• 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.

Day 5 26 February

APAM isn't over yet! If you are thinking about leaving early - think again. 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 both Australian and New Zealand theatre, music and dance makers. 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.

Daily Schedule

26 February

Exchange

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.

Exchange

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.

Exchange

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.

Exchange

ZOOM-IN: ON CIRCUS AND PHYSICAL THEATRE IN AUSTRALIA

THIS EVENT HAS REACHED CAPACITY

90 minutes » 9:30am - 11:00am @ The Judith Wright Centre, Music Rehearsal Room

Take a closer look... This ZOOM-IN session gets right to the heart of circus and physical theatre.

Music , Showcase

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.

Theatre , Showcase

UPSIDEDOWNINSIDEOUT

one step at a time like this

40 minutes @ Brisbane Powerhouse
» MON - 3:00pm - 4:20pm
» MON - 6:30pm - 9:00pm
» WED - 1:00pm - 7:40pm
» 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.

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.

Theatre , Showcase

MIRA FUCHS

Melanie Jame Wolf/Savage Amusement

25 minutes @ Theatre Rehearsal Room, Judith Wright Centre
» 9:30am - 9:55am
» 10:20am - 10:45am
» 12:45pm - 1:10pm
» 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.

Theatre , Showcase

OEDIPUS SCHMOEDIPUS

Post

60 minutes @ Performance Space, Judith Wright Centre
» 9:30am - 10:40am
» 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.

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.

Exchange

APAM 2016 CLOSING REMARKS

45 minutes » 4:15pm - 5:00pm @ Powerhouse Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse

After five days filled with ideas, conversations, showcases, pitches and parties, it is time to wrap up and bid a fond farewell to APAM 2016.