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Dance
The world renowned Australian Dance Theatre will be touring Europe with their new production G, a powerful reworking of the classic ballet Giselle. The tour will include two nights at London's Southbank Centre.
7.30, 28, 29 November
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Exhibitions
DRIFT 08 is London's first annual art exhibition on the Thames. This unique and groundbreaking contemporary art show has seven installations in the river and along its banks between Blackfriars Bridge and Tower Bridge and one work at Canary Wharf.
Craig Walsh's Classification Pending has hyper-real projections of strange sea creatures in the river around London Bridge, appearing at twilight.
Until 19 October
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David Noonan will present his first solo London show at the Chisenhale Gallery in east London, a series of works comprising monochrome silkscreen on linen collages and clusters of freestanding figurative sculptures.
12 September – 26 October
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City Spaces: Urban Stories brings together the work of photographers including Darren Sylvester and Paul Knight, exploring the notion of the global landscape.
6 – 12 October
Vyner Street Gallery, 23 Vyner Street, London E2 9DG
Information: http://www.cityspacesurbanstories.co.uk/
Alick Tipoti is one of the leading exponents of the remarkable Torres Strait Island printmaking movement of the last decade. Drawing on the ancient board-carving traditions and the mythic tales of his people, Tipoti creates virtuoso linocuts of extraordinary complexity and power. His subject matter is the creation stories of the Torres Strait Islands, the tales of the spirit ancestors, legendary warriors and fantastical beasts who formed that world and its riches.
19 September – 15 November
Rebecca Hossack Gallery, 2a Conway Street, London W1
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In the space of elsewhere presents the work of nine international contemporary artists, including Vernon Ah Kee, Sean Cordeiro, Claire Healy and Sandra Selig, in a range of media including painting, installation, sculpture, architecture and photography. It explores the notion of ‘internal’ – discovering ways that locate, navigate and determine our relationship with the nature, structure, and qualities of internal space.
1 October – 22 November
Stanley Picker Gallery, Kingston University, KT1
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Glenn Preece will be presenting a solo show in London at Panter and Hall Gallery. His distinctive approach to form and perspective owes much to Cubism and, in his figures, Modigliani. He enjoys a large and enthusiastic following throughout Australia and Europe.
2 – 24 October
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Paintbox Fine Art is a new gallery opening in King's Road, London, dedicated to showing contemporary Australian artists.
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Theatre
Eurobeat is a riotously funny homage to the annual Eurovision Song Contest, where the audience can vote by text message for the winner. This Australian production stars Les Dennis and Sue Giedroyc and has received rave reviews in the West End.
Until November 15
Novello Theatre,
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The first collaboration between the Sydney Theatre Company (Artistic Directors Andrew Upton and Cate Blanchett) and Trafalgar Studios is Andrew Upton's darkly comic and explosive play Riflemind, directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Until January 2009
Trafalgar Studios, 14 Whitehall, London SW1A
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The legendary Umbilical Brothers bring their unique brand of physical comedy to the Leicester Square Theatre in London for a season of performances.
27 October – 2 November
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The Australian production of Dirty Dancing is the most successful pre-premiere sold out show in the history of London theatre, with £6million in advance ticket sales. This stage version of the 1987 film stars Josef Brown as Johnny, in the role made famous by Patrick Swayze and Nadia Coote.
Dirty Dancing London official website
Events
Click here for a list of Australian organisations in the UK, some of which of host events for their members and guests.
Seminars and Lectures
The Menzies Centre for Australian Studies presents lectures, seminars and conferences throughout the year.
The Monash University Centre organises events throughout the year from seminars and conferences to networking functions.
Links
www.arts.gov.au – Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
www.ozco.gov.au – Australian Council for the Arts
www.ozarts.com.au – Exporting contemporary Australian arts and culture
www.indigenous.gov.au – Links to sites on Aboriginal art and culture
www.acn.net.au – Australia's Cultural Network