ENCORE!
Highlights
- Explore fifty captivating objects that chronicle five decades of Australian performing arts at Arts Centre Melbourne.
- Admire iconic pieces like Kylie Minogue's gold hot pants, showcasing Australia's vibrant music history.
- Discover the original neon-red L'Amour sign, a testament to Baz Luhrmann's theatrical brilliance.
- Experience the legacy of legends through costumes and instruments that shaped Australian entertainment.
ENCORE! 50 Objects. 50 Years. One Collection.
Featured pieces include the legendary gold hot pants worn by Kylie Minogue in the Spinning Around music video, the original neon-red L’Amour sign Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin created for Opera Australia’s La Boheme, Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst’s beloved drum kit and stage costumes worn by the likes of Olivia Newton-John, Hugh Jackman and more.
These fifty pieces have been meticulously chosen for the exhibition, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Australian Performing Arts Collection, Australia’s largest specialist collection of circus, dance, music, opera and theatre which preserves more than 850,000 objects at Arts Centre Melbourne.
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