Full Program
Daily Schedule
22 February
DJUKI MALA
Djuki Mala
30 minutes » 4:00pm - 4:30pm @ Powerhouse Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse
Djuki Mala are a young Indigenous dance group who combine their own traditional Yolgnu culture and dance with pop culture.
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DOUBLE BLIND
Stephanie Lake Company
60 minutes » 6:30pm - 7:30pm @ Powerhouse Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse
Stephanie Lake's physical dance work Double Blind explores the nature of experimentation across art, choreography, science and psychology.
23 February
DRILL
Ahilan Ratnamohan
60 minutes » 12:45pm - 1:45pm @ Concert Hall, QPAC
Three athletes meet in a late-night, never-ending training session in Drill, a stripped-back exploration of the choreographic potential of athletic movement.
Showcase , Physical Theatre or Circus or Puppetry
CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS
Circa
30 minutes » 2:30pm - 3:00pm @ Concert Hall, QPAC
Circa's Carnival of the Animals is a magical reinvention of Saint-Saens' classical musical suite into a circus spectacle for all ages.
Showcase , Large Scale or Site Specific or Outdoor
THE STANCE
Liesel Zink
4 hours 30 minutes » 3:00pm - 7:30pm @ Cultural Forecourt, QPAC
The Stance is a site specific dance and sound work that investigates the choreography of bodies in public protest.
Physical Theatre or Circus or Puppetry , Showcase
IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK...?
Dislocate
30 minutes » 3:15pm - 3:45pm @ Concert Hall, QPAC
If These Walls Could Talk reflects on life's journey through an intricate mesh of slapstick theatre, astonishing circus skills and powerful storytelling.
Physical Theatre or Circus or Puppetry , Showcase
ERTH'S PREHISTORIC AQUARIUM
Erth - Visual & Physical
30 minutes » 4:00pm - 4:30pm @ Concert Hall, QPAC
Come dive with Erth to the historical depths of the ocean and unlock some of nature's greatest mysteries.
CUT THE SKY
Marrugeku
30 minutes » 4:45pm - 5:15pm @ Concert Hall, QPAC
Dance, video, poetry and song collide in Cut the Sky, an ambitious multidimensional work showcasing Marrugeku's unique contemporary choreography.
TRIUMPHS AND OTHER ALTERNATIVES
Muscle Mouth
70 minutes » 5:45pm - 6:55pm @ Cremorne Theatre, QPAC
Sculpture and gutsy performance collide to create an original and visceral style of physical dance theatre in Triumphs and Other Alternatives.
PIECE FOR PERSON AND GHETTO BLASTER
Nicola Gunn / SANS HOTEL
70 minutes
@ Turbine Studio, Brisbane Powerhouse
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TUE - 7:30pm - 8:40pm
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WED - 2:35pm - 3:45pm
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WED - 8:00pm - 9:10pm
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FRI - 12:30pm - 1:40pm
A riveting new show from subversive creator/performer Nicola Gunn that tries to understand how we can all get along.
24 February
Music Theatre or Opera or Cabaret , Showcase
DAFFODILS [INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS]
Bullet Heart Club
70 minutes » 1:00pm - 2:10pm @ Powerhouse Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse
Pull the cover off some classic Kiwi vinyl and discover a rich sonic world in the award-winning hit Daffodils.
B2M:HOME TOUR
B2M
30 minutes » 9:00pm - 9:25pm @ Turbine Platform, Brisbane Powerhouse
B2M from the Tiwi Islands bring you high energy, R'n'B pop music with a traditional Tiwi twist.
AN EVENING WITH THE MODERN MĀORI QUARTET
Modern Māori Quartet
30 minutes » 9:35pm - 10:00pm @ Turbine Platform, Brisbane Powerhouse
Harking back to Māori showbands of yesteryear, the multi-talented Modern Māori Quartet performs a cabaret show filled with humour and charm.
25 February
COCKFIGHT
The Farm
60 minutes »
12:45pm
- 2:00pm
@ Cremorne Theatre, QPAC
Repeat performance
Two office workers from different generations duel it out in a dangerous, hilarious and ultimately tender new dance theatre work.
THE STORY ONLY I CAN TELL
William Yang
30 minutes » 3:00pm - 3:30pm @ Concert Hall, QPAC
Engaging performance artist William Yang takes audiences on a journey through his life through photography, music and powerful storytelling.
Music Theatre or Opera or Cabaret , Showcase
THE RABBITS
Opera Australia
30 minutes » 3:45pm - 4:15pm @ Concert Hall, QPAC
Leaping between traditional opera, pop and musical theatre, The Rabbits is an opera – but not as you know it.
HELLO, GOODBYE & HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Roslyn Oades & Collaborators
30 minutes » 4:40pm - 5:10pm @ Cremorne Theatre, QPAC
This intimate work of documentary theatre allows the audience to eavesdrop on the candid conversations of 18 and 80+ year olds.
Interdisciplinary or Hybrid Arts , Showcase
SEMAPHORE
Kate Neal
30 minutes » 5:30pm - 6:00pm @ Concert Hall, QPAC
Composer Kate Neal’s Semaphore is a compelling and intriguing multimedia exploration of signalling, communication and miscommunication.
THE LONG PIGS
WE3
30 minutes » 6:15pm - 6:45pm @ Concert Hall, QPAC
In a murky soup of distrust and suspicion, promises made are constantly broken and the gang ultimately turns on itself in a fatally funny and destructive climax.
Showcase , Interdisciplinary or Hybrid Arts
THE SECRET NOISE
Ensemble Offspring
30 minutes » 7:00pm - 7:30pm @ Concert Hall, QPAC
Follow your curiosity and discover a mysterious hybrid arts project that lifts the veil on secret music.
26 February
OEDIPUS SCHMOEDIPUS
Post
60 minutes
@ Performance Space, Judith Wright Centre
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9:30am
- 10:40am
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12:45pm
- 1:55pm
Sick of white men restaging dead white men’s deaths, post’s white women are joined by 25 volunteers in this democratic festival of shuffling-off-the-mortal-coil.
TRANCE PIANO
Luke Jaaniste
90 minutes »
10:00am
- 11:30am
@ Expressions Dance Studio, Judith Wright Centre
Repeat performance
Trance Piano is a transformative piano encounter that smashes classical, minimal and ambient music together with spatial art and physical athleticism.
Large Scale or Site Specific or Outdoor , Showcase
FIVE SHORT BLASTS
Madeleine Flynn, Tim Humphrey, Bec Reid and Bindi Green
20 minutes » 11:15am - 11:35am @ Shopfront, Judith Wright Centre
Five Short Blasts is an encounter with a city on the water for a flotilla of boats and radio broadcast.
Large Scale or Site Specific or Outdoor , Showcase
FLY BY NIGHT
Melinda Hetzel & Co
20 minutes » 11:40am - 12:00pm @ Shopfront, Judith Wright Centre
Weaving together dance, physical theatre, sound design and video art, Fly by Night uses mobile devices to deliver a surprising self-guided video-tour.
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UPSIDEDOWNINSIDEOUT
one step at a time like this
40 minutes
@ Brisbane Powerhouse
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MON - 3:00pm - 4:20pm
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MON - 6:30pm - 9:00pm
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WED - 1:00pm - 7:40pm
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FRI - 12:00pm - 4:30pm
Join an imaginary girl and her interactive book and films on an adventure into the secret heart of an arts centre.
Large Scale or Site Specific or Outdoor , Showcase
THE INAUGURAL ANNUAL DANCE AFFAIR
Kate McDonald, Ian Pidd, Bec Reid
20 minutes » 12:05pm - 12:25pm @ Shopfront, Judith Wright Centre
An exhilarating evening of old and new time dance floor magic that is part theatre performance, part mass participation event.
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MIRA FUCHS
Melanie Jame Wolf/Savage Amusement
25 minutes
@ Theatre Rehearsal Room, Judith Wright Centre
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9:30am
- 9:55am
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10:20am
- 10:45am
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12:45pm
- 1:10pm
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1:45pm
- 2:10pm
MIRA FUCHS is an intimate performance drawing on Melanie Jame Wolf's own experience working as a dancer in a strip club.
MANA WAHINE
Okareka Dance Company
70 minutes » 3:00pm - 4:10pm @ Powerhouse Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse
An all-female work that draws strength from traditional Māori culture to illustrate a tapestry of dance, theatre and film.
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