Eleven O’Clock Theatre ‘The Breaths in Between’

The Breaths in Between is a new Australian Concept Musical that tells stories of love, joy, and the everyday challenges of existing as an intersectional human. From romance and diagnoses to proclamations of culture and queerness, ten diverse writers present a new work that explores individual experiences and connections to partners, friends, and family.

The Breaths in Between was developed in response to critical conversations occurring across the musical theatre industry about the lack of diverse storytelling on professional theatre stages. In centering stories about LGBTQIA+, PoC, neurodiverse and body-diverse individuals, the production aims to share new, much-needed stories through a variety of musical styles and approaches, instilling a sense of familiarity and visibility in people who do not often see their experiences represented on stage.

Eleven O’Clock Theatre is delighted to be presenting this ambitious collection of stories, proudly supported by the Australian Cultural Fund.

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Thursday 8 December at 7.00pm and 9:30pm
Friday 9 December at 6.30pm and 9:00pm

Ben Gray ‘Who Knows Where The Time Goes’

Leaf Blower, 2022, Oil on linen, 40cm x 30cm

Who Knows Where The Time Goes is a solo exhibition by Ben Gray from 2 to 4 December. In this series, Gray presents painting and ceramics, often blending the two. Each component of the work is in conversation with moments in time and the layered legacy of time passed. In Gertrude Stein’s influential text, ‘Composition as Explanation’, published by Hogarth Press in London in 1926, Stein reduces the characteristics of a time to its physical and metaphysical elements. Gray explores the notion that we are the recipients of the layered accumulation of compositions we call history. Bricks layered upon bricks. In his ornamental sculptural clocks, Gray uses high and low cultural references to represent a time and place of ornate ceramics, mass-produced digital electronics, and billboard advertisements.

Join us for drinks at the exhibition opening on Thursday, 1 December from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.

Dates: 2 to 4 December 2022
Hours: Friday to Saturday 12–6pm and Sunday 10am–2pm

Matilda Davis ‘Hold On To An Ice Cube’

The Cleaning of The Wounds, 2022, Oil on linen and satin ribbon, 40cm x 30cm

Hold On To An Ice Cube is a solo exhibition of oil paintings by Matilda Davis from 10 September to 1 October 2022. In the spirit of Surrealism, the small compositions are steeped in mystery and strangeness that lead the viewer to the edge of the unknown.

Carefully studied subjects surface in the painted dream scenes and symbols. Feeding on memory and emotion, Davis’ artworks are both playfully alluring and foreboding. Across five works, we see a bandaged lion’s paw, and a butterfly of flesh taking flight after splintering from a horse’s back. What appears as a maze, upon closer inspection, is a pinwheel of ribbons, and a set of pan scales, creating equilibrium between a single oyster and a stick of butter, floating between is a gold signet ring and a necklace of pearls. In the final work, a veiled mirror emerges from the swampy mangroves of a wetland reflecting light back up in to a luminescent sky and basking under an eerie full moon. Davis’ fantastic hallucinatory scenes encourage exploration of one’s own psyche. They welcome reflection on our own internal worlds as she opens the door to something remote and revered.

Matilda Davis’ Hold On To An Ice Cube is a courageous body of work described by the artist as a process of “dipping a toe” into the visceral. The pieces are an expression of loss, grief, and anguish, where reality is experienced through a fantastical lens. As Davis continues dissecting, purging, and cleansing, she allows the viewer the possibility to imagine that there could be more to come – and feared – just outside of the frame.

Dates: 10 September– 1 October 2022
Hours: Thursday to Saturday, 12:00–6:00pm

View the exhibition catalogue

Hear Matilda Davis in conversation with Louise Klerks

Find out more about Matilda Davis

Listen to Tai Snaith’s exhibition review on 102.7FM

This exhibition is part of a new initiative led by Missing Persons to increase the visibility and exhibition opportunities of emerging women artists in the Australian arts, supported by the City of Melbourne through their Annual Arts Grants

NCAT Photography

PENUMBRA

PENUMBRA is a group exhibition and silent auction presented by NCAT Photography students enrolled in the Certificate IV and Diploma of Photography and Digital Imaging courses.

The group of emerging artists: Angus Armstrong, Callum Bardon, Abhinav Biju, Monique Dudley, Cody Fusca, Amity Poskitt-McDonald, Hanako Muller, Dylan Negri, Bingham Thurgate, Rhiannon Winter, and Morgan Wyley will present their analogue photography (unique gelatin silver prints) for sale, with all proceeds of the exhibition donated to the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service.

The exhibition is for one night only with a silent auction to commence at 6:00pm and conclude at 8:00pm.

Date: Friday 19 August, 5:30–8:30pm

MELBOURNE FRINGE FESTIVAL 2022

The Interlude
Written and Directed by Holly Brindley


A group of young friends meet for an unnerving getaway in this experimental screen installation. Step into a quiet space and immerse yourself in the hypnotic world of The Interlude.

Time passes slowly as friends Chi, Adam, Conor, Bec and Elias dance, discuss creative endeavours and play listless games during a lacklustre staycation. The work explores the unease of entering one’s early twenties amidst intense uncertainty, examining fear and futility with dark humour. The premiere screen work from artist Holly Brindley is a blend of narrative film and video art that spotlights everyday interaction until it becomes hyperreal.

This is a free, unticketed, drop-in event as part of Melbourne Fringe Festival 

Dates: 14–16 October 2022
Hours: Friday to Saturday, 1:00pm–10.30pm, Sunday, 10:00am–5:30pm

MELBOURNE FRINGE FESTIVAL 2022

Tremor
Choreographed by Kayla Douglas

Tremor is an experimental contemporary dance work by emerging artist Kayla Douglas. In this 50-minute work, dancers Kristen Cafari and Misch Kurzeme reconcile with their stored experiences through the navigation and examination of the emotional body. By making the subconscious conscious again, the dancers work together to untangle memories from their musculature and viscera to return to a place of inner calm and stability.

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Dates: Thursday 20 – Saturday 22 October 2022

Mystery Friend by Haein Kim and Paul Rhodes


Join us for the Melbourne book launch of Mystery Friend a dual-sided comic/art book from Haein Kim and Paul Rhodes.

Published in 2022 by Glom Press, the book features comics, stickers and full-page prints from collaborating Sydney artists Haein Kim and Paul Rhodes.

Mystery Friend is printed by risograph in 2, 4, and 5 colour combinations using red, yellow, fluoro pink, mint, and black on velvety pink 135 gsm colour plan paper. The publication is 66 pages and is available as a limited edition of 250 copies.

Pre-order a copy or purchase from Missing Persons on Friday, 8 July from 5–8pm.

At the launch, there will be original art on display and additional risograph prints from the book for sale.

Date: Friday, 8 July, 5:00–8:00pm. Attend on Facebook

SOBO // MAGO: A Collaborative Exhibition


SOBO // MAGO is a collaborative exhibition featuring Elizabeth Angell’s ikebana arrangements, with music created in response by Sam Pannifex.

The exhibition is a unique collaboration between a grandparent and her grandson. Elizabeth Angell has been an instructor of Sogetsu Ikebana for over 30 years; she was up until recently the Victorian director of the Sogetsu School of Ikebana. Sam Pannifex has been an active part of the Melbourne band Arbes for the past 8 years.

Purchase a ticket to the opening on Friday 24 June from 6:00-8:00pm. Light refreshments provided.

Please BYO phone to scan Q.R codes and headphones to listen to the musical arrangements.

Opening event: Friday 24 June, 6:00–8:00pm ($5 entry)
Dates: 25–26 June, 10:00am to 4:00pm (free entry)

SOBO // MAGO is supported by the Blackbird Foundation through their Protostars Grant Program.

MELBOURNE DESIGN WEEK 2022


Redesigning Waste: Pocket Politics Edition

Future Archive is the research-based project of RMIT BA Fashion Design graduate Melanie Read. Through the act of archiving discarded fashion items, Future Archive strives to understand contemporary consumer culture and explore possible outcomes that reassign value to materials otherwise deemed as waste.

Presented as part of Melbourne Design Week 2022, ‘Redesigning Waste: Pocket Politics Edition’ invites us as a group to come together to explore our pockets and the idea of pocket satisfaction. Participants are invited to bring along an example of a problematic pocket from their wardrobe for discussion and design an ‘intervention’.

Together we will question whether there is a universal ideal pocket to offer 100% pocket satisfaction, or if pocket satisfaction is in fact subjective.

Materials, refreshments and light food provided. Book a ticket now 

Date: Sunday, 27 March 2022, 1:00pm–4:00pm

MELBOURNE DESIGN WEEK 2022


TRACING AFTERLIVES: Challenging the ‘disposability’ of plastic waste offers a glimpse into the fascinating lives of plastic after its disposal.

Presented by Megan Wong, in collaboration with Ilya Fridman, view an exhibition of warped, melted, and marine-growth-covered plastic waste collected from the oceans of Queensland—and see the ways plastic continues to live after being thrown out.

This exhibition includes a free two-hour participatory workshop which provides an opportunity to meet Megan Wong and interact with the warped plastic objects first-hand.

Please register for the workshop on Friday, 25 March from 12:00pm until 2:00pm.

Dates: Friday 25 March, 2:30pm–5:00pm and Saturday 26 March, 10:00am–3:00pm