VU Battle of the bands is back! The Student Life team are looking for talented bands to take part in Victoria Universities annual Battle of the Bands competition. There are amazing prizes to be won and lots of fun to be had. Taking place at the newly renovated VU bar at Footscray Park campus on the August 19. Top judges will choose the best band over two hours of performances from VU bands. You can also chat with other participants on our Facebook page. If you are a current VU student and would like to take part in this event please email ...
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Melbourne Jazz Fringe Festival Check out VU's gig at the Bennetts Lane Jazz Club. Current and graduate music performance students will blow you away with special guest performances. You will have the pleasure of hearing original compositions by a range of students - covering a broad range of techniques, styles and instruments. Visit the Melbourne Jazz Fringe Festival website for a full program. Music at VU VU's music courses incorporate the traditions of contemporary music performance and related technology in an academic and vocationally orientated environment. Event details Location: Bennetts Lane Jazz Club25 Bennetts Lane Melbourne Time: Monday 26 April 2010, 7:30pm Tickets: $10/$8 at the door
Diafrix and friends are very excited to announce the launch of their new annual event entitled African Affair, which will celebrate the rich and diverse African culture. Indulge in some African culture by joining us on Sunday 28th February with performances by celebrated hip hop duo Diafrix and friends. Think African food, market stalls and music workshops with some of Melbourne’s hottest African musicians, roving performances and sports activities complimentary of football legend, Harry O’Brien.
The Emerging Musicians Program is a Footscray Community Arts Centre initiative designed to support early career musicians from culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Melbourne’s western suburbs through professional development opportunities. Led by Khaled Abdulwahab (Diafrix) and facilitated by David Everist, Senior Arts Officer at Arts Victoria, this workshop will explore working in a community context with culturally diverse communities. In two FREE professional development workshops led by industry professionals, Footscray Community Arts Centre offers professional musicians and music teachers the opportunity to develop skills in working within a community context.
Mostly used as a band rehearsal facility in large warehouse space. Has hosted Womens Circus and various theatre/performance events. Fully comprehensive Music Rehearsal Space Individual Band Storage Facilities 100% Green Energy Dance, theatre and performance space Theatre/Dance Studio: Large, wooden floor, theatre and dance rehearsal space. Well maintained, sectionable by curtains, private. Warehouse Space: Ultra large concrete floored warehouse space. Fully enclosed, clean and well maintained. High Ceiling Entertainment Room: Large carpeted entertainment room, suitable for functions, gigs, venue hire. Fitted with a pool table, gaming tables, canteen, tea and coffee facilities, lounges. Very clean and well maintained space. Has a large raised stage area. Projection wall, photo ...
fauxPho is a creative space located in the heart of Footscray and overlooks the Footscray Mall. The space is facilitated by the fauxHappiness committee, which comprises fauxPho studio artists and local arts workers. Our aim is to provide a diverse and flexible platform for contemporary art practice and dialogue. We endeavour to nurture a robust and interactive space for arts workers and the broader community through our exhibition program and events.
Originally the Australian Native Association, the Dancing Dog Cafe is in the space formerly used by WestSpace Gallery. While we maintained some of the building as a gallery we also use the space for classes including dancing, African drumming, poetry, music events and functions. The Building was constructed in 1908 and has wooden floor boards and 16ft ceilings. Originally built as a medical dispensary there is no loading dock. There is a large door in the front of the building preceded by two steps. There is a hanging system, rail lighting and a surround sound system.
Premier Steve Bracks officially launched the City of Moonee Valley’s Clocktower Centre in February 2000. It was the first venue constructed according to Arts Victoria’s performing arts centre benchmarking standards. The major refurbishment of the building once known as the Essendon Town Hall was both a preservation and enhancement of the proud heritage of the area and the creation of a state of the art facility for the community, the performing arts, social and corporate activities. The Clocktower Centre is a theatre with raked seating for up to 503 patrons and several flexible function rooms. Also situated at the venue is ...
A new warehouse venue in Kensington, run solely by artists…for artists. CHEEKY MONKEY HEADQUARTERS is an initiative of Cheeky Monkey Enterprises, a theatre and film Production Company operated by Matty Scott run in collaboration with Louise Morris, a founding member of performance company - Red Cabbage. Cheeky Monkey has already held a number of successful performance events (including Red Cabbage’s Collapse), film screenings and live music events over the past 12 months and is now prepared to open its doors to the wider arts community. Exhibitions, concepts, screenings, performances, photo shoots, filming, development, play… Basically…if it’s interesting…we are interested. The Headquarters ...
As the weekend of krumping continues at Footscray Community Arts Centre, head on down for the final free concert for 2008. Get up and get moving to the sounds of Grrilla Step on Sunday 7 December. Footscray Community Arts Centre is set become Australia’s krump capital as it plays host to two MASSIVE hip-hop events on the weekend of 6 and 7 of December. Head on down to enjoy Australia’s biggest krump event, THE GAME, on Saturday and get up and get moving to the sounds of local outfit Grrilla Step In Concert on Sunday 7 December. Grrilla Step is one ...
A range of flexible spaces suitable for visual arts exhibitions 2D and 3D, installations, workshops, classes and small acoustic music performances.
