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.