A collaboration between internationally acclaimed musicians Bobby Singh (Tabla), Adrian McNeil (Sarod) and Damian Wright (Flamenco Guitar), Rasa Duende's...
THE STREET PRESENTS ENSEMBLE OFFSPRING: BETWEEN THE KEYSSATURDAY 8TH JUNE @ 7:30PM Between The Keys extends our successful Partch's Bastards project. We...
Against a shimmering terrain of shadow and sand, a contemporary ritual, inspired by ancient Java, is danced and sung of mountains, bones and ghostly...
Written on the streets of Paris, direct from hit seasons nationally, AWGIE award winning playwright & actor Stephen House takes you on an unforgettable...
David Bridie with a new band with be launching his 2013 album 'Wake'. An exquisite collection of songs from a fascinating musical mind - 'Wake' is a total...
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The Street Theatre is a multidisciplinary performance ideas house in Canberra with a curated program of work created by professional and independent artists.Street Presents, the professional development part of our theatre grows new performance; develops theatre and performance practice (artists and all technical collaborators); challenges and entertains audiences (not necessarily at the same time), undertakes creative development projects through to fully staged performances, presents workshops and forums, and tells Canberra stories.Events are programmed to inspire dynamic community engagement and foster a generosity of spirit amongst artists and audiences. There is a commitment to:- discrete art-form practice- hybrid art-form practice- provocative new ideas- risk-taking in performance practice- developing an informed practice- boldly nurturing surprising and varied relationships- developing new contemporary arts practices , works and audiences.- engaging many different cultural communities - high, low, fringe, mainstream, popular because the boundaries are irrelevant, what is interesting is both the blurring of lines and the friction between them- ACT community, independent, and professional cultural activity mixes formally and informally
David Bridie, with a new band The Pills, will be coming to The Street Theatre on Saturday 22nd June to launch his upcoming album 'Wake'.The Pills features...
Building on the announcement of her metro tour of churches and cathedrals, Kate Miller-Heidke will be embarking on her first extensive regional tour since...
Internationally renowned guitar maestro Bruce Mathiske is fortunate enough to tour the globe, playing the sort of music he has always aspired to play. But...
A jewel of the Parisian demi-monde in the Belle Epoque , Bijou is now a decaying remnant of her former self, now telling stories and palm readings to men...
First Seen is a public season of new performance works on the journey from conception to full production bringing original and diverse Canberra stories to...
This series features a mix of solo performances from international, national and ACT-based artists, and aims to create a national focus for this demanding...
A season of African Shakespeare from Zimbabwean company Two Gents Productions, a cross cultural theatre company, now based in London. Kupenga Kwa Hamlet...
Gaynor Crawford Presents is delighted to announce that the soulful Grammy nominated musician Ruthie Foster and her band will be powering onto Australian...
After a multifaceted year that included the operating of an underground speakeasy/venue in a bookshop in Melbourne, living in a bread truck in Portland,...
Fresh off an acclaimed sell-out European tour, Joe Robinson is coming home for a series of Australian concert dates.Recently earning a spot on the Top 50...
Grab the mistletoe, book your friends, and POP the champagne, this is a Christmas show like no other! 'From the sublime to the subversive, the hot to the...
The Polyphonic Bard, a collaborative work, directed by filmmaker/theatre director Tamzin Nugent, interweaves a fantastical soundscape of all-male vocal...
This year Christmas is coming will be even more special, because The Idea of North are releasing their Christmas album and will be coming to the Street...
Under Milk Wood is presented by Canberra company WildVoicesmusictheatre who create and present music theatre events and activities with a commitment to...
Acclaimed on its Melbourne premiere, Bare Witness is a remarkable piece of physical theatre. Drawing on actual experiences of photographers and...
Tex Perkins has shown us many faces over the journey - frontman for the evocative soundscapes of The Cruel Sea and the hard edged pub rock of The Beasts...
Funny Chokers is the latest offering from one of New Zealand's most successful live comedy acts. The Laughing Samoans comedy duo of Eteuati Ete and Tofiga...
Pants Down Circus is a creative, vibrant and highly skilled ensemble working together to produce new, exciting and spectacular work without taking itself...
Come with us now on a journey through the crystal ball. Myths and legends become entwined with the old big top within the walls of this bizarre bazaar. A...
Four people living with past scars are about to make a choice. This compelling original work from up-and-coming Canberra writer Dave Temme, integrates...
Following their hugely successful tour earlier this year, two of Australia's most loved female artists - songstress Katie Noonan and classical guitarist...
Two of Australia's most loved female artists – songstress Katie Noonan and classical guitarist Karin Schaupp are to record their first full length album –...
Inside an enchanting theatre tent, discover a storyteller who shares a timeless tale. Cheeseboy's home planet has been reduced to a bubbling fondue. Where...
An infinite number of takes on music making - from the 80s the 21st Century In how many ways can music be created? This imaginative selection of works...
hellosQuare recordings returns to the Street Theatre in 2012 to take over the foyer and bar with a four show reprise of their successful series from a few...
Emma Gibson is an emerging playwright with a promising future. Gibson’s play [Love Cupboard] shows a maturity and skill, which … not only makes the Made...
Having just completed her second SOLD OUT national tour of Australian capital cities throughout May and early June, Lanie Lane is very excited to announce...
Lanie Lane is very excited to announce that she is heading out in solo mode to finally play shows in a bevy of regions she is yet to visit, in front of...
From internationally acclaimed, multi award winning creators Finucane & Smith comes the haunting and electrifying work hailed as 'masterful...an...
Performer Nick Parnell explodes the stage with melodic percussive interpretations of classic works; Bach to Brazil is an exotic display of rhythm and...
Bruce Mathiske is internationally recognised as a maestro of the guitar. With a career spanning nearly 3 decades, he has delighted audiences around the...
Bruce Mathiske is internationally recognised as a maestro of the guitar. With a career spanning nearly 3 decades, he has delighted audiences worldwide...
This is not a love story. This is a story about love. | This is the story of Thom and Alethea. Two neighbours in an apartment block, trying desperately to...
The catholics are one of Australia's most distinctive contemporary groups.Their leader, composer and bassist, Lloyd Swanton, is well known across...
The End was formed in 2009 shortly after Tim Willis returned from three years living in France. The End features some of Melbourne's finest up-and-coming...
Jazz phenomenon Bennie Maupin has played with the giants of jazz, starting with Roy Haynes, Horace Silver, Lee Morgan, McCoy Tyner and Marion Brown. A...
'It's 21st Century Blues alright. It summons up that original spirit many have forgotten about, the force that made this music so edgy and radical when it...
Carl Dewhurst Trio features Cameron Undy on bass and Hamish Stuart on drums. Undy's free flowing bass melodies and Stuart's deep and powerful grooves...
Ever the raconteur, Allan Browne's sets at Melbourne's Bennetts Lane on a Monday often feature word play. This time it's official, with Browne's poetry...
One of the world's great jazz pianists, Melbourne's Joe Chindamo, heads to the Capital Jazz Project this August and turns his ear to reappropriating works...
Pianist Charmaine Ford will lead you through a selection of original compositions, including tunes from her award winning album, 'Busy Silence'.For nearly...
This night is about guessing what might happen next. Joe Chindamo and Bennie Maupin, CJP's artists-in-residence, take on the uber-talented students of ANU...
Guitarist/composer Lawrence Ku has been a dominant force on the jazz scene in China for over ten years. Born and raised in Los Angeles California,...
'Gone, without Saying' is a brand new work by singer/improviser/composer, Gian Slater for voices that explores the notion of communication between and...
THE ANDY BUTLER LARGE ENSEMBLE (7pm)Andy Butler is a 21 year old pianist and composer based in Canberra. He graduated from the Australian National...
Galaxstare' (formerly Richard Maegraith Band) are thrilled to launch their new album 'a time, times and half a time' four years after their critically...
Miles Merrill has combined poetry with theatre, experimental audio and hip-hop beats. Now he's flinging words in a rapid-fire onslaught of versified...
Recent ANU graduate and nationally recognised young bassist Rafael Jerjen has released two albums as a band leader and has performed with the likes of;...
Is the best music criticism a description or an opinion? Can it be both? Should a review be about more than what the music sounded like and who played it?...
Tenor saxophonist and composer and ANU Jazz lecturer, John Mackey, is recognised nationally and internationally as a powerhouse performer, armed with a...
Jazz guitarist/composer Albert Dadon - aka ALBARE - is touring Australia and Europe, promoting his latest album which he recorded with a dazzling line-up...
Sandy Evans - Tenor + Soprano SaxophoneBobby Singh - TablaBrett Hirst - BassToby Hall - Drums'Listening to Bhairavi Tillana...I found myself entering a...
Jazz guitarist/composer Albert Dadon – aka ALBARE – is touring Australia and Europe, promoting his latest album which he recorded with a dazzling line-up...
Showcasing four of Canberra's hottest newest jazz outfits, Labyrinth is an epic afternoon of original music as Australia's next generation of jazz...
Ben Hauptmann is nationally recognized jazz guitarist. Winner of the 2010 Freedman Jazz Fellowship and 2nd place winner in the National Jazz Awards at the...
Paul Capsis returns to Canberra to open the Capital Jazz Project with his show 'Make Me A King' on Friday 3rd August.In 'Make Me A King', internationally...
Austin Buckett - Piano, ElectronicsMiroslav Bukovsky - Trumpet, Percussion, ElectronicsEvan Dorrian - Drums, ElectronicsFormed in 2009, Pollen Trio...
Tim Freedman’s Fireside Chat will be an evening of grand piano, sweet melody and pointed opinions. Already renowned as a raconteur between songs, this...
Michael is doing a special project, directing 30+ community members in a theatrical presentation of T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land. Auckland Theatre Company...
Don't miss the delightful story of Monkey Baa's The Bugalugs Bum Thief, ideal for young and old. Skeeta Anderson wakes up one morning to find he's...
Don't miss, New Zealand actor Michael Hurst with two of New Zealand's hottest writers Natalie Medlock and Dan Musgrove in Frequently Asked Questions, an...
The Bugalugs Bum Thief tells the hysterical story of the country town of Bugalugs where, one morning, the inhabitants wake up to discover their buttocks...
Astor Piazzolla, brilliant, iconoclastic tango musician and composer, has become a national hero in Argentina and a culture figure for classical and jazz...
Witness one of Australia's strongest performers Paul Capsis in Angel's Kitchen, an astonishing piece of evocative autobiographical theatre. Witness a...
hellosQuare recordings returns to the Street Theatre in 2012 to take over the foyer and bar with a four show reprise of their successful series from a...
Charge Group is hitting the road this June in support of their latest release. Joining them will be the former frontman of acclaimed Perth group Snowman,...
Wave Hill. Ban the Bomb. The Franklin Dam blockade. Universal Suffrage. Vietnam war protests. Student activism. | Australian society has been shaped by...
Brecht: Bilbao and Beyond' is an evocation and chronological journey covering the life and writings of Bertolt Brecht using biographical material, lyrics,...
THE STREET PRESENTS I LOVE YOU BRO BY ADAM JA CASS A SOLO AT THE STREET PERFORMANCE PREPARE TO BE PLUNGED HEADLONG INTO A VORTEX OF ONLINE LOVE Delve into...
120 Birds is the rise and fall of an Australian dance company in the 1920's and 30's and a glowing tribute to ballet star Anna Pavlova. Be prepared for...
Following in Anna Pavlova's highly arched footsteps, 120 Birds forays into history to tell the outrageous and fun tale of the rise and fall of an...
Delve into the mind of a teenage chat room junkie, a modern boy, remarkably clever and longing for connection, who spins a web of deceit that destroys two...
After a five-year break to raise her son, Bic Runga returns with a new album Belle and an east-coast Australian tour.With her first two albums each...
I am excited by the idea. This person is very generous. He buy all your sampaguitas.Foreigners will always buy and give more. | Mina and Boy are Filipino...
Following on from the delightful Codgers, Don Reid's latest play Biddies centres around five ordinary, but extraordinary women. After finding themselves...
International music heavyweight, social commentator, spoken word artist and solitary traveller, Henry Rollins lets loose in Canberra for one night only as...
Two plays, with two audiences, are playing in the same space. The action overlaps seamlessly; the two plays are unaware of each other, but slowly begin to...
Theatresports: North vs South returns to the Street Theatre in 2012 for four Saturdays between 14 April and 5 May to decide which side of the lake will...
Two women - a mother and a daughter - a dysfunctional relationship, and the lifelong search for the 'gold' in their lives all wrapped up in the seductive...
When James Henry Trotter accidently drops a bag full of magic by the old peach tree, something strange begins to happen... Join James and his motley...
Playing with Fire, a new opera work in development since 2008, articulates the very real and devastating effect of the 2003 Canberra bushfires on the...
THE STREET PRESENTS I WISH I'D SAID THAT BY HENRI SZEPS A SOLO AT THE STREET PERFORMANCE Henri Szeps stars in his latest one-man show, the touching and...
Be amazed by cutting edge Sydney group Ensemble Offspring with their latest show New Radicals. New Radicals features a mix of acoustic and electronic...
Carl Rafferty presents a cheeky miscellany of stories, songs and games that reveal a complex, very human, and very likeable Mozart. You'll hear Allegri's...
A miscellany of curious stories and games contrasts with the sublime music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Existing Australian fans and newer converts alike can catch Krystle in March 2012 at her own headline shows (as well as the support for folk-blues...
Here’s something delightfully different for fans of soulful new folk music and jazzy bluegrass. Ben Sollee – classically trained cellist, wonderful...
Be taken away by a mixture of moments from past to present, soothing to melancholy. With the ability to move through time and experiences in a single...
Don't miss world renowned post jazz trio The Necks. Known for their extensive use of improvisation starting with a single note and building to a dramatic...
Roadhouse blues and tangled rock’n’roll dreamers SISTER JANE hail from the Blue Mountains. Following the release of their debut full length Mercy in 2011,...
“A treasure of the local indie scene” Rolling Stone Australia “As prolific Australian songwriters go, I’d say there’s a desperate challenge to be faced in...
Tim Freedman is back with his first album in five years, Australian Idle, released on November 11 through Sony Music. Fans will be given a chance to see...
The Street Theatre, Canberra, is set to enjoy a whole new experience of the rhythms of Africa brought to you by Zimbabwe's Chris Gudu with his talented...
Zimbabwe’s ‘The Chris Gudu Band’ sizzles with Afro Jazz and Township Jive for Sydney audiences! Canberra Street Theatre, Sat 12 Nov. Bringing the finest...
Tuck & Patti, You are either a fan...or you haven't heard them yet.For nearly three decades, this unique vocal/guitar jazz duo has cast its passionate...
Following the huge success of Lior’s “By Request” shows in February / March of this year, Select Music is pleased to present the “Lior By Request”...
Following the huge success of Lior's "By Request" shows in February/March of this year, Select Music is pleased to present the "Lior By Request" Regional...
The curious and canny musician, Jeff Lang has never been one to accept formulas. The trademark qualities of Lang’s playing resonate stronger than ever on...
Following on from the first edition of Soft Focus in 2009 featuring the wonderful electronic melodies of Aus and Cokiyu, hellosQuare recordings returns...
With Katie Noonan’s trio of 14 years Elixir about to release their long awaited second album First Seed Ripening, and in the wake of their recent national...
After a long break from recording and touring, Canberra based singer songwriter Katie de Veau is thrilled to announce the launch of her third studio...
The Idea of North, Australia's 2010 ARIA award winners for Best Jazz Album, return to The Street Theatre to launch their brand new album, Extraordinary...
Two of the ANU School of Music Jazz Department's finest vocal quartets take centre stage for the Capital Jazz Project on Sunday 7th August.LIAM BUDGE...
Winner of the 2011 The Australian Jazz 'Bell' Award for Best Australian Jazz Blend Album The Subterraneans hit the Capital Jazz Project on Saturday 6th...
Grammy award-winning composer, arranger and jazz pianist Bill Cunliffe brings his innovative and compelling compositional and arranging mastery to...
Zoe Hauptmann returns to Canberra for the Capital Jazz Project on Friday 5th August a young veteran of many bands, bassist Zoe Hauptmann has performed...
The Capital Jazz Project is proud to present From Nilesology to Westside Story Medley - a night of brilliant arrangements from the Grammy-award winning...
Since departing the capital after graduating from the Australian National University in 2009, Jazz Guitarist Carl Morgan has built a reputation for...
The ARIA Award winning sextet Wanderlust, led by MiroslavBukovsky, bring their original brand of jazz improvisation and diverse rhythms to the Street...
Brisbane's freewheeling ambient jazz trio Misinterpretato return to the intimate surroundings of the Street Theatre for a special performance as apart of...
Capital Jazz Project presents an amazing double bill featuring the 2011 Melbourne Jazz Fringe Festival commission 'Inform' by Fran Swinn alongside the...
Single Twin is the moniker of Melbourne musician Marcus Teague, formerly of Deloris. Marcus Teague was recorded and mixed by Teague himself over a period...
One of the Street Theatre's favourites - the Alister Spence Trio - return for the Capital Jazz Project on Monday 1st August with a late night performance...
Four of Australia's finest jazz improvisers come together for the Capital Jazz Project. Wilson has been playing with "The CoatHangers" in various...
Australia's foremost jazz trombonist, James Greening (known for his role in great ensembles including Ten Part Invention, Wanderlust and The Catholics)...
Up and coming Canberra bassist Rafael Jerjen brings his band 'The Rafael Jerjen Concept' to the Capital Jazz Project on Sunday 31st July. Rafael has led...
Join Australia's foremost jazz trombonist, James Greening and The World According To James for 'Kidz Jazz' at a special Sunday afternoon performance on...
The Matt Keegan Trio join forces with one of Australia's heaviest saxophone players - David Ades - in a special late night performance for the Capital...
Guitarist Mike Price's new quartet teams him up with some of Australia's most swinging musicians Wayne Kelly, Brendan Clarke and Colin Hoorwegin a special...
Renowned Australian jazz singer Vince Jones comes to Canberra to perform live for the Capital Jazz Project. Vince Jones, also a remarkable interpreter and...
Up-and-coming indie darlings, Skipping Girl Vinegar are proud to announce the national launch tour for their highly anticipated second album, ’Keep Calm,...
Jimmy Webb is arguably the finest American pop songwriter of his generation, who went from struggling composer to seeming overnight success in 1967 with...
A Glimpse of magic... The Guardian Direct from the Edinburgh Festival The Street Theatre is proud to present the rising star of contemporary story telling...
Magpie Blues is themed on the feathers of a magpie and stories from Yovich's life. Australia's most beautiful songbird is set to swoop! Join her on her...
The wonderful musician, singer and songwriter Joan Wasser – AKA – Joan As Police Woman, is coming to Australian capital cities in June this year to...
One of the most extraordinary pieces of theatre written in the last few decades, I AM MY OWN WIFE tells the true story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf and her...
Skyhooks … Cold Chisel… Midnight Oil… Hunters & Collectors… Crowded House… Powderfinger… My Friend the Chocolate Cake. Which of these hallowed names is...
Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp present an intimate selection of some of the most beautiful songs from the British Isles. From Dowland, Elgar and Britten,...
In the middle of the city, In the middle of the night, Something is about to happen In Jamie's room From her window high above the city Jamie dreams of...
A story of love, music, defiance Cafe Rebetika! is an epic story of the heart; a passionate and uplifting theatre production which tells a dramatic story...
The seas have risen, billions have died and those who are left live on farms atop skyscrapers, atop mountains. The scientists have tried everything....
A WITTY AND PROFOUND TALE OF LOVE, BETRAYAL, AND FORGIVENESS. Adelaide's Co-opera bring to Canberra a brand new sparkling and racy production of one of...
The long awaited launch of The Ellis Collective debut album "means what it means" is happening at the Street, more than just an album launch, this evening...
Stuttershine introduces new chamber works by young composer and improviser Austin Buckett involving the use of piano, strings quartet, prepared guitar,...
Have you ever been forced to leave? Sought refuge in the arms of another? Left someone behind? Been unauthorized? Had no alternative? Please explain......
What made a boy from a straight-laced, working-class family end up earning a living wearing a frock, a fat suit and a gold boxing glove on national...
Following sold out album launches across Australia and an extensive US tour, indie-folk troubadour Darren Hanlon will play his first Australian tour...
With years of playing in seedy dives, the BlackSchu Band are generously sharing this experience with their hometown audience. A rare opportunity to catch...
Next month 666 ABC Canberra and The Street Theatre are coming together for a night of story telling. On February 23, were inviting eight people from...
Borrowing its name from the mesmerising work of Morton Feldman, Ensemble Offspring takes a novel look at patterns in music with Why Patterns? Focusing on...
It has been said that the only way to get rich from a Self-help book is to write one, and this satirical response to the ever expanding self-improvement...
Legendary Australian improvisers The Necks are back at The Street in 2011. In the last couple of years they have completed several tours of Australia,...
VOU is an explosive and vibrant pacific experience that transports you to our island paradise rich in ancient stories, tradition and culture. Through the...
'Best New Talent' - Guitar Player Mag (USA) Readers Poll 2010 "Joe will undoubtedly be Australia's best guitarist probably as soon as he is 21" - Phil...
The Blue Marquessa brings together some of Canberra's most innovative artists in a fresh production taking multi-art-form events to a new level; promising...
Enter morally ambiguous territory with Lies, Love and Hitler by Elizabeth Avery Scott - a contemporary Australian drama shortlisted for 2009 Rodney...
They say video killed the radio star...well, we're not so sure. Come and decide for yourself and be part of a 'live studio audience' as we present 'Radio...
Chris Gudu Bringing the Rhythms of Zimbabwe to Canberra – Live! Canberra is set to enjoy a whole new experience of the rhythms of Africa at The Street...
Since man began to speak and sing, story and song have shared a common heritage. They are born of the same raw materials: dreams and nightmares, people we...
Tableau artist Min Mae maps a ‘pathway through vulnerability’ in Still Standing as part of Made in Canberra 2010. For 3 performances only, from Thursday...
The Minister for Science is furious! He’s just discovered that enrolments in university science degrees have dropped by three-thousand in five years. So...
English born, but of Czech and German parentage, Barb is one of Europe’s finest voices hands down. Critics regularly compare her to Nina Simone, Peggy...
Opening new possibilities over two bewitching nights of contemporary jazz performance, the Street Theatre presents a pair of award-winning piano trios...