21 February
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MORNING WATER WAKE-UP
@ Sofitel Pool | Sofitel Brisbane Central
45 mins » 8:00am - 8:45am
Need to clear your head before the biggest day in the APAM program? Then bring your favourite aqua-cozzie/togs/trunks up to the Sofitel Pool for some early(ish) morning water aerobics fun!
INTIMATE SPACE
Restless Dance Theatre @ Sofitel Brisbane Central
20 mins + intro »
9:00am
- 9:25am
Tuesday - Thursday
A series of experiential dance theatre works set in a hotel that challenges themes of visibility, authority, self-worth and relationships.
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ZOOM IN: BLAKDANCE PRESENTER SERIES
@ Ballroom 3 | Sofitel Brisbane Central
1 hr 30 mins » 9:00am - 10:30am
Charting new territories with the BlakDance Presenter Series.
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ZOOM IN: THE BIG ANXIETY LONG TABLE
@ Bastille Room| Sofitel Brisbane Central
1 hr 30 mins » 9:00am - 10:30am
You’re invited to take your seat at the Long Table to ask the big questions…
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SPEED DATING
@ Ballroom 1 | Sofitel Brisbane Central
2 hrs »
9:30am
- 11:30am
Tuesday - Thursday
Take a ‘one-on-one’ date with a presenter and see where it leads…
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SOFTLY SPOKEN, LOUDLY HEARD: THE POWER OF THE ARTS IN INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMACY
@ Ballroom 2 | Sofitel Brisbane Central
1 hr 30 mins » 10:30am - 12:00pm
This very special mid-week keynote welcomes Professor Cynthia Schneider to lead a critical and exciting dialogue, dissecting through relevant case studies the future of our softy spoken, but powerful industry.
CONFUSION...
Jo Lloyd @ Powerhouse Theatre | Brisbane Powerhouse
10 mins » 1:05pm - 1:15pm
Choreographer Jo Lloyd passes on her ‘confusion’ methodology and performance practice to create a new Confusion… dance work.
FINAL VISIONS
Field Theory @ Powerhouse Theatre | Brisbane Powerhouse
10 mins » 1:20pm - 1:30pm
Final Visions is a performance event presenting a live Tableau Vivant of an apocalyptic survival story.
THE SPIRIT OF CHURAKI
Bleached Arts @ Powerhouse Theatre | Brisbane Powerhouse
10 mins » 1:35pm - 1:45pm
This show rides the perfect wave between cyclonic surf rock, laid back oceanic beats and the ancient sounds of Aboriginal language.
LE DERNIER APPEL (THE LAST CALL)
Marrugeku @ Powerhouse Theatre | Brisbane Powerhouse
10 mins » 1:50pm - 2:00pm
A new contemporary dance work co-choreographed by Serge Aimé Coulibaly and Dalisa Pigram with dramaturgy by Rachael Swain and music by Ngaiire.
TERROR AUSTRALIS
Leah Shelton @ Turbine Studio | Brisbane Powerhouse
30 mins »
2:00pm
- 2:30pm
Repeat Performance
A sweltering mix of cabaret, live art, dance and black comedy examining the grungy underbelly of Australian culture with gobsmacking flair.
THE MAN WITH THE IRON NECK
Legs On The Wall Inc. @ Powerhouse Theatre | Brisbane Powerhouse
10 mins » 2:35pm - 2:45pm
A searing tale exploring suicide and survival that expertly weaves aerial performance, heightened physicality and hyperreal stage design.
NOIR TRAIL (DEATH KEEPS ME AWAKE)
one step at a time like this @ Powerhouse Theatre | Brisbane Powerhouse
10 mins » 2:50pm - 3:00pm
Your noir trail journey starts with discovering a transistor radio and ends with an encounter with a live post-rock band.
THE SHADOW WHOSE PREY THE HUNTER BECOMES
Back to Back Theatre @ Powerhouse Theatre | Brisbane Powerhouse
10 mins » 3:05pm - 3:15pm
A new detective story that focuses our collective responsibility for society’s most vulnerable while celebrating our civil and social progress.
A CALL TO DANCE
Amrita Hepi @ Powerhouse Theatre | Brisbane Powerhouse
10 mins » 3:20pm - 3:30pm
Share an idea or experience important to you and see it become part of a new dance work.
WORKING WITH CHILDREN
Nicola Gunn @ Powerhouse Theatre | Brisbane Powerhouse
10 mins » 3:35pm - 3:45pm
Using her distinctive humour, Nicola Gunn explores the moral and ethical complexity of working with children and other social taboos.
TOKEN ARMIES
Antony Hamilton @ Powerhouse Theatre | Brisbane Powerhouse
10 mins » 4:20pm - 4:30pm
Audiences become an active element of a sculptural event for bodies and objects in the six-hour immersive work Token Armies.
POLAR FORCE
Speak Percussion @ Powerhouse Theatre | Brisbane Powerhouse
10 mins » 4:35pm - 4:45pm
An immersive live performance combining custom built ice instruments with Antarctic field recordings, set within a chilled inflatable performance space.
THE AI PARTY
Triage Live Art Collective @ Powerhouse Theatre | Brisbane Powerhouse
10 mins » 4:50pm - 5:00pm
The AI Party will use AI technology and open democracy scenarios to create an AI Prime Minister in real time.
THE DIRECTOR
Lara Thoms @ Powerhouse Theatre | Brisbane Powerhouse
10 mins » 5:05pm - 5:15pm
Charismatic Funeral Director Scott Turnbull and performance artist Lara Thoms tackle the taboo topic of death with humour and poignancy.
A NOT SO TRADITIONAL STORY
Terrapin Puppet Theatre @ Powerhouse Theatre | Brisbane Powerhouse
10 mins » 5:20pm - 5:30pm
A subversively funny and radical new work for children that addresses the dark history of Tasmania with humour and charm.
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SIDNEY MYER PERFORMING ARTS AWARDS
Sidney Myer Fund @ Powerhouse Theatre | Brisbane Powerhouse
1 hr 30 mins » 6:00pm - 7:30pm
The annual Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards recognise outstanding achievements in dance, drama, comedy, music, opera, circus and puppetry.
THE IRRESISTIBLE
Side Pony Productions & The Last Great Hunt @ Visy Theatre | Brisbane Powerhouse
1 hr 15 mins »
6:00pm
- 7:15pm
Thursday & Friday
Told through multiple parallel narratives that intersect through mystery and sci-fi, The Irresistible is a reckless, intoxicating love letter to the subconscious.
SNAKE SESSIONS
Branch Nebula Inc. @ Paddington Skate Park
30 Mins » 6:15pm - 6:45pm
Branch Nebula brings their breath-taking anarchic street-style performance to your skatepark working with locals to make the show!
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A LITANY OF BROKEN PRAYER AND PROMISE
Cake Theatrical Productions @ Turbine Platform | Brisbane Powerhouse
1 hr 30 mins » 9:30pm - 11:00pm
Step onto the Turbine Platform and spend the night immersed in Singapore art and culture.
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SCRATCH WORKS: W.O.W. / FOR WANT OF A BETTER WORD
Daniel Kok (SNG) & Luke George (AUS) @ Stores Rehearsal Room | Brisbane Powerhouse
45 mins » 9:45pm - 10:30pm
Take a sneak peek at a provocative new collaboration in development.