Open Frame is Room 40's annual event of esoteric sound and media, drawing together key contemporary artists across improvisation, electronics, extended instrumentation, audio-visuals and the wider avant-garde. In 2009, Open Frame features musicians and...

Using a large plasma screen with touchscreen, Peter Greenaway finally achieves total freedom from classic cinematographic linearity. Sharing the stage with DJ Radar (Serge Dodwell) and electro-acoustical composer Huibert Boon, Peter Greenaway brings...

The sublime vocals of platinum-selling pin-up Chris Isaak, combined with the easy accessibility and lush surroundings of the Botanic Gardens, make this FREE concert the most chilled option for Brisbane Festival 2009’s opening night celebrations....

Globally recognised as the ‘Godfather of Latin jazz’, five-time Grammy award-winning Cuban pianist Chucho Valdés is playing one night only and exclusively for Brisbane Festival 2009. A major player in the movement that took post-revolutionary,...

Frankly!... it’s a pop festival is an exploration into the eclectic and unconventional side of this mostly mainstream and often maligned musical genre. Staged in the diverse spaces of the Brisbane Powerhouse, the event brings together outstanding...

It has been said that time stands still when Mariza sings, which is probably why the organisers of such momentous events as the Olympic Games, the FIFA World Cup and Live 8 chose her to enthrall their audiences. The weight of the past and future can...