​http://butterflyandfox.weebly.com/ngv-terracotta-warriors-a…
today on our Butterfly and Fox pages we publish a press release on National Gallery of Victoria's Melbourne Winter Masterpieces series: Terracotta Warriors & Cia Guo-Qiang at NGV Melbourne and Cai Guo-Qiang at #NGV 
opened from May 25
http://butterflyandfox.weebly.com/ngv-terracotta-warriors-a…
filming and editing: P.D.
photography: Tony Collins
review: Susan Reynolds 
http://butterflyandfox.weebly.com/ngv-terracotta-warriors-a…
Bohemian Rhapsody Weekly Magazine expresses its special thanks to the managers and organisers of the exhibition (and personally to the marketing NGV team: Marion Joseph, Remy Chancerel, Tim Jones, Bonnie Horne, Vanessa Lastro and Briana Tomasino ) for the invite and opportunity to cover the exhibition as well as to P.D., Susan and Tony for their amazing art works
http://butterflyandfox.weebly.com/ngv-terracotta-warriors-a…

P.D.'s video: 

​https://youtu.be/pdqqx6BsFGQ
National Gallery of Victoria presents Melbourne Winter Masterpieces series: Terracotta Warriers and Cai Guo-Qiang at NGV https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/…/terracotta-warriors-cai-guo-q…/
opened from May 25
our media crew was lucky enough to be invited to the VIP and media opening exhibition event. 
P.D.'s video is published on our youtube channel: 
https://youtu.be/pdqqx6BsFGQ
please stay tuned for the full press release coming up soon...
Bohemian Rhapsody Weekly Magazine expresses its special thanks for the managers and organisers of the exhibition (and personally to the marketing NGV team: Marion Joseph, Remy Chancerel, Tim Jones, Bonnie Horne, Vanessa Lastro and Briana Tomasino ) for the invite and opportunity to cover the exhibition as well as to P.D for this amazing art work
https://youtu.be/pdqqx6BsFGQ

added 85 new photos to the album: NGV: Terracotta Warriors & Cai Guo-Qiang 2019 — at National Gallery of Victoria.

​​#NationalGalleryOfVictoria / #NGV presents #MelbourneWinterMasterpiecesseries: #TerracottaWarriors & #CaiGuo-Qiang https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/…/terracotta-warriors-cai-guo-q…/ opened from May 25
our media crew was lucky enough to be invited to the VIP and media opening exhibition event. please enjoy the photos from #TonyCollins: http://bohemianrhapsodyclub.weebly.com/travelling.html
#BohemianRhapsodyWeeklyMagazine expresses its special thanks for the managers and organisers of the exhibition (and personally to the marketing NGV team: Marion Joseph, Remy Chancerel, Tim Jones, Bonnie Horne, Vanessa Lastro and Briana Tomasino ) for the invite and opportunity to cover the exhibition as well as to Tony for his vision
please stay tuned for the video coming up soon

​we had a great pleasure to work with Rada Tochalna and Cosimo Cicconerunning a video clip project part I -
idea: Raj Kiran, filming: Glen Wilson.
The clip will have a great story behind it called "Grade Amore..." I
t was recorded at the Southbank, Victoria, Australia last Friday...
we are looking forward to filming part II this week with one amazing crew but for now please enjoy the BTS photos from the part I filming by Glen Wilson.

​National Gallery of Victoria presents Melbourne Winter Masterpieces series: Terracotta Warriors & Cai Guo-Qiang https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/…/terracotta-warriors-cai-guo-q…/ opened from May 25
our media crew was lucky enough to be invited to the VIP and media opening exhibition event. Susan Reynolds reviews the unique exhibition for all our readers: http://bohemianrhapsodyclub.weebly.com/travelling.html
Bohemian Rhapsody Weekly Magazine expresses its special thanks for the managers and organisers of the exhibition (and personally to the marketing NGV team: Marion Joseph, Remy Chancerel, Tim Jones, Bonnie Horne, Vanessa Lastro and Briana Tomasino ) for the invite and opportunity to cover the exhibition as well as to Susan for her work
please stay tuned for photos and video coming up soon

​please mark your calendars with the following dates:

THURSDAY, May 16
#TheHeiresses movie release // Palace Filmshttps://www.palacefilms.com.au/theheiresses/ / Paige Diamond

#TheRealm film release // Rialto AU / Rialto Distribution AU / #NedAndCoPR/ Annette Smith https://au.rialtodistribution.com/the-realm.html

THURSDAY, May 30
#AsterixTheSecretOfTheMagicPotion animation release // Icon Film Distribution Australia https://www.iconmovies.com.au/…/asterix-the-secret-of-the-m…

Melbourne City Lexus opening night for media and VIPs // https://www.citylexus.com.au/ / Neva Weber

SATURDAY June 1
140th Anniversary of Girmit Divas / 140TH GIRMIT DIVAS - DINNER & ENTERTAINMENT by Australian Integrated Fijian Association of Victoria Incorporated@ 6:30 PM - 11:30 PM // St Paul II St. John Paul II Polish Hall / Shalini Ashika Kumar https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/140th-girmit-divas-dinner-en…

World Jousting Championship / 2019 World Jousting Championship till 2 June from 0900am at Lardner Park, Warragul // Bite Communicationshttps://www.worldjoustingchampionship.com.au/#gf_1 and https://www.ticketdirect.com.au/event/season/948

THURSDAY, June 6
Red Joan. Movie release // Transmission Filmshttps://www.transmissionfilms.com.au/films/red-joan

#HappyAsLazzaro movie release // Palace Filmshttps://www.palacefilms.com.au/happyaslazzaro/

MY BIG GAY ITALIAN WEDDING film release // Palace Filmshttps://www.palacecinemas.com.au/mo…/mybiggayitalianwedding/

FRIDAY,, June 7
Dirty Rascal band concert featuring a new single #WhatLoveWouldDo Tour // The Spotted Mallard / Catalyst PR / Catherine Swintonhttps://www.moshtix.com.au/…/dirty-rascal-what-would…/111871

SATURDAY, June 8
Oz Comic Con At The Melbourne Exhibition Centre till June 9 9am – 6pm // #Nixco / Rocket Communications Corp.ll Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) https://ozcomiccon.com/melbourne/

Bohemian Rhapsody Weekly Magazine project at Pullman Melbourne Albert Park

​Australian Integrated Fijian Association of Victoria Incorporatedpresents
140th Anniversary of Girmit Divas / 140TH GIRMIT DIVAS - DINNER & ENTERTAINMENT
DATE: 1 June @ 6:30 PM - 11:30 PM 
LOCATION: St Paul II St. John Paul II Polish Hall at 6 Helene Street Ardeer, VIC 3022
WEBSITE and TICKETS: : https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/140th-girmit-divas-dinner-en…
MELBOURNE LOCK YOUR DATE- 1ST OF JUNE 2019, WE PRESENT TO YOU THE 140TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GIRMIT DIVAS. AIFAV & FIJIAN SENIORS ASSOCIATION PROUDLY BRINGS TO YOU ALL A NIGHT OF BREATHTAKING PERFORMANCES, FOLK SONGS, DELICIOUS BUFFET MEAL, MUSICAL DRAMA BASED ON GIRMIT, SIZZLING FASHION SHOW, LIVE DJ & LOTS OF ENTERTAINMENT FOR ONLY $30 PER PERSON..
Come along with your friends and family to experience the beautiful culture and cuisine of Fiji. Experience the Journey of the Girmitiyas( Indian Indentured labourers) that began on 14th May, 1879.Only limited seats available for sale so call us now to get your tickets
Thanks to our friends at the 
Australian Integrated Fijian Association of Victoria Incorporated ( and Shalini Ashika Kumar) Bohemian Rhapsody Weekly Magazine is proudly covering the evening (media: Jeanette Russell and Robert Wilson) Please stay tuned for more information

​Please meet Oksana Naprienko a Freelance Graphic Designer at MARQUIS FASHION MAGAZINE and Bohemian Rhapsody Weekly Magazine
This is what Oksana writes about herself: 
"My name is Oksana. I'm graphic designer. Drawing is what I do most of my life. I have master degree in graphic design. My industry experience is more than 10 years. I have large expertise with Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and InDesign to implement interesting ideas. I have huge experience in layout and print production skills.
In addition, I like photography and painting.
I have second degree in physical therapy. I like jogging and tourism.
E-mail me o engage me in your project: gottis@mail.ru, naprienko0ks@gmail.com "
Oksana has done an amazing job on our issue $8 ALAZIA @MarquisFashionMagazine .She is very sharp and does not require additional explanation of what is required. Her artistic taste is immaculate as well as her delivery skills. Very pleasant to work with , she is a soul full of light and is also very talented.
Here are some of her art works:

​our new associates for our amazing list: http://bohemianrhapsodyclub.weebly.com/our-sponsors-and-sup…

@TheHeiresses movie // Palace Filmshttps://www.palacefilms.com.au/theheiresses/

@TheRealmMovie // Rialto AU / Rialto Distribution AU / #NedAndCoPRhttps://au.rialtodistribution.com/the-realm.html

Bob Dylan Revisited | Sydney concert // Abstract Entertainment / #StateTheatreSydney https://www.statetheatre.com.au/show-calen…/dylan-revisited/

Dispersion - 2nd Year Ensemble // National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) / Prue Bassett Publicity http://www.nica.com.au/event-tickets.php

Oksana Naprienko GRAPHICAL DESIGNER https://www.behance.net/gottis0035f0

MARQUIS FASHION MAGAZINE
ATTENTION TO ALL CREATIVE MINDS: 
photographers, actors, designers, writers, models, artists, stylists, MUAHs, artistic directors.,.. and others alike
there is the challenge described:
In his absorbing web series http://www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com/ , writer and editor #JohnKoenig gives names to deep longings and vague feelings in the form of brief, beautiful videos. Subtitled "For lack of a better world," Koenig tries to create a better world by calling attention to sensations that made you think, "maybe it's just me, but…"
His ' The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows ' is a compendium of #InventedWords. Each original word and its definition aims to fill a hole in the language - to give a name to emotions we all might experience but don't yet have a word for.
The author has a ferocious curiosity about the art and science of being human, especially language, mythology, poetry, and the natural world. His dictionary has been acclaimed by New York Magazine, Washington Post Express, author John Green, blogger Jason Kottke, and the guys from Radiolab Podcast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26JK_Xw_laQ
we used the words Lutalika, Olēka, Yù Yī, Dès Vu, Morii, 
Silience, Sonder and Alazia as the keywords for the creation of the eight first issues MARQUIS FASHION MAGAZINEs correspondingly.
the next word is
AMBEDO: 
A Moment You Experience For Its Own Sake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osrvO9Q3PtI&t=9s
with the focus on bridal and wedding theme
ANNOUNCING COMPETITION on the best concept / style photograph or set of photographs that will fit into the category "Ambedo" with the focus on bridal.
The photos should be highly artistic, new and striking. 
We publish the best photos in our issue 8 of the MARQUIS FASHION MAGAZINE.
we plan to devote issue #8 to our beautiful and young generation, to something that they are now... We can never change, go back and capture this moment again as the time is irreversible. The camera gets a frozen moment of what we once have been.... and never will be the moment after.
The due date for submission is 31 May 1200pm.
The works should be sent in the form of a dropbox link with the full list of credits and your story of inspiration to accompany it to natasha.marchev@gmail.com .
Your photos should be a work of art in fashion - each image should be like a part of a collective story for the magazine therefore making it more readable for everyone who opens it.

​please have a taste of our newly published MARQUIS FASHION MAGAZINE (art fashion entertainment) issue #7 (Alazia)
FRONT COVER: 
KYLA project
model: #KylaSevillaBrack (p. Jennie Sevilla Brack) 
photographer: Tony Collins
styling and wardrobe: Tony Collins and Kwacha Luka at Kwacha Fashion
location: Nagambie Brewery & Distillery / Nagambie, Victoria
BACK COVER: 
AYANNA 
model: Ayanna Tadi (p. Tate Banda) 
photographer: Tony Collins 
makeup/hair: Jacinta Vuković
styling and wardrobe: Tony Collins and Kwacha Luka at Kwacha Fashion 
location: Port Melbourne
the issue #8 of the magazine focuses on the following projects with the major focus on art within everything: 
~ run by Tony Collins 
1, ALEXANDRA with Alexandra Cashmere
2. AYANNA 
3 KYLA 
4. SARAH and EMILY with Sarah Daniell and #EmilyDaniel
5. ISABELLA with @IsabellaLipsbombe / Michelle Schembri-Lipscombe
6. AYNNA and DES / Des Kananga
7. SHERIDAN and LUKE with Sheridan Atkinson and Luke Tipping
8. KIARA with @KiaraPaige
and much more
you can purchase the May issue #8 of 140 pages via this link : http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/1617065 or order direct from the editor (ourselves) to save on overseas postage with bulk orders.
the issue contains the latest film reviews on May events and best films of the month
the majority of the projects that made it to this issue were outside projects with a minor Bohemian Rhapsody Weekly Magazine contribution or none at all
we accept magazine submissions by the creative art groups. 
please email your submissions to natasha.marchev@gmail.com for June issue #9 by May 31.
The next issue will be focusing on bridal (special edition). Your submission will include full list of credits, photoset via dropbox direct link and your inspiration story please - thanks!
the list of names that made issue #8
Alexandra Cashmere 
Alex Yoshi Lis
Alexander O. Montgomery
Anthony Wayne
Ayanna Tadi
Des Kananga
Emily Daniel
Erkin Kalayci 
Isabella Lipscombe
Jacinta Vukovic
Jennie Sevilla Brack
Kiara Paige
Kyla Brack 
Kwacha Luka / Kwacha Fashion
Luke Tipping
Max Lyons
Michelle Schembri-Lipscombe
Monika Hodkinson
Natasha Marchev
Nikki Di Matteo
Oksana Naprienko
Robert Wilson
Robyn Daniel
Rouben Dickranian
Saej Design
Sarah Daniel 
Sheridan Atkinson
Susan Reynolds
Susie O'Day-Cashmere
Tate Banda
Taylor Cougle
Tony Collins
UHM

sc​please make sure these events are hash tagged in your calendars:

SATURDAY, May 18
PELIGROS18thAnniversary // Grand Star Receptions / Julio Pereira YsuBanda Peligroa / Liss Corado / Eduardo Tapia / Estela Tapia / Anibal Tabone https://www.facebook.com/events/1221143121390982/

SATURDAY, May 25
National Gallery of Victoria with Melbourne Winter Masterpieces: Terra-Cotta-Warriors and #CaiGuoQiang / @Terracotta Warriors & Cai Guo-Qiang https://connect.ngv.vic.gov.au/31033 and https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/…/terracotta-warriors-cai-guo-q…/

National Theatre Live with #NTLiveAllAboutEve // Sharmill Filmshttp://www.sharmillfilms.com.au/allfilms/all-about-eve

SUNDAY, May 26
Miss Samoa Pageant pre-event launch photoshoot // Stuart Buchanan / Tam Puni http://Www.msvpageant.com

FRIDAY, May 31
Disparate Scenes for Millennial Dreams // IP Publicity / Periscope Productions / Thomas De angelis / bontom Entertainment / Stables Meat Market https://www.ticketebo.com.au/millennialdreams

SATURDAY, June 1
GABS Festival of Beer in Sydney // #spectapularenterprises / Rocket Communications Corp. #rocketcomms https://www.gabsfestival.com/sydney-buy-tickets

​please welcome those new associates to our list:
http://bohemianrhapsodyclub.weebly.com/our-sponsors-and-sup…

National Gallery of Victoria with annual Melbourne Winter Masterpieces: Terracotta Warriors and #CaiGuoQiang / Terracotta Warriors Museum, Shaanxi China and Cai Guo-Qiang https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/…/terracotta-warriors-cai-guo-q…/

​Entertainment Book 2019-2020 https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/182v887 / https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/

Dr SharonS Skincare by Rodan and Fields / @rodanandfields // Sharon SUguilon https://www.facebook.com/rodanandfields/ and drsharons.myrandf.com/au

PELIGROS18thAnniversary // Julio Pereira YsuBanda Peligro, Liss Corado, Eduardo Tapia, Estela Tapia, Anibal Tabone / Grand Star Receptions https://www.facebook.com/events/1221143121390982/

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia 2019 with Resort 20 Collections // The Carriageworks, Sydney 
http://mbfashionweek.com/australia #MBFWA

​National Gallery of Victoria invites you to experience the annual Melbourne Winter Masterpieces presenting
Terra-Cotta-Warriors and #CaiGuoQiang / @Terracotta Warriors & Cai Guo-Qiang
DATE: 25 May till 13 October 2019 Open 10am–5pm daily 
LOCATION: NGV International 180 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne VIC 3006
WEBSITE: https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/…/terracotta-warriors-cai-guo-q…/
TICKETS: https://connect.ngv.vic.gov.au/31033
In a dual presentation of Chinese art and culture past and present, the Melbourne Winter Masterpieces series at the National Gallery of Victoria presents China’s ancient terracotta warriors alongside an exhibition of new works by one of the world’s most exciting contemporary artists, Cai Guo-Qiang.
Terracotta Warriors: Guardians of Immortality is organised by the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, in partnership with Shaanxi Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau (陕西省文物局), Shaanxi History Museum (陕西历史博物馆), Shaanxi Cultural Heritage Promotion Centre (陕西省文物交流中心), and Emperor Qin Shihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum of the People’s Republic of China (秦始皇帝陵博物院).
All thanks to our friends at the @NGVInternational Bohemian Rhapsody Weekly Magazine is proudly covering the exhibition opening for media exclusively (media: Alexander O. Montgomery, Daniel Penn and Tony Collins) Please stay tuned for more details

video: 

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​Australian Tattoo Expo / Rites of Passage Tattoo Festival took place on April 26-28 in Melbourne and was run at the Royal Exhibition Building and organised by Tatsup 28 http://www.ritesofpassagefestival.com
please follow the press release on our page: http://bohemianrhapsodyclub.weebly.com/travelling.html
photos: Erkin Kalayci Independent Photographer / Erkin Kalayci / review: Max Lyons
Bohemian Rhapsody Weekly Magazine expresses its special thanks to the manager and organisers (and personally to #KittyHellessey at Rites of Passage Tattoo Festival ) for the festival for the invite and opportunity to cover the festival as well as to Tugba Talia Caglayan, Erkin Kalayci and Max Lyons for their coverage

​Melbourne: Disney On Ice celebrates Mickey and Friends at the Rod Laver Arena is presented to you by Disney On Ice, Cavanagh PR and Feld Entertainment Inc.www.Ticketek.com.au/DisneyOnIce and https://www.disneyonice.com/…/disney-on-ice-celebrates-mick…
Anthony Wayne and Taylor Cougle were lucky enough o get invited to a pre-launch event with the afternoon tea, meet and greet with the stars and some ice skating. Anthony writes: "...It was certainly a very fun afternoon and we are excited for the upcoming tour.." please follow the full press release accompanied by the photos and some cool footage: http://bohemianrhapsodyclub.weebly.com/travelling
direct video link: https://youtu.be/RPW3aCZ0eDY
Bohemian Rhapsody Weekly Magazine expresses its special thanks to the pre-show event organisers and managers, to Cavanagh PR and personally to Larissa Anderson for the invite and opportunity to cover this fun time as well as to Anthony and Taylor for their cheerful coverage!

Melbourne: Disney On Ice celebrates Mickey and Friends at the Rod Laver Arena is presented to you by Disney On Ice, Cavanagh PR and Feld Entertainment Inc.www.Ticketek.com.au/DisneyOnIce and https://www.disneyonice.com/…/disney-on-ice-celebrates-mick…
Anthony Wayne and Taylor Cougle were lucky enough o get invited to a pre-launch event with the afternoon tea, meet and greet with the stars and some ice skating. Anthony writes: "...It was certainly a very fun afternoon and we are excited for the upcoming tour.." please follow the full press release accompanied by the photos and some cool footage: http://bohemianrhapsodyclub.weebly.com/travelling
direct video link: https://youtu.be/RPW3aCZ0eDY
Bohemian Rhapsody Weekly Magazine expresses its special thanks to the pre-show event organisers and managers, to Cavanagh PR and personally to Larissa Anderson for the invite and opportunity to cover this fun time as well as to Anthony and Taylor for their cheerful coverage!

video: 

​please note the following additions to our associates list: http://bohemianrhapsodyclub.weebly.com/our-sponsors-and-sup… 
​
Peterloo film // Transmission Filmshttps://www.transmissionfilms.com.au/films/peterloo

​Dirty Rascal with new single #WhatWouldLoveDo and upcoming tour // Catalyst PR http://www.dirtyrascal.com.au/

GABS Festival of Beer Melbourne and Sydney // Rocket Communications Corp. / The Great Australian Beer Spectapular Great Australian Beer Spectapular, Royal Exhibition Building / #SpectapularEnterpriseshttps://www.gabsfestival.com/

Yirramboi Festival with Yirramboi Festival: Yirramboi Weelam // Prue Bassett Publicity https://yirramboi.net.au/

Melbourne French Theatre Inc with Panic hits the Ministry - panique au ministere http://melbournefrenchtheatre.org.au/current-production-may/ // Michael Bula Solicitors

​please make sure these events stay in your calendars highlighted in red ink:

WEDNESDAY, May 1
Melbourne French Theatre Inc / #MFTINC with Panic hits the Ministry - panique au ministere new production till 2 May // Library at the Dockhttp://www.mftinc.org

THURSDAY, May 2
#TopEndWedding movie release // Universal Pictures Australia, #EntertainmentOne and Goalpost Pictureshttps://www.goalpostpictures.com/top-end-wedding-2

#TheExtraordinaryJourneyOfTheFakir film release // Icon Film Distribution Australia https://www.iconmovies.com.au/…/the-extraordinary-journey-o…

Long Shot film release // STUDIOCANAL http://www.studiocanal.com.au/

​Yirramboi Festival: Yirramboi Festival: Yirramboi Weelam 2019 starts // Prue Bassett Publicity / Meat Market till 12 May https://yirramboi.net.au/

FRIDAY, May 3
Dog Lovers Show 2019 / Dog Lovers Show - Melbourne 2019 till May 5 // Royal Exhibition Building / HotHouse Media & Eventshttps://dogloversshow.com.au/

THURSDAY, May 9
The Hustle movie national release // Universal Pictureshttps://www.universalpictures.com.au/micro/the-hustle

Poms opens across Australia // Roadshowhttps://roadshow.com.au/titles/movies/stx/2019/poms

​Prue Bassett Publicity, Yirramboi Festival and Meat Market invites you to experience
Yirramboi Festival: Yirramboi Weelam 2019
DATES: 02-12 May 2019
LOCATION: assorted as per program
WEBSITE: https://yirramboi.net.au/
From 2 to 12 May, Australia’s premier First Peoples arts and cultural event YIRRAMBOI Festival will fill the city with an exciting program of free and low cost events across music, dance, theatre, film, exhibitions, markets, fashion parades, family-friendly events, talks and symposiums, at more than 25 different venues. YIRRAMBOI means ‘tomorrow’ in the shared local languages of the Boonwurrung and Woiwurrung peoples and the 2019 Festival has this idea at its core, presenting a future-focused celebration of the sophistication, diversity and continuous evolution of the longest living cultures of First Peoples. Curated by Creative Director, Boonwurrung woman Caroline Martin, YIRRAMBOI presents close to 100 events that will celebrate and demonstrate innovative, modern practices of First Nations creatives, showcasing unique talents and perspectives.
PROGRAM:
Night River – KIN Commission
Multi-artform music
YIRRAMBOI Weelam, Meat Market, North Melbourne
Fri 3/5 & Sat 4/5 – 7.00pm
Kalaji is the Nyikina word for ‘whirlwind’, originating from the Mardoowarra River of far north Western Australia. Kalaji is also the musical alias for in-demand screen and theatre actor Mark Coles Smith. In between winning a Helpmann Award for his role in Leah Purcell’s adaptation of The Drover’s Wife, and receiving AACTA nominations for his film roles in Last Cab to Darwin and Pawno, Mark has also appeared in numerous US television series. Night River is his first major experimental work under the alias Kalaji and a must-see immersive multimedia performance.
Tales of an Urban Indian (Canada)
Theatre - bus departs from Meat Market
Fri 3/5 & Sat 4/5 – 7.00pm, Sun 5/5 – 12pm & 2.00pm
Tales of an Urban Indian is a dark comedy about the life of Simon Douglas, a contemporary First Nations man raised on the reserve in British Columbia and the streets of downtown Vancouver. Uniquely staged on a moving bus driving around city locations, Simon encounters a variety of people who shape his journey. Simon finds hope as the play explores themes of survival and forgiveness, and examines issues of race and identity. The production has played all across Canada and in the United States, from remote communities to major urban centres.
Blak Mass - Naretha Williams
Saturday 4/5 - 11.00pm, Melbourne Town Hall
Following on from 2017’s stunning Federation Bells ritual performance Circle, Naretha Williams presents her second work in this series, combining the gargantuan Melbourne Town Hall Grand Organ and live electronics to realise her complex progressive compositions based on her own DNA. Blak Mass reflects on the city’s jarring civic history and the impact of colonisation on its First Peoples and Land, through an experimental, site specific musical performance developed for the Grand Organ. Blak Mass considers the Grand Organ as a significant symbol of European domination and reaches deep into the psyche of the instrument to create a haunting, avant-garde sound work.
Dan Sultan with special guests Alice Skye and Kalaji
Sunday 5/5 - 4.00pm, Melbourne Town Hall
ARIA award–winning alternative rock legend Dan Sultan as he performs exclusive songs for the Melbourne Town Hall Grand Organ, before his soulful voice and guitar fill the iconic space and captivate audiences in an electrifying concert. Support comes from outstanding performers Alice Skye (indie folk darling and winner of the 2018 Triple J Unearthed/National Indigenous Music Award) and Kalaji (the musical alias of award-winning actor Mark Coles Smith), both premiering new works composed in language, specially commissioned by City of Melbourne.
The Honouring – KIN Commission
Dance – La Mama Courthouse – 349 Drummond Street, Carlton
Tue 7/5 – 6.30pm, Wed 8/5 – 1.00pm & 7.30pm, Thu 9/5, Fri 10/5 & Sat 11/5 – 7.30pm
The Honouring is a provocative new solo work from physical performer and actor Jack Sheppard (Kurtjar people, Gulf of Carpentaria and Cape York). Jack’s meditations on the nature of culture, ritual and performance are reflected in The Honouring. Addressing suicide and trauma within First Nations communities, the work poses a deeply taboo question: when suicide is played out almost every day, does it then become a practice of ritual that has become weaved into our cultural identity? Through movement, dialogue, text and puppetry, The Honouring explores the transitions that the spirits take after suicide, and pays homage to their souls. Jack maps the journey of grief and acceptance that those left behind must travel. This is an unmissable world premiere event from a powerful new voice in emerging theatre."
Looking for Tiger Lily (USA)
Dance/theatre – Meat Market 
Wed 8/5, Thu 9/6 & Fri 10/5 – 6.15pm
Performing as Portland’s premier drag clown Carla Rossi, Anthony Hudson presents Looking For Tiger Lily, putting a queer spin on the ancestral traditions of storytelling through song, dance, drag and video. Carla asks what it means for a queer mixed First Nations person to experience their heritage through the lens of white normative culture. Growing up watching the 1960 production of Peter Pan – featuring Sondra Lee’s blonde, blue-eyed ‘Indian Princess’ Tiger Lily – Carla performs a repertoire from a conflicted cowboys-versus-Indians songbook. From Disney’s Pocahontas to Cher’s ‘Half-Breed’, Looking For Tiger Lily explores universal themes of innocence and experience beyond simple autobiography.
Blood Quantum – KIN Commission
Wed 8/5, Thu 9/5 & Fri 10/5 - 7.00pm, Sat 11/5 - 6.00pm
Dance - WXYZ Studios - 130 Dryburgh Street, North Melbourne
Based on real-life stories from her maternal grandparents who were part of the Stolen Generations, Blood Quantum is a new performance piece choreographed by Ngioka Bunda-Heath. This production is a unique family affair, exploring the childhood stories of Ngioka’s grandparents as recorded and woven into academic research by Professor Tracey Bunda, the artist’s mother. Blood Quantum examines the brutality of Australia’s government-sponsored displacement and relocation of Aboriginal youth, and its impact across three generations. Ngioka trained with Bangarra Dance Company’s Youth Program, currently dances for DubaiKungkaMiyalk (DKM) and has performed internationally as an independent artist. Blood Quantum was developed at Arts House Melbourne as part of the Indigenous Choreographers Residency.
Windigo (CANADA)
Dance/theatre
Fri 10/5 & Sat 11/5 – 7.00pm, Sun 12/5 – 5.00pm
150 Princes Street, North Carlton
Montreal-based dance company Lara Kramer Danse presents the fierce and visceral Windigo. Returning to her grandmother’s home in the Lac Seul Reserve in north western Ontario as part of Treaty 3, Lara Kramer confronts a latent war lurking under the surface. A northern epic with the air of a post-apocalyptic ballad, Windigo exorcises the demons and undercurrents of the violence perpetrated against First Nation peoples on Turtle Island.
Lara Kramer Danse (LKD) is a Montreal-based dance company supporting the research, creation, production and touring of Lara Kramer’s choreographies. Lara is a choreographer and multidisciplinary artist of mixed Oji-Cree and settler heritage whose works feature strong visuals and narratives exploring the strength and fragility of the human spirit."
**KIN COMMISSIONS
YIRRAMBOI has commissioned four emerging and mid-career First Nations practitioners based in Victoria to develop and showcase their work, known as the KIN Commissions (the Knowledge Industry Network). The YIRRAMBOI KIN Commissions provide direct support, resources and advice to early and intermediate career artists, to create, develop and present new work as part of YIRRAMBOI Festival 2019. The KIN Commissions place First Nations voices first and provide the authority to determine ‘our narratives, presented our way’. Four extraordinary new voices, working across a variety of mediums and disciplines – dance, theatre, visual arts, music and storytelling – present world premieres of their work throughout the Festival.
Night River by Kalaji (Mark Coles Smith)
YIRRAMBOI FESTIVAL 2019 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
YIRRAMBOI WEELAM
YIRRAMBOI’s Festival hub, YIRRAMBOI Weelam, which means ‘YIRRAMBOI’s home’, will be housed in North Melbourne’s Meat Market. With a full program of events across the festival, a communal fire in the courtyard, food stalls and bars, audiences are invited to cosy up pre and post-show at the venue. The following events are free to attend.
• The opening ceremony at YIRRAMBOI Weelam kicks off the festivities with performances across a breadth of modern artforms including Deborah Cheetham, Homelands and Soju Gang.
• The Bad Apples Music House Party brings the rukus to YIRRAMBOI Weelam with protégés from the label of local hip hop legend Briggs.
• Blak Market X Sunday Jam Session will showcase 20 First Nations businesses across fashion, jewellery, crafts and bush food, along with chilled acoustic vibes from local music performers.
• In its Victorian debut, the world-famous Miss First Nation, a talent-based pageant for drag entertainers, takes place over three nights, starting with Drag Bingo followed by heats including Miss Talent & Best National Costume, before the queen is crowned in a grand final spectacular.
• Kutcha’s Carpool Koorioke four short films directed by John Harvey, featuring Mutti Mutti songman Kutcha Edwards cruising the ‘Dirty Mile’ of Fitzroy with Archie Roach, Alice Skye, Dan Sultan, Bart Willoughby and special guest Uncle Jack Charles.
BARRING YANABUL
On Saturday 4 May, Melbourne’s iconic public spaces, laneways and green spaces will host an epic free program of more than 40 pop-up events in a citywide Blak-out known as Barring Yanabul.
• Deborah Cheetham X The Dhungala Children’s Choir
• Freshies Block Party in Hosier Lane, featuring a fashion parade of First Nations models showcasing the Freshies Streetwear label, hosted by designer Jaeden Williams with live graffiti artists and DJ Sky Thomas on the decks.
• Ilid Kaolo (Taiwan) and singer-songwriter Alice Skye showcasing rarely heard traditional Taiwanese music from Ilid and songs from Alice’s debut album, Friends with Feelings
Barring Yannabul culminates in a youth takeover of Arts Centre Melbourne’s Hamer Hall with Kate ten Buuren’s dis rupt, followed by Yothu Yindi’s The Treaty Project – a ticketed concert at Hamer Hall.
MELBOURNE TOWN HALL CONCERTS
The Melbourne Town Hall Grand Organ is the focus for two world premiere performances:
• Naretha William’s Blak Mass – a haunting avant-garde site-specific sound work that considers the Grand Organ as a significant symbol of European domination.
• ARIA award-winning rock legend Dan Sultan performing exclusive songs supported by outstanding young artists Alice Skye and Kalaji, who are both premiering new works performed in language.
KIN COMMISSIONS
Commissioned by YIRRAMBOI as part of the KIN (Knowledge Industry Network) initiative, four emerging and mid-career Victorian-based First Nations practitioners premiere their works.
• Night River by Kalaji is an immersive, multimedia telling of Ancestral stories and the first major work under the name Kalaji, the musical alias of Helpmann Award winning actor Mark Coles Smith (The Drover’s Wife, Last Cab to Darwin and Pawno)
• Blood Quantum, performed and choreographed by Ngioka Bunda-Heath, is based on real-life stories from her maternal grandparents who were part of the Stolen Generations.
• Joel Bray’s Daddy is a saccharine and at times sinister examination of the colonial condition, his relationship with his father and queer adulthood.
• Jack Sheppard’s The Honouring is a provocative solo work combining movement, dialogue, text and puppetry, developed on themes of suicide and its effect on communities.
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS
In 2018, YIRRAMBOI participated in Pulima, a Taiwanese First Nations Festival, and established an exciting new reciprocal relationship between Australian and Taiwanese First Nations creatives. At this year’s YIRRAMBOI Festival, First Nations Taiwanese artists will deliver cross-cultural collaborations:
• The winner of Miss First Nation Taiwan Rose Mary performing in Melbourne;
• Ilid Kaolo in concert with Alice Skye revisiting their 2018 collaboration created for Pulima;
• Performance artist Dondon Hounwn accompanying Peter Waples-Crowe’s exhibition insideOUT with Smapux – a spiritual healing ritual from the Taiwanese performance artist;
• Labay Eyong’s exhibition Red Dinosaur, reflecting on her role as a woman and mother in contemporary Taiwanese culture and weaving workshops with local artist Glenda Nicholls.
• Founder of Taiwan’s TAI Body Theatre WatanTusi in collaboration with local performance artist Carly Sheppard will showcase choreography piece Red Earth.
TALKS & SYMPOSIUMS 
2019 has been declared the International Year of Indigenous Languages and in honour the Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages (VACL) will present two symposiums facilitated by qualified Victorian linguists, Lee Healy and Harley Dunolly-Lee. Each explore how the revival of First Nations languages is critical to cultural strengthening, health and wellbeing, education and reconciliation. 
Paola Balla and Arika Roo Waulu lead a series of Critical Conversations, including a public panel event and invitation-only workshops exploring the importance of Koorie representation in major public, arts and cultural institutions and in shaping policy decisions. Rachael Maza and Tiriki Onus will share stories and cultural practices in two special editions of The History Salon.
YIRRAMBOI venue partners
Arts Centre Melbourne - Arts House - La Mama - Melbourne Recital Centre
Tickets on sale tonight yirramboi.net.au 
Follow #YIRRAMBOI for updates in the lead up to and during the festival
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Instagram: instagram.com/yirramboi/
All thanks to our friends at the Prue Bassett Publicity Bohemian Rhapsody Weekly Magazine is proudly covering the two festival events:#TalesOfAnUrbanIndian (Canada) - media Marina Skliar and #DanSultanwith special guests Alice Skye and Kalaji - media Stuart Buchanan) Please stay tuned for mode details.

​for your diaries URGENTLY please:

THURSDAY, March 28
Rose Callaghan - Comedian with 12 Rules For Life - Melbourne International Comedy Festival // 
Melbourne International Comedy Festival /
@MakeADifference(MAD)PR / Michael J Wilkie till April 21 https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2…/shows/12-rules-for-life

SATURDAY, April 6
Tesselaar KaBloom by Tesselaar Tulip Festival / Tesselaar Flowers / #EvergreenAdvertisingAndMarketing till April 28 https://kabloom.com.au/

FRIDAY, April 26
Rites of Passage Tattoo Festival - Melbourne 2019 by Australian Tattoo Expo, Rites of Passage Tattoo Festival , Royal Exhibition Building and Tatsup till April 28 http://www.ritesofpassagefestival.com
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​adding new associates to our page: http://bohemianrhapsodyclub.weebly.com/our-sponsors-and-sup…

Tesselaar KaBloom by Tesselaar Tulip Festival / Tesselaar Flowers / #EvergreenAdvertisingAndMarketing https://kabloom.com.au/

​Melbourne City Lexus // Lexus / Neva Weber www.citylexus.com.au/‎

​Rose Callaghan - Comedian with 12 Rules For Life - Melbourne International Comedy Festival // @
Melbourne International Comedy Festival / @MakeADifference(MAD)PR / Michael J Wilkie
https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2…/shows/12-rules-for-life

​Rites of Passage Tattoo Festival - Melbourne 2019 by Australian Tattoo Expo / Rites of Passage Tattoo Festival / Tatsuphttp://www.ritesofpassagefestival.com

​Australian Tattoo Expo, Rites of Passage Tattoo Festival and Tatsup present
Rites of Passage Tattoo Festival - Melbourne 2019
DATES: Apr 26 at 10 AM – Apr 28 at 6 PM
LOCATION: Royal Exhibition Building Nicholson Street, Carlton, Victoria, Australia 3053
WEBSITE: http://www.ritesofpassagefestival.com
Featuring 350+ of the best Tattoo Artists from Australia and across the globe. For the best tattoo designs in Australia, join us for a massive weekend at the Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton. What’s on in Melbourne, April 26-28? An action packed weekend celebrating the culture of tattoos and tattooing in Australia.
With a focus on creative talent, the line-up includes:
350+ of Australia and the World’s best Tattoo Artists Tattooing Live 
Huge Giveaways and Prizes across the weekend
Retail Vendors with awesome Tattoo related gear
Food Truck Park featuring Melbourne’s tastiest street foods
Rites of Passage Tattoo Festival – experience the unity of the tattoo industry and the public through a celebration of diversity, culture and body art.
All thanks to our friends at the Rites of Passage Tattoo Festival Bohemian Rhapsody Weekly Magazine is proudly covering the festival during its function (our media: Trevor Brown, Max Lyons, #SamBell and Erkin Kalayci) Please stay tuned for more details.

last year teaser: 

​Alexander Calder Exhibition - Radical Inventor /.#AlexanderCalderRadicalInventor exhibition opened its doors on 5 Apr 19 and will run till 4 Aug 2019 at the National Gallery of Victoriahttps://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/exhibition/alexander-calder/
our media crew was lucky enough to be invited to cover the media opening 
photographer: Erkin Kalayci Independent Photographer / Erkin Kalayci
full press release and interview with #MirandaWallace, Senior Curator of #InternationalExhibitions #NGV and Nathalie Bondil, the Director General and Chief Curator of the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal ( Montreal Museum of Fine Arts)
filming: Natasha Lukin 
presenter: Olga Kirk
review and BTS photos Natasha Lukin
http://bohemianrhapsodyclub.weebly.com/travelling
Bohemian Rhapsody Weekly Magazine expresses its special thanks to the managers and organisers of the exhibition and personally to REMY CHANCEREL MEDIA AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER as well as Marion Joseph, Tim Jones, Samantha Goh and Isabella Radevski for the invite and opportunity to cover the exhibition opening for media and to Erkin, Olga and Natalya for their footage.