Get some culture into you this week

Movies and music round out a well-cultured diet at MONA.

Get some culture into you this week:

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CINEMONA
MONA Cinema. Near the Void Bar; follow the smell of popcorn.
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OTHELLO (E)
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
NT LIVE

In its 50th year, the National Theatre of Great Britain kicks off its 2013-14 Season with a major new production of ‘Othello’, William Shakespeare’s celebrated play about the destructive power of jealousy.
Duration: 3 hours, 45 minutes including intermission
Sat Oct 12 at 2pm
Sun Oct 13 at 11am
Mon Oct 14 at 11am
Thu Oct 17 at 11am
Mon Oct 21 at 1pm
Thu Oct 24 at 1pm
Bookings $25 / $23 / $15 from www.mona.net.au/cinemona and MONA Museum Reception (03) 6277 9971
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THE AUDIENCE
NT LIVE

Helen Mirren returns to her acclaimed role as Queen Elizabeth II in a riveting new play ‘The Audience’ by the author of ‘The Queen’, ‘Skyfall’ (co-writer), ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy’, and ‘Frost/Nixon’, presented by NT Live, screening at Cinemona.
Sun Oct 13 at 3pm
Mon Oct 14 at 3pm
Thurs Oct 17 at 3pm
Fri Oct 18 at 11am and 2pm
Bookings Adult $25 / Concession $22 / Child $15 from MONA Museum Reception (03) 6277 9971 or online www.mona.net.au/cinemona

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THE EARTH WINS IF WE LISTEN SO DO WE

Sometimes we damage the Earth, and sometimes the Earth strikes back. In its final screenings at Cinemona: ‘The Earth Wins’ was shot entirely from the air across four continents and blurs the line between an environmental and symphonic documentary that offers us a new perspective on our relationship with the planet. School group bookings available, study packs too.
Wed 16 Oct at 3pm, 4pm & 5pm
Fri Oct 18 at 5pm
Bookings: Adult $10; Concession, Under 18, Student groups $9 from www.mona.net.au/cinemona and MONA Museum Reception (03) 6277 9971

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MUSIC
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Saturday 12 October 1pm-3pm
MoFolk (Folk at MONA) ED GUGLIELMINO & RICHARD CUTHBERT
Edward Guglielmino is a chameleon and a comedian; marrying his left field abstract-folk-rock with a sincere honesty. Ed has gained strong tastemaker respect and a burgeoning underground following in his home country, Australia and further afield, like in The Void at MONA. www.mona.net.au/what’s-on/music

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Sunday 13 October 1pm-4pm
JAM (Jazz at MONA) TIM JONES & THE BIG CHEESE
Four of Hobart’s rhythm section gurus supply the irresistible grooves and a kaleidoscope of sounds while Tim Jones gets down on some of the best melodies from the 50’s 60’s and 70’s. Marvel at their improvisational skills in The Void at MONA. www.mona.net.au/what’s-on/music

Saturday 19 Oct 7.30pm
ASTA – SYNERGY TOUR

Synthesiser please… Since emerging on the Australian music scene in 2012, young Tasmanian songstress Asta has been on fire – as has her heart. She’s run the gamut of supports and festivals and now she’s wrapping up her first nationwide tour, ‘Synergy’, with Berriedale hosting the final blast. Come on down to funky town, thirteen-metres underground in The Void at MONA. Tickets: $25 / $20 from www.mona.net.au/what’s-on/events and on the door.

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Sunday 24 Nov 2pm
STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF MONA

Spirit fingers ready. Last year we did a gospel concert on our lawns. It was a hoot, so we’ve gathered the musical gems again: Andrew Legg, Maria Lurighi, Michael Spiby, Brian Ritchie and the Southern Gospel Choir, as well as a new addition: international superstar Khristian Dentley (Take 6). Whatever the weather, come and play: take selfies in the sun, laze on the lawn, and sing along like you’re Aretha Franklin or Michael Jackson. It’s a one-day sing-a-long gospel choir free-for-all, at MONA. www.mona.net.au/what’s-on/events

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ART AT MONA
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Until November 25, 2013
A RAT’S NEST
Mona Library Gallery

The Mona Scholarship exhibition in the Mona Library Gallery, with 2012 recipient Pip Stafford’s ‘A Rat’s Nest’; an experiment in sound and form, chaos and control, warp and weft. Over the course of the exhibition, the installation will continue to unfold before us, illuminating the volatile ecology that we inhabit. It consists of radios, amplifiers, antennae and crystals grown in response to the gallery space. Mona Scholarship 2012 recipient Pip Stafford is a media artist based in Hobart, Tasmania. Her work explores the materiality of networks, systems, communication and ritual, and can be seen in the form of installation, sound, performance, video and more.
Mona Library Gallery, open 10am – 6pm, Wednesday – Monday with museum entry. www.mona.net.au/scholarship

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Until April 21, 2014
THE RED QUEEN
Museum of Old and New Art

MONA’s major exhibition for the year, ‘The Red Queen’, is an assemblage of major commissions, exciting art loans and yet-unseen works from David Walsh’s collection. The idea behind the exhibition is ‘‘art that explores why art is made’’. Is art necessary to human survival and evolution? Whatever you decide, it’s a lot of fun. Take the kids – there’s a jingly trampoline and a room with 40 TVs. Entry is $20 (free for Tasmanian residents and under-18’s). Wednesdays to Mondays, 10am – 6pm www.mona.net.au

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MONA – Museum of Old and New Art – 655 Main Rd, Berriedale, Tasmania. Opening hours: Wednesday to Monday, 10am – 6pm (last entry 5.30pm). Entry $20 (free for Tasmanian residents & under 18). Ph 61 3 6277 9900 www.mona.net.au
Rebecca Fitzgibbon Events Media Manager Museum of Old and New Art