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For the past six years, Bus Gallery has been serving Melbourne’s art community like no other space in the city. Supporting sound art, installations, painting, photography, design and music, Bus now broaches new ground with an exhibition of costume pieces inspired by curator Pat O’Brien’s commitment to performance.
Coinciding with LMFF but of a very different ilk, Skin and Bones speaks to the exhibitionist in all of us. Venture up the rickety staircase and discover a menagerie of creatures mostly constructed from cheap and recycled materials. There’s the head of a great white owl, a re-interpretation of the ubiquitous Sydney Road wolf t-shirt, a furry head piece that Matthew Barney would approve of and a giant Pagan god looming from the rafters that recalls The Wicker Man.
With 18 contributing artists who range from professional costumiers to members of Hi God People, Skin and Bones exists in the peripheral space between sleeping and waking, between the corporeal and the cerebral and will surely set chins wagging, bodies moving and minds racing.
By Kirsten Law
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What:
Skin and Bones - Bus '07 Fashion and Costume Show
Where:
Bus Gallery, 117 Lt Lonsdale St, Melbourne
When:
Until March 17 (Wed/Fri 12-6pm, Sat 12-5pm)
How much:
Free |
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You can’t talk about Neil Burger’s The Illusionist without talking about The Prestige. Both are recent films about stage magicians, defending their secrets and plotting revenge – and both are period pieces. We can only take magic seriously if it’s a hundred years away. (Contemporary magic’s representative? Gob from Arrested Development performing to Europe’s “The Final Countdown.”)
But while The Prestige savoured its bombastic twists and turns, The Illusionist is a much quieter affair. The scenes of magic are filmed simply, retaining their mystery, and the story itself is quite simple – Eisenheim the Illusionist offends the ego of the abusive Prince of Vienna, and they struggle for the love of Eisenheim’s childhood sweetheart with trickery, politics, and violence.
Even Edward Norton’s usual “look at me! I’m acting! I’m acting so hard!” technique pays off. (As a magician, he’s meant to exude a certain artifice, right?) But – like so many other films – The Illusionist belongs to Paul Giamatti, whose effortlessly rich and charming performance convinces you he believes in magic with just his grudging smile.
By Martyn Pedler
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What:
The Illusionist
Where:
Dendy cinemas
When:
Opens March 1
Watch the trailer:
here |
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They say good things come in small packages. They also say all good things must come to an end. So it is fitting that after one and a half years Melbourne must say goodbye Switchboard’s Kate and Jade, as they leave their coffee cavern in the hands of a new owner.
After 13,1400 hours or 788,400 minutes stuck in the caffeine and toastie rich space, Kate and Jade shall emerge next week. Not to a Beaconsfield-esque hurrah, or to a six-figure television deal, but to the quiet applause of city denizens/workers/passers-by who will have to continue their cupcake/caffeine addiction sans the KJ conversation.
Proving that small is the new big, the ladies have attracted their share of local celebrity fans over the past year, including Livinia Nixon and John So, the team from Postcards, Dr Peter Larkins from The Footy Show and a rumoured Daddo - we’re just not sure which one. This Wednesday lunch they host a group you actually might want to meet, with an acoustic performance by The Lucksmiths. Drop by and pay your respects.
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What:
Switchboard
Where:
Shop 11 & 12, Manchester Unity Arcade, 220 Collins St, Melbourne
When:
7am-4pm
Contact:
No phone, too tiny |
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What:
$crilla
When:
Thurs Mar 1, 9pm
Where:
Revolver Upstairs, 229 Chapel St, Prahran
How much:
Free |
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Description:
Melbourne’s obsession with crunk/hyphy/bmore has ground itself into one night. Every Thursday MAFIA and the famila are on rotation (that’s CWD and Hans DC) while the bar is just on (that’s $3 pots and $4 sparkling).
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What:
Children of the Night featuring Japanther (NYC) + Kim Jones (UK) – DJ set
Where:
Roxanne, L3, 2 Coverlid Place (off Little Bourke – b/w Russell and Exhibition) see Children of the Night MySpace for a map
When:
Fri Mar 2, 9pm - late
How much:
$10 – tickets available on the door |
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Description:
If like us you can’t sleep then Children of the Night returns this Friday for a one night stand with Japanther from New York playing their only Melbourne show. Also - in a recent development -international fashion designer and audiophile Kim Jones will also be playing a special DJ set. Adding to the madness The Serps will be producing and printing a zine OF the night ON the night with cover artwork done by Japanther as a little keep-sake. Also make sure you catch the amazing Muscles and Fabulous Diamonds. Playing times and other details can be found at the Children of the Night MySpace profile. This event is proudly supported by ThreeThousand. |
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What:
Class, Grass and Ass
When:
Fri Mar 2, 9pm
Where:
Third Class, Duckboard Place, Melbourne
How much:
Free before 12am |
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Description:
More ass than class shouldn’t surprise when you’re headed to Third. But the launch of Schwipe’s new collection and a DJ line-up like this could lift the place to closer to Second – that’s Pepperoni, Belgium, Frostee, Oohh eee and Tyson.
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What:
Moscow Schoolboy
When:
Sat Mar 3, doors 8pm
Where:
Ding Dong Lounge, L1, 18 Market Lane, Melbourne
How much:
$10 |
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Description:
A good chance to catch Moscow Schoolboy live before they take their swampy, psychedelic punk, pop rock thing to Sydney and back, then start recording a second EP, ‘Black Dogs’ due out mid year, all the while evading a growing list of naked fans and phone stalkers. They’re playing with The Dead South, Villains and The Good Intentions.
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What:
Roxanne Opening Night
When:
Sat Mar 3, 10pm
Where:
Roxanne, L3 Coverlid Place, Melbourne
How much:
RSVP for guest list to guestlist@roxanneparlour.com.au |
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Description:
After its hard and fast Melbourne induction Friday, venue Roxanne turns out some of the city’s best DJs for its opening night. With Mink Engine live, James Taylor, Agent 86, Kiti, 2 Generic mthr-fkes, Ooh-Ee, Mu-gen, Low Def live and Pat Mar.
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