Hello HOTA! Gold Coast to celebrate new Home of the Arts with free Tim Minchin show
TIM Minchin will make history when he becomes the first performer to play the newly christened Home of the Arts’ (HOTA) majestic outdoor stage on the Gold Coast on March 17.
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HELLO HOTA!
TIM Minchin will make history when he becomes the first performer to play the newly christened Home of the Arts’ (HOTA) majestic outdoor stage on the Gold Coast on March 17.
“I’ve just moved back to Australia after 12 years living overseas and the first stage I get to play on is a spanking new, world-class amphitheatre on the beautiful Gold Coast,” Minchin said.
“It’s a hugely exciting venue in a part of the country I’ve not been in years — can’t frickin’ wait.”
Minchin’s show will open the 2018 Outdoor Program for HOTA — the new name for the city’s arts and cultural precinct.
Released this morning, the HOTA Outdoor Program also includes an orchestral show by Neil Finn on June 30 and a concert for dogs by HOTA’s first artist in residence, Laurie Anderson, on June 24.
Australia’s best-known atheist, Minchin is a showman and provocateur also known as the creative force behind Matilda the Musical, as an actor and performer on TV’s Californication, Rock n Roll Nerd and the ABCs Secret River and Squinters.
Minchin has also earned a huge international following for his satirical songs such as his ode to marriage equality I Still Call Australia Homophobic and his controversial Come Home (Cardinal Pell), in which he lambasted Australia’s highest-ranking Catholic for failing to appear at the Royal Commission into Child Abuse in person.
While Minchin’s HOTA show is free, tickets will be required for entry. HOTA subscribers will receive an email link to reserve tickets at 9am on Thursday, with any remaining tickets to be released on Friday.
All other shows go on sale online on Friday at 9am. Visit HOTA.com.au for details.
GET THE INSIDE SCOOP ON HOTA’S UPCOMING EVENTS
The HOTA 2018 OUTDOOR PROGRAM
Tim Minchin in Concert
March 17, Free (tickets)
An evening of music and irreverent humour.
Concert for the Planet
March 24, Free
HOTA and Global Orchestra Foundation present a symphonic celebration of Earth Hour, featuring the Gold Coast Philharmonic Orchestra and more than 100 local musicians performing Holst’s The Planets with conductor Lachlan Snow.
Dancing on the Green
April 21, Free monthly event
Locals and visitors can get their groove on in a series of free sunset events on the lawn — from swing to salsa, Bollywood to booty beats and ballroom.
Classic Flow Live: Yoga By The Lake
May 12-13, Free (registration required)
A unique performance of ABC’s podcast Classic Flow. A combination of vinyasa and live music, hosted by instructor Lara Zilibowitz at sunset and sunrise, backed with classical music performed live.
The Spirit of Churaki
May 26, Free
HOTA and Bleached Arts present an epic music production inspired by the story of Churaki, an Aboriginal man heralded as the Gold Coast’s first surf lifesaver. Features Australian musicians under the musical direction of Brian Ritchie (Violent Femmes) and cultural collaborator Kyle Slabb (Banaam).
From Jaws to Jurassic: The Music of John Williams
June 16, T icketed
The Queensland Symphony Orchestra performs music by five-time Academy and 23-time Grammy award winner John Williams including iconic soundtracks from Star Wars, Superman, Schindler’s List, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter and more.
Laurie Anderson in Residence
June 18—24
Canal Street Communications, Pomegranate Arts and HOTA present multi-award winner and pioneer, musician and film director Laurie Anderson, who leaves her New York home to take up residency at HOTA. Anderson will collaborate, mentor and share ideas across a series of events and performances. They include:
Stories in the Dark: June 20-21 (tickets $27 +bf)
Language of the Future: June 22 (tickets $35 + bf)
Songs from the Bardo: June 23, free (registration required)
Concert for Dogs: June 24 free (registration required)
In Conversation: All the Things I Lost in the Flood (intimate mode): June 24, free (registration required)
Neil Finn with Orchestra: Out of Silence
June 30, Tickets $59 adults, $49 children (+bf)
One of the world’s greatest songwriting masters performs under the stars with an orchestra in a concert tribute to his recent album Out of Silence.
Corroboree
First day of every month, Free
The powerful Yawar (Corroboree) — a traditional, customary practice reflecting gathering — will be held on the Riverside Lawn on the first day of every month. The gatherings will be lead by Jagun Land People and local First Nations.
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