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UPCOMING DATES






MAY 2025

Season of WHALEBONE at the DREAM BIG Children's Festival in Adelaide, Wed 7 May - Sat 10 May


MAY - SEPTEMBER 2025

WA & NT tour of WHALEBONE

Esperance, 31 May

Hopetoun, 5 June

Balingup, 11 June

Kalamunda, 14 June

Mandurah, 21 June

Merredin, 25 June

Southern Cross, 28 June

Kondinin, 1 July

Coorow, 3 July

Gosnell, 8 July

Carnarvon, 15 July

Paraburdoo, 25 July

Broome, 1 August

Katherine, 30 August

Alice Springs, 6 September


JULY 2025

Community Project STORIES IN MOTION with the Beagle Bay Community, Kimberley, WA (29 July - 7 August)


SEPTEMBER 2025

Presentation of WHALEBONE

Basscoast (Wonthaggi) 30 September



PAST EVENTS
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JANUARY 2025
Season of WHALEBONE at the HotHouse Theatre, Wodonga Wed 15 Jan - Fri 17 Jan (5 performances)

JANUARY - SEPTEMBER 2024
National tour of WHALEBONE (Tasmania, NSW, QLD), see details below

JUNE - SEPTEMBER 2024
WHALEBONE / QLD & NSW
Merimbula, The Twyford, 15 June, 2 pm
Tamworth, Capitol Theatre, 19 & 20 June, 6 pm, 10.30 am & 12.30 pm
North Tamborine, Vonda Youngman Community Centre, 22 June, time tbc Logan, Kingston Butter Factory, 25 June, 11 am
Rockhampton, Walter Reid Cultural Centre, 27 -29 June, time tbc Dysart, Dysart Civic Centre, 2 July, 11 am Cooktown, Shire Hall, 6 July, time tbc Mount Surprise, Mount Surprise Hall, 9 July, time tbc Georgetown, Georgetown Shire Hall, 11 July, 6 pm Croydon, Dorris Casey Hall, 13 July, 6 pm Normanton, Shire Hall, 16 July, 6 pm Mount Isa, Mount Isa Civic Centre, 20 July, 11 am Julia Creek, Julia Creek Civic Centre, 23 July, time tbc Hughenden, Diggers Entertainment Centre, 25 July, 10 am Proserpine, Proserpine Entertainment Centre, 6 August, 10 am & 6 pm Moranbah, Moranbah Arts Centre, 8 August, time tbc Biloela, Shire Hall, 10 August, time tbc Moura, Shire Hall, 12 August, 1 pm Bundaberg, Moncrieff Entertainment Centre, 13 August, 10 am Childers, Paragon Theatre, 15 August, 11 am Injune, Shire Hall, 19 August, 1 pm Mitchell, Shire Hall, 21 August, time tbc Surat, Shire Hall, 23 August, time tbc Roma, Shire Hall, 24 August, time tbc Millmerran, Millmerran Community & Cultural Centre, 29 August, time tbc Toowoomba, Armitage Centre, 28 & 29 August, 6 pm, 9.30 am & 12 pm Redland, Redland Performing Arts Centre, 4 September, 10 am & 1 pm Coffs Harbour, Jetty Memorial Theatre, 7 September, 2 pm Gold Coast, HOTA, 10 September, 11 am, 1.15 pm Chatswood, Zenith Theatre, 13 September, 10 am & 12.30 pm

JUNE 2024
THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE, Nathalia, 7 & 8 June Joint multi-disciplinary community project with Greg Pritchard and the community of Nathalia

APRIL - MAY 2024
WHALEBONE Tour 2024 /NSW (cont.)
Springwood, Blue Mountains Theatre, 16 April, 10.30 am
Wollongong, Illawarra Performing Arts Centre, 19& 20 April, 10.00 am & 12.30 Gunnedah, The Civic Theatre, 24 April, 6.30 pm
Bingara, The Roxy Theatre, 27 April, 4.30 pm
Narrabri, The Crossing Theatre, 30 April, 11 am
Wyong, The Arts House, 2 & 3 May, 10 am & 6 pm
Oberon, Malachi Gilmore Hall, 6 May, 11 am
Goulburn, Perfoming Arts Centre, 9 May, 11 am
Queanbeyan, The Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, 11 May, 10 am & 1pm Griffith,
Griffith Regional Theatre, 15 May, 10 am

JANUARY 2024
WHALEBONE / TASMANIA
Earl Arts Centre, Lauceston, 19 & 20 January, 6 pm & 11 am TownHall, Burnie, 23 January, 2.30 pm

JUNE - OCTOBER 2023
Victorian venue tour of WHALEBONE in collaboration with Regional Arts Victoria.
Ararat Town Hall, Ararat, 28 June, 2 pm
Kyneton Town Hall, Kyneton, 30 June, 2 pm
Gasworks, Port Melbourne, 4 July, 11 am
The Wedge PAC, Sale, 6 July, 6.30 pm, 7 July 11 am
The Engine Room, Bendigo, 12 & 13 September, 10.30 am
The Forge Theatre and Arts Hub, Bairnsdale, 17 September, 2 pm
Drum Theatre, Dandenong, 21 September 2 pm
Shepparton Riverlinks, Shepparton, 26 September 10.30 am
Williamstown Town Hall, Williamstown, 27 September 2 pm
COPACC, Colac, 18 October 10.30 am


MARCH & APRIL 2023
WHALEBONE at the Ipswich Art Gallery, 27 March - 14 April, ( 10.30 am & 1.30 pm except week ends)

MARCH 2023
THINGAMABOBS at the Darebin Fuse Festival 18 &19 March,
More info: LINK

JANUARY 2023
THINGAMABOBS at the Community Arts Centre Box Hill,

SEPTEMBER 2022
Performance of WHALEBONE at the Burrinja Cultural Centre,Upwey, 21 September 1.00 pm)
Performances of WHALEBONE at Theatreworks, St. Kilda, 22 September 6.30pm, 23 & 24 September 1.30pm & 6.30 pm)

AUGUST 2022
Performances of WHALEBONE at the Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre, 16 August 6.30 pm)

FEBRUARY- APRIL 2022
Creative Learning Partnership with the Yea Primary School

JANUARY 2022
Opening performances of WHALEBONE at the Frankston Arts Centre (19 January, 11 am)

MARCH - AUGUST 2021
Mentor for 12 artists who were part of the Creative Vic and RAV intitative 'Creative Workers in School'

APRIL -JUNE 2021
School residencies at two secondary colleges in Lalor as part of the Crown Resort Foundation Melbourne Arts Education Initiative

FEBRUARY-APRIL 2021
Solo exhibition of WUNDERKAMMER in Nathalia, an interactive showing of Jens' stage machines

DECEMBER 2020

Concept and direction of UNGROUNDED with 18 youth performers of Circus WA, opening in Fremantle


SEPTEMBER 2020
Creation of an online workshop concept for the Frankston Art Centre, including the creation of video tutorials

JULY 2020
Creation of three video tutorials around shadow puppet theatre in collaboration with the GRAIN Store in Nathalia

MAY 2020
CIrcus WA
Creation of two online zoom- based videos abount 'Isolation' with Circus WA's performing groups

OCTOBER 2019 - APRIL 2020
WHALEBONE DEVELOPMENT
My big immersive theatre adventure, interrupted by Covid 19. To be continued ...

JANUARY 2020

CIrcus WA, Fremantle

Creative development residency with the youth performing troupe


SEPTEMBER 2019

LOOSE ENDS
RAV organised town hall venue tour as part of CONNECTING PLACES. The show travelled with an extended workshop program
Nathalia Uniting Church Hall - 10 September, 7 pm
Clunes Football and Netball Club - 13 September, 6 pm
Yea Shire Hall - 18 September, 6pm
Bruthen Mechanics Hall - 21 September, 3 pm

MAY - AUGUST 2019
LOOSE ENDS
27 venue regional and urban Queensland tour:
Warwick RSL - Kings Theatre Thursday 23 May 1.00pm -
Townsville Greek Community Centre " Tuesday" " 28 May" 12.30pm & 6.30pm -
Townsville Greek Community Centre Wednesday 29 May 12.30pm
Burdekin Theatre - Ayr Thursday 30 May 11.30am
Georgetown Hall " Wednesday" " 19 June" 6.30pm
"Diggers Entertainment Centre - Hughenden " Saturday 22 June 4.00pm Normanton Shire Hall Wednesday 26 June 7.00pm
Cloncurry Shire Hall " Saturday" " 29 June" 6.30pm
Mount Isa Civic Centre " Monday" " 1 July" 10.00am
Julia Creek Civic Centre " Wednesday" " 3 July" Time TBA
Longreach Civic & Cultural Centre Friday 5 July 2.00pm
Paroo Shire Hall - Cunnamulla " Sunday" " 7 July" 6.30pm
Theodore RSL Hall Wednesday 10 July 6.00pm
Biloela Civic Centre Friday 12 July 11.00am
Yeppoon Town Hall Saturday 13 July 4.00pm -
Moranbah Arts Centre Friday 19 July 6.30pm
Pinnacle Playhouse Sunday 21 July 2.00pm
Sarina Cultural Hall Tuesday 23 July 10.00am
Capella Cultural Centre Wednesday 24 July 10.30am
Bauhinia Memorial Hall - Springsure Friday 26 July 1.30pm
Paragon Theatre - Childers Monday 29 July 12.30pm
Redland Performing Arts Centre - Cleveland Saturday 3 August 6.00pm Heritage Theatre - Gympie Saturday 17 August Time TBA
Millmerran Cultural Centre Monday 19 August 1.00pm
Leichhardt Centre - Miles Tuesday 20 August 6.00pm
SunPAC - Sunnybank Thursday 22 August 11.00am
Venue 114 - Bokarina Saturday 24 August 10.30am


FEBRUARY - APRIL 2019

WRENCH IN THE WORKS PROJECT

City of Darebin grant that developed a kinetic installation with elements of storytelling with students and seniors.



SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER 2019

CAUSE AND EFFECT

AWESOME International Arts Festival, Perth. Two weeks project: the creation of a growing, big out door chain- reaction installation with local kids and adults



MAY & JUNE 2018

LOOSE ENDS

Country Arts WA organised WA tour, taking the show to 17 venues, travelling nearly 10 000km between Esperance and Broome


April 2018

LOOSE ENDS

Indian Ocean Territories tour to Christmas Island and Cocos Keeling Islands


FEBRUARY & March 2018
LOOSE ENDS
Adelaide Fringe Festival, The Garden of Unearthly Delights

JANUARY 2018
LOOSE ENDS & WORKSHOPS

The Art House Wyong, Tue 16 - Thu 18


DECEMBER 2017
Artist in School / Creative Victoria

Residency at The Grange P-12 College, Hoppers Crossing, Public outcome Fri 15


NOVEMBER 2017
Artist in School / Creative Victoria

Residency at The Grange P-12 College, Hoppers Crossing


Arcade Game Project

Project with the P-12 Benalla College for The Village Benalla Festival

Outcome Sat 11, 1 -5 pm


OCTOBER 2017
LOOSE ENDS

Artscentre Warbuton, Sat 7, 2 pm

Heathcote, Memorial Hall, Fri 13, 6 pm

Elmore, Memorial Hall, Sat 14, 4 pm

Boort, Memorial Hall, Sun 15, 4 pm


Artist in School / Creative Victoria
​Residency at The Grange P-12 College, Hoppers Crossing

Arcade Game Project

Project with the P-12 Benalla College for The Village Benalla Festival


SEPTEMBER 2017
LOOSE ENDS

Ipswich Art Gallery

Season from Mon 4 - Sat 30, 10.30 am & 1.30 pm


AUGUST 2017
LOOSE ENDS

Bairnsdale, Forge Theatre, Wed 16, 9.30 am & 12 pm

Melton Community Hall, Fri 18, 6 pm


JULY 2017
LOOSE ENDS

MAP57, St Kilda Winter Festival, Tue 11- Sun 16, 2 pm


THE LOOY SHOOTING MACHINE - CONTRAPTION WORKSHOP

Incinerator Gallery, Monnee Ponds, July 13, 10 am


JUNE 2017
MOVE ON

Residency and public outcome in Horsham for the Artis...Wimmera Festival


MAY 2017
MOVE ON

Residency in Horsham for the Artis...Wimmera Festival


APRIL 2017
LOOSE ENDS

Hobart, Theatre Royal

Workshop Thu 27

Shows Thu 27, 5.30 pm, Fri 28 & Sat 29, 2 pm


MARCH 2017
LOOSE ENDS

Adelaide Fringe Festival, The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Le Cascadeur

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 at 5.30 pm


FEBRUARY 2017
LOOSE ENDS

Casterton Town Hall Tue 14, 7.30 pm

Adelaide Fringe Festival, The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Le Cascadeur

17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 at 5.30 pm


DECEMBER 2016

THE SUPER SONIC SOUND STRUCTURE​

Artplay Melbourne, Sat 3 - Sun 4 (age 9- 12)

Sat 10, Sun 11 (age 5- 8)

A wild building and sound workshop


OCTOBER 2016

LOOSE ENDS AND WORKSHOPS

Warburton Mechanics Institute Sun 2, 3 pm
Warragul, West Gippsland Arts Centre Fri 7, 7.30 pm
Doncaster Playhouse Sat 8, 4 pm


CARDBOARD GAME ARCADE PROJECT

School residency Mon 17 - Wed 26, Fitzroy
The Village Festival, Edinburgh Gardens, Thu 27 - Fri 30


SEPTEMBER 2016

LOOSE ENDS AND WORKSHOPS

Performing Arts Centre Ararat Tue 6, 11 am
Geelong Performing Arts Centre Wed 7 & Thu 8, 1 pm
Colac, COPACC Fri 9, 1pm & Sat 10, 12pm
Portland Arts Centre Tue 13, 7.30 pm
Casterton Town Hall Thur 15, 7.30 pm
Shepparton Eastbank Centre Mon 19, 1.30 pm
Williamstown Mechanics Hall Tue 27, 11am & 6 pm

Bairnsdale Forge Theatre and Artshub Thur 29, 11 am










Jens ALTHEIMER