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.

Day 2 23 February

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 collect you and the 600 strong delegation and transfer everyone to our first day of exciting dance, physical theatre, circus, puppetry and interdisciplinary showcases at QPAC.

Daily Schedule

23 February

ZOOM-IN: ON THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES

THIS EVENT HAS REACHED CAPACITY

90 minutes » 8:00am - 9:30am @ Restaurant Space (Prive249), Sofitel Brisbane Central

Take a closer look... This ZOOM-IN session gets right to the heart of making theatre for young audiences.

APAM'S ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE

Various times @ Various venues throughout APAM

Drawing inspiration from our Welcoming Words Keynote provocation on ideas around legacy, self-definition and civic significance, APAM is thrilled to welcome three Artists in Residence.

ART IN OUR BACKYARD

ArtBack NT, arTour, Arts on Tour NSW, Country Arts SA, Country Arts WA, Critical Stages, National Touring Selector, Performing Lines, Regional Arts Victoria, Tasmania Performs

3 hours » 9:00am - 12:00pm @ Sofitel Brisbane Central
Tuesday - Thursday

Drop in and chat with national tour coordinators from around Australia.

ARTS QUEENSLAND

Arts Queensland

3 hours » 9:00am - 12:00pm @ Sofitel Brisbane Central
Tuesday - Thursday

Arts Queensland works to ensure the state has a dynamic arts sector, works to foster creativity and excellence to achieve cultural, social and economic outcomes.

AUSTRALIA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS

Australia Council for the Arts

3 hours » 9:00am - 12:00pm @ Sofitel Brisbane Central
Tuesday - Thursday

The Australia Council for the Arts is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body.

AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT

Australian Government

3 hours » 9:00am - 12:00pm @ Sofitel Brisbane Central
Tuesday - Thursday

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade / Department of Communications and the Arts / Australian Trade Commission (Austrade).

AXIS DANCE COMPANY AND MARC BREW COMPANY

AXIS Dance Company and Marc Brew Company

3 hours » 9:00am - 12:00pm @ Sofitel Brisbane Central
Tuesday - Thursday

AXIS Dance Company and Marc Brew Company join forces to present physically integrated dance featuring dancers with and without physical disabilities.

BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL AND BRISBANE MARKETING

Brisbane City Council and Brisbane Marketing

3 hours » 9:00am - 12:00pm @ Sofitel Brisbane Central
Tuesday - Thursday

Brisbane City Council provides funding and support to arts and cultural organisations, artists, art workers, creatives and local non-profit community groups to support our vision of a Vibrant and Creative City.

CINARS / QUEBEC ON STAGE

CINARS

3 hours » 9:00am - 12:00pm @ Sofitel Brisbane Central
Tuesday - Thursday

CINARS is a not-for-profit organisation whose mission is to promote and support the export of the performing arts.

COUNTRY ARTS SA

Country Arts SA

3 hours » 9:00am - 12:00pm @ Sofitel Brisbane Central
Tuesday - Thursday

Country Arts SA is exploring new models of development, presentation and touring throughout regional South Australia, Australia and the world.

CRE8ION

Cre8ion

3 hours » 9:00am - 12:00pm @ Sofitel Brisbane Central
Tuesday - Thursday

Cre8ion is a dynamic and energetic company specialising in producing and touring theatrical shows and events of scale in Australia and internationally.

CREATIVE NEW ZEALAND

Creative New Zealand

3 hours » 9:00am - 12:00pm @ Sofitel Brisbane Central
Tuesday - Thursday

Arts Council of New Zealand.

CREATIVE VICTORIA

Creative Victoria

3 hours » 9:00am - 12:00pm @ Sofitel Brisbane Central
Tuesday - Thursday

Creative Victoria is a government body dedicated to supporting, championing and growing the state's creative industries, spanning arts, culture, screen, design and more.

CULTURELINK SINGAPORE

CultureLink

3 hours » 9:00am - 12:00pm @ Sofitel Brisbane Central
Tuesday - Thursday

CultureLink is a Singapore-based arts consulting and management agency.

DEAKIN MOTION.LAB

Deakin Motion.Lab

3 hours » 9:00am - 12:00pm @ Sofitel Brisbane Central
Tuesday - Thursday

The leading provider of commercial and creative solutions in the field of movement-based art and technology.

ILBIJERRI THEATRE COMPANY AND BLACK ARM BAND

ILBIJERRI and Black Arm Band

3 hours » 9:00am - 12:00pm @ Sofitel Brisbane Central
Tuesday - Thursday

Two companies giving artistic voice to the culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.

MADE IN SA

Arts South Australia

3 hours » 9:00am - 12:00pm @ Sofitel Brisbane Central
Tuesday - Thursday

Made in South Australia and export ready.

NEW DANCE WORKS

New Dance Works

3 hours » 9:00am - 12:00pm @ Sofitel Brisbane Central
Tuesday - Thursday

Collusion, Dancenorth and Expressions Dance Company.

OUTER URBAN PROJECTS

Outer Urban Projects

3 hours » 9:00am - 12:00pm @ Sofitel Brisbane Central
Tuesday - Thursday

Outer Urban Projects is a not-for-profit performing arts organisation that collaborates with young people and their communities in Melbourne's outer northern suburbs.

OUTSIDE EYES - EXPANDING THE CONVERSATION WITH ABC'S RADIO NATIONAL

Various times @ Various venues throughout APAM

Sharing the ideas and conversations of APAM 2016 on Radio National.

PERFORMING ARTS WA

Department of Culture and the Arts

3 hours » 9:00am - 12:00pm @ Sofitel Brisbane Central
Tuesday - Thursday

The vision of Western Australia's Department of Culture and the Arts is a Western Australian community enriched by unique, distinctive and transforming artistic or cultural encounters.

QPAC

Queensland Performing Arts Centre

3 hours » 9:00am - 12:00pm @ Sofitel Brisbane Central
Tuesday - Thursday

Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) is one of Australia's leading centres for live performance.

SHAUN PARKER & COMPANY AND SYNERGY PERCUSSION & TAIKOZ

Shaun Parker & Company and Synergy Percussion & Taikoz

3 hours » 9:00am - 12:00pm @ Sofitel Brisbane Central
Tuesday - Thursday

Celebrating Australia's leading percussion ensembles, Synergy Percussion and Taikoz, and Australia’s most innovative dance company, Shaun Parker & Company.

SPEED DATING

THIS EVENT HAS REACHED CAPACITY

3 hours » 9:00am - 12:00pm @ Ballroom 1, Sofitel Brisbane Central

Speed Dating at APAM offers 15 minute one-on-one encounters with presenters and promoters to discuss possibilities for future collaboration or presentation.

STALKER THEATRE

Stalker Theatre

3 hours » 9:00am - 12:00pm @ Sofitel Brisbane Central
Tuesday - Thursday

Stalker makes high quality contemporary physical theatre in Australia across a range of cultural, social and political contexts, regions and nations, and delivers its work to extraordinarily diverse audiences.

TEMPORARY SHELTER

9:00am - 10:00pm @ HQ - Graffiti Room, Brisbane Powerhouse

Temporary Shelter is about finding our way in uncertain times. Drop into Temporary Shelter HQ to meet, download and discuss ideas big and small.

THEATRE NETWORK NSW

Theatre Network NSW

3 hours » 9:00am - 12:00pm @ Sofitel Brisbane Central
Tuesday - Thursday

Theatre Network NSW (TNN) is the peak agency for theatre in NSW.

GLOBAL SNAPSHOTS

90 minutes » 9:15am - 10:45am @ Ballroom 3, Sofitel Brisbane Central

Get to know presenters from around the world, one image at a time.

TALKING HEADS: APAM'S PANEL SERIES

60 minutes » 11:00am - 12:00pm @ Ballroom 2 & 3, Sofitel Brisbane Central
Tuesday & Thursday

Talking Heads is a series of dynamic discussions that respond to four distinct issues in the arts today.

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.

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.

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.

Showcase , Theatre

PIECE FOR PERSON AND GHETTO BLASTER

Nicola Gunn / SANS HOTEL

70 minutes @ Turbine Studio, Brisbane Powerhouse
» TUE - 7:30pm - 8:40pm
» WED - 2:35pm - 3:45pm
» WED - 8:00pm - 9:10pm
» 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.

FUNCTION: A NIGHT WITH KOREA

2 hours » 9:00pm - 11:00pm @ Watt Restaurant, Brisbane Powerhouse

Join us riverside at WATT Restaurant for a special function hosted by APAM with the support of the Australia-Korea Foundation.

APAM'S LATE NIGHT HOTSPOT

10:00pm - 11:59pm @ Sonny's House of Blues, Brisbane City

After a day at the market, it's time to kick back and relax - no WiFi here!