Features of the week:

Seven Pirates
11 – 22 April - Tues-Sat 8pm - Sun 6pm

How Greeks first discovered Australia…

In the summer of 1827, British authorities arrest seven young Greek sailors off the coast of Crete and charge them with piracy. During
their trial at Malta - before a jury of English, Maltese, Sicilian, French and Spanish - the Greeks admit they seized a British ship. They
claim they were engaged in a patriotic act, since the ship and its cargo of tin plates were bound for the Ottoman held port of
Alexandria.

Convicted - three men receive the death sentence while the remaining four are given life sentences. With the aid of their Maltese
lawyer they appeal to King George IV for clemency.

Within a year all seven find themselves on a boat bound for… Botany Bay.

Sidetrack’s compelling new show mixes high seas action, comedy and edge of the seat courtroom drama to reconstruct one of the
most bizarre stories from the golden age of piracy.

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Greek Festival and Seven Pirates Special Offer:

Mention the words “Sidetrack @ Riverside” when you book your ticket for Wednesday 18th of April at pay only $20.


Meltemi

A collaboration of a local artists of Greek and Turkish descent, Meltemi come together to create contemporary arrangements and original compositions combining the flavours of the Middle East with the ambience and clarity of Europe and the Western world.

A cross cultural performance of music and song combining the talent of Nicholas Kouysaliotis (bouzouki), Byron Triantafillidis (voice and guitar),

Cuneyt Cakmak (Kanun) and Michael Kontochristos (percussion).

Join them as they journey through the rich expanse and culture of distant lands and delight in the culmination of the unique musical fusion which envelopes.

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Skin Deep

Christou and Baldas are contemporary artists exploring identity and subdivisions in culture. They are drawn to specify events, observations and/or, experiences, brought together into a pinnacle in the exhibition 'SKIN DEEP'.

Both artists operate as instigators, taking the viewers on a journey and making them question their ideologies and perceptions, it's a reminder of the state of flux we live in past/present/future, and although this can sometimes feel uncomfortable it is often an avenue to new knowledge and growth.

Through photography and mixed media, Christou and Baldas will question ideologies, violence through discrimination, personal boundaries and our shadow nature.

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