The Butterfly Club

The Butterfly Club is a performing arts venue in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Drawing from a growing interest in cabaret, the Club was conceived and created by artist and entrepreneur, Matthew Grant. Grant lived and worked from the building from 1993: opening to the public in 1998. Grant sold the club in November 2003.[1] By 2006 the Club was Melbourne's only full-time cabaret venue.[2]

The Butterfly Club has presented more than 1,000 new works, with an emphasis on discovering and nurturing performers, many of which are now house-hold names, such as Tim Minchin and Eddie Perfect.[3] Under the stewardship of David Read and Neville Sice, over eight years the venue was saved and became sustainable using has an arts model which doesn’t rely on public subsidy.[4][5] They established it as a premiere incubator for Melbourne performers and a key location for Melbourne’s burgeoning cabaret scene.[6]

The club, together with the Australian National Academy of Music, has played a key role in developing the Melbourne Cabaret Festival. In January 2011 The Butterfly Club again changed hands to new custodian Simone Pulga. [7]

In December 2012, The Butterfly Club announced a planned relocation to a central city Collins St building. In conjunction with this relocation, a massive fundraising effort through crowdfunding and social media campaigns, as well as media coverage, was launched under the cry to action 'Save The Butterfly Club.' [8]

Following a successful relocation, The Butterfly Club began trading from its new home, in the Melbourne CBD, in February 2013.[9]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.artshub.com.au/au/news.asp?sId=52485
  2. ↑ "Come to the Cabaret Here, Old Chum". The Age (Melbourne). 2006-06-21. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
  3. ↑ http://www.starobserver.com.au/play/entertainment-play/2010/12/20/butterfly-club-changes-hands/40551
  4. ↑ http://au.artshub.com/au/news-article/news/architecture-and-design/the-butterfly-club-changes-hands-183080
  5. ↑ http://www.samesame.com.au/news/local/6265/New-owners-for-Butterfly-Club.htm
  6. ↑ http://www.samesame.com.au/news/local/6265/New-owners-for-Butterfly-Club.htm
  7. ↑ http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/butterfly-club-spreads-wings/story-fn6bn9st-1225985226603
  8. ↑ "Butterfly Club floats to new venue, with a little help from its friends". The Age (Melbourne).
  9. ↑ "After metamorphosis, Butterfly Club retains its artistic flair". The Age (Melbourne).

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