This is a place of terror. Of sacrifice. Of reckoning. This is the Labyrinth.
A new opera by Evan J Lawson and Daniel Szesiong Todd.
This is a place of terror. Of sacrifice. Of reckoning. This is the Labyrinth.
A new opera by Evan J Lawson and Daniel Szesiong Todd.
This is a place of terror. Of sacrifice. Of reckoning. This is the Labyrinth.
A new opera by Evan J Lawson and Daniel Szesiong Todd.
This is a place of terror. Of sacrifice. Of reckoning. This is the Labyrinth.
A new opera by Evan J Lawson and Daniel Szesiong Todd.
This is a place of terror. Of sacrifice. Of reckoning. This is the Labyrinth.
A new opera by Evan J Lawson and Daniel Szesiong Todd.
Uncover the depths of human connection and power in the new opera The Sea
Uncover the depths of human connection and power in the new opera The Sea
Uncover the depths of human connection and power in the new opera The Sea
Uncover the depths of human connection and power in the new opera The Sea
Uncover the depths of human connection and power in the new opera The Sea
Considering Matthew Shepard, a fusion oratorio inspired by the 1998 murder of a young gay man in Wyoming.
Dive into a world of mesmerising artistic innovation and creative brilliance at Waves (Wave), the showing of captivating new works in development by Forest Collective.
Dive into a world of mesmerising artistic innovation and creative brilliance at Waves (Wave), the showing of captivating new works in development by Forest Collective.
Dive into a world of mesmerising artistic innovation and creative brilliance at Waves (Wave), the showing of captivating new works in development by Forest Collective.
Forest Collective presents the music of Kym Alexandra Dillon
World premiere of Max Lawrence’s Fountain by Forest Collective.
World premiere of Max Lawrence’s Fountain by Forest Collective.
World premiere of Max Lawrence’s Fountain by Forest Collective.
Created by: Theatre Replacement
Presented by: Melbourne Fringe
Conducted by: Evan J Lawson
Town Choir is a musical event from the minds of Canada's Theatre Replacement which reframes everyday observations as epic, choral declarations. As texts are produced live by acclaimed local writers Alistair Baldwin, Declan Furber Gillick and Michele Lee, they are immediately sung out to the public by an enormous, outdoor choir assembled in Prahran Square in glorious, four-part harmony.
With music by Irish composer Robbie Blake, conducted by leading queer artist and composer Evan Lawson (Forest Collective), and featuring singers from across Melbourne; Town Choir examines the intimate and minute experiences of individual Australians and takes them to monumental proportions, celebrating the singular voice through the power of the collective. It's beautiful, it's powerful and it's poignant. An unmissable, uplifting experience.
Theatre Replacement and Melbourne Fringe have been collaborating closely throughout the pandemic to bring you this extraordinary work created across international borders. Theatre Replacement is led by artists Maiko Yamamoto and James Long, and is based in Vancouver, Canada.
Duration: 60 minutes
Accessibility: Wheelchair Access, Captioned
Age suitability: PG
Prahran Square, Cato Street, Prahran.
This is a free event.
Created by: Theatre Replacement
Presented by: Melbourne Fringe
Conducted by: Evan J Lawson
Town Choir is a musical event from the minds of Canada's Theatre Replacement which reframes everyday observations as epic, choral declarations. As texts are produced live by acclaimed local writers Alistair Baldwin, Declan Furber Gillick and Michele Lee, they are immediately sung out to the public by an enormous, outdoor choir assembled in Prahran Square in glorious, four-part harmony.
With music by Irish composer Robbie Blake, conducted by leading queer artist and composer Evan Lawson (Forest Collective), and featuring singers from across Melbourne; Town Choir examines the intimate and minute experiences of individual Australians and takes them to monumental proportions, celebrating the singular voice through the power of the collective. It's beautiful, it's powerful and it's poignant. An unmissable, uplifting experience.
Theatre Replacement and Melbourne Fringe have been collaborating closely throughout the pandemic to bring you this extraordinary work created across international borders. Theatre Replacement is led by artists Maiko Yamamoto and James Long, and is based in Vancouver, Canada.
Duration: 60 minutes
Accessibility: Wheelchair Access, Captioned
Age suitability: PG
Prahran Square, Cato Street, Prahran.
This is a free event.
Inspired by the true story of three lighthouse keepers who disappeared without a trace, The Lighthouse by Peter Maxwell Davies is a chilling opera thriller. Three singers, playing multiple characters, explore the poisonous chemistry between men sick of each other and themselves, isolated and trapped, descending into madness.
SANDY / OFFICER 1 : DANIEL SINFIELD
BLAZES / OFFICER 2 : JONATHAN RUMSAM
ARTHUR / OFFICER 3 / VOICE OF CARDS : HENRY SHAW
DIRECTION / KATE MILLETT
CONDUCTOR / EVAN LAWSON
SET & COSTUME DESIGNER / CASEY HARPER-WOOD
LIGHTING DESIGNER / GABRIEL BETHUNE
SOUND DESIGNER / JACK BURMEISTER
REPETITEUR / SUNG WON CHOI
HORN PLAYER / PHOEBE SMITHIES
$43.29 – $53.84
Melbourne Premiere
BRUNSWICK MECHANICS INSTITUTE
270 SYDNEY RD, BRUNSWICK
Presented by BK Opera
Inspired by the true story of three lighthouse keepers who disappeared without a trace, The Lighthouse by Peter Maxwell Davies is a chilling opera thriller. Three singers, playing multiple characters, explore the poisonous chemistry between men sick of each other and themselves, isolated and trapped, descending into madness.
SANDY / OFFICER 1 : DANIEL SINFIELD
BLAZES / OFFICER 2 : JONATHAN RUMSAM
ARTHUR / OFFICER 3 / VOICE OF CARDS : HENRY SHAW
DIRECTION / KATE MILLETT
CONDUCTOR / EVAN LAWSON
SET & COSTUME DESIGNER / CASEY HARPER-WOOD
LIGHTING DESIGNER / GABRIEL BETHUNE
SOUND DESIGNER / JACK BURMEISTER
REPETITEUR / SUNG WON CHOI
HORN PLAYER / PHOEBE SMITHIES
$43.29 – $53.84
Melbourne Premiere
BRUNSWICK MECHANICS INSTITUTE
270 SYDNEY RD, BRUNSWICK
Presented by BK Opera
Inspired by the true story of three lighthouse keepers who disappeared without a trace, The Lighthouse by Peter Maxwell Davies is a chilling opera thriller. Three singers, playing multiple characters, explore the poisonous chemistry between men sick of each other and themselves, isolated and trapped, descending into madness.
SANDY / OFFICER 1 : DANIEL SINFIELD
BLAZES / OFFICER 2 : JONATHAN RUMSAM
ARTHUR / OFFICER 3 / VOICE OF CARDS : HENRY SHAW
DIRECTION / KATE MILLETT
CONDUCTOR / EVAN LAWSON
SET & COSTUME DESIGNER / CASEY HARPER-WOOD
LIGHTING DESIGNER / GABRIEL BETHUNE
SOUND DESIGNER / JACK BURMEISTER
REPETITEUR / SUNG WON CHOI
HORN PLAYER / PHOEBE SMITHIES
$43.29 – $53.84
Melbourne Premiere
BRUNSWICK MECHANICS INSTITUTE
270 SYDNEY RD, BRUNSWICK
Presented by BK Opera
Music from across Asia-Pacific.
Chamber music from across Asia-Pacific.
Lots of people have an emo phase, Dan Thorpe's just lasted a bit longer. It's his thirtieth birthday, he's a concert pianist, but he still just wants to shred sad, queer bangers. Join Forest Collective and piano maverick Dan for a night of high energy, genre defying music for piano and ensemble, revisiting repertoire from the last ten years of his career, plus world premiere concerti by Cat Hope and Dan himself.
Presented by Forest Collective, Abbotsford Convent & Midsumma Festival, as part of Convent Live and Midsumma Festival 2021
Forest Collective is supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria and the City of Yarra
Industrial School, Abbotsford Convent
1 St. Heliers Street, Abbotsford VIC
Friday 23 April 7.30pm (Preview)
Saturday 24 April 8pm
Sunday 25 April 8pm
https://www.eventfinda.com.au/2021/emo-phase-dan-thorpe-in-focus/melbourne/abbotsford?
Preview - Early bird $15/$25
Standard - Early bird $32/$42
Concession (Student, Pensioner) - Early bird $24/32
Senior & Front line workers (Inc. hospitality, medical, education, transport workers) - Early bird $28/$35
A small portion of revenue from ticket sales will be donated to offset the carbon footprint of this event.
Rating - M15+
Trigger warnings: mature language, sexual content, loud noises, mentions of death & trauma
Join new music doyens Forest Collective on an adventure of deep listening as we explore the unique sounds of composer Diimpa in the lush surrounds of the open air.
Diimpa’s rich sound world draws from lived experience as a queer, autistic, Aboriginal Gubbi Gubbi man and will take you on a sonic journey from darkness to light as you sit back and relax in the tree-filled surrounds of Heide Museum of Modern Art.
Lead by artistic director Evan J Lawson, Forest Collective is a 15 piece chamber ensemble dedicated to new classical music. Lauded for unique and surprising performances, Forest Collective is one of Melbourne's finest new music ensembles, working across disciplines from pop music to the avant-garde, from opera to contemporary dance.
Join Forest Collective as they weave together the beautiful minimalist looping music of Diimpa in a rich chamber orchestra sound.
February 28 2021 4pm
Heide Museum of Modern Art
7 Templestowe Rd. Bulleen
Full price $38 / Concession $30 / Heide Member $28 / child $15
Tickets: https://events.ticketbooth.com.au/event/heide-summer-festival-diimpa-forest-collective
Train
Hurstbridge line to Heidelberg + 30 min walk or bus
Bus
903 to Bridge St/Manningham Rd
Presented by Heide Museum of Modern Art & Midsumma Festival
Supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.
Forest Collective will take part in a 3 week residency to investigate how to emerge from lockdown into a covid safe performance environment.
More details about public performances to come.
“...Forest Collective constantly challenges audiences to reconsider not only what chamber music can be, but also what the very essence of music can be. They’ve taken bold steps doing that this year and here’s hoping they continue playing all the right notes.”
- Myron My, My Melbourne Arts
Forest Collective and emerging alternative pop artist Max Lawrence join forces to premiere an orchestral re-imagining of Lawrence’s debut EP, ‘Chlorophyll’.
A conceptual song cycle exploring the process of spiritual and emotional healing, ‘Chlorophyll’ is a sonic journey encapsulating both darkness and light; about growing from pain and states of apathy and depression to ultimately reconnecting with ourselves and the world around us through music, love, and an appreciation for the beauty of nature.
Allow us to wrap you in the warm and sumptuous melodies of Max Lawrence, as he leads you into the sun-soaked world of ‘Chlorophyll’, performed for the very first time with a 10-piece chamber ensemble conducted by Evan J. Lawson.
Featuring arrangements by Alex Morris and Matt Hirst, this unforgettable evening of moving, dynamic and cathartic live performance is not to be missed.
Tickets available here.
Max Lawrence - Vocals
Evan J Lawson - Musical Director & Conductor
Kim Tan - Flutes
Ryan Williams - Recorders
Ali Fyffe - Saxophones
Natasha Fearnside - Clarinets
William Elm - Accordion
Samantha Ramirez - Harp
Trea Hindley - Trombone
Helen Bower - Violin
Rosemary Hunt - Cello
Ian Crossfield - Double Bass
Songs by Max Lawrence
Orchestrations by Evan J Lawson, Alexander Morris & Matt Hirst
Presented by Forest Collective, as part of Midsumma Festival 2020 and Convent Live.
Supported by City of Yarra’s Annual Grants.
February 6, 7pm (Dress rehearsal, $15 on the door)
February 7 & 8 7.30pm
February 9 3pm
Abbotsford Convent, Sacred Heart Oratory
1 St. Heliers Street
Abbotsford
1.5 hours with one 20 min. interval
Full: $40.00
Seniors: $35.00
Concession: $30.00
Group 6+: $30.00
Under 18: $20.00
Midsumma Participant pass accepted upon availability.
PTV:
10-15 min walk from Victoria Park Station (South Morang/Hurstbridge Lines)
Bus 200 or 207 to stop Clarke St/Johnston St (cross via bridge above road) and turn left at St Heliers Street
Tram 109, 12 or 48 to stop Victoria St/Nicholson St (Abbotsford) and 20-25 min walk up Nicholson Street
More info: abbotsfordconvent.com.au/visit/visitor-information
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Forest Collective acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live, meet, create, and perform - primarily Wurundjeri land of the Kulin Nation.
We pay our respects to their Elders, past and present, and extend our respects to all Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders, past and present. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs, and relationship with the land. We recognise Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of this nation.
