The Gentleman’s Companion at Louie Louie

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In celebration of the cocktail, Dianna Nixon performed a solo cabaret show with a glass in hand at Louie Louie in Verity Lane.

Inspired by Charles H Baker’s delicious 1939 tome of instructions for satisfying imbibement and degustation, the project was able to pass the ‘proof of concept’ stage with the support of the grant and will further be developed for a future season.

The event featured AUSLAN interpreters, adding an extra layer to the performance.

“I felt supported. When one works alone a lot of the time, and has been isolated at home alone for a few big chunks of the past 2 years, the pleasure of working in a rehearsal room with a director, in the marketing of the show with a colleague, and in being resourced and advised by experts in the field, whose goal is to support artists, well, that is the perfect combo for good work to happen and be seen.”

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Image credit: Zhenshi van der Klooster

About Good Company

Good Company was a small grants program (part of artsACT’s Creative Recovery and Resilience Program) designed to turn businesses all over Canberra into places where art happens.

Artists were able to apply for a $5000 grant which supported them to produce an in-person arts event, situated in a Canberra venue or business between January – April 2022.

The goals of Good Company were to put money into the pockets of artists and arts workers, support arts events to happen in the ACT, to foster creative relationships between artists and businesses and to bring people and activity back into businesses that continue to be affected by COVID.

A total of 12 events were funded through the grant program with $60,000 delivered to the arts community.