​https://youtu.be/AQpg1mDIn8A
It makes me extremely happy to announce the final release of this small, short but very cute video
https://youtu.be/AQpg1mDIn8A
Kidz Got Talent 2019 Season 2 event on 3 August
at Malthouse Theatre Melbourne CBD
https://youtu.be/AQpg1mDIn8A
editing and compilation: Hakam Soufan 
filming: Marchev Misha, Natasha Marchev
Bohemian Rhapsody Weekly Magazine expresses its special thanks to the managers and organisers of the event and personally to Amit Singh and Arvi Walia for the invite and opportunity to cover the show as well as to Hakam for his art work and Misha for his support
https://youtu.be/AQpg1mDIn8A

Hakam Soufan's video: 

​https://youtu.be/vhRLJh72bkE
Chicago The Musical Australia: first look at rehearsals 2019 took place at the Sydney Opera House.
https://youtu.be/vhRLJh72bkE
our Sydney media crew was extremely lucky to be invited to cover the rehearsal session on 23 July ahead of the upcoming Chicago the Musical Australia all thanks to our friends at IP Publicity. The musical stars included Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Alinta Chidzey, Casey Donovan & Tom Burlinson
https://youtu.be/vhRLJh72bkE
The Musical starts in Sydney on 20 August and will run till 13 October at the Capitol Theatre, Sydney, Haymarket, NSW
https://chicagothemusical.com.au/
https://youtu.be/vhRLJh72bkE
filming and editing: Hakam Soufan at Hakam photography.MELBOURNE
https://youtu.be/vhRLJh72bkE
Please stay tuned for the review coming up soon
https://youtu.be/vhRLJh72bkE
Bohemian Rhapsody Weekly Magazine expresses its special thanks to the IP Publicity and personally to Sharonne Lipman for the invite and opportunity to cover the first look AT REHEARSALS OF CHICAGO and to Hakam for his amazing footage.
https://youtu.be/vhRLJh72bkE
photography below: Neil Chand

Hakam Soufan's video:

​please make sure the following events are reflected in your calendars

SATURDAY, August 3
Kidz Got Talent 2019 by Vibrants Event and Kidz Got Talent 2019 at Malthouse Theatre 113 Sturt Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 3006 https://www.vibrantsevent.com.au/events/ and https://www.vibrantsevent.com.au/ // Arvi Walia / Amit Singh

SUNDAY, August 4
#TaG Transgender & Gay International Pageant 2019 // Maxine SalSimm / #TAG (Transgender & Gay International Pageant Australia)https://www.facebook.com/events/264055344471591/

WEDNESDAY, August 7
and THURSDAY, August 8
Mikan by Clementine Sandner with Melbourne - A new Mikan Workshop coming! at The Social Studio at 128 Smith Street, Collingwood https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/sewing-your-own-bag-from-an…

FRIDAY, August 9
The Melbourne Musicians with #MozartPianoConcerto No.9 in E♭ major feat Elyane Laussade / Mozart Project with Elyane Laussade - E♭ major at Mlc James Tatoulis Auditorium / Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne 207 Barkers Road, Kew, VIC 3101 http://melbournemusicians.com/season/ // Frank Pam

SUNDAY, August 11
India fashion week Australia by Meilleur Events // Sonalika Pradhanhttps://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/indian-fashion-week-austral…

​WEDNESDAY, August 14
European Women in Business and Imaginative Events with 
Assert Your Style Networking Soiree at Rose Events by Yum Catering 309 Bay Street Port Melbourne 
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/assert-your-style-networkin… and
https://www.europeanwomeninbusiness.com.au/events // Janine Lum

​please check out the additions to our associates list: http://bohemianrhapsodyclub.weebly.com/our-sponsors-and-sup…

Elena Fosteri Dancer Melbourne with Elena Fosterihttps://www.starnow.com.au/elenfosteri

TaG- Transgender & Gay International Pageant 2019 // Maxine SalSimm / #TAG (Transgender & Gay International Pageant Australia) https://www.facebook.com/events/264055344471591/

Melbourne - A new Mikan Workshop coming! // Mikan by Clementine Sandner / The Social Studio https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/sewing-your-own-bag-from-an…

Chicago The Musical https://chicagothemusical.com.au/ // IP Publicity / Capitol Theatre

Moira Finucane's Rapture Chapter II Art vs Extinction // Prue Bassett Publicity / fortyfivedownstairs https://www.fortyfivedownstairs.com/…/the-rapture-chapter-ii

Kidz Got Talent // Kidz Got Talent 2019 / Vibrants Eventhttps://www.vibrantsevent.com.au/events/ / Arvi Walia / Amit Singh

Makeovers by Ash // Ayesha Khan Make Up and Henna Artist and Hair Stylist @hmua.ash

Assert Your Style Networking Soiree // European Women in Business /Imaginative Events https://www.europeanwomeninbusiness.com.au/events / Janine Lum

​Elena Fosteri , a belly dancer once you see you will not be able to forget!
She is a professional choreographer, dancer and master teacher who takes part in private and corporate high-level events in various countries (China, Egypt, UAE, Thailand, countries CIS, and Australia). Elena is specialising in oriental dance styles with more than 15 years in the oriental dance field. She is the finalist and prize-winner of many prestigious competitions and belly dance festivals in Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, Italy, Egypt, UAE and Australia. We are extremely lucky to have such an amazing and highly qualified dancer here! Owner of dance studio `ika`. the fabulous dancer is a prize winner of multiple international dance championships in various countries. She attends many dance festivals and international championships. together with her followers and students.
Elena Fosteri's recent collaborative absolutely stunning work with famous opera star Rada Tochalna and international actor, celebrity and Bollywood King Amit Singh already brought so many fruitful results (in the video below)

video: 

​Kidz Got Talent 2019 and Vibrants Event cordially invite you to their very special event called
Kidz Got Talent
DATE: 4 PM – 8 PM Saturday 3 August 2019
VENUE: Malthouse Theatre, 113 Sturt Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 3006 
TICKETS: https://www.vibrantsevent.com.au/events/
WEBSITE: https://www.vibrantsevent.com.au/
Vibrants Event where fascinations meets reality is a creative end-to-end event organisation, that believes in achieving event objectives through innovation, deploying immersive and unique experiences. It is a brand name offering spectacular services in organising and managing events & festivals. Started in 2017 by Arvi Walia as a dream, today it has become phenomenon in the event industry. Kidz Got Talent is a pageant and talent show for 3 - 15 age kids. Kids can show their talent on the stage including dance, singing, ramp walk, art, acting and much more. For more details and registrations, please visit website www.vibrantsevent.com.au
All thanks to our friends at the organisation Bohemian Rhapsody Weekly Magazine is proudly covering the event on August 3 (media: Marchev Mishaand Natasha Marchev) Please stay tuned for more details.
Please note, Amit Singh is the event proud judge for Round 1. He is an aerospace engineer, actor and model as well as titles holder of Mr Handsome , Mr Intelligent, Mr #Bollywood #King 2016, Mr Diamond Australia runner up 2017 and Mr British Empire 2018, Amit is also Bohemian Rhapsody Weekly Magazine brand Ambassador

added 196 new photos to the album: CHICAGO: first look at rehearsals 2019 at Opera House Sydney — at Opera Australia.
· We were lucky enough to be invited to a rehearsal session on 23 July at the Opera Australia, 480 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills to cover the upcoming Chicago The Musical all thanks to IP Publicity. The musical stars Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Alinta Chidzey, Casey Donovan & Tom Burlinson
It starts in Sydney on 20 August and will run till 13 October
at the Capitol Theatre, Sydney, Haymarket, NSW
https://chicagothemusical.com.au/
photography: Neil Chand
Please stay tuned for the review and the video from this event
Bohemian Rhapsody Weekly Magazine expresses its special thanks to the IP Publicity and personally to Sharonne Lipman for the invite and opportunity to cover the first look AT REHEARSALS OF CHICAGO and to Neil for his amazing imagery.

​Universal Pictures Australia present a new biography drama called The White Crow
in cinemas July 18
Director Ralph Fiennes captures the raw physicality and brilliance of Rudolf Nureyev, whose escape to the West stunned the world at the height of the Cold War. With his magnetic presence, Nureyev emerged as ballet's most famous star, a wild and beautiful dancer limited by the world of 1950s Leningrad. His flirtation with Western artists and ideas led him into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse with the KGB
please follow Susan Reynolds' review published: http://bohemianrhapsodyclub.weebly.com/la-premiere.html
#AFCA Australian Film Critics Association

trailer: 

Disney on Ice - Magical Ice Rod Laver Arena / Melbourne: Disney On Ice celebrates Mickey and Friends ran at the RodLaver Arena Melbournehttps://www.rodlaverarena.com.au/…/disney-on-ice-celebrates… with sold out sessions
Bohemian Rhapsody Weekly Magazine Ambassador Anthony Waynereviews the show: http://bohemianrhapsodyclub.weebly.com/travelling.html
Bohemian Rhapsody Weekly Magazine expresses its special thanks to the event managers and organisers as personaly to Larissa Cavanagh atCavanagh PR for the invite and opportunity to cover the show as well as to Anthony for his work

​for your calendars please:

TUESDAY, July 9
Mary Setrakian Australia with Masterclass SING! with Mary Setrakian (Sydney) // Sydney Town Hall - Lower Exhibition Halls www.facebook.com/events/495353484336995/?ti=cl
and www.trybooking.com/BCTEE

SATURDAY, July 13
Bohemian Rhapsody Weekly Magazine photo shoot in sand dunes http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/1627949

THURSDAY, July 18
Apollo 11 movie release // Madman / Madman Filmshttps://www.madmanfilms.com.au/apollo-11/

The White Crow movie national release // Universal Pictures Australiahttps://www.sff.org.au/program/browse/the-white-crow

FRIDAY, July 19
Miss World Australia 2019 Crowning and Australia Finals // Palazzo Versace, Gold Coast https://www.missworldaustralia.com.au/events/

​Cavanagh PR and Feld Entertainment, Inc. invite you to experience
Disney On Ice
DATES: Thu 4 July - Mon 8 July 
VENUE: Rod Laver Arena 
WEBSITE: www.DisneyOnIce.com.au
TICKETS: www.Ticketek.com.au/DisneyOnIce
Facebook: www.facebook.com/DisneyOnIce
Twitter: @DisneyOnIce #DisneyOnIce #MickeyandFriends
YouTube: www.youtube.com/DisneyOnIce
Instagram: @DisneyOnIce
Not only does the upcoming Disney On Ice production celebrate 90 years of Mickey Mouse, but also 85 years of our favourite duck, Donald Duck, it was his birthday on Sunday 9th June!!
https://feldentertainmentintlbrand.box.com/s/dce2bodfi0rjp0…
Disney On Ice celebrates Mickey and Friends will be at Rod Laver Area these school holidays from the 4th July to 8th July.
Melbourne: Disney On Ice celebrates Mickey and Friends
Grab your mouse ears and get ready for the ultimate interactive event at Disney On Ice celebrates Mickey and Friends. For the first time ever, see fearless Moana on a high-seas adventure with demigod Maui. Follow the unforgettable Dory through the unexplored seas of the Pacific Ocean, join the Toy Story pals on an exciting adventure and discover true love with Elsa and Anna.
Buckle in for the emotional rollercoaster of Inside Out and “Live Your Story” alongside Disney Princesses as they inspire all to celebrate their favourite Disney memories in this commemoration of 90 years of Mickey Mouse.
Tickets on sale NOW! Tickets from $33*
Thanks to our friends at Cavanagh PR Bohemian Rhapsody Weekly Magazine is proudly covering the 4th of July performance (media: Anthony Wayne, BRC Ambassador. please stay tuned for more details

​https://youtu.be/uv-6i5cxokg
IT MAKES ME EXTREMELY HAPPY TO RELEASE THIS SHORT BTS VIDEO FROM
https://youtu.be/uv-6i5cxokg
PELIGROS 18th Anniversary
by Julio Pereira YsuBanda Peligro
dinner, music and dance
18th if May 2019
at Grand Star Receptions
EDITING and COMPILATION: Hakam Soufan 
FILMING: Marchev Misha and Natasha Marchev
https://youtu.be/uv-6i5cxokg
Bohemian Rhapsody Weekly Magazine expresses its special thanks to the event organisers and managers and personally to Estela Tapia (and Liss Corado, Eduardo Tapia and Anibal Tabone) for the invite and opportunity to cover the event as well as to Hakam for his art work
https://youtu.be/uv-6i5cxokg

video: 

​https://youtu.be/PMrR3a1xwUk
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/
please watch this version of the video edited by Hakam Soufan
https://youtu.be/PMrR3a1xwUk
Editing: Hakam Soufan
Filming: Anthony Wayne and Taylor Cougle
full press release: http://bohemianrhapsodyclub.weebly.com/travelling 
direct link to the video: https://youtu.be/PMrR3a1xwUk
Bohemian Rhapsody Weekly Magazine expresses its special thanks to the pre-show event organisers and managers, to @CavanaghPR and personally to Larissa Anderson for the invite and opportunity to cover this fun time as well as to Hakam, Anthony and Taylor for their cheerful coverage!

video: 

​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

​#PELIGROS18thAnniversary was presented and hosted by Julio Pereira YsuBanda Peligro, Liss Corado, Eduardo Tapia, Estela Tapia and Anibal Tabone on 18th if May 2018 at the Grand Star Receptionshttps://www.facebook.com/events/1221143121390982/
It was a real celebration of life with Julio Pereira YsuBanda Peligro live featuring famous #PELIGRO'S 18th ANNIVERSARY with everything included including
The Best SALSA - MERENGUE- CUMBIA
Open bar full of TEQUILA - VODKA and WHISKEY as well as BEER, WINE & SOFT DRINKS. The hall opening was followed by enjoying the yummy Appetizers and 3 COURSE luxurious Meal, dancing, live music, lots of entertainment and 4 RAFFLES Surprises.
The event featured a SPECIAL GUEST 
- Dueto "The Pereira Brothers"
- Claudia Grisellelle : Recordando a Rocio Durcal
- Herberth Trabaninoo: Recordando a La Sonora Matanzera
- Julio Pereira: Recordando a Alejandro y Vicente Fernandez as well as the
- Floorshow
The event included
- 3 Dj's TABONE - El MALO & BOZ 
- 80's & 90's
The dinner table decorations and the dress code was: BLACK & RED and the outfits of the night were simply spectacular!
The tickets were LIMITED for
Adult: $95 
Kids under 10 yrs $50
and all SOLD OUT!
Bohemian Rhapsody Weekly Magazine was lucky enough to be invited as a VIP guests and a media to cover the event (media: Marchev Misha). Please stay tuned for more details.

dates for your calendars:

THURSDAY, April 25
The Chaperone movie release // STUDIOCANAL / #NedAndCoPRhttps://www.thechaperonemovie.com.au/

SATURDAY, May 4
Gala Fashion Parade Charity Event // #RoCan / Yvonne Moon / Orné / PABLO & KAT / Orne Trendz / Prerna Khnnahttps://www.facebook.com/events/799769703733586/

FRIDAY, May 10
The Melbourne Magic Festival pre-launch event at The MC Showroom in Prahran, Victoria // Tim Ellishttps://www.facebook.com/MelbourneMagicFestival/

SUNDAY, May 12
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia Sydney till May 17 // IMG Models Worldwide http://mbfashionweek.com/australia

THURSDAY, May 16
Peterloo film national release // Transmission Filmshttps://www.transmissionfilms.com.au/films/peterloo

RocKabul film release // Potential Filmshttps://potentialfilms.com/contemporary-movies/rockabul/

John Wick: Chapter 2 Chapter 3 / JOHN WICK: Chapter 3 AU national release // STUDIOCANAL https://www.johnwick3movie.com.au/

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

FRIDAY, May 17
GABS Festival with The Great Australian Beer Spectapular till 19 May // #SpectapularEnterprises, #RocketComms https://www.gabsfestival.com/ and https://www.gabsfestival.com/melbourne-buy-tickets

The Melbourne Musicians with Mozart Piano Concerto No.19 in F major with Elyane Laussade - Concert Pianist at the James Tatoulis Auditorium, Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne, Kew https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=450379&ref=mmweb // Frank Pam

SATURDAY, May 18
Zelman Symphony with Mozart's Clarinet at the Eldon Hogan Performing Arts Centre, Xavier College, Kew http://zelmansymphony.org.au/Concerts/18May2019 // George Deutsch / Holly Hayes

​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: 

​Cavanagh PR and Feld Entertainment, Inc. invites you all to The Ultimate Celebration of Mickey Mouse Kicks Off in Disney On Ice with celebration of #MickeyAndFriends. Disney’s Moana Takes the Ice for the First Time in Australia with New Ice Skating Extravaganza
AUSTRALIAN TOUR 
DATES: 31 MAY – 21 JULY 2019 and Melbourne on 4 July – 8 July
LOCATION: Rod Laver Arena
TICKETS: 
Tickets on sale NOW! Tickets from $33*
Tickets for Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne, Newcastle & Sydney are through Ticketek: www.Ticketek.com.au/DisneyOnIce
Tickets for Wollongong are through Ticketmaster:www.Ticketmaster.com.au/DisneyOnIce
OTHER LINKS:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/DisneyOnIce
Twitter: @DisneyOnIce #DisneyOnIce #MickeyandFriends
YouTube: www.youtube.com/DisneyOnIce
Instagram: @DisneyOnIce
About Feld Entertainment, Inc.
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All thanks to our friends at Cavanagh PR Bohemian Rhapsody Weekly Magazine is proudly covering the pre-launch event at the O'Brien IcehouseArena this weekend that includes afternoon tea, a meet and greet with the Disney stars and some ice skating (media Anthony Wayne and friends) Please stay tuned for more details coming up soon

​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 
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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.

​#Dust by Dancenorth with #LiminalSpaces took place at the Monash Academy of Performing Arts / MLIVE / #AlexanderTheatreMonashhttps://www.monash.edu/mlive/whats-on/events/dust/
#AmitSingh was lucky enough to visit one of the performances on 18 March. His impressions are published now for our readers' attention: http://bohemianrhapsodyclub.weebly.com/travelling.html
Bohemian Rhapsody Weekly Magazine expresses its special thanks to the event managers and organisers *and personally to #ElishaWilson and#PaulLin ) for the opportunity to cover the production and for the invite as well as to Amit for his dedication and also for his time he spent on this work despite his emergency family situation.

teaser: https://vimeo.com/292840680

​#MemoirForRiversAndTheDictator performance as part of Dance Massivetook place at The SUBSTATION on Fri 15 - Sun 17 March // Prue Bassett Publicity 
https://dancemassive.com.au/program/recital/
to be honest Stuart Buchanan was so impressed by the production he told me he was speechless that took him quite a while to focus and write all hid feelings about what he experienced: please kindly follow his thoughts via this link with apologies for the late press release:
http://bohemianrhapsodyclub.weebly.com/travelling
Bohemian Rhapsody Weekly Magazine expresses its special thanks to the managers and organisers of the event and personally to Michaela Hall and Prue Bassett for the invite and opportunity to cover the dance massive selective events as well as to Stuart for his observation.

​please note you add these dates to your diaries:

SATURDAY, March 30
The Ultimate Vegas Show // The Palms at Crown Melbourne - Southbank / Make A Difference (MAD) PR https://www.crownmelbourne.com.au/…/liv…/ultimate-vegas-show / Michael Boyd / BoydProduction

FRIDAY, April 5
Miss World Australia's State Finals: South Australian State Final // Sfera's Park Suites and Convention Centre http://www.missworldaustralia.com.au/

​Alexander Calder Exhibition - Radical Inventor / #AlexanderCalderRadicalInventor // National Gallery of Victoria till 5 August 2019 https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/exhibition/alexander-calder/

SATURDAY, April 6
photoshoot with Kyla Brack by Erkin Kalayci Independent Photographer

​Recital | Claire Edwardes & Richard Cilli as part of Dance Massive took place at The SUBSTATION on March 20 through to March 22 // Prue Bassett Publicity 
https://dancemassive.com.au/program/recital/
photos: Olga Kirk
Marina Skliar was lucky enough to see this distinctive contemporary production world premiere . Please read Marina's impressions: http://bohemianrhapsodyclub.weebly.com/travelling
Bohemian Rhapsody Weekly Magazine expresses its special thanks to the managers and organisers of the event and personally to Michaela Hall and Prue Bassett for the invite and opportunity to cover the dance massive selective events as well as Marina for her coverage