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The Joan is the heart of the creative west. Where arts and culture meets community, where we make art, love art and share art. Fine music, contemporary music; all kinds of drama, dance, installation, mixed media, ideas, circus and song.
It’s all part of our story at The Joan.
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Hello from Penrith's Creative Heart
We are hiring! The Joan is looking for a new Venue Assistant.
Practical, and with an eye for organisation, detail and accuracy, and with consummate interpersonal skills, the Venue Assistant works to support the Venue Manager and team to ensure that all activities, events, functions, and performances run smoothly.
Responsible for security, ticketing and venue services during both evening rehearsal and teaching periods, as well as performances, this role is skilled across a range of specialised systems and suits an independent worker able to take direction and work as part of a team.
If this sounds like you, head over to our website for more information and apply now: thejoan.com.au/we-are-hiring-venue-assistant
Applications close Friday 17 May 11.59pm
Come on an adventure and see what you can find with Australian children’s singer, @_emily_who (Winner – State’s Best Kids Live Entertainer, What’s On Kids Awards 2023) in her interactive show "Emily Who: A Day for Adventure" at The Joan this June.
Jam-packed full of songs and fun, this concert will take you from an imaginary journey under the sea, to a farm, the jungle, and even back in time to dance with the dinosaurs.
Suitable for ages 0 - 5 and their families, this engaging show will have the young and the young at heart moving and grooving!
🗓️ Dates & Times:
Friday 21 June at 10am & 12:30pm (Relaxed Performances)
Saturday 22 June at 10am (Relaxed Performance)
📌 Location:
The Joan, 597 High Street, Penrith
➡️ Find out more and book now at https://www.thejoan.com.au/events/emily-who-a-day-for-adventure/
#EmilyWho #ChildrensMusic
Join us at The Joan on Saturday 1 June at Worlds Collide for an entertaining evening of Pop and Rock tunes performed by @penrithconservatorium`s very own Richard Bonynge Ensemble.
You can expect popular songs from the last 50 years by Coldplay, Queen, ABBA, Dua Lipa and more - completely rebuilt and reimagined from a new perspective while still connecting with the original sound!
Tickets from $20. Book now via link in bio - thejoan.com.au
Photos: Eddy Summers
"@monkeybaatheatreco has created, yet again, a gem for children and adults alike." - Theatre Now
The award-winning production of "The Peasant Prince" returns to The Joan for a limited season this May. Based on the children`s picture book of acclaimed ballet dancer Li Cunxin`s best-selling memoir "Mao`s Last Dancer", this exquisite show is will delight, uplift and inspire your whole family!
THE PEASANT PRINCE 🩰
🗓️ Saturday 11 May at 10am
👪 Suitable for ages 7 - 12 and their families
🌟 Enhance your theatrical experience with a "Chasing Your Dreams: Show and Workshop Package" at The Joan, or a "Calligraphy Workshop for Kids" @penrithcitylibrary
➡️ Explore the full program and plan your day out to the theatre now at https://mailchi.mp/penrith/the-peasant-prince-l-11-may
📷 Production photo by Heidrun Löhr. Photos from 2016 national tour feature performers Jenevieve Chang, Jonathan Chan, John Goodway and Edric Hong.
#ThePeasantPrince #MaosLastDancer #LiCunxin #DramaWorkshop #CalligraphyWorkshop @qtheatre_ @penrithcitycouncil
Fantastic knot tying skills were on display in our Art Attack - Macrame Mug Rug workshop with Kristyn Begnall from Conciously Crafted. Thank you to everyone who took part in the workshop.
One more workshop left in our Creative Penrith By Night program, Turkish Mosaic Lamps.
See our website for more information www.thejoan.com.au
#culws2024 #CultureUpLateWS
🔴 Public Holiday Closure 🔴
The Joan and Table at the Joan will be closed for the Anzac Day Public Holiday - Thursday 25 April.
Normal operating hours will resume on Friday 26 April.
Join us to delve into the wonderful world of music with our third Music Talk for 2024, "The Concerto and the Birth of the Musical Celebrity". 🎻
From the history of the concerto to some of the most famous classical performers in history, in this talk Dr Paul Smith will draw on a wide range of classical and some contemporary examples, to explore the development of form and musical characteristics of the classical concerto. He will also delve into how these trends have evolved and the political economy of the musical soloist, recognising the concerto star as being one of the earliest forms of ‘musical celebrity’.
THE CONCERTO AND THE BIRTH OF THE MUSICAL CELEBRITY
🗓️ Wednesday 8 May at 11am
🎟️ All Tickets $10
📌 The Joan, Penrith
➡️ Find out more and book now at https://www.thejoan.com.au/events/the-concerto-and-the-birth-of-the-musical-celebrity/
This talk is presented in partnership with the @uninewengland.
📷 N01725 A VIOLIN CONCERTO 1898. Inscr. ‘John Gulich, R.I. 1898’ b.l. Watercolour on paper mounted on canvas, 35×28 (89×71). Tate Gift 1899.
#MusicTalks2024 @unesydney @unemusicale
We are looking forward to phenomenal South Coast singer songwriter, Kay Proudlove bringing her formidable talent and infectious personality to The Joan stage this June with Dear Diary 🖤🎸📖
From first kisses and Spice Girls, to lost gigs, found memories and frayed friendships, Dear Diary is a hilarious, sometimes painful revisiting of our teenage years, delving into the pressures and expectations of growing up.
This is a comedy you do not want to miss.
👉 Saturday 8 June, 2pm & 7.30PM
📌 The Joan
🎟 https://www.thejoan.com.au/events/dear-diary/
Merrigong Theatre Co @artsontour
"The Peasant Prince is vital, exuberant, aspirational, and inspirational.” - Australian Stage
Prepare to be mesmerised as @monkeybaatheatreco`s multi award-winning production of "The Peasant Prince" returns to the stage for a limited time.
Based on the children’s version of Li Cunxin’s internationally best-selling memoir, "Mao’s Last Dancer", this remarkable story of courage, resilience, and unwavering hope, will ignite your dreams and inspire you to be the best person you can be.
THE PEASANT PRINCE 🩰
🗓️ Saturday 11 May at 10am
👪 Suitable for ages 7 - 12 and their families
🌟 Enhance your theatrical experience with a "Chasing Your Dreams: Show and Workshop Package" at The Joan, or a "Chinese Calligraphy Workshop for Kids" at
@penrithcitylibrary
➡️ Explore the full program and plan your day out to the theatre now at https://mailchi.mp/penrith/the-peasant-prince-l-11-may
📷 Production photo by Heidrun Löhr. Photos from 2016 national tour feature performers Jenevieve Chang, Jonathan Chan, John Goodway and Edric Hong.
#ThePeasantPrince #MaosLastDancer #LiCunxin #DramaWorkshop #CalligraphyWorkshop @qtheatre_ @penrithcitycouncil
ON SALE NOW: The Robbie Mann Quartet 🎹🥁🎸🎶
Join Robbie Mann, one of Australia’s only masters of stride piano style, along with worldly Australian jazz veterans Geoff Allen on drums and reedsman Paul Furniss, as well as the versatile Sam Dobson on bass as they pay tribute to the late, great Thomas Wright “Fats” Waller.
Expect an evening full of explosive hot jazz, sultry swing and sophisticated lyricism that will take you back to the rowdy underbelly of prohibition era New York.
🗓️ Friday 13 September at 7pm
📌 The Joan
➡️ Find out more and book now at https://www.thejoan.com.au/events/robbie-mann-quartet/
🎶 🌏 🎭🌟 The World of Musicals in Concert is on its way to Penrith and where else can you catch all your beloved musical theatre classics in one spectacular show?
With an all-new show featuring all the best of “The Phantom of the Opera” and “Les Miserables” to “We will Rock You, “Sister Act” and many more, The World of Musicals is a show for the whole family.
🤩 Get ready to be enthralled and sing along to your favourite songs from the world of musical theatre at The Joan. 🌟
THE WORLD OF MUSICALS IN CONCERT
📅 Friday 10 May, 7.30pm
📌 The Joan
🎟️ BOOK NOW https://www.thejoan.com.au/events/the-world-of-musicals-in-concert/
Jimmi Carr live in the Borland Lounge! Come down and wash off the work week and relax listening to a stellar musician.
Free event happening now.
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