Fortyfivedownstairs Presents STREETON TRIO, TANGO MUNDO & More in April

Fortyfivedownstairs will present various performances, art showcases, music discussions, and more during the month of April.  The following is included in the lineup:

Classical recital: Streeton Trio
Musica Viva 2012 Rising Stars

Young Australian piano trio Streeton Trio, one of Musica Viva's three Rising Stars ensembles for 2012, will perform Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, Smalley and Piazzolla.

The multiple award winning trio is currently based in Switzerland, where they are in residence at the prestigious European Chamber Music Academy in Geneva, receiving intensive monthly classes with world renowned musicians.

date: Wednesday 4 April
time: 8pm
tickets: Full $40, Concession $25

book online or phone (03) 9662 9966

Small Gallery: Nicholas Harder
Land Like Mine - Recent Paintings
3 - 21 April (closed over Easter)

Nicholas Harder was living on the green outskirts of Melbourne when he first exhibited at fortyfivedownstairs in 2007. Then in 2008 he brought back his first images from Central Australia. Since then Nicholas has spent much time exploring the landscapes of Kakadu and now lives in Alice Springs. These works on paper are vibrant and intense – drenched with the myriad colours of Northern and Central Australia.

Large Gallery: Peter Garnick
Without A Trace
3 - 21 April (closed over Easter)

Peter Garnick's photographic essay is also concerned with memory, and in this case, sadly, the disappearance of a significant aspect of our industrial and rural history. The 50 year old Western Districts Grampian's Wool Scour was decommissioned in February 2009, and has since been sold and shipped to China, where Australia's wool will be processed more cheaply. Garnick captured imagery of workers, machines and environment during the Scour's final days of operation.

In conjuntion with Peter's exhibition, Musica Intima presents Sambalamento! Ken Murray (guitar), Ken Schroder (saxophone) and Denis Close (percussion) will perform Bossa Nova, samba and choro in the large gallery. See our website for details.

Call for gallery proposals

Fortyfivedownstairs is currently calling for proposals for exhibitions taking place in the first half of 2013. For more information about the galleries and the proposals process, check out the website or contact the gallery manager Abby Storey - abby@fortyfivedownstairs.com if you have any questions.

CD launch: Duo 19
Daniel McKay and Anthony Field

Veterans of many leading music festivals, McKay and Field specialise in bringing new and rarely performed works to new audiences, and that's exactly what they'll do when they launch their debut CD for Move records at fortyfivedownstairs.

date: Tuesday 17 April 2012
time: 8pm for 8.15pm start
admission: All tickets $10 available at the door

email info@fortyfivedownstairs.com or phone (03) 9662 9966

Music and dicussion: Tango Mundo
The Tango: Argentine Social History in Sight and Sound

The Tango Mundo Trio - Faye Bendrups (piano), Guillermo Anad (viola) and Dave Evans (accordion and percussion) give a dissertation on the history of the tango and Argentina. 

date: Wednesday 18 April 2012
time: 8pm
admission: all tickets $25

book online or phone (03) 9662 9966

Live music: Ironwood
Revolution - the music of Mozart, Haydn and Pleyel

One of Australia's most exciting chamber groups come to fortyfivedownstairs this April – promising an enlightening evening of enlightenment, discussion, and the music of the revolutionary 1770s/1780s. With a special price for the Under-30 crowd, Ironwood are committed to bringing world-class performances of classical music to new audiences.

date: Monday 30 April 2012
time: 7.30pm
tickets: Full $38, Concession/Under 30 $28

book online or phone (03) 9662 9966

Small Gallery: Beck Wheeler
Gone Bush
24 April – 5 May

Beck Wheeler was born in Germany, raised in England and has spent large parts of her life in both New Zealand and Australia.
She has drawn on both European and Antipodean influences; myths and legends, pattern making and children's books, for this lively series.

'All these places have helped to shape me, yet the transient nature of my childhood has also resulted in feelings of displacement. The characters in the works are personifications of natural elements and have become my own personal deities.'

Large Gallery: UNFOLD: works from paper
fortyfivedownstairs 10th Anniversary Group Show
24 April – 5 May

Ten artists in a fascinating demonstration of just what can be done with a common yet versatile medium - paper. Animated, crushed, folded, torn, twisted, cut, punctured, burnt and stitched, the possibilities continue to UNFOLD. Curated by our own Sally McKittrick and celebrating ten years in the gallery for fortyfivedownstairs the exhibition includes several artists (and one musician) who have presented work here previously and welcomes those who are showing here for the first time.

Supported by K.W. Doggett & Co.

Theatre: Far Away
SaySIX Theatre & lil'artistes
25 April - 13 May

Opening on 25 April the Melbourne premiere of this play by Caryl Churchill, who's been described by American writer Tony Kushner as "the greatest English living playwright". First produced at London's Royal Court Theatre, like much of Churchill's work, this is an extraordinarily powerful play and we are very pleased that it will finally be seen in Melbourne. More details on the website

dates: Wednesday 25 April - Sunday 13 May 2012
preview: Tuesday 24 April 2012
times: Tuesday -Saturday 8.00pm, Sunday 6.00pm
tickets: Preview $20, Full $32, Seniors/Group8+ $30, Concession $28

Bookings for all fortyfivedownstairs shows: www.fortyfivedownstairs.com tel (03) 9662 9966

Since 2002 fortyfivedownstairs, an unfunded and not-for-profit organisation, has offered an evocative urban space and a personalised service to an eclectic mix of artists for theatre, visual arts, forum, music and dance.

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