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 it to the public in 1999. 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 performers including Tim Minchin and Eddie Perfect.[3] Under the stewardship of David Read and Neville Sice, over eight years, the venue became sustainable using an arts model which doesn't rely on public subsidy.[4][5]

The club, together with the Australian National Academy of Music, has played a role in developing the Melbourne Cabaret Festival. In January 2011. The Butterfly Club again changed hands to new director, Simone Pulga.[6]

In December 2012, The Butterfly Club announced a planned relocation to a building on Carson Pl. In conjunction with this relocation, a fundraising effort through crowdfunding and social media campaigns, as well as media coverage, was launched under the tagline 'Save The Butterfly Club.' [7]

Following the relocation, The Butterfly Club began trading from its new home, in the Melbourne CBD, in February 2013.[8]

References
  1. "Arts News, Commentary, Reviews & Industry Analysis - ArtsHub Australia". Archived from the original on 21 September 2007.
  2. "Come to the Cabaret Here, Old Chum". The Age. Melbourne. 21 June 2006. Retrieved 6 May 2008.
  3. Sheldrick, Drew (20 December 2010). "Butterfly Club changes hands". The Star Observer.
  4. "The Butterfly Club changes hands". ArtsHub Australia. 21 December 2010.
  5. de Jonk, Travis (20 December 2010). "New owners for Butterfly Club". Same Same.
  6. Bennett, Sally (10 January 2011). "Butterfly Club spreads wings". The Herald Sun. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  7. "Butterfly Club floats to new venue, with a little help from its friends". The Age. Melbourne.
  8. "After metamorphosis, Butterfly Club retains its artistic flair". The Age. Melbourne.


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