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Arts in the City / Guitarist Boyd meets cellist girl

Rupert Boyd, home from New York with his wife, the American cellist Laura Metcalf, to perform “Boyd Meets Girl” in Bungendore on August 26.

CANBERRA-raised classical guitarist Rupert Boyd will be home from New York with his wife, the American cellist Laura Metcalf, and they will perform in “Boyd Meets Girl” at Bungendore Wood Works Gallery, 6pm for dinner, on Saturday, August 26. Bookings to 6238 1688.

“ARCHÈ” Melbourne Ballet Company’s take on “Swan Lake”… coming to The Q.

“ARCHÈ” (Greek for “the beginning”) is Melbourne Ballet Company’s director Simon Hoy’s unique take on “Swan Lake”, coming to The Q with a nod to the Greek myth of Leda and the swan, it’s choreographed to music by music by Tchaikovsky, Einaudi, Morricone and Elgar. At Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, August 25-26. Bookings to theq.net.au or 6285 6290.

Ranters Theatre’s “Intimacy”… at The Street Theatre, August 23-27.

“INTIMACY” is a work from Melbourne company Ranters Theatre, based on a real-life experience when artistic director Adriano Cortese invited strangers back to his apartment for a party. From the anecdotes, disclosures and life stories, a play was born. At The Street Theatre, August 23-27. Bookings to thestreet.org.au or 6247 1223.

THE Oriana Chorale’s “Northern Lights” concert will feature work by Arvo Pärt, selections from Rachmaninov’s “Vespers,” and works from Scotland, the Baltic States and Scandinavia. At the Fitters’ Workshop, Kingston, 3pm, Saturday, August 26. Bookings to trybooking.com

ROBYN Mellor’s eight-voice female ensemble Polifemy, joined by Peter Young as guest artist on the organ, will be presenting music inspired by Mary’s hymn of praise, “The Magnificat”. At Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest, 4.30pm, on Sunday, August 20. Bookings to robynick@homemail.com.au or tickets at the door.

“NEIL Roberts: chances with glass” is an exhibition focusing on the much-missed late artist’s relationship with glass as “object, medium and signifier”. Curated by Barbara Campbell and Jane Cush, it runs at Canberra Glassworks until October 15.

COMPOSER and pianist Larry Sitsky will focus on the music of Anton Rubinstein when he performs five miniatures followed by the Sonata No. 1 Op. 12 in “Wednesday Lunchtime Live”, Wesley Music Centre, 12.40pm, August 23. Tickets at the door only.

THE Takács Quartet will perform classics by Haydn and Beethoven as well as a world premiere of a work, “Child’s Play”, by Musica Viva’s artistic director Carl Vine. At Llewellyn Hall, Thursday, August 24. Bookings to musicaviva.com.au

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