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AUSTRALIA
THE BUTTERFLY CLUB OWNERS WIN GREEN ROOM AWARD
The reputation of THE BUTTERFLY CLUB (204 Bank Street, South Melbourne,
VIC - 03 96902000 - http://www.thebutterflyclub.com/
) as one of the country's best 'showcase' venues was today enhanced
when its owners received a prestigeous Green Room Award - Victoria's
peak performing arts awards - at a presentation ceremony held at The
Arts Centre in Melbourne on April 1st. Co-owners David Read and Neville
Sice said they were delighted and honoured to win the award by the Green
Room Association in recognition of their contribution to cabaret.
Shows fostered by The Butterfly Club were also nominated
in every cabaret category in this year's Green Room Awards, including
numbering three of the four nominees in the new category 'Emerging
Cabaret Artiste'. Neville said The Butterfly Club works now consistently
launches more than 100 new shows every year, up from 30 two years
ago - each week presenting up to three different cabaret shows nightly
and staging more than 500 performances every year.
He said that alliances forged between The Butterfly
Club and the major Victorian tertiary performing arts courses have
created an incubator for new cabaret talent. The Butterfly Club and
its touring arm operate as an independent commercial venture, without
access to external funding, making it a rare successful model on the
live arts scene of Australia.
Each year, The Butterfly Club participates in the Melbourne
International Comedy Festival, Melbourne Fringe Festival and Midsumma
Festival, with its shows often comprising up to 50% of the cabaret
offerings in these events. Resident performances staged at The Butterfly
Club have received many festival awards in the past four years.
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