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.
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!