'Hey, you got a hour? Look, I've been doing a ton of thinking about... us and where we're headed. This isn't easy but I need to be 100% honest with you, even if what I say makes you laugh, very, very hard.

You had better sit down for this....'

"A must see for anyone who loves a laugh. ★★★★"
Adelaide Now

Featuring fantastic funnymakers Cal Wilson, Bob Franklin, Daniel Connell, Suzi Ruffell and Blake Freeman, the Roadshow has it all. It’s stand-up, sketch, satire, silliness and song – all in one side-splitting show. So come on – pack your laughing gear and get on board the Roadshow!

Here's Cal Wilson with a little of what you can expect:

Heather will share the process she used to create her story for Double Delicious, and participants will then have the opportunity to think about their own personal stories inspired by a favourite dish.

The workshop concludes with a Kimchi demonstration by Heather, giving insight into how pairing personal stories with food can amplify the meaning and significance of individual narratives and highlight connections to history, culture and community.

Image: Heather Jeong - Photo by Clare Hawley

The RocKwiz gang are hitting the road. After a couple of years of cancellations, we're putting it all behind us and Getting Back on the Road!

Featuring a host of special guests, your old favourites, some new surprises, and YOU on the stage! Get ready to be part of the action as they bring their unique brand of entertainment to Bunjil Place.

"A show to be remembered for a very long time"
Aussievision, Kyriakos Tsinivits

This month, enjoy a panel discussion featuring artists Ngino Amum, Sam Kariotis, Dean Adams and moderator TagaBarrio who will explore the current condition of Queer/LGBTQIA+ Creatives in the south-east suburbs of Melbourne. Join us as we discuss the challenges, wins and what we would like the future to be.

Panellists

Ngino Amum

During this workshop, join Ngino from Tweety’s Apparel in creating splashes of watered down paint on paper or material that flows throughout the page to produce random spills. From there, we will use our imagination to design what we can see within in the page.  
 
Let your imagination run wild with this Spill Art workshop! 
 

For this workshop you will need: 

Come connect IRL after a gruelling 2021 to share in a reflective space:

• What did you write in your notes app late at night?
• What have you always wanted to get off your chest?
• What do you talk about in those 3.00 am chats with friends?

Focusing on reflection and language, this cyclical experience provides an opportunity to write your reflections, present them (or have an Agitator present them) over spoken word, to finally shred the paper and transform it into new paper: to start afresh. Celebrating cycles and the power of words.

Holiday Island is a unique experience crafted specifically for the Bunjil Place Plaza. Like a silent film, the stage action is captured via a live camera feed onto the large screen. Using colourful props and a humorous twist the performers show their imagination on screen whilst simultaneously interacting live with the audience.

Plus don't miss the Holiday Island Clowning Workshop on Tuesday 12 and Thursday 14 April

The workshop involves making a miniature vessel (urn) out of a soft, biodegradable, sculpting medium. The material is non-toxic and very easy to manipulate so all skill levels and levels of dexterity can participate. The vessel becomes a portrait of the maker and a catalyst for discussing the participant’s final resting place.

image: ‘Facing Death Creatively' workshop lead by Catherine Bell at Shepparton Art Gallery, 2019. Photograph by Catherine Bell.

In a disconnected world, spoken word has the power to reach out, touch hearts and give purpose.  

The physical and social distancing of the last two years has meant that our deeply human need to continue to connect meaningfully with others has forced us online – and made us innovate.  

Connecting Worlds with Words is a new grassroots-led spoken word event and collaboration between three major urban public spaces: Fed Square in Melbourne, Bunjil Place in Casey and Herald Theatre in Auckland.