Welcome to Giving Culture’s April 2024 update and news from our partners.
ATYP has announced the dates for its next production, Scab – the winner of its 2023 Senior Foundation Commission; the ACO’s spin-off band, ACO Underground is playing a one-off gig on 1 June in Sydney; and SFF gives us a sneak peak of 17 new films to feature at this year’s festival. Find out more about all of these great upcoming events below or explore here to find out how our culture voucher program works. You can also contact us for more information by email at info@givingculture.com.au or by phone on (02) 4872 4981.
Australian Theatre for Young People
Scab by Danny Ball
ATYP is excited to be presenting Scab by Danny Ball, a Young Industry Studio Production and Winner of the 2023 Senior Foundation Commission.
On this day every year the ‘Kappa Crew’ perform a sacred ritual in honour of Amalia’s sister, who died four years ago. They pool their money to buy flowers, wag fifth period, go to the cemetery and sing ‘All the Small Things’ by Blink 182. But when the crew meet at the start of lunch, something goes horribly wrong … no one brought any money. A plan is set into motion — scab! The crew splits up in an attempt to find enough money to buy flowers, but scabbing money at Meadow Ditch High is not the only challenge they face. Scab is a hilarious tale paying homage to the tenacity of young people who, when confronted with a lack of resources, become infinitely more resourceful than those around them.
Scab will be staged from May 16 to May 19 at The Rebel Theatre. You can redeem your Culture Voucher for tickets to Scab by choosing either ATYP – DATE NIGHT for silver vouchers or ATYP – FAMILY FUN for gold vouchers.
Australian Chamber Orchestra
ACO Up Close: ACO Underground
The ACO’s renegade electro-acoustic spin-off band, ACO Underground, returns to The Neilson with Satu in the Beyond, a show featuring an all-star line-up of musicians drawn from the punk, indie and classical soundworlds.
Led by ACO Principal Violin and vocalist Satu Vänskä, Satu in the Beyond takes on music as diverse as Nine Inch Nails, Nick Drake and JS Bach, alongside ACO Artistic Director Richard Tognetti’s own original works, for a genre-defying exploration that defies all expectations.
Sydney Film Festival
Sneak Peak!
Get a taste of what awaits this June. Enjoy a sneak peek of 17 new films featuring in this year’s Sydney Film Festival, including two World Premieres, a live horror film experience, and the return of legendary auteurs like Wiseman and Assayas.
For this year’s Retrospective, one of the most influential filmmakers of all time, Ousmane Sembène, will have his films screened at the Festival in a stunning series at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. A huge influence on the filmmakers of today, including Martin Scorsese, Sembène changed world cinema forever. With these films rarely screened and seldom streamed, this is your only chance to experience his seminal filmography.
Stay tuned for the full Festival program announcement on Wednesday, 8 May. Be sure to use your Giving Culture voucher towards a Flexipass before then for double the chance to win a cinematic trip to Hawaii. Competition closes 11.59pm AEDT, 19 May 2024. See the full details here.