Bathurst audiences can expect a fantastic year ahead following the launch last night of Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre’s 2015 season.
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With a program packed with variety, there is certain to be something to thrill everyone.
BMEC manager Stephen Champion said this year a beautiful, glossy 2015 calendar has been produced to highlight each of the world class performances.
Valued at $25, these will be gifted to all subscribers and friends.
At last night’s launch it was acknowledged that Reliance Credit Union is on board once more as the principal sponsor.
This is the 16th year they have put their support behind the BMEC season.
Mr Champion said there will be a strong focus on dance in 2015, with a performance by The Australian Ballet, which will present a classical triple bill featuring Swan Lake Act III, Paquita and Rimbombo.
Natalie Weir’s Carmen Sweet, produced by Expressions Dance Company and Queensland Performing Arts Centre, will also light up the stage.
The Moon’s a Balloon by Patch Theatre will delight children, while First Things First, a one-man show of technically virtuosic dance and hilarious physical theatre, is bound to be fun.
Mr Champion said BMEC patrons will also be treated to some fine musical performances over the next 12 months.
A Piano Concerto Evening featuring Avan Yu and the Mitchell Chamber Orchestra will bring audiences to their feet.
Avan Yu is one of Canada’s most exciting young pianists.
An Afternoon with the Music of Andre Rieu Spectacular presented by Ian Cooper will also thrill the crowd, while Synergy Percussion and Noreum Machi’s ‘earth cry’ is a world-first collaboration between the premier percussion groups of Australia and Korea.
Mr Champion said there will also be some unforgettable dramatic performances including the Monkey Baa Theatre Company’s Production of The Unknown Soldier. Set on the battlefields of WWI and in 21st century Australia, the play follows the dual journeys of a 16-year-old soldier fighting for King and Country, and a modern-day 11-year-old boy who questions how anyone can simply just disappear.
The Queensland Theatre Company’s production of Kelly, written by young Queensland playwright Matthew Ryan, is both contemporary and accessible as it wrestles with themes surrounding one of this country’s greatest historic icons.
