Operation Hurricane (detail), Kate Downhill
Burrinja Dandenong Ranges Cultural Centre
1 December 2018 – 10 February 2019
Venue info:
351 Glenfern Rd.
Upwey, VIC
Ph 03 9754 8723
Opening Hours
Tuesday – Sunday: 10am – 4pm
Program
1 December 2018 – 10 February 2019
Public Program
Guided Tours
A guided tour of the exhibitions works and history. Starting from the 5th of December and available Wednesdays, Thursdays & Sundays by appointment only. Please book ahead to assure availability – contact box office on (03) 9754 8723
n.b Tours unavailable from 22 Dec – 14 Jan
Kids Activities
1000 Cranes
According to Japanese tradition the person who folds a thousand cranes is granted a wish. Origami cranes have become a symbol for the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, and subsequently a symbol for peace, through the book “Sadako and the thousand paper cranes”.
Magnetic Poetry Board – express your self in rhyme, verse & haiku, add your poem to the story of the exhibition.
Sunday, 20 January 2019 / 2 pm
Screening:
Dr. Starngelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the bomb
In 1964, with the Cuban Missile Crisis fresh in viewers’ minds, the Cold War at its frostiest, and the hydrogen bomb relatively new and frightening, Stanley Kubrick dared to make a film about what could happen if the wrong person pushed the wrong button — and played the situation for laughs. Dr. Strangelove’s jet-black satire (from a script by director Stanley Kubrick, Peter George, and Terry Southern) and a host of superb comic performances (including three from Peter Sellers) have kept the film fresh and entertaining.
Stanley Kubric’s iconic Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) is presented with discussion about the film and its history led by Mick Broderick from Murdoch University
Friday, 25 January 2019 / 7pm
Screening:
Midnight Oil 1984 (2018)
This documentary is a vivid portrait of the era and the songs that embodied it.
In 1984, Midnight Oil released their iconic record Red Sails in the Sunset. They embarked on a relentless tour around the nation performing raw and electrifying music that reignited the imagination of young Australians. That same year, their lead singer Peter Garrett committed to run for a Senate seat for the Nuclear Disarmament Party. With the mounting pressure of balancing the demands of music and politics this is the year that would make, but nearly break, Australia’s most important rock and roll band.
Thirty years in the making and featuring never seen before seen footage of the band on and off the stage, MIDNIGHT OIL 1984 is the untold story of the year Australia’s most iconic rock band inspired the nation to believe in the power of music to change the world.
A concert style screening.
Thursday, 31 January 2019 / 7 – 8.30pm
A Writer’s Forum:
Exposing Maralinga in Print
With moderator Robin Gerster, (Professor at the School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics at Monash University) three authors examine and explore their process of bringing the story of Maralinga and the effects of the British testing program to print, each from a different perspective.
Panel:
Elizabeth Tynan – “Atomic Thunder: British Nuclear Testing in Australia”
Frank Walker – “Maralinga: The chilling expose of our secret nuclear shame and betrayal of our troops and country”
Christobel Mattingley (tbc) – “Maralinga’s Long Shadow, Yvonne’s Story”