Program

20 Feb — 10 Mar 2025

Post Show Q&As

Knowledge

Book Launch - Rebordering the Archipelago: Asia Pacific Exchanges

ARTIST TALK: MIDDLE OF A MOMENT

Aki Onda and Lawrence English

Join artist Aki Onda and Curator Lawrence English in conversation as they discuss the inspirations behind Middle of a Moment – Onda’s first survey of his installation work in

HOTBED: GAPU ŊUPAN (CHASING THE RAINBOW)

Rachael Wallis and Piya Talaliman

In the first part of this 2-hour workshop, the choreographers and dancers of Gapu Ngupan (Chasing the Rainbow) will explain the background of the traditional movements and gestures and give an experience of traditional movement from Yolngu and Paiwan cultures.

PREMIER ARTIST TALK: PULAU (ISLAND)

Melanie Lane, Jeff Khan and Amita Kirpalani

Dive into the relationship between visual art and contemporary dance in this conversation between celebrated choreographer Melanie Lane, Jeff Khan (Creative Director, Asia TOPA) and Amita Kirpalani (Curator of Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Victoria).

Electric Dreams: Workshop

Vijay Thillaimuthu

This workshop will empower participants to creatively explore electronic instruments for idea generation, be that musical or otherwise.

GENERATIONS: In conversation

with raymond and Waangenga Blanco with Vernon Ah Kee and Rhoda Roberts AO

90’s fashion activists Pacific Sisters are renowned for paving the way for subsequent generations of Pasifika contemporary artists, including FAFSWAG, the South Auckland based Arts Collective that experienced a meteoric rise in the global arts screen over the past decade.

A silence that sits

Sim Chi Yin and Nikki Lam

Journeying through themes of migration, histories and inheritance, A silence that sits invites participants to bring family photographs and share stories through song, writing and speech.

GENERATIONS: In conversation

with the Pacific Sisters and FAFSWAG

Pioneering choreographer, raymond d.blanco reflects on four decades of making art with and alongside his family.

Process Lab

ARTIST WORKSHOPS & TALKS

Process Lab is an event series bringing together creatives from the Performing Arts industry to delve into the creative process of making contemporary work.