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2008 Melbourne Festival identity wins Graphic Design Award
Posted Nov 5, 2008
Melbourne Festival are very happy to advise that the 2008 Festival Identity has won an award of Distinction at this year's AGDA Awards (Australian Graphic Design Assocation). AGDA publish a great awa…Read More >THE MEANING OF MOORABBIN Review by Irine Vela
Posted Oct 23, 2008
Getting to this show was quite an adventure and saga.… How to get to Moorabbin? It became a serious matter. After all it is a long way away from the inner city and psychologically feels further…Read More >Goran Bregovic Review by Irine Vela
Posted Oct 23, 2008
Smatterings of the Slavic language caressed my ears as I hurriedly walked down St Kilda Rd on my way to see this highly anticipated concert Tales & Songs for Weddings & Funerals. The moment t…Read More >7 IMPORTANT THINGS Review by Rebecca Englezakis
Posted Oct 23, 2008
7 Important Things is the final installment of the ‘How can we live' trilogy, a collection of plays written and performed by Canadian theatre company, STO Union. This is the theatrical debut of…Read More >Terra Nova Sinfonia Antarctica Review by Kate Mazoudier
Posted Oct 23, 2008
DJ Spooky aka Paul D Miller's new work Terra Nova Sinfonia Antarctica is a medium scale multimedia work incorporating four live musicians (piano, violin, cello and Miller on turntables/mixing desk) a…Read More >El Automovil Gris Review by Bron Batten
Posted Oct 23, 2008
El Automovil Gris is an epic undertaking by any standards. Straddling boundaries of time, language and culture, it is a live narration of a silent film devised and developed by Mexican theatre compan…Read More >Romeo and Juliet reviewed by Rachel Purchase
Posted Oct 23, 2008
Romeo and Juliet… Reviewed by Rachel Purchase… A triumph! A delight! By far the highlight of my 2008 Melbourne International Arts Festival. But less about me and more about OKT, the compan…Read More >Ross McLennan @ Beck's Bar Review by Caroline Taylor
Posted Oct 23, 2008
Ross McLennan… Review by Caroline Taylor… The cavernous space of Becks Bar, lined with fairy lights and meat hooks, seemed like a huge space to fill with sound. The stage itself was bristl…Read More >That Night Follows Day Review by Caroline Taylor - 22 October 2008
Posted Oct 23, 2008
That Night Follows Day… 22 October 2008Review by Caroline Taylor… The shrieks and general hubbub of an invisible playground greeted us as we filed past the stage, set up as the archetypal…Read More >Children's Choice Awards - blog
Posted Oct 15, 2008
Children's Choice Awards BLOG … An account of Mammalian Diving Reflex's Children's Choice Awards at the Melbourne International Arts Festival, Melbourne, Australia.… Check out the kids sp…Read More >The Cycling Festival road closures wed 15 Oct - Sun 19 Oct
Posted Oct 15, 2008
Also, the annual lycra fest that is The Cycling Festival is upon us. This is good news for cyclists and the environment, but does also mean road closures. If the drive looks too difficult, check out …Read More >Melbourne Cycling Festival Road Closure and Re-Opening Times Wednesday 15 October - Sunday 19 October
Posted Oct 15, 2008
Melbourne Cycling Festival… Road Closure and Re-Opening Times… Wednesday 15 October - Sunday 19 October… Road Section Full / PartialClosureRoad Closed Road OpenedAlexandra Ave - Prin…Read More >Viewing page 1 of 2 Next