Brisbane Powerhouse continues to deliver a program full of variety, with some popular yearly favourites, plus new and exciting projects and performances in 2009.
The season kicks off mid January 2009 and the hits will roll out with more music, comedy, theatre, dance, film, visual arts, festivals and ideas than one venue can fit into a yearly program… but fit it, they will.
Brisbane's best freebie resumes its FREE and LIVE Sunday program. Live Spark and Livewired will be back from Sunday 1 February with a collection of local and interstate musical and comedic talent that will provide plenty of entertainment during those precious Sunday chill out sessions.
Events in the program come from all over the world, with the most exciting and diverse performers ready to entertain and inform. In music, All Tomorrow’s Parties from 13– 16 January comes to the venue for the first time ever.
Memorable theatre and dance experiences will include Being Harold Pinter from the Belarus Free Theater 21 – 24 January; Fake Porno from Ride On Theatre 27 January – 1 February; Brisbane Powerhouse producing successes, Ridiculusmus, performing two shows, and Splintergroup’s lawn on 26 – 27 February.
The inaugural Brisbane Comedy Festival takes place from 6 – 29 March and an exhibition from the stolen generation The Legacy of Koorah Coolingah (The Legend of Children Long Ago) is on from 28 April – 17 May.
And, if you really love theatre, Elevator Repair Service’s Gatz from 8 – 10 May is an eagerly anticipated epic.
What would a year at Brisbane Powerhouse be without the favourite events that take prime position on your social calendar?
Brisbane Queer Film Festival returns celebrating its 10th anniversary on 3 April with its wide range of features, shorts and documentaries on all things queer and beautiful.
The building will fill with the sounds of thousands of teeny tiny feet and excited chatter as it presents Powerkidz on 30 June – 11 July and 22 September – 3 October. Parents and kids, brace yourselves for a program of workshops, performances and heaps of free stuff that just keeps on getting bigger and better!
Witness World Press 09. Stories from all over the world are captured in a sometimes haunting, but always breathtaking, still. These amazing pieces of history will be on show at Brisbane Powerhouse from 1 – 29 June.
Lock in Brisbane Jazz Festival from 28 October – 1 November and join jazz enthusiasts and music lovers to experience worldwide jazz legends live. As always, it will be a feast of visiting artists and your local favourites.
Selected tickets for some productions are on sale now. For updates, visit the Brisbane Powerhouse website.
