Program
20 Feb — 10 Mar 2025
Nightlife
NGV Friday Nights
Exclusively yours after-hours, explore the largest exhibition of Yayoi Kusama’s work ever staged in Australia in a world-premiere exhibition featuring kaleidoscopic infinity mirror rooms, dancing pumpkins and immersive installations.
Shapeshifters
Phasmahammer (Justin Talplacido Shoulder), PANELIA (India), LỘC, MOWGLI and Tristan Jalleh
Shapeshifters is Asia TOPA’s sacred arena for performers and musicians who fluidly morph between bodies, cultures, space and time.
Nongkrong – Sarapan
NongKrong
A free, all-day event of sarapan (‘breakfast’) and performances presented by Nongkrong Festival that transforms the Square into a space to nongkrong – or to ‘hang out’ in Bahasa Indonesia.
Bunjil Place x Asia TOPA Welcome Gathering
Fed Square x Asia TOPA Live
Glass Beams, TAMTAM and Shio
Join us for a free, all-ages gig in the heart of the city featuring incredible international acts and local stars.
Opening Nightlife
AnSo, Aurora Labeija (Thailand), kāmna, MaggZ, Rainbow Chan + Freedom Fly, Scarlett So Hung Son (Scotty So), Small FRY and Yeo + Will Morrisey
Arai? Aray!
Miss A, Fateeha and DJ Tha Wzard of Moro Beats (Philippines), Réjizz (Thailand), Subnet (Thailand), Pataphysics, Ladies Hip Hop Jam and The Unguided
INAMO Kiki Ball
Founding Mother of Naarm, Kianna 007 and Overall Founding Mother, Mira Silky (Mirasia)
乒乒乓乓 pin-pin-piàng-piàng
13 Cobra + Cloudy Ku, fareevader, Harrison Hall, Løst Reflexion, Mara Galagher, pinae 피네, SNR MASTER CHIN MIN, Tony Yap + Jack Riley, Vessa and Yumi Umiumare
乒乒乓乓 pin-pin-piàng-piàng pulls together the most innovative club artists from across the Asia-Pacific to create a genre-fluid experience steeped in Naarm/Melbourne’s iconic rave culture.
BLAX: ACT ONE
nudibranchia + Soju Gang (DJ), Katayanagi Twins (Aotearoa) , CONJAH, Kooljak + Friends (Movement) and Sapphic Flicks x YIRRAMBOI (Visuals)
YIRRAMBOI’s immersive club night invites you to step into a world reimagined.
Māoriland Mini Film Festival
The Prey And The Ruler
Senyawa + Aviva Endean + Lawrence English + Peter Knight, Rachel Shearer (Aotearoa), Cloudy Ku (TW/AU) and Ai Yamamoto (JP/AU)
Zones for outer orbit sound worlds, post-world atmospheres and deep rift drifts.
CLUB 4A: Night Vision
CORA, Moopie b2b Kasun, Punko, Tra Mi Dinh, MaggZ and Passive Kneeling
Sydney’s celebrated CLUB 4A descends on Melbourne for Night Vision.
THE B_B
Betty Apple, Betty Grumble, LinGia (Homopleasure), HipHopHoe, AKA. Housekeeper, Andrea Illes and Frankie Van Kan
THE B_B unites performance priestesses Betty Apple and Betty Grumble in a transcendent dance ritual where digital mystics become flesh, pussy power meets sonic protest and the B-side of reality erupts into collective ecstasy.