• Australian Government / Australia Council for the Arts
  • Brisbane Powerhouse Arts
  • Monday 22 Feb

    Day 1:

    The opening day of APAM 2016 featuring the welcome lunch, keynote event, opening ceremony and showcases not to be missed.

  • Tuesday 23 Feb

    Day 2:

    Come and be part of The Exchange, hosted at our hotel partner, Sofitel Brisbane Central. APAM's program of over 20 on-display booths, speed dating, pecha kucha style sessions and panel discussions will begin at 9am before our shuttle bus service will transfer everyone to our first day of exciting showcases at QPAC.

  • Wednesday 24 Feb

    Day 3:

    Begin your day at the Sofitel Brisbane Central with a quick-fire guide to international touring and collaborating at the APAM 2016 Round Tables. The afternoon at Brisbane Powerhouse will bring you works-in-development pitches and a night of music on the Turbine Platform.

  • Thursday 25 Feb

    Day 4:

    Our last morning of The Exchange is your final chance to visit the on-display booths and explore some of the artists, companies, collectives and funding agencies promoting their work. Then join us from 1pm at QPAC for showcases from leading Australian artists and companies.

  • Friday 26 Feb

    Day 5:

    APAM isn't over yet! Day 5 of APAM at the Judith Wright Centre will be your only chance to witness showcases of large-scale works as well as transformative performances of theatre, music and dance. Use this final opportunity for conversations and networking throughout the morning and afternoon before Brisbane Powerhouse will send you off with a very special goodbye.

Full Program

Daily Schedule

22 February

Dance , Showcase

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.

Dance , Showcase

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

Dance , Showcase

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.

Dance , Showcase

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.

Dance , Showcase

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.

24 February

Dance , Pitch

HABITUS

Australian Dance Theatre

10 minutes » 3:00pm - 3:15pm @ Powerhouse Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse

Habitus is an innovative and exciting contemporary dance work exploring the relationship between humans and our domestic world.

Dance , Pitch

XY

Shaun Parker & Company

10 minutes » 7:15pm - 7:30pm @ Powerhouse Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse

XY investigates the male XY chromosome and transforms it through the theatrical canvas of the male human body on stage.

25 February

Showcase , Dance

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.

26 February

Dance , Showcase

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.