WUN-GA-LI NGURRAMBAA WINANGA-LI
6 – 24 JUL / EXHIBITION
Gamilaraay-born artist Debbie Taylor-Worley presents a body of work in response to returning to the places of birth and childhood.
THE WEATHERMAN
6 – 24 JUL / EXHIBITION
The Weatherman is a new video work that proposes an experimental approach to queer remembrance.
COLLISION
14 – 18 JUL | PERFORMANCE
This cross-pollination of contemporary circus and street dance, teams together two Brisbane powerhouses, Casus Circus and Mad Dance House.
FIRESTARTER – THE STORY OF BANGARRA
22 JUL | FILM
This remarkable film documentary celebrates the 30th anniversary of Australia’s most iconic performing arts company: Bangarra Dance Theatre.
LESBIAN LOVE STORIES
23 JUL | CABARET
Lesbian Love Stories is a concert-style cabaret performed by three local lesbians and one rockin’ pianist, featuring anonymous true tales of love from across the globe.
AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH THE ARCHITECTS OF SOUND
29 JUL | PERFORMANCE
Brisbane’s finest electronic trash trio are bigger, better, and gayer than ever and here to treat your ear holes to some sound.
THE PEOPLE’S DANCE PARTY
30 JUL | DANCE PARTY
Celebrating diverse bodies, identities and movement. Featuring pop-up performances – come watch, listen, learn and if you’re feeling it get up and dance!
MY FUNNY VALENTINE BY JOSH DAVETA
31 JUL | CABARET
Today’s pop classics, reimagined as jazz standards. Josh Daveta and their band The Sequins will take the New Benner stage for one night only.
COMPASSIONATE GROUNDS: TEN YEARS ON IN TŌHOKU
31 JUL – 21 AUG / EXHIBITION
This exhibition of contemporary Japanese art observes 10 years on from the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.
West End Film Festival 2021
4 – 6 AUG / FILM
A vibrant short film festival celebrating Australian short filmmakers.
The Bombshells Ball
7 AUG / BURLESQUE
An evening of titillation, tassels and tease starring Brisbane’s best from the The Bombshell Burlesque Academy.
WHATEVER GETS YOU THROUGH THE NIGHT
12 – 14 AUG | PERFORMANCE
This raucous comedy takes aim at the snot-flinging, sleep-deprived madness of the first year of motherhood.
FOR THE RECORD: TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART
20 AUG | STORYTELLING
The raw, real and ridiculous come together on this beloved Brisbane storytelling night.
Natsuko
19 AUG / MUSIC
Natusko Yoshimoto performs three staple works of the violin + piano repertoire. This promises to be a major highlight of the 2021 BMF, not to be missed!
PINK MATTER B’DAY BATTLES
21 AUG | DANCE
We’re celebrating Pink Matter’s 4th birthday with a kick-ass party! Dress fresh and get ready for a wild night of performances, cyphers and battles.
MECHANICS OF ADAPTION
3 – 26 SEPT | EXHIBITION
Brisbane’s hottest contemporary artists give up-cycling new meaning in this innovative exhibition.
WEREDINGO
3 – 11 SEPT | THEATRE
Karul’s signature sharp movement and humour will challenge what you think you know about shapeshifting.
AGAPI | ΑΓΑΠΗ & Other Kinds of Love
14 – 16 SEPT | PERFORMANCE
This century-hopping journey with the gods will make you fall in love with love all over again.
THIS AIN’T NO PUSSY SHOW
17 – 18 SEPT | THEATRE
This Ain’t No Pussy Show takes a poetic and personal dive into the relationship between mother and son.
THE MAKING OF MEN
18 SEPT | CONVERSATION
Bystander trainer Michael Jeh lead a conversation on raising men to overturn cultural pressures and traditions.
WILBUR THE OPTICAL WHALE
22 – 25 SEPT | FAMILY
A fully immersive, interactive and accessible story for children about friendship and celebrating difference.
FUNNY MUMMIES COMEDY GALA
22 – 25 SEPT | COMEDY
Three Hilarious Mamas. One Rocking Show. Jump aboard the life-raft of laughter for this smashing evening of comedy.
CONVERSATIONS ON SHADOW ARCHITECTURE
2 – 30 OCT / EXHIBITION
Explore new ways of understanding our physical environment and the potential for agency and empowerment within it.
HONOURS DEGREE 2021 EXHIBITION
4 – 14 NOV / EXHIBITION
Across 10 days, TAFE Queensland graduating artists bring their year to a colourful close with this series of exhibitions.
RESTRUNG FESTIVAL
14 – 16 OCT | MUSIC
Immerse yourself in this banquet of strings-driven music, dance, theatre and art that pushes the boundaries of music and art.
soul-hole
20 – 27 NOV / EXHIBITION
The everyday and the sacred are united in this intimate exploration of spirituality and girlhood.
ARTIST BOARDRIDERS CLUB
20 – 27 NOV / EXHIBITION
Step inside a world of vivid contemporary art by this motley crew of surfers and art-lovers.
AZADEH HAMZEII
4 – 18 DEC / EXHIBITION
Azadeh Hamzeii presents new work commissioned by Metro Arts in association with 4A: Centre for Contemporary Asian Art.
777-ELEVEN
4 DEC – JAN 2022 / EXHIBITION
Joaquin Gonzales presents 777-Eleven, a Catholicised convenience store selling all the Catholic necessities nobody asked for.
BOYLE AND WATERS IN LEOTARD
9 – 18 DEC | PERFORMANCE
This festival-fav is back with a nostalgia-blaring homage to the humble leotard and its epic transformational possibilities.
PINK INC
20 DEC | DANCE
Join the Pink Matter team and say bye-bye to 2021 with this end-of-year party like no other!