THE STARS DESCEND unfolds over five locations. Each location will be a chapter of our story that has been co-created by professional artists and local community members. These five teams will rehearse and perform in the splendour of their outdoor location, delivering five visually stunning, immersive experiences of movement and sound.
Michelle Spriggs and David Rastrick have performed together in numerous outfits over the past 13 years. Their highlights are opening for Boz Skaggs + Michael McDonald, Diana Krall and Carol King with David’s band ‘Jazztrix’ at Leeuwin Estate.
Celebrate Harmony Week with a free screening of award-winning Iranian comedy Hit the Road and Middle Eastern morning tea.
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody is a powerful and triumphant celebration of the incomparable Whitney Houston. Directed by Kasi Lemmons, written by Academy Award® nominee Anthony McCarten, produced by legendary music executive Clive Davis and starring BAFTA Award® winner Naomi Ackie, the film is a no-holds-barred portrait of the complex and multifaceted woman behind The Voice.
We Are Still Here is a unique Indigenous film that interweaves eight powerful tales to tell a sweeping story of hope and survival.
Renowned local musician Tony Lane will be making a rare solo appearance. You may have seen him in bands such as Chief Monkey, Crooked Brook, Little Row of Housez, The Brothers Thin, The Flying Carpathians or in his first band Green Jacket.
Set in an English coastal town in the early 1980s, EMPIRE OF LIGHT is a compelling and poignant drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times, from Academy Award® winning director Sam Mendes.
A middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives she could have led.
The Sacred World Music Choir are a group of women who join together weekly to share the love and joy of singing. The songs we sing are with reverence to the Earth, and the elements, to the Sacredness of Life, and the joy of uncovering our True self.
Following the unexpected success of the band's debut album "No Hopers, Jokers and Rogues", we re-join them almost a year later, struggling with the pressures, pitfalls and temptations of their newfound fame, second album syndrome, and performing on the pyramid stage at Glastonbury.
etween 1837 and 1843, Georgiana Molloy collected specimens and seeds of the native plants of Taalinup and Undalup (Augusta and Busselton) and sent three exquisite botanical collections to James Mangles in London, who had requested the work. They were the highest quality that British botanists had ever received from WA. She was self-taught but her dried wildflower specimens are still studied in world herbariums. She died aged thirty-seven, having received no payment or formal recognition for her scientific achievements.
Cicada tell story. Story Good. Story simple. Story even human can understand. Tok! Tok! Tok!
So begins the story of a dutiful cicada who works away in a grey office year after year, until the day something truly extraordinary begins to happen…
After receiving the healing powers from a magical flower, the baby Princess Rapunzel is kidnapped from the palace in the middle of the night by Mother Gothel. Mother Gothel knows that the flower’s magical powers are now growing within the golden hair of Rapunzel, and to stay young, she must lock Rapunzel in her hidden tower.
Relive the original animated classic before the next instalment is released in June 2023! Bitten by a radioactive spider in the subway, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales suddenly develops mysterious powers that transform him into the one and only Spider-Man. When he meets Peter Parker, he soon realizes that there are many others who share his special, high-flying talents. Miles must now use his newfound skills to battle the evil Kingpin, a hulking madman who can open portals to other universes and pull different versions of Spider-Man into our world.
Follows Abby, a child who befriends a magnificent wild blue groper while diving. When Abby realizes that the fish is under threat, she takes inspiration from her activist Mum, Dora, and takes on poachers to save her friend.
An extraordinary work of poetic grace and raw beauty, Pip Williams explores another little-known slice of history seen through women’s eyes. Evocative, subversive and rich with unforgettable characters, The Bookbinder of Jericho is a story about knowledge – who gets to make it, who gets to access it, and what is lost when it is withheld.
The original and best surfing podcast in the universe is hitting the road once more this April for an all-stops, chakra-blasting, synapse-melter of a tour that will put a rocket right up your corn!
The Young@HEART program is held at Margaret River HEART every Monday morning from 10am to 11am. The program does not run on public holidays or when there is another major event in the foyer.
In this once only workshop, young singers will learn voice & body warm ups, & some beautiful and fun songs from the Disney film "Tangled"! As always, there will be a little performance for parents/guardians at the end of the session.
The Greatest Surf Movie in the Universe is an Australian stop-motion comedy following the efforts of Mick Fanning to restore the world’s memory of surfing, after a virus vaccine wipes everyone’s memories of the sport.
Beneath Easter Island, in a giant factory that manufactures the world's Easter candy, the popular rabbit is preparing to pass the mantle to his son, E.B. (Russell Brand). But E.B. has no interest in the job and would rather be a drummer. He runs away to Los Angeles, where an unemployed slacker named Fred O'Hare (James Marsden) accidentally runs into him. Feigning injury, E.B. tricks Fred into giving him shelter, but an oversized chick is planning a coup back on Easter Island.
Margaret River Printmaker, Francesco Geronazzo teams up with three other West Australian printmakers: P. James Bryans, Shana James and Dallas Perry, for an exciting new exhibition at Margaret River Heart.
Follows Abby, a child who befriends a magnificent wild blue groper while diving.
When Abby realizes that the fish is under threat, she takes inspiration from her activist Mum, Dora, and takes on poachers to save her friend.
Designed to mesmerise and enthral, the Ocean Film Festival World Tour showcases a 3 hour celebration of our oceans comprised of sublime footage taken above and below the water’s surfac
John Wick (Keanu Reeves) takes on his most lethal adversaries yet in the upcoming fourth installment of the series. With the price on his head ever increasing, Wick takes his fight against the High Table global as he seeks out the most powerful players in the underworld, from New York to Paris to Osaka to Berlin
About Young@HEARTThe Young@HEART music program is held at Margaret River HEART every Monday morning from 10am to 11am. The program does not run on public holidays or when there is another major event in the foyer.The initiative was developed to safely encourage participation in the arts among older residents (over 60s) during the initial stages of the...
Margaret River Soup Kitchen began in 1995 as a gathering place to bring people from all walks of life together to share a meal. Volunteers prepare nourishing, low cost meals twice a week. More than 20,000 meals are served across the year.
Margaret River Soup Kitchen began in 1995 as a gathering place to bring people from all walks of life together to share a meal. Volunteers prepare nourishing, low cost meals twice a week. More than 20,000 meals are served across the year.
A film by Paul TaubliebThe logical thing, the sane thing, is to stay on land. But they paddle out. Why do these big wave surfers risk their lives to ride these mountain-sized waves?The answer is overcoming fear. "Ground Swell: The Other Side of Fear" is an in-depth look at the 2021-22 big wave season through...
Follow filmmakers Spencer Frost and Guy Williment and surfers Letty Mortenson and Fraser Dovell as they journey to Kamchatka in the far east of Russia in search of new waves along the frozen, unexplored coastline.
Always charming and warm towards the audience, Anu Grace and Laurie Bycroft are the perfect pair to entertain at Young @ HEART.
In the Australian summer of 1985, 12-year-old Colin Mudford finds out his little sister has cancer. He must make a plan. Can he ask Queen Elizabeth II for her very best doctor?
Raven is the collaboration between Ray Risdon and David Webster.
Both Ray and David worked in the education sector, Ray as a music teacher and David in Vocational education.
Snowy is becoming more beautiful every day and The Wicked Queen is not happy!
Premiere Screening on Wadandi Boodja, Margaret River HEART19 May, 6-7.30 pmFREE (spaces are limited)Join this Margaret River Premiere screening of the new film ‘Fighting Giants’ on Wadandi Country. Friday 19 May, 6-7:30 pm at the Margaret River HEART.The Kimberley has some of the largest intact natural landscapes left in the world. It is also a...
Lighting struck, the first time Tess Merlot heard Jacques Brel.
From that moment on, music was all around. After playing hundreds of shows, the essence remained: allowing the human soul to reach the surface the way only French torch songs can. With original songs from Brel, Piaf en Aznavour and her own catalogue.
