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From the Mayor
I love this time of year – things start to slow down everywhere, but not at Casula
Powerhouse! This also happens to be my kids’ favourite time of year because they love
the Way Out West Festival for Children. Last year, the WOW Festival attracted more than
10,000 people, and this year it’s set to be even bigger with 26 programs over four days.
The Refugees Exhibition is also a standout in this program, so I encourage everyone
to come along and take a look. Drawing on the past 120 years of artistic practice, the
exhibition shows the huge contribution migrants have made to our culture and provides
a rare opportunity for the people of Liverpool to access these important works that have
never before been seen in Western Sydney. So as you can see, there are plenty of great
things happening at Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre!
Ned Mannoun
Mayor, Liverpool City Council
From the Director
Welcome all, to yet another six months of creative programming at the Casula
Powerhouse Arts Centre. As this is my first message as Acting Director, I wanted to take
the opportunity reflect on my time here at Casula Powerhouse and how much the Centre
has grown and evolved since I first started. From the vibrant cultural festivals, showcasing
of local, national and international artists, the thousands of children now visiting us
each year, delicious foods and of course our diverse program, delivered by the Centre’s
dedicated staff – the list is endless! I have enjoyed every moment of seeing the Centre
become one of the most prominent and important cultural venues in South West Sydney.
The next six months will be a showcase of the amazing things we are currently planning.
Come along, experience and enjoy! We look forward to seeing you soon.
Nikita Karvounis
Acting Director Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre
GENERATOR / 1
1 Powerhouse Road,
Casula NSW 2170
(Enter via Shepherd St, Liverpool)
p. 02 9824 1121
f. 02 9821 4273
e. reception@casulapowerhouse.com
w. www.casulapowerhouse.com
Theatre Season
: Tales of a City by the Sea
: Death in Bowengabbie
: Othello
: Four Seasons in One Night
: Sydney Symphony Orchestra Fellows in Concert
: Tango Rango Habanera
: Much Dell’Arte About Nothing
Matinee Theatre Program
: The Divine Miss Bette
: Elvis & JOk
: Four Voices – Christmas Special
Acquisitions
Exhibitions
: Refugees
: Beyond Refuges: Citizens
: 19th Liverpool Art Society Exhibition
: 25th Mil-Pra AECG Aboriginal Exhibition
: Soft Core
: Paramor Prize : Art + Innovation
Events
KIDS : 2016 Way out West Festival for Children
CPAC YOUTH : Art Meets West
CPAC YOUTH : Halloween End of Year Party
MUSIC : On Notice
FILMS : Smartfone Flick Fest
FILMS : Marcello Mastroianni: Lover and Legend
FILMS : Sydney Film Festival
Ghost Tours
Paranormal Sleepover
FOOD : Good Food Month Events
Bellbird Café
Workshops
DRAMA School After School
DRAMA Staging Stories
Draw Together
School Holiday Program
Creative Courses
ARTy pARTy
CALENDAR
Tales of a City
by the Sea
Written by Samah Sabawi | Directed by Wahibe Moussa
Wed 3 Aug at 11am & 7pm | Duration 80min (no interval)
Tickets $25 Adult | $20 Conc | $10 Seniors | Ages 14+
The story of two people who meet and fall in love in the
besieged Gaza strip during the bombardment of 2008.
Woven from the actual experiences of people living under
occupation. This story of falling in love and finding hope also
examines how people in diaspora see their connection to
home, and how people at home see them. It is a Palestinian
story, but more broadly it is a migrant story.
This gripping play is an act of resistance that implores its
audience to take heed.
– The Age
Bell Shakespeare presents
Othello
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Peter Evans
Thurs 1 Sept at 7pm & Fri 2 Sept at 10:30am | Ages 15+
Duration 140min (incl. 20min interval)
Tickets $50 Adult | $45 Conc | $35 Seniors
SCHOOL GROUPS (10+) $20
THEATRE Season
THEATRE Season
Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre presents
One of William Shakespeare’s most famous and passionate
tragedies, Othello will be directed by Bell Shakespeare’s
Artistic Director Peter Evans, in a gripping production that will
touch audiences to their core, as envy is a weapon wielded
with brazen savagery, and the complex contradictory nature of
humanity is tested.
Book your pre-show dinner Beef or vegetable
stroganoff with jasmine rice
$15 per person (price does not include drinks)
Dinner served from 6pm
Book your pre-show dinner Mezza Plate for 2
$40 per couple (price does not include drinks)
Dinner served from 6pm
Death in Bowengabbie
Written by Caleb Lewis | Directed by Matthew Edgerton
Fri 26 Aug at 8pm & Sat 27 Aug at 2pm & 8pm
Ages 15+ | Duration 60min (no interval)
Tickets $30 Adult | $25 Conc | $20 Seniors
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Welcome to Bowengabbie, where the elderly abound and
meals-on-wheels is a boom industry.
When Oscar left he swore he’d never come back. He has a
fiancée, a new job and a fresh start. But a series of mysterious
deaths keep bringing him back. Join Oscar as he attends
a series of increasingly ridiculous funerals as the locals
compete to throw Bowengabbie’s biggest ever send-off!
A big, black, tender-hearted comedy, about love, loss and the
mourning after.
Book your pre-show dinner Pulled pork
burger or vegetarian burger with chunky chips
$20 per person (price does not include drinks)
Dinner served from 6pm
Working Management presents
Four Seasons in
One Night
Fri 9 Sept at 7pm | Ages 15+
Duration 105min (incl. 20min interval)
Tickets $40 Adult | $35 Conc | $30 Seniors
Four Seasons in One Night is a celebration of the music of
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, and Bobby’s first hand
insight into the world of this legendary man and band, sharing
with you behind the scenes experiences of his unique journey
from his first audition to the final curtain call.
His flawless performance … ensures audiences will enjoy an
intimate show of the highest calibre.
– Arts Review
Book your pre-show dinner Pork belly, apple,
fennel or vegetable stack served with chunky
fried wedges
$30 per person (price does not include drinks)
Dinner served from 6pm
GENERATOR / 3
Critical Stages and Shaman Productions present
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Fellows in Concert
Sun 24 Jul at 2pm | All Ages
Duration 120min (including 20min interval)
Tickets $30 Adult | $20 Conc | $15 Seniors
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra Fellowship is recognised as
one of the world’s leading orchestral training programs. Each
year, the program brings together some of the most talented
young instrumentalists. In 2016 we welcome 16 Fellows
on strings, winds, brass and percussion to play for your
entertainment in the intimate space of the Theatre at Casula
Powerhouse Arts Centre.
Book your pre-show Christmas in July Lunch roast ham & turkey served with vegetables followed by
plum pudding & custard. $20 per person (price does not include drinks) Lunch served from 12pm
Neil Gooding Productions presents
The Divine Miss Bette
Thurs 22 Sept at 11am
Duration 70min | Tickets $20
Get ready for a divine experience, as the charismatic Catherine
Alcorn inhabits the Divine Miss Midler. Bawdy, brash and even
more buxom than the original (yes, it’s possible) this whirlwind
of a show will leave you breathless and begging for more!
Matinee Season
THEATRE Season
Sydney Symphony Orchestra and
Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre presents
Book your post-show Lunch with Gourmet jacket
potatoes $15 per person (price does not include drinks)
Arrive early for your complimentary tea or coffee and cake
Elvis & JOK
Thurs 3 Nov at 11am
Duration 70min | Tickets $20
Tango Rango Habanera
Sun 25 Sept at 2pm | All Ages | Duration 70min
Tickets $35 Adult | $30 Conc | $20 Seniors
Be transported to the dance halls of Buenos Aires, the mystic
charm of India, and the streets of Paris in this enchanting
and passionate concert with Australia’s leading international
flautist, Jane Rutter, brilliant classical guitarist, Guiseppe
Zangari and virtuoso accordionist, Marcello Maio. Plus
Argentinian tangos by Piazzolla, Ravi Shankar’s Raga: L’Aube
Enchantee.
Book your pre-show High Tea with a Selection of savoury and sweet delicacies, with tea
$40 per person (price does not include drinks) High Tea served from 12pm
Matriark Art Theatre presents
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Much Dell’Arte About Nothing
Fri 21 Oct at 10am & 12pm | Ages 12+
Duration 60min plus post show Q&A
Tickets $20 Adult | $15 Conc | $10 Seniors
SCHOOL GROUPS (10+) $15
Welcome to the mad, bad, sad world of the Bard -Commedia
style! A hilarious mash-up of Shakespeare’s works, presented
in the Commedia dell’Arte tradition. Featuring slapstick, masks,
stage combat, dance and stock characters,
watch your favourite Shakespearean
references be transformed and invigorated
- all with a good dose of irreverence!
Elvis and Johnny O’Keefe both turned 80 this year and we are
celebrating! Johnny V and Alan Wright will rock, roll, boogie
and Jive and relive the magical era that still exists today, so
join us as we party with Elvis and JOK!
Book your post-show Lunch with Ravioli
with white wine & herb cream sauce
$15 per person (price does not include drinks)
Arrive early for your complimentary tea or coffee and cake
Four Voices Christmas Special
Thurs 15 Dec at 11am and 2pm
Duration 70min | Tickets $20
Rowena, Lauren, Stephen and Alex are a stunning musical act
that will take their audiences on a journey through the ages.
From Opera to Broadway and a few festive season songs
thrown in, these performers have combined their talent to
bring you Four Voices.
Book your post-show Christmas Lunch
with Roast Ham & Turkey served with Vegetables
followed by Plum Pudding & Custard
$20 per person (price does not include drinks)
Arrive early for your complimentary tea or coffee and cake
GENERATOR / 5
Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre presents
Khaled Sabsabi, Solde, 2007
Bicycles, acrylic paint, plastic & wood
Quantity: 6 Bicycles
150 x 190 x 80 cm each
Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre / 6
Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program
by Khaled Sabsabi
Khaled Sabsabi, Tourist, 2007
Photographic print on foam board,
300 x 600 x 2 cm
Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program
by Khaled Sabsabi
Acquisitions
Khaled Sabsabi, Sale, 2014
Bicycles, paint, wood, plastic pipes, suitcases
Dimensions variable
Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre is delighted to
announce the recent acquisition of three major
artworks by leading Australian contemporary
artist Khaled Sabsabi.
Khaled Sabsabi has been making outstanding
contributions to the development of Australian
contemporary art since the late 1980s. His
artistic practice has moved between a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary flow, which
includes community engagement, music, video,
film, theatre, sound, media, installation and
curating. He is a local artist, living and working
in the South-West Sydney suburb of Bonnyrigg,
and already has one major work in the Liverpool
City Council Collection, Ali or Eli (2005), which
was recently exhibited at Casula Powerhouse
Arts Centre in our celebratory birthday exhibition
21 (October 17 - November 29 2015). Sabsabi
was awarded the prestigious Helen Lempriere
Travelling Art Scholarship in 2010, the 60th
annual Blake Prize in 2011 and the Melbourne
Cricket Ground (MCG) Ian Potter Scholarship in
2014. He has participated and presented in over
54 solo and group exhibitions across the world.
Sabsabi is a versatile artist who creates socially
engaged artworks which interrogate issues of
identity and consider the migrant and human
experience more broadly. In 2014 he presented
two artworks, Tourist (2007) and Solde (2007),
in the exhibition Subject to Ruin at Casula
Powerhouse Arts Centre. The artwork Solde
was commissioned to be adapted to the themes
of the exhibition. Of the original eight yellow
bicycles from Solde, two were crushed and
smashed down in a compactor, forming the new
artwork Sale (2014). The significance of Sabsabi
participating in Subject to Ruin was for the
artist to re-visit his earlier artworks to express
the complexities and hardships enforced on
communities in reaction to terrorism and cultural
profiling. Solde/Sale symbolically references
facets of guerrilla warfare, politics, revolution,
resistance and conflict, with the act of crushing
the two bicycles for the exhibition symbolic of
the damaging nature of conflict and warfare. At
the conclusion of Subject to Ruin, Solde and
Tourist were offered to Casula Powerhouse
Arts Centre as a donation through the Cultural
Gifts Program and were officially endorsed in
2015. A number of the bicycles from Solde may
be spotted on display in surprising areas of the
Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre.
GENERATOR / 7
Acquisitions
New Acquistions – Khaled Sabsabi
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
casula powerhouse arts centre
29.7.2016 – 11.9.2106
Anish Kapoor • Max Ernst • Christian Boltanski • Yoko Ono • Lucian Freud • Marc Chagall
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• Aida Tomescu • Nalini Malani • Khadim Ali • Guo Jian •Soheil
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Mona Hatoum, Bukhara (red)casula
2007, Wool
and cotton, 141 arts
210 cm.
Collection: Art Gallery of New South Wales earth is but one country and mankind its citizens
Gift of Geoff and Vicki Ainsworth 2008. Photo AGNSW,Ludwig
© Mona Hirschfeld
Hatoum. Courtesy
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universal
peace.
Mack • Ah Xian • Frank Auerbach • Dinh Q. Le • Ai Wei Wei • Anne Zahalka • Helmut Newton
29.7.2016 – 11.9.2106
Turbine Gallery | Hopper Gallery | Switch Gallery
Marsden Gallery | Curious Works presents
Beyond Refuge: Citizens
ALSO SHOWING > Beyond Refuge: Citizens
29 July - 11 September
29 July - 11 September
CuriousWorks proudly presents a collection of photo-media and video works made
by local Sydney based artists who are former refugees, current asylum seekers and
first generation Australians whose families fled war to settle in Australia. Beyond
Refuge: Citizens is an exhibition that asserts the beautiful and fundamental rights
of every human being to freedom and peace. It is also a cry to those who have lost
their freedom, through the structures and exertions of power.
Khadim Ali, Guo Jian, Inge King, Yosl Bergner, Danila
Vassilieff, Ludwig Hirschfeld Mack, Ah Xian and Anne
Zahalka.
Refugees is a landmark exhibition that celebrates
the invaluable contribution of these world renowned
International and Australian artists who share a
refugee background. Drawing upon the past 120
Beyond Refuge: Citizens has been generously supported by Settlement Services
support local diasporic communities
by providingRoad, Casula NSW 2170
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International, Australia Council for the Arts and Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre
rich context to these artist practices’ and histories
via a robust program of public events including
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workshops, a national symposium and community
engagement projects and provide a rare opportunity
to access these important works that have never
before been seen in Western Sydney.
GENERATOR / 9
Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre / 8
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Artists Soheil Ettehadolhagh, Hayder Al Bdairi, Dani Sitto, Khaled Mariam, Guido
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continents and conflicts, this exhibition will present a
Marc Chagall, Frank Auerbach , Dinh Q. Le, Helmut
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25th Mil-Pra AECG Aboriginal
Exhibition
17 September - 9 October
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre in partnership with Mil-Pra AECG presents
The annual Mil-Pra AECG exhibition
and art prize continues to be a vital
component of the Casula Powerhouse
Arts Centre’s yearly exhibition program
and we acknowledge the need to
celebrate the significance of Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander culture in our
region and beyond.
For the 25th Anniversary, Casula
Powerhouse Arts Centre are proud to
continue supporting the $1000 Mil-Pra
AECG Award, the $2000 acquisitive
Maria Lock Award and the $3000
acquisitive Mayor’s Choice Award.
Les Dawson, Battle of the Sexes, 2015. Winner of 2015 Casula Powerhouse Scholarship Prize.
Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre in partnership with
Liverpool Art Society presents
19th Liverpool Art Society
Exhibition
The annual Liverpool Art Society exhibition and art prize inspires a diverse range of
artists and artworks. In support of this outstanding commitment by our local artistic
community, we are pleased to continue supporting the prestigious $1500 Casula
Powerhouse Scholarship Prize and the $5000 acquisitive Liverpool City Council
Overall Winner Prize.
Noel Buttler, Ngia Nura Ngia Nabu
(Connections to Family Connections
to Country), 2014.
Winner, 2015 Mil-Pra AECG Award.
GENERATOR / 11
Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre / 10
17 September - 9 October
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
Soft Core
15 October - 4 November
Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre / 12
The Soft Core exhibition presents artistic practices that explore the many facets
of ‘softness’ - from large-scale inflatables to forms made from soft materials to
materials that simply look soft. These artists are making works that demand
attention - forms that are not simply bumped into while looking at paintings.
In the 20th century, artists began to disassemble the notion of traditional sculpture
by adding and subtracting constructions, incorporating found objects and designating
everyday items as art. These adaptive and divergent methods of form making
continue today in a generation of artists who define sculpture in the negative
condition: not bronze, not stone, not the macho force of the blast furnace.
The materials in this exhibition encompass air, inflatable nylon, unfired clay and
plastics bags – materials that have been co-opted for their versatility and their
mutability between function and emotion. Some of the works in this exhibition
require activation – such as electricity or inflation to become whole while others
inhabit their softness quietly.
Soft Core investigates these practices by presenting existing works and newly
commissioned works from 13 Australian and International artists who question the
fluctuating meaning of what it means to be soft.
Check out page 21 for the Casula Powerhouse Good Food Month event Soft Spot on
14 October, an exclusive prelude to Soft Core.
Photograph by Ben Williams.
Paramor Prize:
Art + Innovation 2017
Registrations opening soon | check www.casulapowerhouse.com for updates
The Liverpool City Council vision for the future is to be the city of the great South West
- a region of opportunity, prosperity and diversity. Innovation is a guiding principle of
Liverpool City Council and the Paramor Prize: Art + Innovation provides an opportunity
to develop new solutions and creative explorations of the new challenges and
opportunities in the rapidly growing South West Sydney region.
Paramor Prize: Art + Innovation was launched in 2015 in memory of one of Australia’s
most loved and celebrated female modern artists, Wendy Paramor. Her artistic practice
was innovative and forward thinking and as local Liverpool resident, Paramor exemplified
the artistic creativity of the Liverpool region.
Paramor died at the age of 37 in 1975. A large collection of her works were gifted to Casula
Powerhouse Arts Centre and the Liverpool City Art, Heritage and Local Studies Collection.
In 2017, the second Paramor Prize: Art + Innovation will again feature the major
acquisitive prize of $20,000 to the best overall artwork; a $5,000 Mayoral Award will be
issued to the artwork that best addresses the guiding principles of Liverpool City Council
and a $1,000 People’s Choice Award will be issued to the artwork voted most popular.
GENERATOR / 13
Todd Robinson, Oooh #3, 2013, Hydrocal, polyester filler, paint, SLS print, 30 x 30 x 34 cm approx.
Image courtesy of the artist and Galerie pompom.
CPAC Youth
Events
CPAC Youth is proud to present
Art Meets West
28 August, 10am - 3pm | All Ages
Entry is Free and Workshops $5 each
Curators, arts administrators, artists, collectors and gallerists are
invited to meet and view the works by next generation Australian
artists.
The day will include workshops, panel discussions and great art
along with nibbles and drinks (non-alcoholic).
Halloween
End of Year Party
Sat 29 October, 6pm - 11pm | Ages 15 - 25
Tickets $20
Come and wind down the end of the year with a tour of
the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre by the Australian
Paranormal Phenomenon Investigators; then, work with
your teams to breakout of the escape room and dance
and eat/drink the night away!
CPAC Youth Facilitator
Jacqueline Hornjik
Creative Leader Ariadna Kiehn
Administrative Leader
Amelia Morgano
CPAC Youth Committee Members Joanna
Gollon, An Le, Kelly-Ann Standley, Jamie
Sayvong, Sandy Cheu, Rekha Dhanaram,
Madelaine De Leon, Katriel Longo, Dominic
Kiehn, Renee Elhen, Liliana Occhiuto, Sophea
Op, Konrad Ryzak, Polly Burridge, Gregory
Gaydon, Cindy Lim, Aswathi Neelakandan,
Stephanie Nguy, Jack Marsden, Henna Duong,
Jodie Nguyen and Ben Cao.
The 2016 Way out West Festival for Children
centres on the theme of journeys and
discovery. Journeys are often accompanied
by feelings of fear, sadness, hope, optimism,
excitement and joy and are one of the most
memorable components of discovery. All of
us, no matter young or old, will embark on
many memorable journeys throughout our
lifetime; how we unpack those experiences
can sometimes leave us asking questions
about life, purpose and value.
Check out:
1. Saltbush Indigenous Dance and Multimedia
performance
2. Mini Cine: a film festival curated by young local film
lovers
3. Present to the Future: an art installation and series
of workshops developed in collaboration with local
schools and Seniors
4. Honk! Pop Up Play: a makeshift outdoor play space
moulded by little people
5. Art workshops facilitated by young, gifted local artists
We are once again excited to present
Exhibitions, performances, films, workshops
and a disco over four days of the July
School Holidays.
Plus much much more!
For more information and to book visit
www.wayoutwestfestival.com.au
GENERATOR / 15
Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre / 14
13 - 16 July, 9:30am - 3:30pm | Ages 0 - 12 | All events are FREE
Events
Events
On Notice
Thurs 22 September
Doors open 7pm, Bands from 7:30pm – 10:30pm
All Ages | Tickets $15
Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre presents On Notice, an all-ages event
showcasing some of the newest musical talent from the Sydney suburbs.
Catch all the bands live for $15. The venue will open at 7pm for food,
refreshment and merchandise. Bands will play from 7.30-10.30pm. This
event is drug and alcohol free.
For the full On Notice line-up of bands and links please check
www.casulapowerhouse.com.
Smartfone Flick Fest
Sat 8 October
All ages screening 2pm | Tickets $8, Under 12’s $4, Under 5 Free
Ages 15+ screening 7:30pm | All Tickets $8
Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre in partnership SF3 is proud to present the SmartFone
Flick Fest, a select screening of the top 10 films direct from the festival. SmartFone Flick
Fest is Australia’s dedicated smartphone film festival and all films are shot entirely on
smartphone or tablet for a maximum of 6.5 minutes.
Pre and post festival, Casula Powerhouse will be running a variety of workshops in
photography, animation and film, all of which will encourage participants to utilise their
mobile phone as a creative device. For further details of the upcoming workshops, please
check www.casulapowerhouse.com.
GENERATOR / 17
Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre / 16
On Saturday October 8, Casula Powerhouse will hold a 2pm matinee featuring the
best films from the Children’s category. During the evening, the top 10 finalists will be
screened, as well as several finalists from the previous year.
Saturday 23 July (includes Sleepover)
Tickets $45 Adult | $35 Conc/Stud | $40.50 Adult Group 10+
$31.50 Conc/Stud Group 10+ | *Includes coffee, tea & biscuits
Marcello
Mastroianni:
Lover and
Legend
Join APPI Ghost Hunts & Tours as they take you around the Casula
Powerhouse Arts Centre and tell you of the history of the venue,
the land it is situated on, and share some spooky stories that have
taken place there. Maybe you will catch a glimpse of Alma, chasing
her ball along the hallway on the first floor... or perhaps Crispy
will make himself known to you in the theatre.... or you could even
meet one of the many other resident spooks who have lingered
long after their time was up!
6:30pm Welcome drink
7:30pm screening | Free event
Thur 28 Jul : Dramma della Gelosia, 1970 (dir. Ettore Scola)
(no English subtitles)
Thur 29 Sept : Matrimonio all’italiana, 1964 (dir. Vittorio de Sica)
(with English subtitles)
Thur 27 Oct : Casanova, 1965 (dir. Mario Monicelli)
(with English subtitles)
Proudly presented by
Sponsored by
Gulli Food Distributors, MBC Groyp
and Murdocca Brothers
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Tickets available via our website. More info available here:
http://www.appighosthunts.com/
ue to adult content admission is for 14 years and over.
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Admission may be refused
Australian Paranormal
and Spiritual Expo 2016
Saturday 24 September
9am (VIP entry) | 10am – 5pm General Public Entry
plus GHOST TOUR afterwards (from 8pm)
$5.00 standard entry | $100.00 VIP entry
Kids under 5 are free
Sydney
Film Festival
@ Casula
Powerhouse
The Oz Paranormal & Spiritual Expo is set to explode at the Casula
Powerhouse Arts Centre once again this year. Hitting the venue
on the 24 September, there is a great line up of speakers, with
Australia’s most trusted psychic medium Mitchell Coombes joining
us again, and welcoming Sydney Mentalist and Mind Magician,
Phoenix to do a mentalist display that will blow your mind! We
will also have a diverse range of stallholders selling all types of
interesting things, two rooms full of psychics who want to assist
you in guiding your life’s path, and a new addition to the Expo,
FREE workshops running all day in the performance space! For
only $5 standard entry (extra for the VIP tickets) it’s a day not to
miss!
Fri 1 July Mustang (M)
Fri 5 Aug The Baulkham Hills
African Ladies Troupe (M)
Sat 10 Sept | Fri 7 Oct
Fri 4 Nov – films TBC
6:15pm Pre-Movie Dinner
7:30pm Film Screening
Tickets $15 Adult | $13 Conc
$10 Child |
Dinner $17 per person
Want something even more challenging? On 23 July, there will be
a paranormal sleepover happening at the venue... use specialised
equipment designed exclusively for ghost hunting to try and
make contact with the ghostly residents. Learn from experienced
investigators and have an adrenaline pumped, great night out!
More information can be found at http://www.australianparan
ormalandspiritualexpo.com.au/ and tickets can be pre-booked
here also.
Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre is proud to present another season
of monthly film screenings in partnership with Sydney Film Festival.
Join us for a selection of local, national and international cinematic
masterpieces.
Save the dates below! Movies will be announced in advance and tickets
will be on sale via our box office.
We will couple each movie with a decadent meal from the Bellbird Café.
GENERATOR / 19
To celebrate one of the greatest
Italian actors at 20 years from
his death, the Italian Cultural
Institute is pleased to present a
retrospective dedicated to some
the brilliant roles interpreted
by Marcello Mastroianni in the
decade which saw the flourishing
of the so called commedia
all’italiana (comedy Italian Style).
Ghost Tours
Films
Ghost Tours
Events
Café
GOOD FOOD MONTH at Casula Powerhouse
It’s an exciting and gastronomic time of year at
Casula Powerhouse this October as we celebrate
all things culinary for Good Food Month. We have
programmed 3 delicious events that will tantalise,
excite and please your tastebuds.
Be prepared to experience flavours you know and
love in a whole new way from boutique handmade
chocolates, puff pastries, savoury and sweet treats
all paired with matching wines. A decadent food and
wine event that will indulge all senses and awaken
new tastebud as you discover new flavours.
Chocolate for Adults
Sun 9 Oct | 2 - 4pm | Tickets $50
Andrea and Laszlo Simko, the creators of Chocolate
5018 are devoted to explore new ways to enjoy
fine chocolate. One of those is their wine matching
selection developed together with the National Wine
Centre of Australia. They hand-make every bar
and have won 12 Royal Show Awards in Sydney,
Adelaide and Perth.
They are happy to share their expertise with wine
and chocolate lovers, through experiencing a range
of delicious pairings. Learn about fine chocolates in
general, see and feel how the flavours mingle on
your palate and discover why wine and chocolate
can work together so well.
Join the makers and enjoy this relaxed and highly
informative event.
Bellbird Café at Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre is
the ideal place to enjoy a light meal, tea or coffee or
a quick snack before you check out what’s showing
in the galleries, the theatre or before participating in a
workshop.
Sun 9 Oct | 6 - 8pm | Tickets $50
A fun and relaxed tasting experience with one of
Sydney’s leading wine experts, Matt Dunne – head
Sommelier at ARIA Restaurant. Matt will walk you
through 6 different wines accompanied by delicious
matching food, so you can impress your friends next
time you throw a party at home!
Soft Spot – a visual and
tasty a prelude
Fri 14 Oct | 6 - 8pm | Tickets $50
Join us for an exclusive prelude to the opening
of our exhibition Soft Core. Have fun discovering
the exhibition’s key theme of Softness - think
marshmallows, cheeses, puff pastries and much
more. Working with local businesses, relish in a
variety of cultural delights with an artist curated
menu, coupled with experimental wines, live
entertainment, performance art and artist led tours.
This is a Friday night you won’t want to miss!
Tickets go live for these events at the end of
August for further information or to be added
to an e-list with ticket release date email
reception@casulapowerhouse.com
Opening Hours
Monday to Sunday from 10am
With plenty of parking available, don’t forget you can
pre-book your pre-show Lunch or Dinner for Theatre
shows and Film screenings plus enjoy a refreshing
beverage before the show at the Bar!
Check pages 2 – 5 for see what’s on the Theatre menu!
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The Bellbird Café
Food and Wine Tasting with
ARIA’s Matt Dunne
Drama School: After School
Mondays 17 Oct – 2 Dec | Final Performance Tues 6 Dec
$100.00 For 8 Sessions | 4.30-6.30pm 4.30-5pm Snacks and Refreshments
5-6.30pm Workshop
Staging Stories
Mondays 8 Aug – 26 Sept (excluding 19 Sept)
Final Performance Tues 4 Oct
$150 For 8 sessions | Ages 18+ | 7-9pm
Workshops
Workshops
DRAMA WORKSHOPS
Drama School After School offers an inclusive
experience for young people aged 10-12who have an
interest in the dramatic arts.
GOALS FOR THE PROGRAM
To gain confidence through the course in selfexpression and trust in their own voice.
To gain skills in telling their own stories through
drama: identifying stories that resonate, the use of
play and imagination to bring ideas to life, voice and
movement skills, self-analysis of their work.
To grow their skills in collaboration and respect for
working with others to bring a project to life.
To gain understanding and respect for Performing
Arts as a profession
To create and perform in a short 10 minute
production in the Casula Powerhouse Theatre in
front of an invited audience
WHAT CAN DRAMA SCHOOL AFTER SCHOOL
PROVIDE?
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WHAT DOES DRAMA SCHOOL AFTER SCHOOL
REQUIRE?
Students interested in collaboration and teamwork
in performing arts are encouraged to sign up: these
skillsets are vital to theatre companies and the final
showcase. This course will not be developing Solo
Performance skills.
Bookings and enquiries
P: 9824 1121
E: reception@casulapowerhouse.com
Book online: www.casulapowerhouse.com/booknow
Facilitated by respected theatre professionals, Staging Stories is a solo theatre workshop
for beginners looking to develop confidence, particularly in presentation and public
speaking skills, as well as those who have never been on stage before and would like the
stage skills to tell their story.
Mid-career performers who would like to re-connect with the stage and add to their
performance tool kit can also benefit from Staging Stories, which aims to unlock your
potential as both a writer and performer and put your story in the spotlight.
Over a series of weeks, Staging Stories workshops will give you an overview into
performance and storytelling like you’ve never experienced, providing you with an
opportunity to expand your network and explore your ideas. By the end of the program,
participants will perform a short monologue (5-8 mins) that they have created in the
Casula Powerhouse Theatre in front of an invited audience.
Bookings and enquiries
P: 9824 1121
E: reception@casulapowerhouse.com
Book online: www.casulapowerhouse.com/booknow
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Venue – participants will be working in a large
rehearsal space for the majority of the program
and the Casula Powerhouse Theatre for the final
performance. All the technical resources of the
theatre will be available for the performance – Staff,
lighting and sound.
Draw Together is a weekend drawing workshop held twice during every exhibition at
Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre and facilitated by Casula Powerhouse artists as well as
exhibiting artists. All ages and abilities are welcome; simply bring your enthusiasm for
art. You will be guided through a series of individual and collaborative drawing exercises
responding directly to our exhibited artworks. Appreciate the value of drawing, develop
visual thinking skills and create something new in an inspiring atmosphere. Reserve your
spot now or drop in on the day. Check our website for upcoming Draw Together’s as part
of Casula Powerhouse’s exhibition schedule.
Bookings and enquiries
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School Holiday Program
10:30am – 12pm
$5 per person
Children under 5 free of charge
P: 9824 1121
E: reception@casulapowerhouse.com
Book online: www.casulapowerhouse.com/booknow
Jim McMurtry, 2004, woven nylon substrate pigment, 450 × 450 × 1200cm.
Image Courtesy the artist and Michael Lett Gallery, Auckland.
Spring School Holidays
26 September – 7 October
In preparation for Soft Core, the Spring School Holidays at Casula Powerhouse will be
explore and discover all aspects of softness. With a host of daily workshops that will
be: plastic, squishy, inflatable, disposable, floppy, collapsible, fluffy, colourful, moveable,
waveable — and much more.
Visit our website for more details and explore the softer side of artmaking in the Spring
School Holidays. Full program details to be released in August on our website.
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Workshops
Draw Together
$20 per participating child | Carers are free of charge
Minimum 15 children
Wednesday 19 Oct 10.30-2pm School Groups
Saturday 22 Oct 10.30-2pm
Free | Ages 15-26
Creative Careers is a free seminar series for young adults to discover how creative
industry leaders were able to achieve their career goals and ambitions. Today, many
young people find it difficult to comprehend the multitude of avenues that a creative
degree or qualification can take you on. What can you do with a Fine Arts Diploma or a
Bachelor of Arts? Is postgraduate study necessary? The dream for many is to find permanent work doing what they love, especially within
the creative industries. We want you to have an inclusive opportunity to interact with likeminded creative professionals, ask questions and learn about the careers of creatives.
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Events
Creative Careers
ARTy pARTy
Each Creative Careers seminar will be a themed panel discussion showcasing the
knowledge and opinions of selected leaders in the field. Writing (editor and journalist),
design ( architect and graphic designer), art ( Curator, public programs), drama (director,
producer, technician and costume)
Bookings and enquiries
P: 9824 1121
E: reception@casulapowerhouse.com
Book online: www.casulapowerhouse.com/booknow
Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre offers a unique and
creative setting for your child’s next birthday party
or special occasion. We can provide art, drama,
dance or clay activities, tailored to suit your child’s
interests and age. All art materials are supplied
and children can take home everything they make.
Parents are encouraged to participate, to create
a fun, bonding and educational experience for all.
We also provide interactive art exhibitions just for
children in our Kids Gallery as part of our ever
changing exhibition program. All you need to do is
bring the food, kids and cake! Catering options are
also available through our Bellbird Café.
Please note that Casula Powerhouse is not open on
public holidays.
WHAT WE PROVIDE:
•A
ccess friendly venue with restroom and parking
facilities
• Art, drama, dance or ceramics activities including
materials
• Tables and chairs
• Paper or plastic table cloth
• Cool room
• Ice machine
• Simple decorations
• Optional catering
GENERAL SCHEDULE:
Guest arrival
1 hour activity
Lunch break
1 hour activity
Birthday Cake
Bookings and enquiries
Anney Bounpraseuth
Public Programs and Education Officer
P: 9612 5234
E: a.bounpraseuth@casulapowerhouse.com
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Workshops
CREATIVE COURSES
Calendar
Calendar
JULY
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
Sydney Film Festival @ Casula Powerhouse
Mustang (M)
Fri 1 Jul at 7:30pm
Othello
Thurs 1 Sept at 7pm
Fri 2 Sept at 10:30am
PUBLIC HOLIDAY Labour Day
Casula Powerhouse CLOSED Mon 3 Oct
Elvis & JOK
Thurs 3 Nov at 11am
Winter School Holidays
4 – 15 Jul
Four Seasons in One Night
Fri 9 Sept at 7pm
Sydney Film Festival @ Casula Powerhouse
Film TBC
Fri 7 Oct at 7:30pm
Sydney Film Festival @ Casula Powerhouse
Film TBC
Fri 4 Nov at 7:30pm
Way our West Festival for Children
13 – 16 Jul, 9:30am – 3:30pm
Sydney Film Festival @ Casula Powerhouse
Film TBC
Sat 10 Sept at 7:30pm
Smartfone Flick Fest
Sat 8 Oct at 2pm & 7:30pm
DECEMBER
Good Food Month at Casula Powerhouse
Chocolate for Adults
Sun 9 Oct, 2 – 4pm
Four Voices – Christmas Special
Thurs 15 Dec at 11am & 2pm
Sydney Symphony Orchestra Fellows in Concert
Sun 24 Jul at 2pm
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Marcello Mastroianni: Lover & Legend
Dramma della Gelosia
Thur 28 Jul at 7:30pm
19th Liverpool Art Society Exhibition
17 Sept – 9 Oct
25th Mil-Pra AECG Aboriginal Exhibition
17 Sept – 9 Oct
The Divine Miss Bette
Thurs 22 Sept at 11am
Refugees
29 Jul – 11 Sept
On Notice
Thurs 22 Sept, 7:30 – 10:30pm
Beyond Refuge: Citizens
29 Jul – 11 Sept
Australian Paranormal & Spiritual Expo 2016
Sat 24 Sept, 10am – 5pm
AUGUST
Tango Rango Habanera
Sun 25 Sept at 2pm
Tales of a City by the Sea
Wed 3 Aug at 11am & 7pm
Spring School Holidays
26 Sept – 7 Oct
Sydney Film Festival @ Casula Powerhouse
The Baulkham Hills African Ladies Troupe (M)
Fri 5 Aug at 7:30pm
Marcello Mastroianni: Lover & Legend
Matrimonio all’italiana
Thur 29 Sept at 7:30pm
Staging Stories
Mondays 8 Aug – 4 Oct
Death in Bowengabbie
Fri 26 Aug at 8pm
Sat 27 Aug at 2pm & 8pm
Art Meets West
28 Aug, 10:30am – 3pm
Good Food Month at Casula Powerhouse
Food & Wine Tasting with ARIA’s Matt Dunne
Sun 9 Oct, 6 – 8pm Good Food Month at Casula Powerhouse
Soft Spot – a visual & tasty prelude
Sun 14 Oct, 6 – 8pm
Summer School Holidays
Start Wed 21 Dec Christmas Holidays
Casula Powerhouse CLOSED
Sun 25 Dec – Tues 27 Dec
Soft Core
15 Oct – 4 Nov
Drama School After School
Mondays 17 Oct – 6 Dec
Creative Courses
Wed 19 Oct, 10:30am – 2pm
Much Dell’Arte About Nothing
Fri 21 Oct at 10am & 12pm
Creative Courses
Sat 22 Oct, 10:30am – 2pm
Marcello Mastroianni: Lover & Legend
Casanova
Thur 27 Oct at 7:30pm
Halloween End of Year Party
Sat 29 Oct, 6 – 11pm
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Ghost Tours
Sat 23 July
1 Powerhouse Road, Casula NSW 2170
(Enter via Shepherd St, Liverpool)
p. 02 9824 1121
e. reception@casulapowerhouse.com
w. www.casulapowerhouse.com
Ample FREE parking or
alight at Casula Train Station
For accommodation Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre
recommends
Quest Serviced Apartments
39 Scott Street, Liverpool.
Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre is the cultural facility of Liverpool City Council