itself the way it has so far, while still pushing the modern reimagining of the town.

Ongoing reinvention As it stands today, London’s famed Southbank Precinct may look modern, polished and highly accessible, but underneath, a rich and tumultuous history of London dating back to the early 1800s has shaped London’s character and culture through time. Over several generations, countless renovations have changed the face of the evolving precinct, reflecting London’s constant metamorphosis.

Southbank was transformed over and over by world wars, drastic cultural design trends with each passing decade, and the numerous societal shifts and revolutions that continually changed the population’s approach to running a city.

Impact on our city The city of Gold Coast seeks to redefine itself over the next decade in strikingly similar ways. A new, instantly memorable cultural identity is needed. A precinct we build together, and are proud to call our own, will be paramount to creating this.

As is the case with many new architectural developments, phasing a cultural precinct in to Gold Coast public consciousness will take time. While criticism or debate may not be entirely unavoidable, the inherent value and usefulness of a precinct far outweighs any number of downsides. After all, a successful artistic endeavour should evoke reaction, both good and bad.

Creativity and connectedness The Cultural Precinct will become a platform for ‘artistic activation’, a term used to describe the creative awakenings the right space and resources can provide. Families will have a new ‘on-hand’ place to bring the children on weekend and school holidays. The young adult demographic will be able to utilise social media to connect with other young people via art and events.

Precincts cater to niche hobbies and interests, too. Many end up being incorporated into sporting or political events and our precinct will be no exception. With so many avenues for interconnectedness, the Cultural Precinct will promote a sense of unity and provide personalised experiences people can share with others.

Construction Stage 1 of the Gold Coast Cultural Precinct project will commence in early 2016 and will be complete for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

References: Melbourne gets square, Sydney Morning Herald, 19 October 2002, accessed 5 November 2015, http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/10/18/1034561312647.html McQuire, S. & Papastergiadis, N., 2012, ‘The Evolution of Federation Square’, Australian Design Review, 25 October, accessed 5 November 2015, http://www.australiandesignreview.com/features/25710-the-evolution-of-federation-square

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First artwork for Cultural Precinct The vibrant artwork Gold Coast Happy Days has been selected as the first piece of public art to enliven Stage 1 of the Gold Coast Cultural Precinct.

The Arts Centre Gold Coast organised a competition that attracted strong interest from Gold Coast artists, with an independent panel choosing three to participate in a public vote. Gold Coast Mayor, Tom Tate, and The Arts Centre Gold Coast’s Chairman, Kerry Watson, and General Manager, Destry Puia, revealed the winning image on Friday 30 October.

Hiroshima-born artist and designer, Go Suga, was inspired by the city he has called home since 1990 to deliver his winning entry. As well as being rewarded with $2000 in prize money, Go’s design will be incorporated into the Stage 1 site fencing during the 18 months of construction. Go’s colourful entry was the public’s clear favourite, attracting almost half (384) of the 776 public votes

After moving to the Gold Coast, Go completed his Diploma of Graphic Design. He says his talent for drawing has turned into a lifelong passion, enabling him to blend cultures and provide expression for his personal views on social, political, surfing and cultural issues.

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Building works begin in January The long-awaited first stage of the $37m Gold Coast Cultural Precinct will begin in January, a nd be completed in time for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games™.

The first stage will include a garden amphitheatre catering for audiences up to 5000, an AA rated art gallery and cafÊ in the existing Riverside Building, and initial Artscape works to enhance Evandale Lake. Detailed design is also being prepared for a pedestrian and cycle bridge connecting the Cultural Precinct with Chevron Island and Surfers Paradise, however, this won’t proceed until additional funding is secured.

Building works will have minimal disruption to The Arts Centre in 2016. Parking arrangements will remain as they are currently. As with any building project, there

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will be noise and dust at the site, however, this will have little impact on the experience of watching a movie, performance, or wandering around the gallery.

With regards to valuable Benefactor contributions, donations received will continue to fund existing young artist development programs, community engagement activities, professional artist and mentor costs, gallery acquisitions, local artist opportunities and more.

Opportunities to give directly towards the Cultural Precinct development may become available in the future.

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Plan your next business meeting with us and we'll send you to the movies

Choose a fresh venue for your next business meeting with The Arts Centre Gold Coast. With three stunning rooms on offer, sensational views and onsite catering, you’re in good hands.

Our suggested business meeting package is $68.00pp* and includes: • • • • • • •

Meeting room hire Functions and events staff Tea and coffee on arrival Morning tea Lunch Afternoon tea ** Projector and screen

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Lectern and microphone WiFi Access Writing pads and pens Registration desk Whiteboard and flip chart One movie pass to the Arts Cinema per delegate

Let us tailor a package to suit your needs.

Contact us now on (07) 5588 4000 or events@theartscentregc.com.au

* Valid Monday to Friday and must be booked by 30.06.2016. Rooms subject to availability. ** Projector and screen applicable for Panorama Suite and Lakeside Terrace only. Office Boardroom is equipped with a plasma screen for presentations. No technical staff member will be on hand for your presentation, this is set up only.

FUNCTIONS

Theatre Stage Conference Dinner The Arts Centre Gold Coast played host to a Conference Gala Dinner in August. From the moment the guests arrived, there was an element of suspense and surprise in the air. The guests arrived at the Lakeside Terrace where they were treated to canapes and drinks, with a full moon rising high above the Surfers Paradise skyline making a beautiful backdrop for the start of the event. From here guests were ushered through the Stage Door and took their seats at a simple dinner setting. Once guests were seated and napkins were lapped, the room was staged around them with the assistance of the technical team and Solution Red. Low fog was misted throughout the theatre stage, a star curtain was dropped down into place, followed by a mix of specially created and designed chandeliers and lampshades delicately

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flown into position just over the tables.

After the main course was enjoyed, aerial artists were unveiled behind the house curtain and performed before the house lights were turned on to reveal that the guests were actually being treated to dinner on stage. Up until this point guests were unaware where they were on the Gold Coast. What better way to create an out-of-theordinary experience than to have your guests enjoy dinner on stage whilst the entertainment takes place in the stalls?

If you are interested in a similar function please contact our events team on (07) 5588 4000 or events@theartscentregc.com.au.

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In the chair As an independent, not-for-profit organisation, The Arts Centre Gold Coast is guided by a highly experienced Board. Chairman, Kerry Watson, talks about his role heading into the future.

The Arts Centre Gold Coast has gone through some incredible changes during your time as Chairman. What are the highlights for you?

Whilst record growth has been the most obvious achievement over the last 12 months the more important outcome is broader community acceptance of the need for, and potential of a new Cultural Precinct. Because it is this point that has true legacy potential for the city in the longer term. Other achievements have been around diversifying product offerings, initiating facility refurbishments, supporting new creative talent and balancing short term operational needs with long term strategic goals.

What is the greatest skill a chairperson needs to be effective?

As a leader of the Board of Directors, a chairperson must bring all their expertise and advice into focus to achieve the organisation’s objectives. Harmony through the consideration of personalities is crucial. The skill of a good and effective chairperson is the ability to lead. It’s about communication and developing a leadership style that suits the organisation. Maintaining strong relationships with partners is also crucial and this is where the chairperson can play a key role outside of the Board Room. I have developed relations with all levels of government and engaged in community consultation to not only share our vision for the future but also strengthen it. Strengthening our relationship with Gold Coast universities and The Friends of The Arts Centre has also been a priority.

The role between the Chairperson and the General Manager is an important one. How do you manage this?

The relationship between the Chairperson and General Manager is fundamental to the success of any corporate organisation. The Chair must have complete trust in the General Manager’s ability to understand the ramifications of his advice and the General Manager must also have the support of the Chair in matters that require risk and vision judgement. The Chairperson must also mentor the General Manager in areas of personal development and have him project a positive profile of the organisation. Through open communication, clarity of role authority and professional respect I believe the General Manager and I have been able to provide positive leadership to both the Board and staff which in turn has resulted in increased customer satisfaction and positive growth in all key performance areas.

What is the one thing that we must get right in building a future Cultural Precinct?

We must take the community with us so there is an engagement in what culture means to the Gold Coast. Our civic leaders must be united in the need for the development of our Cultural Precinct and the benefits it will bring to our lives, not only in the appreciating and enjoying of the performing and visual arts, but the social and economic benefits for our city. The Cultural Precinct is a symbol of what our city will stand for over many decades to come. The Gold Coast is a city that offers opportunity, creativeness, lifestyle and international multicultural tourism.

The Cultural Precinct must reflect all these aspects but also embrace the heritage of the region. Open recreational space will be at a premium in the future and we have this opportunity to deliver a cultural precinct to reflect our aspirations. What we must not do is limit our undertaking now as these buildings will be a statement about our ambitions for the future.

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CHAIRMAN Kerry D. Watson Born and educated in Queensland, Kerry Watson began his career in stockbroking and merchant banking before returning to the Gold Coast to establish the Quality Inns Group with the Graham family. Kerry was involved in the commencement of Japanese and Asian tourists to Australia.

After the sale of the Quality Inns Group, Kerry commenced a consulting business through his company, Pacific Global Corporation with clients including Marriott International Australia, Tourism Australia and the Queensland Government through Events Queensland Gold Coast.

Kerry is currently Chairman of Events Queensland Gold Coast (Gold Coast Marathon and Pan Pacific Masters Games) and Gold Coast Tropicarnival Ltd – Gold Coast Eisteddfod, as well as Executive Advisor – Japan for Tourism Australia, vice Chairman, Japan Australian Tourism Foundation and an Honorary Life Member of Gold Coast Tourism. He has been honored with the Keys to the City of the Gold Coast.

He has previously held positions as

Deputy Chairman of the Queensland Tourist and Travel Corporation (now Tourism Events Queensland), Chairman of the Inbound Tourism Organisation of Australia (now Australian Tourism Export Council) and Director of the Gold Coast Tourism Bureau, Surfers Paradise Chamber of Commerce and Gold Coast TAFE.

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NEW YEARS DAY

Single tickets on sale!

GreenHouse: A Youth Workshop (p.25)

GreenHouse: A Youth Workshop (p.25)

Comedy (p.10) Bring It On The Musical (p.19)

Auditions registrations open for Mary Poppins!

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Drop-in Drama Games (p.16)

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Playful Minds (p.16) Greenroom Project (p.17)

The Greenroom Project JUNIOR (p.16)

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Bring It On The Musical (p.19)

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Kids workshops: Art, Guitar, Puppets (p.16)

Drop-in art activities and storytelling (p.16)

parkrun (p.37)

Farmers Market (p.37) Free live music (p.38)

Music on the Terrace (p.38)

Trash Test Dummies (p.18)

Trash Test Dummies (p.18

Kids workshops: Circus, Guitar, Drumming (p.16)

The Danish Girl (film) starts today (p.26)

Kids holiday workshops: Hip-hop (p.17)

Playful Minds (p.16) GC Jazz and Blues Club (p.12)

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Australia! The Show! (p.6)

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Sizzling summer days melt into sultry summer nights at the City’s Cultural Precinct this January.

Summer at the Cultural Precinct, proudly supported by

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Fiesta de la Musica: Free lunchtime concert (p.14)

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Bleach* Festival begins (p.40)

Kids Take Over the Gallery! (p.18)

The Lady in the Van and The Daughter (films) start today (p.26)

Horizon with Angels (p.41)

Horizon with Angels (p.41)

Farmers Market (p.37)

Shen Yun (p.8)

Shen Yun (p.8)

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Aboriginal Comedy Allstars (p.9)

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Farmers Market (p.37)

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Auditions for Mary Poppins (p.23)

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Auditions for Mary Poppins (p.23)

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Farmers Market (p.37)

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Movie Review Club (p.26)

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Friday 11 March, 8.00pm The Basement www.theartscentregc.com.au

This event is part of our Indigenous Program, proudly presented by

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Matt Ford, Shiralee Hood, Kevin Kropinyeri and Dane Simpson

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This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body.

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Support Us

Benefactors Life Benefactors • Patrick Corrigan AM & Barbara Corrigan • Win Schubert AO on behalf of The Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Foundation for the Arts

The Board and Management sincerely thank our family of supporters for their generosity in helping us build and enrich the cultural life of the Gold Coast.

The Arts Centre Gold Coast is a not-for-profit, registered charity. In this capacity, we welcome your support by tax-deductible donation*.

Every donation can have a direct impact on the artistic outcomes of our Centre, such as: • Young Artist Development: supporting young persons in their drive to achieve their artistic dreams, eg. subsidising workshop and training fees, enabling mentoring programs • Public Programs: enabling the Centre to provide free community opportunities to engage with arts and culture, eg. artist and curator talks, professional development programs • The highest artistic and production standards, eg. contributing to artist, curator and director fees to attract professionals.

• Acquisitions for the Gold Coast City Gallery, eg. Supporting the purchase of important pieces of art, directly reflecting the aims of the Gallery • Supporting local artists, eg. Creating platforms for local artists to engage with the Centre.

There are several ways you can show your support: • Join our Benefactor Program – our recognition program for art-lovers who make a gift of over $1,000 per annum • Monthly Giving – a donation each month from your nominated account • Become a Supporter – one-time gifts of under $1,000 • Bequest – a gift to ensure your passion for the arts can enrich future generations We would be delighted to have your support. Join us today and meet like-minded people who, like you, believe that the arts give our community vitality and enrich our lives.

To donate today or for further information, please visit www.theartscentregc.com.au/support or contact: Development Manager, Megan Connors (07) 5588 4046 or 0406 661 242 Connors@theartscentregc.com.au

Perpetual Benefactors The following donors have made significant and sustained contributions of artwork to the Gold Coast City Gallery Collection: • Adam Knight • Dr Colin & Elizabeth Laverty • Tom & Sylvia Lowenstein • Evan Lowenstein • Adam Micmacher • Ken McGregor • Denis Savill Diamond Benefactors • Jock McIlwain OAM & Beverly McIlwain Platinum Benefactors • Barry & Maureen Stevenson Gold Benefactors • Philip Bacon • John & Susan Barr • Prof. Emeritus Ray Byron & Carole Byron • Pauline Ewers • Richard & Ann Glenister • Hecand PAF • Ray & Jill James • Tomas & Fiona Johnsson • Christine Lohman • Morgans Financial Limited • NAB Private Wealth • Paradise Point Community Bank Branch, Bendigo Bank • The Pemberton Family • Kathy Martin Sullivan AM • Arthur Waring Silver Benefactors • Australian Decorative & Fine Arts Society, Gold Coast Inc. • Lucy Cole Prestige Properties • Kerry & Lena Crawford • Dr Norman & Mrs Margot Davies • The Follent Family • John & Alison Kearney • Anna-Lisa Klettenberg • Peter & Moira Lockhart • Alan & Barbara Midwood • Peter & Annette Minck • Leonard & Glenda Neilsen • Pamela Railey-Mitchell • Maxine Semple • Dr Roger Welch • Betty Wheeler

Bronze Benefactors • Penelope Jane Anderssen • John & Bonnie Bauld • Kylie, David & Ryan Corrigan • Kevin & Jane Doogan • E.C.Pohl & Co • Paul & Maureen Fitzgerald • Gold Coast Eisteddfod • Jacqueline Green • Jackie Hughes • André & Eva Jaku • Bruce & Bennie Johnston • Lyn & Gerry Keogh • Roger & Jenny Mayfield • Rhona McKay • Graeme & Patsy Meyer • Richard & Rosemary Munro • Mark & Elizabeth Niall • Michael & Jennifer Pinter • Barry & Karen Plant • Destry & Poppy Puia • John Punch OAM & Dr Renée Punch • Christene Pye • Don Robertson • John & Julie Romanin • Steve Romer • Peter & Wendy Spencer • Kerry Watson Special Acknowledgement • Friends of The Arts Centre Gold Coast • The Late Roma Blair • The Late Elaine Bermingham Plus1 Project In 2015, The Arts Centre Gold Coast received support from Creative Partnerships Australia's Plus1 program*. This project relied on contributions from a collection of 10 supporters, which were then matched by Creative Partnerships Australia for a total of $72,100. The Arts Centre Gold Coast gratefully receives funds from Creative Partnerships Australia and the following Plus1 Project supporters: Founding Partner • McLaughlins Lawyers Leading Advocates • Richard & Ann Glenister • Ray & Jill James • Tomas & Fiona Johnsson • Christine Lohman • Morgans Financial Limited • The Follent Family • Steve Romer • Kerry Watson • Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society (ADFAS)

*Donations over $2 are tax-deductible

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Experience a Divine Culture

4–5 march the arts centre gold coast tickets: 5588 4000

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Presented by: Falun dafa association of australia, Queensland Branch Inc.

The Arts Centre Gold Coast and Paradise Point Community Bank® Branch Bendigo Bank present

The Arts Centre Gold Coast’s production of

A Musical based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney Film Mary Poppins – 1/2 Page Ad Original Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman Book by Julian Fellowes New Songs and Additional Music and Lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe Co-Created by Cameron Mackintosh By arrangement with Hal Leonard Australia Pty Ltd Exclusive agent for Music Theatre International (NY)

Fri 17Jun — Sat 25 Jun www.theartscentregc.com.au Proudly supported by

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Since 1968, a group of friends, rich in community spirit, worked with council to fulfil aspirations for a new creative Gold Coast hub...

This group became known as The ‘Friends of The Arts Centre’ and exists today to encourage the artistic and cultural pursuits of our creative Gold Coast community through its active support of the Arts Centre. The Friends’ voice is the voice of the people within our community who participate in the advancement of arts and culture on the Gold Coast.

We invite you to join us. Be a part of the momentum to promote the arts on the Gold Coast. Exciting times are upon as we advance towards a new cultural precinct. It’s not all work and no play though!

As a member of the Friends, you are entitled to Arts Centre discounts which include discounted movie tickets, and exclusive social events.

To join the Friends or receive further information, contact 5588 4000, visit us online at friendsoftheartscentre.com.au or find us at facebook.com/friendsoftheartscentre

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GETTING HERE To plan your bus journey please visit www.translink.com.au. To book a taxi, phone 131 008 or visit www.gccabs.com.au. A designated taxi set-down and pick-up area is located out the front of The Centre.

Patron parking, including wheelchair accessible parking, is located out the front of the building. We recommend arriving one hour before a performance as parking is limited.

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PATRONS WITH INDIVIDUAL NEEDS We are committed to providing access to the performing arts for visitors with special needs. If you require mobility assistance, please call Box Office on (07) 5588 4000 to book your tickets, and notify the staff at this time. We will then arrange for Front of House staff to assist you when you arrive. The Arts Theatre and Arts Cinema are both wheelchair accessible.

If you require wheelchair access and seating at the Arts Theatre, please notify Box Office when you book your tickets. We don’t require advance notice for wheelchair access to the Arts Cinema.

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BOOKINGS Visit www.theartscentregc.com.au or phone (07) 5588 4000.

Transaction fees apply to phone and internet bookings.

OPENING HOURS Box Office Hours: Mon – Sat 9am-9pm, Sun 10am-8pm Gallery Hours: Mon – Fri 10am-5pm, Sat / Sun 11am-5pm ENEWS Sign up to the fortnightly eNews on our website.

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Partnerships If you are looking to promote your business and build your brand awareness, a partnership with The Arts Centre Gold Coast will do exactly that. A tailored partnership package can include: • Premium marketing platforms and advertising opportunities • Invitations to key events, networking and business introductions • Complimentary tickets for entertaining clients • Complimentary uses of private function spaces for your special events

With our exquisite variety of events, you can easily entertain your clients whilst strengthening your brand presence in the community.

Contact us today: Development Manager, Megan Connors (07) 5588 4046 or 0406 661 242 connors@theartscentregc.com.au

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