Performance
Ancestral Words
The Ian Potter Centre Federation Square, Flinders St &, Russell St, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaAncestral Words is a performance event that celebrates the transformative power of storytelling, which has been passed down through generations as a tool for healing and resilience. Through spoken word and poetry, Ancestral Words creates a space for diverse voices to have a platform to share their lived experiences, creating an inclusive environment where audiences…
GUÀI
Footscray Community Arts 45 Moreland Street, Footscray, VIC, AustraliaUnleash your inner monster with this AI-charged avatar experience. Ever wondered what kind of monster lives inside? Guài can show you. Presented by Melbourne Fringe and Footscray Community Arts, this immersive augmented-reality mirror uses state-of-the-art technology to map your face (and emotions), and then transforms you into a fantastical monster avatar that reflects the uniqueness…
Queer PHOTO: The Zizi Show
Footscray Community Arts Riverside Lawn 45 Moreland St, Footscray, AustraliaThe Zizi Project explores the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and drag performance. Drag challenges gender and explores otherness, while AI is often mystified as a concept and tool, it is complicit in reproducing social bias. Zizi combines these themes through a deepfake, synthesised drag identity created using machine learning. The project explores what AI…
Queer Out West: free art & music takeover
Amphitheatre VIC, AustraliaRhythm returns to Footscray in February, in a (queer AF) art and music site takeover. Get ready for an incredible night showcasing a lineup of First Nations artists, including: Djanaba, Soju Gang, Naycab, and Aqueerius in the gallery. While the exhibition openings for PHOTO2024: Exquisite Corpse and Queer PHOTO are SOLD OUT, we welcome walk-ins…
A Night with Mayunkiki
Footscray Community Arts 45 Moreland Street, Footscray, VIC, AustraliaTHIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT Exploring the Language, Songs, and Dances of the Indigenous Ainu People of Northern Japan Join us for an engaging workshop where we will delve into the language, songs, and dances cherished by the Ainu, the indigenous people of the northern islands of Japan. Mayunkiki, an Ainu artist, will share personal anecdotes intertwined…
In Place
Amphitheatre VIC, AustraliaIn a society turned upside down who will lead us? In Place is a journey of hierarchy told through acrobatics and grounded in cultural connection. The culmination of 12 months dedication, this world-premiere performance erupts into Footscray’s outdoor amphitheatre with a subversive and challenging First Nations led circus. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have…
Home Bound
Footscray Community Arts 45 Moreland Street, Footscray, VIC, AustraliaIn Home Bound, diverse rope materials and practices are woven together to create a massive social tapestry. Members of different communities who do not typically share the same space collaborate to build a giant rope installation. As the fibres intertwine, Home Bound enacts the social entanglement of life in Naarm/Melbourne. It is a choreography of…
Chronotopia
Roslyn Smorgon Gallery 45 Moreland Street, Footscray, VIC, AustraliaDoes history move in a line, or in circles? Can we remake the past we inherit, before handing it on? Are memories and trauma inscribed in our bodies passed on generationally? Chronotopia is a specifically-curated exhibition accompanying Sim Chi Yin’s Asia TOPA performance, One Day We’ll Understand. The works in Chronotopia raise questions of trans-generational…
One Day We’ll Understand
Performance Space 45 Moreland Street, Footscray, VIC, Australia"Sim Chi Yin's miraculous counter-archive is brought to life ...Ong's percussive soundscape broadens the ambit of the story into something mythic ... an epic journey." The Straits Times One Day We'll Understand is a new multimedia performance exploring memory and inheritance through the compelling family history of visual artist Sim Chi Yin. Set against the Malayan Emergency,…
Future Reset Community Gathering
Footscray Community Arts 45 Moreland Street, Footscray, VIC, AustraliaABOUT Future Reset: Diasporic Dreaming is a project funded by VicHealth and created in 2022. It’s a collaboration between Footscray Community Arts and Next In Colour, aiming to support young people from African Diaspora communities. This event marks the closing of Diasporic Dreaming, and the official launch of the Research Zine: Re-imaging Utopias. It is…