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The Advertiser
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Advertiser
Kylie's hotpants among new museum's national treasures
From Kylie Minogue's gold hotpants to a 19th-century cloak worn by Dame Nellie Melba, costumes which adorned Australia's stars of the stage will go on show at a new museum. The $3.5 million Australian Museum of Performing Arts, under construction inside Melbourne's Hamer Hall, is set to open in December. The space will be used to show off the Australian Performing Arts Collection of more than 850,000 costumes, props, posters and other memorabilia. The treasures include AC/DC lead singer Bon Scott's leather jacket, Dame Edna Everage's The Scream Dress, and Divinyls singer Chrissy Amphlett's tunic. There's also a journal by Nick Cave, a model of the Priscilla Queen of the Desert bus, and the puppet Ossie Ostrich from the TV program Hey Hey it's Saturday. The museum project started with $500,000 in state government funding, with the rest of the budget coming from philanthropists. At a media event on Monday, performer Lucy Durack paid tribute to the late Olivia Newton-John with a rendition of her 1978 hit Hopelessly Devoted To You, from the musical Grease. Behind her was a sparkling red gown Newton-John wore in 1980 to sing for Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Charity Concert at Sydney Opera House. Arts Centre Melbourne chief executive Karen Quinlan said she was hopelessly devoted to the collection, which was established in 1975 and estimated to be worth almost $80 million, but had mostly been kept in storage. Putting it on show at the museum would inspire people, she said. "This is the new kid on the block. This is going to be a game-changing moment for Melbourne and I'm really excited." The collection also houses items from some of the nation's most prestigious performing arts companies such as The Australian Ballet, Circus Oz, Melbourne Theatre Company and Opera Australia. The museum will be located on the upper terrace of the Hamer Hall building overlooking the Yarra River. It will initially have 500 sq m of exhibition space, and a second phase of construction will see this expand to about 800 sq m. Ticket prices will be accessible, promised Quinlan, and a program of two exhibitions a year will include international shows. A $1.7 billion program to revitalise Melbourne's arts precinct more broadly, including a new contemporary art gallery, is slated for completion in 2028. From Kylie Minogue's gold hotpants to a 19th-century cloak worn by Dame Nellie Melba, costumes which adorned Australia's stars of the stage will go on show at a new museum. The $3.5 million Australian Museum of Performing Arts, under construction inside Melbourne's Hamer Hall, is set to open in December. The space will be used to show off the Australian Performing Arts Collection of more than 850,000 costumes, props, posters and other memorabilia. The treasures include AC/DC lead singer Bon Scott's leather jacket, Dame Edna Everage's The Scream Dress, and Divinyls singer Chrissy Amphlett's tunic. There's also a journal by Nick Cave, a model of the Priscilla Queen of the Desert bus, and the puppet Ossie Ostrich from the TV program Hey Hey it's Saturday. The museum project started with $500,000 in state government funding, with the rest of the budget coming from philanthropists. At a media event on Monday, performer Lucy Durack paid tribute to the late Olivia Newton-John with a rendition of her 1978 hit Hopelessly Devoted To You, from the musical Grease. Behind her was a sparkling red gown Newton-John wore in 1980 to sing for Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Charity Concert at Sydney Opera House. Arts Centre Melbourne chief executive Karen Quinlan said she was hopelessly devoted to the collection, which was established in 1975 and estimated to be worth almost $80 million, but had mostly been kept in storage. Putting it on show at the museum would inspire people, she said. "This is the new kid on the block. This is going to be a game-changing moment for Melbourne and I'm really excited." The collection also houses items from some of the nation's most prestigious performing arts companies such as The Australian Ballet, Circus Oz, Melbourne Theatre Company and Opera Australia. The museum will be located on the upper terrace of the Hamer Hall building overlooking the Yarra River. It will initially have 500 sq m of exhibition space, and a second phase of construction will see this expand to about 800 sq m. Ticket prices will be accessible, promised Quinlan, and a program of two exhibitions a year will include international shows. A $1.7 billion program to revitalise Melbourne's arts precinct more broadly, including a new contemporary art gallery, is slated for completion in 2028. From Kylie Minogue's gold hotpants to a 19th-century cloak worn by Dame Nellie Melba, costumes which adorned Australia's stars of the stage will go on show at a new museum. The $3.5 million Australian Museum of Performing Arts, under construction inside Melbourne's Hamer Hall, is set to open in December. The space will be used to show off the Australian Performing Arts Collection of more than 850,000 costumes, props, posters and other memorabilia. The treasures include AC/DC lead singer Bon Scott's leather jacket, Dame Edna Everage's The Scream Dress, and Divinyls singer Chrissy Amphlett's tunic. There's also a journal by Nick Cave, a model of the Priscilla Queen of the Desert bus, and the puppet Ossie Ostrich from the TV program Hey Hey it's Saturday. The museum project started with $500,000 in state government funding, with the rest of the budget coming from philanthropists. At a media event on Monday, performer Lucy Durack paid tribute to the late Olivia Newton-John with a rendition of her 1978 hit Hopelessly Devoted To You, from the musical Grease. Behind her was a sparkling red gown Newton-John wore in 1980 to sing for Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Charity Concert at Sydney Opera House. Arts Centre Melbourne chief executive Karen Quinlan said she was hopelessly devoted to the collection, which was established in 1975 and estimated to be worth almost $80 million, but had mostly been kept in storage. Putting it on show at the museum would inspire people, she said. "This is the new kid on the block. This is going to be a game-changing moment for Melbourne and I'm really excited." The collection also houses items from some of the nation's most prestigious performing arts companies such as The Australian Ballet, Circus Oz, Melbourne Theatre Company and Opera Australia. The museum will be located on the upper terrace of the Hamer Hall building overlooking the Yarra River. It will initially have 500 sq m of exhibition space, and a second phase of construction will see this expand to about 800 sq m. Ticket prices will be accessible, promised Quinlan, and a program of two exhibitions a year will include international shows. A $1.7 billion program to revitalise Melbourne's arts precinct more broadly, including a new contemporary art gallery, is slated for completion in 2028. From Kylie Minogue's gold hotpants to a 19th-century cloak worn by Dame Nellie Melba, costumes which adorned Australia's stars of the stage will go on show at a new museum. The $3.5 million Australian Museum of Performing Arts, under construction inside Melbourne's Hamer Hall, is set to open in December. The space will be used to show off the Australian Performing Arts Collection of more than 850,000 costumes, props, posters and other memorabilia. The treasures include AC/DC lead singer Bon Scott's leather jacket, Dame Edna Everage's The Scream Dress, and Divinyls singer Chrissy Amphlett's tunic. There's also a journal by Nick Cave, a model of the Priscilla Queen of the Desert bus, and the puppet Ossie Ostrich from the TV program Hey Hey it's Saturday. The museum project started with $500,000 in state government funding, with the rest of the budget coming from philanthropists. At a media event on Monday, performer Lucy Durack paid tribute to the late Olivia Newton-John with a rendition of her 1978 hit Hopelessly Devoted To You, from the musical Grease. Behind her was a sparkling red gown Newton-John wore in 1980 to sing for Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Charity Concert at Sydney Opera House. Arts Centre Melbourne chief executive Karen Quinlan said she was hopelessly devoted to the collection, which was established in 1975 and estimated to be worth almost $80 million, but had mostly been kept in storage. Putting it on show at the museum would inspire people, she said. "This is the new kid on the block. This is going to be a game-changing moment for Melbourne and I'm really excited." The collection also houses items from some of the nation's most prestigious performing arts companies such as The Australian Ballet, Circus Oz, Melbourne Theatre Company and Opera Australia. The museum will be located on the upper terrace of the Hamer Hall building overlooking the Yarra River. It will initially have 500 sq m of exhibition space, and a second phase of construction will see this expand to about 800 sq m. Ticket prices will be accessible, promised Quinlan, and a program of two exhibitions a year will include international shows. A $1.7 billion program to revitalise Melbourne's arts precinct more broadly, including a new contemporary art gallery, is slated for completion in 2028.
Perth Now
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
A home for Kylie's hotpants at performing arts museum
From Kylie Minogue's gold hotpants to a 19th century cloak worn by Dame Nellie Melba, costumes worn by Australia's stars of the stage will go on show at a new museum. The $3.5 million Australian Museum of Performing Arts is currently under construction inside Melbourne's Hamer Hall, and set to open in December. The space will be used to show off the Australian Performing Arts Collection of more than 850,000 costumes, props, posters and other memorabilia. The treasures include AC/DC lead singer Bon Scott's leather jacket, Dame Edna Everage's The Scream Dress, and Divinyls singer Chrissy Amphlett's tunic. There's also a journal by Nick Cave, a model of the Priscilla Queen of the Desert bus, and the puppet Ossie Ostrich from the TV program Hey Hey it's Saturday. The museum project started with $500,000 in state government funding with the rest of the budget contributed by philanthropists. At a media event Monday, performer Lucy Durack paid tribute to the late Olivia Newton-John with a rendition of her 1978 hit Hopelessly Devoted To You from Grease: The Original Soundtrack. Behind her was a sparkling red gown from the collection that Newton-John wore to sing for Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Charity Concert at Sydney Opera House in 1980. Arts Centre Melbourne chief executive Karen Quinlan said she was hopelessly devoted to the collection, which was established in 1975 and is estimated to be worth almost $80 million, but has mostly been kept in storage. Putting it on show at the museum will inspire people, she said. "This is the new kid on the block, this is going to be a game changing moment for Melbourne, and I'm really excited." The museum will be located on the upper terrace of the Hamer Hall building overlooking the Yarra River. It will intially have 500 sq m of exhibition space, and a second phase of construction will see this expand to about 800 sq m. Ticket prices will be kept low, promised Quinlan, and a program of two exhibitions a year will include international shows. The museum is part of the $1.7 billion Melbourne arts precinct transformation project, which is slated for completion in 2028.
The Guardian
06-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
The Cruel Sea: Straight Into the Sun review – could it be any more Australian?
Every summer – because there is no season that says Australia more than summer – newspapers, television and radio stations run segments asking us for the most-Australian sounds, the most-Australian songs, the most-Australian artists. It is the usual suspects each time of course, various shades of night sweats and wide open roads, of beer-less pubs and underarms in football clubs, of river camping and beach stomping. You rarely hear someone say the Cruel Sea. And yet, there may be no band more Australian-sounding than them. They are somewhere between the ultimate surf band and the perfect Sunday afternoon beer garden band, with Tex Perkins' vocals sounding either, or sometimes simultaneously, laconic and lethal. Having reunited for the 20th anniversary of The Honeymoon is Over in 2013, then again last year – seven years after the death of foundational guitarist James Cruickshanks – the Cruel Sea have now had as many returns as Nellie Melba. This time they've come back with their first new album in more than 20 years. This is a band that says who cares what you are supposed to be doing – just do this instead, this is what matters. That isn't a straightforward 'I don't give a fuck' attitude – that's stupid and lazy, and the Cruel Sea have never been either – but rather 'I'll choose what to give a fuck about'. You'll find that mood immediately with the country surf How Far I'd Go: in the smooth slide of guitar opening the door for Perkins' unrolling vocals; in the way space beckons between the guitars of Danny Rumour and Matt Walker (replacing Cruickshanks); and how the rhythm section of drummer Jim Elliott and bassist Ken Gormly (irreplaceable) steps only into a corner of that space. Perkins sings of shame and blame; there is a suggestion of wisdom gained, but enough vagueness about the direction – better or worse? – in the question of 'just how far I'd go … for you' – to leave open possibilities. If the title track looks like a smooth pop diversion – those oohs in the chorus are right creamy – with its twang on tight and its boots cowboyed, check out how Gormly keeps everything lithe, almost liquid. King Of Sorrow (bearing a passing resemblance to the Police's King Of Pain) wears a layer of hurt as Perkins, without the usual grain in his voice, wonders 'if this grief will ever let me go', but it finds routes out as piano quietly asserts itself and low guitar reclaims the melody. Reflecting their pre-Perkins roots as an instrumental band, this album eschews a lead voice a couple of times but the principle remains. Or might even be enhanced, especially in Storm Bird. This track has the languid air of a body floating in still water, the drums played low and movement almost nonexistent, while the 'Hawaiian' guitar tweaks hopefulness. But there is something slightly menacing about the countervailing bent-string guitar line and the revving of what sounds like an aquatic mower, and something more ambiguous in the wordless moan of indistinct vocals. Everything feels chilled, but you might want to keep an eye on the current. The Cruel Sea emerged from different strands of Sydney's post-punk underground, while comfortably leaning into a very pre-punk style and sound – one that flourished in Melbourne but looked beyond the cities. You can see it best in Anyway Whatever, which has some of the parched surface and nourished heart of the Dingoes' earthy soul. It opens out to wide skies and enervating heat, Perkins bringing a bit more raggedness around the edges and a keyboard hinting at flute, a 1970s throwback. But there is a strain of isolation within it, an emptiness or perhaps the fear of it, that reinforces Perkins' line about 'a new horizon', and a state of mind like the moon that 'does a good job disguising that it's lonely and cold'. Sign up to Saved for Later Catch up on the fun stuff with Guardian Australia's culture and lifestyle rundown of pop culture, trends and tips after newsletter promotion Heat and bonhomie never quite banish the possibility that we aren't wholly comfortable here; a balancing of peripheral abundance and internal bareness; holding back from saying all that might be said – and all done at a tempo that says, nah, nothing to worry about. Could it be any more Australian? Straight Into The Sun is out now (Universal)
