Dance Event Promises Plenty of Colour

Exotic performers with dance styles from around the globe will go on show when Dancing Tiger School of Belly Dance presents its third annual Dance of Colours concert event later this month.

More than 50 performers, both international and local dancers, will present 20 acts showcasing dance styles from Australia, Canada, Lebanon, India and Fiji, to name a few. Audience members will see belly dance, Middle Eastern, Bollywood style, native Canadian dance and much more.

Internationally known performers such as Michael Redshirt (Native Canadian), Sahara (Lebanese), Lalita Lakshmi (Fijian Indian), Elenie Smith and Maria Masselos (Australia) will be sharing the stage with students from Dancing Tiger (Ipswich) Gems of the Nile (Gold Coast) and the Academy of Middle Eastern Dance (Brisbane).

Saturday 19 July - 7.30pm
Adults $25, Conc. $20, Children 17 & under $15, Children under 12 free.
Family and group discounts are available.

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Grease is the Word for City's Young Stars

St Edmund's and St Mary's Colleges will present one of the world's most popular musicals this month when their combined production of Grease takes the stage.

Immortalised on screen by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, people of all ages can't help but love the story of Danny and Sandy as they navigate their way down the rocky road of true love.

Filled with classic tunes including Greased Lightnin', Summer Nights, Hopelessly Devoted to You and You're the One That I Want, this colourful production featuring our talented local young people is sure to impress.

Thursday 24, Friday 25 & Saturday 26 July - 7.30pm
Adults $20, Conc. $15, Students 18 and under $10,
Family of 4 (2 adults, 2 children) $50.

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Acclaimed Australian country music singer Sara Storer returns to Ipswich this month as part of her latest concert tour.

At the 2004 Tamworth country music festival, Sara took home a record seven Golden Guitars for her second album Beautiful Circle. The album was a hit with fans, industry insiders and critics alike. She has since gone from strength to strength, winning more awards and a legion of fans across the country and beyond.

Her fourth album Silver Skies is filled with tales of lives and loves of those on the land, but there is a much broader musical palette that shows her to be a contemporary of Missy Higgins and The Waifs as much as her country comrades. Most impressively, Sara has moved forward without leaving anything behind.

Sunday 27 July - 7.30 pm
Adults $25, Conc. $23, Child $15

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Join the celebration of Australia's own pop music of the 50s and 60s with the Delltones' BopaDooWop national 50th birthday tour on Tuesday 29 July.

Enjoy classic hits such as Gee, You're The Limit, Wonder, Get A Little Dirt On Your Hands, Come A Little Bit Closer and Hangin' Five. Featuring the famous voice of the one and only Peewee Wilson, The Delltones have charmed, enchanted and energised audiences since they stormed stadiums with Johnny O'Keefe in the late 50s.  

For five decades this legendary outfit has played, celebrated and elevated rock 'n' roll - one of the few real constants in a frantically changing world. Audiences still scream, shout and go away singing the songs, dancing the steps, chanting the goofy chants and looking forward to coming back for another dose as soon as they can.

Tuesday 29 July - 7.30pm
Adults $49.90, Conc. $45.90.

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The outstanding international performers of the Antal Szalai Gypsy Orchestra will offer Ipswich a spectacular night of vibrant gypsy music next month.

Antal Szalai is recognised as one of the best gypsy violin soloists in the world. This former Ferenc Liszt award winner and his orchestra entertain all ages with traditional Hungarian and International gypsy melodies.

The group's repertoire not only consists of the Hungarian Czardas music, but also includes classical pieces such as Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody, Brahms' Hungarian Dances, pieces from the members of the Strauss family, as well as traditional Hungarian rural folk music. Their earthy, native energy is destined to thrill audiences.

Gypsies are noted for their sensitivity to music and concert-goers are promised a night of virtuoso showstoppers. Come and hear the evergreen traditional Hungarian and international gypsy melodies as well as some of the most popular highlights from the world of operetta. You will not be disappointed.

Saturday 9 August - 8.00pm
Adults $45.90, Conc. $39.90, Child U17 $25.90.

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