Program

20 Feb — 10 Mar 2025

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.

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.

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.