Australian Consulate-General
New York CG, United States of America
Consulate-General address: 150 East 42nd Street, 34th Floor, New York - Telephone: 212 351 6500 - Fax: 212 351 6501

EVENTS CALENDAR 2008

More NYC Australian events can be found at:

www.australia-week.com
www.americanaustralian.org
www.advance.org


 

MARGARET GIRLE EXHIBIT

22 July-Aug 12

Opening Reception: 24 July, 6-8pm

Agora Gallery
530 W. 25th Street


Australian artist, Margaret Girle, celebrates life thru her artwork. Whether rendering portraits or illustrating the natural world, she paints bright and vivacious pictorials.  Her use of space and colors make her paintings thought provoking and yet the submect matter is still highly accessible to the common viewer.

www.agora-gallery.com/artistinvite/margaret_girle.aspx

 


REASONABLE DOUBT @ NYC Fringe Festival

20-23 August
The Studio @ Cherry Lane
38 Commerce Street
btwn Bedford & Barrow Sts
or 7th Ave & Hudson

It’s Fringe NYC time - so don’t miss your chance to see the US premiere of Reasonable Doubt by ‘one of Australia’s most exciting playwrights’ Suzie Miller. Presented by the iconic Tamarama Rock Surfers Theatre Company from Sydney, Reasonable Doubt will hold you in its grip from the first scene and stay with you long after you leave the theatre.

 

For further information, please visit: www.fringenyc.org


   

BOMBAZINE BLACK ROCK AT THE LIVING ROOM

26 August
The Living Room
154 Ludlow
Ph:  (212) 533 7235

 Instrumental Aussie band, Bombazine Black, will be playing NYC at The Living Room as part of their US tour.

 Come and join them as they launch their debut album, Here Their Dreams.

http://www.livingroomny.com/
www.bombazineblack.com

 


 

BANGARRA: NYC PREMIERE OF AWAKENINGS

7:30pm
Oct 21, 23 & 25
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Harvey Theatre
651 Fulton Street
Tickets:  $20, $35, $45

Bridging mythic narratives and modern forms, Australia's Bangarra Dance Theatre has forged an international reputation for their inimitable and imaginative dances, drawing from the rites and spirituality of Aboriginal culture to tell stories for the new century. Following the success of Bush (2004 Next Wave Festival) and Corroboree (2001 Next Wave Festival), Bangarra returns to BAM with the extraordinary, two-part Awakenings (Boomerang and Brolga).

With Boomerang, Bangarra returns to the mesmerizing rituals of Aboriginal heritage, remembering through movement and song the age-old wisdom of elders and their spiritual connections to the earth. In Brolga, the dancers recount a young girl's initiation into womanhood, revisiting her vivid transformation at a sacred site where the river meets the sea. Foreign yet familiar and always deeply affecting, Awakenings offers an arresting vision of the world seen through the eyes of a vital indigenous culture.

 


  

ABSINTHE IN THE SPIEGEL TENT

6 Aug - 2 Nov
Spiegelworld
South Street Seaport, Pier 17

For tickets: (212) 279 4200
Group bookings: groups@spiegelworld.com

Spiegelworld -- the world's most beautiful traveling venue -- returns to NYC this summer.  With its opulent decor of mirrors & brocade, the intimate 350 seat spiegeltent is the venue for the hottest show in town, Absinthe.

Following 2 sold out seasons in NY, Absinthe is returning with a sizzling line up of crowd favourites and new surprises.  Absinthe boasts strange & sultry acts with deliciously seductive men & women who perform amazing feats of strength, balance, danger & unfathomable flexibility. 

"A blend of skill, erotic innuendo & zaniness. The memorable moments make a jaded audience gasp." - NY Times

"An offbeat European circus on acid. Do not miss it!" - NY Post

"AB FAB! Amazing high-flying showmanship. SIMPLY ASTONISHING." - Daily News

 www.spiegelworld.com