Bunjil Place x Asia TOPA Welcome Gathering
Presented by Asia TOPA, Arts Centre Melbourne and Bunjil Place
Bunjil Place x Asia TOPA Welcome Gathering
Celebrate Asia TOPA with a free opening party featuring food, performance, and music specially curated by Bunjil Place. Come and go as you please!
Dates
22 February 2025
Venue
Plaza, Bunjil Place
We've partnered with our friends at Bunjil Place for a line-up of exquisite performers, to craft an unmissable event to open the festival program.
Join us to celebrate the opening of the Bunjil Place x Asia TOPA program with a free opening party featuring food, performances, making activities and music specially curated by Bunjil Place. This family-friendly event also showcases major new performance commission Bunyi Bunyi Bumi by raymond d. blanco, Dr Priya Srinivasan, Waangenga Blanco, Alfira O'Sullivan, Murtala and Tyrel Dulvarie and the Pacific Sisters’ legendary Freestyle Frock Action catwalk. Come dressed to impress and bring your strut! Celebrate with First Nations, Indonesian, Indian and Pasifika performers and indulge in tasty cuisine from the Asia-Pacific!
Our Gallery will offer extended hours to enjoy the Pacific Sisters’ captivating exhibition FROCK A WHANAUNGATANGA.
Dress Code: Island party Frockage or join the queue in good time to be styled-up by the Sisters!
This event is FREE.
Asia TOPA is a joint initiative of Arts Centre Melbourne and the Sidney Myer Fund, supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, Playking Foundation and the Australian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts.
Image: Pacific Sisters’ N da Fale Auckland PRIDE, Freestyle Frock Action. Raymond Sagapolutele
