Presented by O’Grady Drama Hobart’s On Cue Ensemble
Times and dates:
Tickets:
General Admission: $15 (+BF)
Sat 30th Sep 2023
7:30pm – 10:00pm (Doors open at 7pm)
Live @ The Founders Room
Salamanca Arts Centre
Entry via Wooby’s Lane, or for lift access enter through The Courtyard
$25 +bf each
$80 +bf for 4 x Tickets
Drawing together some of Tasmania’s finest performers and improvisers, the Nugent Sextet presents Mingus Ah Um Live; performing Charles Mingus’ influential Grammy award winning album in its entirety. Experience the iconic Mingus Ah Um live from start to finish, followed by a set of all original music composed and arranged by bandleader Nick.
Personnel:
Nick Nugent – Reeds
Mitch Ellis – Reeds
Joe Weller – Trombone
Kelly Ottaway – Piano
Dom Nguyen – Bass
Chris McGuinness Terry – Drums
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Live Jazz is part of Salamanca Arts Centre’s Public Program, and is supported by the City of Hobart’s Cultural Grants Program.
Presented by Anthony Lyons Matthew Magnus and Matt Warren
Saturday 26 August 2022
7.00pm – 9.00pm
The Founders Room
Salamanca Arts Centre
Enter via Wooby’s Lane, or for lift access enter through The Courtyard
It’s a reality television show on stage, for fans of Whodunnits and Whose Line alike. It’s devious. It’s hilarious. It’s thrilling. It’s The Saboteur. Good luck.
Fresh from a hit season at the 2023 Sydney Comedy Festival, join us for a high-stakes, interactive evening of subterfuge, treachery, backstabbing, and laughs!
“Ingeniously destructive” – Theatreview
“Delightfully fun and wonderfully unpredictable” – Wellingtonista
“Priceless … Top marks from me!” – Weekend Notes
“Hilarious fun” – What Did She Think
Winner: Outstanding Show, New Zealand Improv Festival 2019
Featuring
Milla Chaffer
Rowan Harris
Rosemary Cann
Matt Wilson
Emma Skalicky
Hosted and directed by Jim Fishwick.
Sound design by Bryce Halliday.
General Admission $20
Concession $15
Salamanca Art Centre’s 2022 programs are supported by the Commonwealth Government’s Office of the Arts via the RISE Fund.
Presented by Old Nick Company
Times and dates:
Thursday 7th September – 7.30pm (Preview performance $30 tickets)
Friday 8th September – 7.30pm
Saturday 9th September – 3pm and 7.30pm
Tuesday 12th September – 7.30pm (Cheaper Tuesday $35 tickets)
Wednesday 13th September – 7.30pm
Thursday 14th September – 7.30pm
Friday 15th September – 7.30pm
Saturday 16th September – 3pm and 7.30pm
Tickets:
General Admission: $40
Generous Admission: $45
Concession: $35
Student/Old Nick Member: $30
Group (5+): $150
Five strangers.
One train.
Four stops.
One destination.
Mike, a father and husband with cancer, is ready to move on.
Liz is the sole carer of her severely disabled grandson. She’s coming to terms with things.
Rachael, a young woman of twenty, is lost and beyond help.
Jake is your typical golden-haired boy on the cusp of manhood. He’s made a big mistake.
Toby, his best friend, has said nothing the whole ride.
Some chose to be here.
Others didn’t.
All have the choice to move on.
Only one can ride to the end and claim their second chance.
So, who stays and who goes?
Four minutes is a short time for some, but an eternity for others.
Any longer becomes deadly in the liminal space between.
LIMINAL dissects not only on the joys and shortcomings of life, and the torturous relief of death, but what happens in between.
CONTENT WARNING:
This play deals with topics of grief, loss, terminal illness, and suicide. We strive to deal with such topics compassionately and with care, however if you have any questions, please feel free to ask.
Thursday 16 November, 2023 | 7pm – 9.30pm
Full Price $39 + BF
Concession $34 +BF
Sionnach Rua’s Great Irish Songbook
After a massively successful first year of shows ‘Sionnach Rua’s Great Irish Songbook’ return to Tasmania with a brand new show in 2023.
Having also played venues and festivals in NSW, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria the band now have been busy rehearsing and writing a brand new show for audiences to enjoy.
Gallie (vocals, Bazouki, Bodhran, Guitars) has gathered around him a pool of the best musicians that Australia has to offer.
Paddy Montgomery (Vocals, Mandolin, Guitars, & Bazouki)
Sam Davies (Uilleann Pipes & Whistles).
Luke Plumb (Banjo, Mandolin)
Ruth Wise (Violin)
Pepita Emmerichs (Mandolin, Fiddle).
They continue to draw on the ancient Irish tradition of story telling and music, now expanded their set to include original material, tunes and songs that go back centuries and of course all the classics from The Dubliners to the Pogues and everything in between.
Sionnach Rua will be going into the studio to record their highly anticipated debut album late in 2023.
Presented by Anthony Lyons Matthew Magnus and Matt Warren
Saturday 19 August 2023
7:30pm – 10:00pm (Doors open at 7pm)
Live @ The Founders Room
Salamanca Arts Centre
Entry via Wooby’s Lane, or for lift access enter through The Courtyard
$25 +bf each
$80 +bf for 4 x Tickets
Louise Denson is a Hobart-based pianist/composer/arranger/educator working in jazz and classical music. She has released seven CDs – Nova Nova (2021) earned 4-stars in the Weekend Australian Review. Completed commissions include Clarence Jazz Festival (2023), Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (2022), Vera Scarth-Johnson Gallery Association (Cooktown, 2021), Brisbane International Jazz Festival (2018) and others. Her works have been performed/recorded by artists including Viney-Grinberg Duo, Muses Trio, Downbeat poll-winning trombonist Bill Watrous, Bell Award-winning vocalist Elly Hoyt, and Southern Cross Soloists. She is an Represented Artist with the Australian Music Centre and is published by Wirripang.
Joe Weller is a freelance trombonist based in Hobart. At a young age he discovered a passion for playing trombone which led him to undertake studies at the Conservatorium of Music in Hobart and during this time he quickly established himself on the Hobart music scene. He has since gone onto perform and record with many local, interstate and international acts at different festivals and locations all around Tasmania, these include local acts Kudu Joy, Matthew Ives And His Big Band and The Sasha Gavlek Quartet, interstate act Hot Dub Time Machine and the Japanese artist Tomoko Momiyama and festivals such as The Clarence Jazz Festival, Devonport Jazz Festival, Junction Arts Festival, Dark Mofo, Panama and Party in the Paddock. Joe is constantly working on his craft to ensure that he can continue to be one of the first names called whenever a trombonist is needed in Hobart.
Stevie McEntee is a non-binary trombonist, composer, bandleader, festival director and creative producer. Originally from Mount Gambier in South Australia, they graduated with a Bachelor degree in Jazz Performance from the Elder Conservatory (Adelaide) in 2012. By day they work as the founder and artistic director of the Lutruwita Art Orchestra and as the co-artistic director of the Clarence Jazz Festival (Tasmania’s biggest jazz festival), and by night they lead Hobart’s very own 12-piece all-original Afrobeat-danceband, Baba Bruja, and play trombone in the hugely popular reggae-fusion band Boil Up, regularly collaborating with some of the most loved jazz musicians on the island, as well as writing and conducting music for projects and major festivals across the island of Tasmania. Before relocating to Hobart in 2016 Stevie toured Europe and South-East Asia with Adelaide-based afrobeat legends, the Shaolin Afronauts, and spent two years living and touring in India with musicians and bands from around the world. Stevie has led successful CACD and musical projects that have attracted the support of Arts Tasmania, the Australia Council, the Regional Arts Fund, Regional Arts Tasmania, Creative Hobart (Hobart City Council) and Festivals Australia. They strive to create platforms and opportunities for collaboration with artists from diverse cultural backgrounds and diverse genders and make music that reflects and celebrates the best bits of being human.
A queer femme, lover of soup, Sasha Gavlek is a contemporary bassist, bandleader, composer, and educator hailing from Hobart. With a love for alternative jazz and rhythmic madness, Gavlek pours her soul into her compositions and improvisational work, exploring themes of personal struggles and growth, as can be seen in her debut album, On Second Thoughts. An active member within the island state’s music scene, Gavlek is a part of several regularly performing acts outside of her own alt jazz quartet including Kudu Joy, Uncle Gus and the Rimshots, and FFLORA, and is a regular performer at annual events such as Dark Mofo, Mona Foma, Clarence Jazz Festival, A Festival Called Panama, and the Taste of Tasmania to name a few. On a Contemporary Music Performance scholarship, Gavlek graduated from the UTAS Conservatorium of music with a Bachelor of Music in 2019. When she’s not performing, she is tutoring bass and providing musical accompaniment across local schools.
Konrad Park is a nationally recognised drum kit artist who is a passionate performer, teacher and composer. He has over four decades of experience backing leading artists including Multi Grammy award winner Lucky Oceans and vocal great Leo deCastro, through to the contemporary music of Brian Ritchie’s Shakuhachi Club and the visceral blues power of Billy Warner Band. Konrad studied composition at the University of Tasmania from 2014 to 2020 under Dr. Maria Grenfell. He is equally focused on live performance and his teaching practice, sustaining ensemble and private lessons at Claremont College, Friends and Elizabeth College. Konrad’s principal focus as an instrumental tutor, is to expand the students musical grammar and confidence, eventually becoming independent artists who will forge their own individual path. He continues to perform original live instrumental music, directing his many ensembles in a variety of styles. These include modern jazz with the Konrad Park Quartet, Big Small Band (hard bop), The Schwing Thing (post fusion electric jazz rock), Simon Patterson Trio (modern jazz).
Konrad lived in Melbourne from 2008-14, experiencing highlights such as backing David Campbell and Marina Prior for the MSO. He recorded at the ABC for Mal Stanley’s Jazz Track program, with the Tim Neal Trio, a Hammond organ featuring Simon Patterson on guitar. Konrad’s studies at UTAS have greatly furthered his musical aims and compositions skills. He writes from his second instrument, the Chapman Stick, a ten-string tapping instrument. As a UTAS student, Konrad has been able to write more prolifically for his various ensembles. As a Chapman Stick artist, Konrad aka Stickrad, writes and performs his compositions with Stickrad Quintet, to audiences in search of a new listening experience. As co-artistic director of Southern Stick Events, Konrad brought international “Stickists” Bob Culbertson to Australia three times since 2007, for teaching seminars and Stick Night concerts. Konrad continues to compose and have a performance career on the Chapman Stick. A collaboration with the internationally acclaimed drum kit artist Terry Bozzio, is planned for 2025 culminating in a work for concert band, extended modern drum kit and Chapman stick. Konrad is now based in Hobart, Tasmania and continues to back local and interstate artists from a wide variety of backgrounds. Konrad’s musical diversity allows him to contribute on multiple fronts, to Tasmania’s dynamic and rich musical legacy.
Live Jazz is part of Salamanca Arts Centre’s Public Program, and is supported by the City of Hobart’s Cultural Grants Program.
Presented by Anthony Lyons Matthew Magnus and Matt Warren
Presented by Miss Kitty’s Meow
August 5 & 6 – 6.30pm (Doors open at 6pm)
Tickets :
$33 SAC Members
$38 Concession
$45 Adult
$70 VIP*
Door sales $50 if available. Cash or Paypass available
It’s been fifteen years since Miss Kitty’s Meow launched a burlesque show in Hobart – one of the first burlesque events to be showcased in Tasmania!
To mark the occasion we will be bringing some of the original burlesque performers to the stage – along with our new favourites. This one off experience will include a lives blues band and the best of burlesque.
Two shows. Two nights only!
The event includes live blues music by Sam & the 78s.
Burlesque performances from:
Grace Cherry
Scarlett Jezebel
Ash the Queen of SASS
Natty Prospect
Ruby La Red
MC is comedian Amanda Bergmann
Times and dates:
Saturday 19 August 2023 | 7.30 – 9.30pm
Tickets:
General admission $30
The Honest Liar tells a story about how Patrick Spencer can be the performer that he is now. This show is packed with laughter, emotional moments, and suspense. Happening in The Peacock Theatre, one of the best venue in Hobart. This event is not one to be missed.
Times and dates:
General admission $50
Friday 11 August 2023 – 8pm (doors open 7.30pm)
Saturday 12 August 2023 – 8pm (doors open 7.30pm
BANDALUZIA are celebrated for their powerful performances, unique sound and explosive displays of dazzling musicianship and virtuosity. Bandaluzia performed at The Adelaide International Guitar Festival curated by Slava Grigoryan and was awarded “The Pick Of the Sydney Fringe” at The Sydney Fringe Festival. Bandaluzia performed to a sold out Sydney Opera House Concert Hall as an invited artist to TEDX Sydney. Damian recently released his debut album “Shifting Sands” (ABC Music) which was The Sydney Morning Heralds ‘Album of the week’ where it was described as “Glorious guitar playing”. Damian was invited to perform as a solo artist at The Rajasthan International Folk Festival, INDIA and in has performed at The Shanghai International Fringe Festival, CHINA. Bandaluzia also features Dance Australia Magazine’s “Most Outstanding Dancer” and co- winner of “Best Dance Show” at The Adelaide Fringe JESSICA STATHAM (flamenco dance), ROSALIE COCCHIARO (flamenco dance) who, living in Madrid for 10 years, has performed in many of Madrid’s most premier Tablaos (flamenco venues) & outstanding percussionist JAMES HAUPTMANN (James Morrison, Vince Jones, Bluejuice). Bandaluzia are also highly revered for their ability to mix elements of other genres into their performances, whether being the rich harmonies of Jazz, the exotic melodies of the Orient or the infectious rhythms of South America. An experience that ignites the senses with the grace of Flamenco.
“Bandaluzia is winning high praise for its unique Australian interpretation of the powerful music and dance form….with their thrilling blend of passion and virtuosity” Gabrielle Wilder, Sydney Morning Herald
“The perennially popular Bandaluzia is firmly established as one of the most enjoyable and exciting exponents of modern flamenco…Their 2020 fringe show sees them at the top of their games….A virtuoso display, rapturously received.” 5 stars. Peter Burden, The Advertiser, Adelaide.
ALBUM OF THE WEEK “The music’s flamenco core never wavers. Damian Wright’s glorious guitar playing is the spine, if you will, while his compositions allow other instruments to sing their own songs, like willowy limbs able to dance independently because of the spine’s solidity… a fine addition to Wright’s impressive catalogue.” John Shand, Sydney Morning Herald
“Damian Wright is a brilliant flamenco guitarist…Wright showed what a captivating solo player he is on his own “In Time”, and elsewhere his articulation of complex lines was fluid and dripping with conviction” – John Shand, Sydney Morning Herald.
Presented by Salamanca Arts Centre
Times and dates:
Thursday 27 July 2023 – 7pm
Friday 28 July 2023 – 8pm
Saturday 29 July 2023 – 7pm
Tickets:
Full Price $35(+BF)
Concession$25(+BF)
Early birds $25(+BF) 50 tickets only
Tickets available at the door (cash only)
The director and actor, Fini Liu received the Best Direction Nomination’ by Greenroom Australia for ‘Juleo and Romiet’ presented as part of Melbourne Fringe Festival 2022; the ‘Best Work by an Emerging Artist’ in Melbourne Fringe Festival 2022’ for ‘Juleo and Romiet’, and the Anywhere Festival Award Overall in Anywhere Festival 2022 for ‘Last Laugh’.
‘Hobart, I love you’ is a semi-original theatre work, adapted from three classical love stories.
These three love stories will take place in contemporary Hobart, exploring love, freedom, growth and loneliness.
This play invites the audience to experience contemporary Hobart through the lens of multicultural communities.
Story 1: They go through the cycles of seeking, encountering, arguing, reconciling, and separating, repeatedly oscillating between avoiding and confronting, choosing and giving up, desires and realities, ultimately falling into and breaking free from the shackles of human nature.
Actors: Fini Liu and Bihan Zhou
Story 2: They become attracted to each other, like butterflies fluttering freely in a sunlit meadow, their spirits entwined, embracing a love that grants them the freedom to soar to unimaginable heights.
Actors: Yuyang Peng and Sally Chen
Story 3: They sit side by side at tables and read the notes, letters and cards – in which over nearly 50 years, they discuss their hopes and ambitions, dreams and disappointments, victories and defeats.
Actors: Amy Wang and Hanwen Zhang
It’s cold outside! Come here and get some love!
** This play will be performed in a combination of English and Mandarin. English subtitles will be provided.