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Author / Jessi Ryan
24/01/2018

NASSIM

When we stare at screens scrolling through news feeds and cast our mind in despair upon the waves of conflict that seemingly never stop crashing down upon the Middle East, we could perhaps be guilty for forgetting amid the atrocity that these people, though circumstance defines them as different, are people, with families, loved ones,…
PERFORMANCE
23/01/2018

DOWN WITH JOY

With a cast comprised of some of  Melbourne’s most infamous feminists, performance artists and even a neuro-scientist – KillJoy is the long-awaited collaboration of hearts and minds, the performance smashes the patriarchy in a glittering explosion of all things queer. Here, the cracks in the traditional conception of femininity are pried open, and exposed are…
PERFORMANCE
23/01/2018

CIRCUS FINDS RHYTHM

This is circus, but circus that has most definitely found its rhythm, the ensemble are a diverse crew and each are strong performers that bring their A game and with subtly their own personal reflections are woven into this rich work. Aside from being an exciting piece of performance  bought to us from the fringe,…
PERFORMANCE
22/01/2018

VIBRATOR NATION

In the 1970’s a group of pioneering feminist entrepreneurs launched a movement that ultimately changed the way sex was talked about, had and enjoyed. In this time they boldly re-imagined who sex shops were for and the kinds of spaces they could be, opening stores like Eve’s Garden, Good Vibrations and Babeland, not as commercial…
Uncategorized
19/01/2018

CIRCOLOCO

In a full venue takeover, Circoloco returns to Melbourne bringing the ubiquitous Crazy Clown face and infamous party ethos along for the ride. Celebrating the underground spirit  and sound of Ibizan dance music and culture, it will turn The Bottom End into four bespoke and curated zones. Promising sounds, sights and sensations delivered in a…
MUSIC
19/01/2018

WUTHERING HEIGHTS

She burst on to the global music scene with her hit debut single Wuthering Heights, on the 20th January 1978, and continued to wow music lovers the world over with her eclectic style and music which smashed the patriarchy in ever imaginable way. Kate Bush, an enigmatic figure whose influence can still be felt in contemporary…
MUSIC PERFORMANCE
18/01/2018

LA VIE DANS UNE MARIONETTE

In 2018 we are becoming a wash with screens and, are at risk of loosing ourselves among the encroaching digital realms. So, facing this sort of reality, are we also at risk of loosing connection with a kind of innocence that performance, among other things, can unlock within us? Mime is an ancient theatrical form. When…
PERFORMANCE
06/01/2018

DECADENCE & DEBAUCHERY

Built in the 1870’s, Werribee Mansion has for more than 100 years continued to be a place of decadence, celebration and debauchery. Nestled in its lush surrounds of manicured gardens, leafy trees and expansive green lawns, it makes for the perfect backdrop for a festival that continues on with this venue’s  playful legacy, whilst heralding…
MUSIC
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