The opening day of APAM 2014 featuring the welcome lunch, keynote event, opening ceremony and showcases not to be missed
A jam-packed day of showcases and the first half of the pitch sessions, rounded up with an APAM first - the Curated Cabaret
Meet the makers over breakfast, explore works on offer at mobile booths, listen to pitches and attend showcases in various locations
Explore Brisbane's South Bank precinct as showcases take over QPAC, The Conservatorium and QUT Gardens Theatre
A day not to be missed featuring showcases of large-scale works in dance, theatre and interdisciplinary arts and a very special closing event
Come and meet the makers at a breakfast session held at Brisbane Powerhouse as well as explore what works companies have on offer at their mobile booths. During the morning and the afternoon, two additional pitch sessions will be held at Brisbane Powerhouse. If you are looking for something a little different, come and take a tour with Contact Inc’ The Walking Neighbourhood or attend any of the showcases at Brisbane Powerhouse, the Judith Wright Centre and Goodwill Bridge.
8:00am - 9:30am
Conversation
Start the day with breakfast and a chat at one of two moderated breakfast sessions that offer a platform for sharing ideas, stories and passions.
9:30am - 3:30pm
Conversation
To celebrate its new location in Brisbane and the number of partner venues involved, APAM 2014 features on-display booths that allow artists, companies, collectives and funding agencies to promote their work alongside APAM as it happens around the city.
10:00am - 10:45am
Conversation
Led by Katrina Sedgwick, Head of Arts ABC TV, and Terese Casu, Director, Arts Organisations Australia Council for the Arts, this session highlights some best practice models and outlines unique opportunities for artists and companies to explore leadership development and interdisciplinary models for cross platform and on-screen iterations.
11:30am -
Interdisciplinary / Hybrid Arts, Large Scale, Site Specific and/or Outdoor
Dan Koop & Co
See familiar places from new perspectives with The Stream / The Boat / The Shore / The Bridge, a live public artwork along and across a river.
11:45am - 12:00pm
Theatre
Humphrey Bower / Night Train Productions
The Butterfly Man is a virtuoso one-man performance, a thrilling whodunit and a profound inquiry into the nature of the self.
12:00pm - 8:00pm
Large Scale, Site Specific and/or Outdoor
Terrapin Puppet Theatre
Become a miniature puppet and experience life in a tiny world in the interactive installation I Think I Can.
12:00pm - 12:15pm
Theatre
Jeff Stein and Chiara Guidi
A new version of Jack and the Beanstalk that takes children on a wondrous adventure with theatrical storytelling, live music and puppetry.
12:15pm - 12:30pm
Interdisciplinary / Hybrid Arts, Theatre
Polyglot Theatre and The Suitcase Royale
Separation Street is a daring new experience where adults and children each undertake a separate theatrical journey within the one performance.
12:30pm -
Interdisciplinary / Hybrid Arts, Large Scale, Site Specific and/or Outdoor
Dan Koop & Co
See familiar places from new perspectives with The Stream / The Boat / The Shore / The Bridge, a live public artwork along and across a river.
12:30pm - 12:45pm
Theatre
MKA: Theatre of New Writing
The Trouble with Harry rips back the curtains on the notorious 'Man-Woman’ murderer case of 1920s Sydney in a playful new work about secret lives and secret deaths.
1:00pm - 2:35pm
Interdisciplinary / Hybrid Arts
Contact Inc / Lenine Bourke
See and experience places and spaces in a whole new way as you take a tour with The Walking Neighbourhood
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Conversation
Join local and international delegates for two dynamic panel sessions designed to further explore the themes of artistic collaboration and co-creation raised at the Keynote Event.
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Conversation
As the line between presenting and producing increasingly blurs, the space for curation, commissioning and programming is increasing. This lunch and workshop recognises this shift and delves into the changes that are happening in the performing arts sector in Australia and internationally.
1:30pm -
Interdisciplinary / Hybrid Arts, Large Scale, Site Specific and/or Outdoor
Dan Koop & Co
See familiar places from new perspectives with The Stream / The Boat / The Shore / The Bridge, a live public artwork along and across a river.
2:00pm - 2:25pm
Theatre
Nicola Gunn / Sans Hotel
Hello my name is is a highly original performance that immerses you in the action and puts a smile on your face.
2:00pm - 2:25pm
Physical Theatre, Circus
Casus Circus
Knee Deep is an awe-inspiring show of high-octane acrobatics and heart-warming humanity from internationally acclaimed circus company Casus.
3:00pm - 3:25pm
Theatre
Force Majeure
Powerfully melding theatre and movement, Never Did Me Any Harm is a riveting dissection of what it means to be a parent today.
3:30pm - 3:55pm
Theatre
Nicola Gunn / Sans Hotel
Hello my name is is a highly original performance that immerses you in the action and puts a smile on your face.
3:30pm -
Interdisciplinary / Hybrid Arts, Large Scale, Site Specific and/or Outdoor
Dan Koop & Co
See familiar places from new perspectives with The Stream / The Boat / The Shore / The Bridge, a live public artwork along and across a river.
3:30pm - 5:10pm
Interdisciplinary / Hybrid Arts
Contact Inc / Lenine Bourke
See and experience places and spaces in a whole new way as you take a tour with The Walking Neighbourhood
3:45pm - 4:00pm
Dance
Lucy Guerin Inc
Live Movie is a cinematically inspired dance work that uses the medium of film as a choreographic score
4:00pm - 4:15pm
Dance
Vicki Van Hout
Long Grass is a dynamic new dance work that looks at the consequences of government intervention and at life in the margins.
4:15pm - 4:30pm
Physical Theatre, Circus, Puppetry
Red Leap Theatre
SEA is a gripping cautionary tale told through dynamic physical theatre, striking sea creature imagery and the power of imagination.
4:30pm -
Interdisciplinary / Hybrid Arts, Large Scale, Site Specific and/or Outdoor
Dan Koop & Co
See familiar places from new perspectives with The Stream / The Boat / The Shore / The Bridge, a live public artwork along and across a river.
4:30pm - 4:45pm
Physical Theatre, Circus
Legs On The Wall and AsiaNow
An exhilarating cross-cultural collaboration, The Tale of Samulnori is a modern fable that celebrates and plays with ideas about what theatre can be.
5:30pm - 5:55pm
Theatre
The Listies
The award-winning Listies star in 6D, their critically acclaimed kids sketch comedy show all about the movies. Rated S for Stupid.
7:30pm - 8:00pm
Interdisciplinary / Hybrid Arts, Large Scale, Site Specific and/or Outdoor
Polytoxic
Trade Winds is a unique site-specific performance installation performed on water featuring Polytoxic's trademark innovation, physicality and striking visuals.
8:00pm - 8:25pm
Theatre
ILBIJERRI Theatre Company
CORANDERRK recreates the 1881 Parliamentary Inquiry into the Coranderrk Aboriginal Reserve in a production that is both great theatre and great history.
8:30pm - 8:55pm
Theatre
Nicola Gunn / Sans Hotel
Hello my name is is a highly original performance that immerses you in the action and puts a smile on your face.
8:30pm - 8:55pm
Physical Theatre, Circus
Casus Circus
Knee Deep is an awe-inspiring show of high-octane acrobatics and heart-warming humanity from internationally acclaimed circus company Casus.
9:30pm - 10:30pm
Music Theatre, Opera, Cabaret
Zulya and the Children of the Underground
A unique selection of fairy tales and riddles set to Russian and Tatar inspired music and visual projections, exquisitely performed by Zulya and the Children of the Underground.
