Upcoming Events & Experiences
Image credit: Ronnie Tjampitjinpa (born c.1943) Pintupi language group. Untitled, 1996, acrylic on linen, 122 x 122 cm. Photograph by Andrew Curtis. © the artist l Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd
Burrinja presents
Three Echoes - Western Desert Art
Sat 9 Nov 2024 - Sun 19 Jan 2025 | Burrinja Gallery
Curated by celebrated writer, artist and activist, Djon Mundine OAM FAHA, Three Echoes - Western Desert Art showcases works by 57 acclaimed artists heralding from Ikuntji (Haasts Bluff), Papunya and Utopia Aboriginal communities in the western desert regions of the Northern Territory. The exhibition of paintings, prints and batiks communicates important stories of tjukurrpa (Dreaming) and Country, and explores the poetic notion of echoes.
Three Echoes - Western Desert Art is an initiative of Museums & Galleries Queensland developed in partnership with Karin Schack and Andrew Arnott, and curated by Djon Mundine OAM FAHA. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through its Visions of Australia program and through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body. It is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland. Museums & Galleries Queensland is supported by the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation and receives funds from Creative Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund.
aerie creative ecology presents
Waste to Wonder | Natasja van Wyk & Macarena Ocea
Sat 19 Oct - Sun 1 Dec | aerie gallery
Join us at Burrinja for an innovative exhibition by emerging artists Natasja van Wyk and Macarena Ocea. This project transforms everyday soft plastic waste into extraordinary textile and mixed media art.
Through punch needle embroidery, up-cycling, quilting and color blocking, Natasja and Macarena create layered artworks that address pressing personal, environmental and social themes. By highlighting the urgent challenges posed by plastic waste, "Waste to Wonder" aims to empower community members to become agents of change. Attendees will gain firsthand insight into sustainable practices and the transformative power of up-cycling.
Experience the beauty of sustainability and art combined. Be inspired to rethink waste, embrace creativity, and contribute to a greener future.
Burrinja presents
Nigel Wearne - Live in the Lyre
With support from Szara Fox
Thu 28 Nov 8.00pm | Lyre Room
Nigel Wearne saunters after dark in the music of the night, blending blues, jazz and Americana-noir. Swathed with rambunctious horns, Gretsch guitar, drums and double-bass, his hot new band has a retro vibe that smacks it straight back to the 60s. Hailing from Gunditjmara country in South-West Victoria, he’s toured Australia, New Zealand, the US, UK and Canada and played some of the world’s most prestigious music festivals including MerleFest (USA), Cambridge Folk Festival (UK) and Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion (USA). His latest album The Reckoning received a nomination for Best Blues Work at the 2023 Music Victoria Awards and a 4-STAR review in The Weekend Australian.
A deep thinker and truth seeker with a penchant for all things peculiar, Wearne sings of human frailty, grace and the cosmos; songwriting that cuts to the bone. Think after-dark jazz club meets Ennio Morricone with a dose of soul and rock ‘n roll.
“Intoxicating New Orleans-tinged Americana… a bit of Waits, some Early James and C.W. Stoneking.” – POST TO WIRE
"Tailor made for fans of Tom Waits... with fire and brimstone lyrics that recall Nick Cave." – Rhythms Magazine
Szara Fox is a European singer-songwriter whose unique concoction of infused songs are influenced by Flamenco and Balkan genres and weaves an elemental sensuality through tales of wanderlust, revelation, empowerment and what lies beyond the horizon. Her captivating performances are interwoven with Andrew Darling’s fiery and impassioned trumpet and soaring vocals
Tickets - $30 ~ $35
Encore tickets - $24.50
Kreationz Cheer and Dance Presents
KREATIONZ End of Year Showcases 2024
Sat 30 Nov & Sun 1 Dec @ 2.00pm | Burrinja Theatre
Kreationz Cheer and Dance presents its End of Year Showcases. Each Showcase will feature students from Kreationz Emerald, Ferntree Gully and Yarra Valley Studios performing in styles such as Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Contemporary, Acro, Hip Hop and more! We hope you enjoy the shows!
Please contact Kreationz if you are unsure of which show to book.
Duration: 180 mins including 20-min interval
Age suitability: at parental discretion, recommended for ages 3+
Tickets
• A Reserve $40 - $46
• B Reserve $35 - $41
• C Reserve $30 - $35
• Restricted View $30 - $35
Sat 30 Nov @ 2.00PM - Emerald & Yarra Valley Studios
Sun 1 Dec @ 2.00PM - Ferntree Gully Studio
Luna Live presents
Tim Rogers
With support from Sarah Carrol
Sat 14 Dec 8.00pm | Burrinja Theatre
The songs of Tim Rogers weave and glide across the field the way an elite footballer dances through the defence. It appears effortless to us out in the stands. Sometimes we mistakenly call it magic although it is anything but. We don’t see all the hard work that goes into making greatness. For a songwriter, that’s life - the personal struggles, the birthdays missed, the long days far from home, as well as the triumphs, the hits, the encores... Thirty-one years after setting off on the great rock’n’roll adventure with You Am I, Tim Rogers is still operating at the top of his game writing songs as rich and memorable and as heart-breaking as any he has ever written.
The songs Tim Rogers writes are a soundtrack for a lot of lives of others too. Don’t miss this special Christmas show with Tim in an intimate, raw and live performance to remember all summer long and probably for years to come.
Check out Tim's music on YouTube.
Duration: 135 mins including interval
Age suitability: at parental discretion. This event may not be suitable for babies and younger children due to content and/or noise levels.
Tickets - $59 ~ $64
Burrinja presents
Where Artists Meet (W.A.M.)
Thu 31 Oct @ 7.00pm | The Fat Goat
Here’s your chance to get out, have some fun and talk shop with other local artists and have a cheeky drink.
These regular gatherings propose space for connecting and developing conversation between local creatives. WAM provides a fun and friendly environment to talk shop with other artists, share tips, discuss creative practice, projects and local arts and culture. With the Dandenong Ranges rich and abundant cultural landscape Burrinja’s WAM events are a great opportunity to develop new creative networks, find out about potential opportunities and connect with your local arts community.
Join us on the last Thursday of every month @ 7pm at the Fat Goat (2 Morris Road, Upwey)
Put W.A.M. in your calendar!
Upcoming dates: 28 November
Burrinja presents
The Story Makers Studio | Amandine Thomas
Stay n' Play
OCT - DEC 2024 | Burrinja Foyer
The Story Makers Studio: Make, Write & Illustrate Your Own Book!
Welcome to The Story Makers Studio, where children can bring their very own stories to life! From folding the pages of their book to filling them with captivating adventures, aspiring storytellers are invited to explore the basic building blocks of what makes a good story and the powerful impact it can have in the world.
Through helpful templates and mystery prompts featuring iconic Australian animals and habitats, creative sparks are sure to be flying, leaving story makers big and small inspired to continue sharing their voice.
Amandine Thomas is an award-winning author and illustrator based in the leafy Dandenong Ranges. Through empowering stories illustrated in a playful style, she explores the themes she is passionate about, such as our environment—and the many ways in which it can inspire and amaze us—or the connections we foster with others, with ourselves and with the world around us.
Website: amandine-thomas.com
Instagram: @amandinethomas
Facebook: @helloamandinethomas
PORT FAIRY FOLK FESTIVAL PRESENTS
Skerryvore - Festival of Folk
Supporting act to be announced
Thu 6 Mar 2025 | Burrinja Theatre
The Scots are coming!
Skerryvore, three-time winners of Scotland’s “Live Act of the Year” award, stand as a powerful force in the country’s vibrant live music scene. With their unique blend of modern alt-pop and traditional Scottish roots music, Skerryvore have captivated a diverse global audience and redefined the genre for contemporary listeners.
Renowned for their unmatched sound, Skerryvore’s performances are epic in melody, rich in emotion, and deeply rooted in Scottish heritage while resonating with audiences around the world.
Featuring an exhilarating mix of bagpipes, fiddles, accordions, and whistles, seamlessly combined with guitar, vocals, bass, drums, and keys, Skerryvore embodies the very best of contemporary Scottish traditional music.
“Skerryvore have crafted a world beating fusion, which takes pride in their heritage and above all else is a pure joy to listen to.” – Folk Radio UK
“A spectacular mix of traditional Scottish folk music and the most diverse rock elements.” – Süddeutsche Zeitung, GERMANY
Check out the offical music video for Angel Of Christmas on YouTube.
Doors: 7:30pm
Duration: approx 2.5 hours
Age suitability: at parental discretion. This event may not be suitable for babies and younger children due to content and/or noise levels.
Tickets - $58 ~ $53
Ash Grunwald
Sun 16 Feb 7.30pm | Burrinja Theatre
Renowned for his electrifying live shows, Ash Grunwald has inspired a generation to hit the road in an old van to ‘surf by day jam by night’. The festival favourite brings a high energy, vibrant live show with stacks of guitars and foot stomping blues. After attending an Ash show you will soon realise why he is also known as The Happiest Blues Man On Earth.
Part troubadour, part storyteller - Ash has been selling out shows all over the country. Don’t miss this one at Burrinja Cultural Centre.
With a career spanning 12 studio albums, six Australian Top-50 albums, five ARIA and four AIR Award Nominations, two APRA Awards, and gong for Best International Act at the LA Music Critic Awards in 2014, Grunwald has cemented his status as one of Australia’s most exciting and entertaining live musicians.
Tickets - $25 ~ $55
Burrinja Presents
Charm of Finches - Festival of Folk
Supporting act to be announced
Fri 28 Mar 8.00pm | Lyre Room
Australian sister duo Charm of Finches delivers intricate folk-pop that is simultaneously graceful and darkly bewitching. Their seamless blood harmonies traverse melancholy and wonder in equal measure.
They return performing songs from their latest album as well as exciting new material. The sisters, Mabel and Ivy Windred-Wornes, have toured extensively through the UK, Europe and Canada in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Their fourth studio album ‘Marlinchen In The Snow’ was recorded in rural Nova Scotia with acclaimed Canadian producer Daniel Ledwell (Jenn Grant, Oh Pep!), inspired by the frozen beauty of the landscape and their transient life on the road with their music. It was released on iconic Australian Indie label Spunk Records in April 2024, debuting on the national ARIA charts Top 30 Aus Albums.
Their third album ‘Wonderful Oblivion’ released in 2021 through New York-based label AntiFragile Music saw them win the Australian Folk Music Awards Best Folk Album (2022) and Music Victoria Best Contemporary Folk Act (2021).
They have been nominated twice for the prestigious Australian Music Prize.
“Wonderful Oblivion is a triumphant indie folk effort – nostalgic yet fresh, haunting, but at the same time serene. ” - We Found New Music
“Melbourne sister duo Charm of Finches are perched for stardom. For lovers of tight sibling harmonies, chamber folk, and those who long to be carried-away by a lullaby...” – Ariana Morgenstern KCRW Today's Top Tune
Check out the music video for Middle Of Your Mess on YouTube.
Doors: 7:30pm
Duration: approx 2.5 hours
Age suitability: at parental discretion. This event may not be suitable for babies and younger children due to content and/or noise levels.
Tickets - $28 ~ $33
Alist Entertainment presents
Jimeoin - Pandemonium
Fri 11 Apr 7.30pm | Burrinja Theatre
Direct from a sell-out season at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, don’t miss Jimeoin’s hilarious new show Pandemonium.
A night spent with this comedy legend is not only funny but full of handy tips. Jimeoin will teach you how to make your bed with very little effort, how to prank your partner and get away with it and how to talk dirty in a nice way…. you’ll come out the other side having laughed yourself stupid and maybe with a life hack or two.
Have you ever wondered what goes on inside Jimeoin’s head? By the end of this show you’ll know that it’s absolute Pandemonium!
“What a fantastic performer, what a wonderful comedian” ★★★★★ Seedoeatreview
“Has his victims doubled up in agonising laughter” ★★★★★ The Herald, Edinburgh
“Wickedly Funny…Exhilarating” ★★★★1/2 The Age
Duration: 110 mins including interval.
Age suitability: MA15+ for adult themes and coarse language. Event not suitable to babies due to content and/or noise levels.
