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TA K E T H E P L U N G E
4-15 APRIL
BRISBANE
PROGRAM GUIDE
WELCOME TO Festival 2018 celebrates the spirit of the Commonwealth; showcasing our state’s creativity and capturing the unique lifestyle and culture of Queensland and its communities. Enjoy the very best that Brisbane has to offer during Festival 2018. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of Brisbane, the Turrbal and Yuggera Peoples. We wish to pay respect to their Elders – past, present and emerging – and acknowledge the important role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their stories continue to play within Brisbane City.
CONTENTS
Welcome 4
Event Program 6
Getting There 35
Map 36
Event Schedule 37
Brisbane has a rich history and a wealth of culturally diverse people with
stories to tell. Festival 2018 celebrates the stories of Brisbane through the
eyes and ears of emerging and established artists, and our community.
We invite you to encounter something different that will leave you with an
experience that will last a lifetime. Come and join us at Festival 2018 for
12 days of world-class arts and culture to celebrate.
We’d like to thank Leanne de Souza, Contemporary Music Curator, Alethea
Beetson, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Program Curator, Leah
Cotterell, Songs from Our Suburbs Project Facilitator, Bernd Neumann,
Technical and Production Manager, and Amy McKenzie, Festival Site
Designer, for their efforts to bring Festival 2018 Brisbane to life.
CONNECT WITH US: www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/gc2018
www.gc2018.com/festival2018 facebook.com/BrisbaneCityCouncil
@Festival 2018 @brisbanecityqld
#festival2018 instagram.com/brisbanecitycouncil
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WELCOME
HON. ANNASTACIA PALASZCZUK HON. KATE JONES MP
MP MINISTER FOR INNOVATION,
PREMIER TOURISM INDUSTRY
DEVELOPMENT AND THE
I am proud that the Queensland COMMONWEALTH GAMES
Government is a major supporter
of Festival 2018. We have invested Festival 2018 offers something for
in our creative industries sector everyone and will be an exceptional
to develop a high quality Festival arts and cultural experience.
program that offers the best local
and international cultural experience. We know the Gold Coast 2018
Commonwealth Games is more
An event of this scale is a defining than just world-class sport, and this
moment. For years to come we program will showcase our state’s
will look back at Festival 2018 creativity to visitors from around
as the moment Queensland the world. It’s family friendly with
cemented its reputation as a hundreds of free events.
global arts destination.
Festival 2018 ensures that locals
and visitors alike can enjoy
Queensland’s wonderful lifestyle,
community and culture.
4 FESTIVAL 2018
PETER BEATTIE AC GRAHAM QUIRK
CHAIRMAN, GOLDOC LORD MAYOR
I am thrilled to welcome you As Lord Mayor of Queensland’s
to Festival 2018 Brisbane – capital city, I am delighted to
an inspiring cultural program welcome you to the Festival
that truly captures the spirit 2018 events in Brisbane.
of the Commonwealth.
Brisbane City Council is proud
With over 150 events featuring to work with our community,
900 artists from 20 countries, sponsors and partners to produce
this is set to be one of the most a cultural extravaganza as part
memorable arts festivals ever of our commitment to developing
staged in Brisbane. Brisbane’s creative identity and
creating new lifestyle and leisure
Festival 2018 is the perfect way
opportunities.
to celebrate the Gold Coast 2018
Commonwealth Games, where The festival will feature a range of
we witness extraordinary, diverse world-class entertainment and take
talent and we revel in the best in some iconic Brisbane sights, so
of humanity. whether you’re a local or visiting
for the first time, I hope you enjoy
everything we have to offer.
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FESTIVAL 2018
EVENT PROGRAM
THE STAR
DECK
Head down to The Star Deck,
Brisbane’s latest multi-storey pop-up
FESTIVAL
venue located at the Festival Hub,
Cultural Forecourt, South Bank. Be FIRST NIGHT
front and centre with live music,
performances, big screens and more. Join us at the Festival Hub, and enjoy
Bask in the autumn sun with friends live music and more under the night
and family, enjoy great food and sky on The Star Deck overlooking the
check out the cavalcade of events - Brisbane River.
there is something for everyone!
WEDNESDAY 4 APRIL
THURSDAY 5-SUNDAY 15 APRIL › 6-10.30pm
› 10am-10pm › Cultural Forecourt, South Bank
› Cultural Forecourt, South Bank
PRESENTED BY
6 FESTIVAL 2018 Please note: all events are free and no bookings required, unless specified.
Image: Laurie Nilsen, The 10 Gullburri’s, 2008
Visual Arts | Family | Talks and Workshops Visual Arts | Family | Film
MAIWAR SKYLORE
Brisbane City Council Festival 2018 presents Skylore, a Gold Coast
2018 Commonwealth Games legacy project
Maiwar (traditional name for funded by the Queensland Government and
Brisbane River) is a contemporary proudly delivered by Brisbane City Council.
art program of First Nations artists
Visit the Sir Thomas Brisbane
celebrated through a series of outdoor
Planetarium to see the new permanent
exhibitions, panel discussions and
exhibition, Skylore: Aboriginal and Torres
guided tours. Located throughout Strait Islander Astronomy. Then, in the
the Brisbane CBD, Maiwar offers rich Cosmic Skydome show Stories in the
and diverse responses to the artists’ Stars, meet teenagers Erica and Daniel,
connection to Maiwar and two Aboriginal Australian city-slickers
the surrounding Country. who travel home to Country and hear
stories about the constellations and
SUNDAY 1-MONDAY 30 APRIL
how they relate to their culture.
› Exhibition: 24/7
Panel discussions and tours: Stories in the Stars show times
various times TUESDAY 3, THURSDAY 5, TUESDAY 10
› Brisbane’s outdoor gallery AND THURSDAY 12 APRIL
including Hutton Lane, Eagle ›› 3pm
Lane, Fish Lane, King George
Square Car Park, Giffin Lane, Irish FRIDAY 6 AND FRIDAY 13 APRIL
Lane, Edison Lane, Edward Street ›› 7.30pm
vitrines as well as the Museum
of Brisbane and William Jolly SATURDAY 7 AND SATURDAY 14 APRIL
Bridge › 4.15pm
› Take a self-guided tour at your › Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium,
own leisure, bookings required Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha
for guided tours and panel › Bookings required for the Cosmic
Skydome show, visit www.brisbane.
discussions, visit
qld.gov.au/planetarium
www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/maiwar
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Visual Arts | Family | Talks and Workshops
BOTANICA
CONTEMPORARY
ART OUTSIDE
Brisbane City Council
Immerse yourself in the beauty of art Visual Arts | Family
and nature simultaneously at Botanica
– a major contemporary art exhibition. ONE MILLION STARS
New and significant artworks from INSTALLATION
local and national artists will transform Experience the spectacular One Million
Brisbane’s City Botanic Gardens into Stars temporary public-art installation.
a temporary outdoor gallery. Enjoy Museum of Brisbane brings artist
10 days of free workshops, artist talks, Maryann Talia Pau’s vision to life
children’s activities and live events. in a large-scale artwork featuring
one million stars contributed by star
FRIDAY 6-SUNDAY 15 APRIL
weavers from around the world to
› 12 noon-8pm daily inspire light, hope and peace.
› City Botanic Gardens, Brisbane City
› Bookings may be required for THURSDAY 29 MARCH-
some workshops, visit SUNDAY 15 APRIL
www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/botanica › 24/7
› King George Square,
Brisbane City
Image: Kerrie Poliness, Field Drawing #1
Please note: all events are free and no bookings required, unless specified.
Visual Arts | Family | Talks and Workshops Visual Arts | Family | Markets
Talks and Workshops
MOVING WORDS
QAGOMA | Queensland Poetry Festival BNE DESIGN
Gather with Sonja Carmichael, Museum of Brisbane
Commissioned by Festival 2018
a Ngugi woman belonging to the
Quandamooka People of Moreton BNE DESIGN presents Brisbane’s
Bay, for a morning of weaving and leading designers and creatives
yarning. Workshop participants can in an open-air market. Take home
join the weaving circle, learn basic bespoke jewellery, homewares,
techniques and share stories. fashion, ceramics, stationery and
accessories, or get creative in hands-
Following the workshop, take part in on workshops with some of our best
a live poetry walk to discover a fresh local artists.
perspective on the Queensland Art
Gallery’s Australian Collection. In FRIDAY 13 APRIL
this special event, Brisbane poets will ›› 4-9pm
perform poetry created in response
to selected artworks. SATURDAY 14-SUNDAY 15 APRIL
› 10am-4pm
SATURDAY 14 APRIL
› King George Square,
› Weaving workshop: 10.30am- Brisbane City
12.30pm
› Bookings essential for
› Poetry and art tour: 2.30-3.30pm workshops, visit
› Auslan interpreted www.museumofbrisbane.com.au
› Galleries 10-13, Queensland Art
Gallery, Stanley Place, Cultural
Precinct, South Bank
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FESTIVAL 2018 HIGHLIGHTS HOMEGROWN
Listen to the stories and songs that
informed local history, with music
performances by some of Brisbane
icons including Ed Kuepper, Heart
Music and Regurgitator.
SATURDAY 7 APRIL
GUITAR HERO
Festival 2018’s Guitar Hero features
some of the country’s finest musicians.
From the irreverent riffs of Perth’s Abbe
May, to the blusey-rock of Dave Orr,
and the driving passion of Sabrina
Lawrie and The Hunting Party, festival-
BLAK FRIDAY goers will be able to witness national
and local guitar heroes in their element.
‘Blak Out’ is a term that Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander people WEDNESDAY 11 APRIL
use to describe large groups of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
people gathered in one place. Performance
Brisbane will experience a Blak Out
like never before. The program will TALES AND ALES
showcase Aboriginal and Torres Queensland Poetry Festival
Strait Islander artists’ connection Come along to Tales and Ales to take
to Country through contemporary in some of Queensland’s finest spoken
performance and storytelling. Blak word and hip hop. Drop in to hear
Friday features iconic and emerging Scott Wings, Anisa Nandaula,
artists from the youngest generation Hope One (Hot Brown Honey),
of one of the world’s oldest surviving The Architects of Sound, Borrowed
(and thriving) cultures. Verse, Josh Donellan and more.
Don’t miss the live slam and resident
FRIDAY 13 APRIL DJ spinning tracks between acts.
›› Cultural Forecourt, South Bank
THURSDAY 12 APRIL
› 5.30-10pm
› Satellite Stage, Cultural
10 FESTIVAL 2018 Forecourt, South BankPerformance | Family
ABORIGINAL
CULTURAL EXPERIENCE
Image: Sean Dowling Black Card
Learn the history of Aboriginal
Performance | Family people. Celebrate the obligations
and responsibilities to the land that
MEGAFAUNA Aboriginal people have practised for
Dead Puppet Society, thousands of years.
Co-commissioned by Flowstate and
Festival 2018 THURSDAY 5 APRIL
Discover a land from long ago in
› 6.30-7.15pm
Megafauna, where three ancient › The Circle, Cultural Forecourt,
South Bank
Australian mammals have become
lost in the city. Follow in the footsteps
of these giant puppets as they Visual Arts | Family
meander along the Brisbane River.
FRIDAY 6-SUNDAY 8 APRIL AND
SEE MY STORY
Queensland Government | Queensland
SATURDAY 14-SUNDAY 15 APRIL Performing Arts Centre | Brisbane City
› Various times Council
› Cultural Forecourt, South Bank An artist-in-residence project that
provides young people in detention,
Talks and Workshops | Family
as well as those who have come in
MEGAFAUNA WORKSHOPS contact with the justice system, the
Dead Puppet Society | Flowstate chance to express their personal and
cultural identity. See My Story is a
Learn the various construction powerful exhibition reflective of young
and movement techniques for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders’
the creation of puppets in free spiritual connection to Country,
community workshops. people and place.
THURSDAY 5, SATURDAY 7 AND
TUESDAY 20 MARCH-
SUNDAY 8 APRIL
SATURDAY 21 APRIL
› 11am-12.30pm › 10am-4pm
› Flowstate, South Bank Parklands › Tony Gould Gallery, Queensland
› Bookings required, visit Performing Arts Centre (Gallery
www.southbankcorporation.com. closed Sunday and Monday)
au/flowstateInteractive Installation | Family
STRING
SYMPHONY
Spare Parts Puppet Theatre
Come and meet a large light-based
puppet who stands more than four
Talks and Workshops | Music metres tall! Twinkling in the night sky,
this friendly giant invites people to
WOW work together to create movement
by pulling on its suspension strings,
Presented by Of One Mind, in partnership providing a unique, shared and multi-
with Southbank Centre London and
supported by Queensland Government sensory experience for all ages.
and Brisbane City Council
FRIDAY 6-TUESDAY 10 APRIL
Three days of fun, laughter, › Various times
inspiration and serious reflection › Cultural Forecourt, South Bank
on what it means to be a woman
in today’s world. Featuring
performances, exhibitions, Performance
workshops, speed mentoring and
stories from some of the most
remote areas of the globe. Don’t
FIRST VERSE
Encounter the words, rhythm
forget to visit the marketplace,
and rhyme of emerging First
reflective of the diversity and
Nations poets Waverley Stanley
creativity of Australian and Pacific
Jnr, Leonard Donahue and
region communities.
Joella Warkill.
FRIDAY 6-SUNDAY 8 APRIL
FRIDAY 6 APRIL
› Various times
› 7-7.30pm
› Brisbane Powerhouse,
New Farm › The Circle, Cultural Forecourt,
South Bank
› Paid event, tickets available
from www.wowaustralia.com.
BLAK FRIDAY - FRIDAY 13 APRIL
au/program-1
› 6-6.30pm
› Satellite Stage, Cultural
Forecourt, South Bank
12 FESTIVAL 2018 Please note: all events are free and no bookings required, unless specified.Family | Theatre | Performance
SALLY AND Image: Penny Challen
POSSUM LIVE Music | Theatre | Family
Queensland Government | Khemistry
Best friends, Sally and Possum do
THE OWL
everything together. Follow the fun
AND THE PUSSYCAT
adventures of Sally and Possum Little Match Productions | Flowstate
Commissioned by Festival 2018
as they explore, discover and learn
about the world around them using The Owl and the Pussycat is an
Auslan sign language. enchanting and intimate theatrical
experience, based on Edward Lear’s
Performance duration 20 minutes, beloved childhood poem. Created
followed by a meet and greet. for children aged four to 10 years,
SATURDAY 7 APRIL
this charming work melds live
performance, puppetry, operatic
›› 10-11am and 1-2pm
vocals, music and theatre.
SUNDAY 8 APRIL WEDNESDAY 11-SUNDAY 15 APRIL
› 10-11am and 1.15-2.15pm › 11am and 2pm,
› Satellite Stage, Cultural (45 minutes duration)
Forecourt, South Bank › Flowstate, South Bank Parklands
› Bookings required, visit
www.southbankcorporation.com.
Comedy
au/flowstate
50 SHADES Family | Talks and Workshops
OF BLACK THE OWL AND THE
PUSSYCAT WORKSHOPS
Sean Choolburra’s comedy is
Little Match Productions | Flowstate
uniquely Australian. This laugh-out-
loud comedy blends pop culture, A series of workshops for children
dance and hip hop to create a high- aged four to 10 years.
energy show based on Choolburra’s
THURSDAY 12, FRIDAY 13 AND
experiences and observations.
SUNDAY 15 APRIL
THURSDAY 12 APRIL ›› 12 noon-1pm
› 5-5.30pm › Flowstate, South Bank Parklands
› Satellite Stage, Cultural › Bookings required, visit
Forecourt, South Bank www.southbankcorporation.
com.au/flowstate 13Comedy | Family
SEAN
CHOOLBURRA Image: Simon Woods
Critically acclaimed performer Sean
Choolburra is a stand-up comedian, Circus and Physical Theatre | Music
dancer, singer and didgeridoo player.
Join Choolburra as he melds his fast- ALCHEMY
paced wit with historical facts, spiritual Zen Zen Zo
wisdom and ancestral knowledge in
an all-ages performance. Witness the power of transformation
in Alchemy, where dancers are
“I always tell people ‘We are the inspired by shamans and spirit
oldest storytellers in the world.’ walkers as they weave their way
And that’s pretty much what stand- through the inspirational live
up comedy is. It’s storytelling.” soundtrack.
Sean Choolburra
THURSDAY 5-SUNDAY 8 APRIL
FRIDAY 13 APRIL › Various times
› 5.10-5.55pm › The Circle, Cultural Forecourt,
› The Circle, Cultural Forecourt, South Bank
South Bank
14 FESTIVAL 2018 Please note: all events are free and no bookings required, unless specified.Dance
YALU DAD
Dance | Music | Family Katina Olsen, a Wakka Wakka
Kombumerri woman, presents
NUNUKUL YUGGERA her story of her own Dad’s dance
ABORIGINAL DANCERS histories. Merging the dance histories
of her patrilineal bloodlines, go on
Experience the ancient Dreamtime
a journey of nostalgia, delving into
as the descendants of the Nunukul
Australia’s historical truths.
Yuggera, Yugimbir and Nugi tribes
perform Aboriginal and Torres Strait FRIDAY 13 APRIL
Islander stories through dance, song › 9.45-9.52pm
and other forms of cultural expression. › The Circle, Cultural Forecourt,
South Bank
THURSDAY 5 APRIL
› 5-5.30pm
› The Circle, Cultural Forecourt, Dance
South Bank
namu nunar
FRIDAY 13 APRIL (mother, mountain, sky)
› 5-5.10pm Be enthralled by Katina Olsen’s
› Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt, dance piece which tells the Wakka
South Bank Wakka story of namu, The Bunya
Mountains, nunar (the sky) and the
Dance | Family | Comedy mother’s milk, the Bunya nut.
MURRIWATTANA SATURDAY 14 APRIL
DANCE TROUPE › 3.45pm
› The Circle, Cultural Forecourt,
Comedy and dance collide in South Bank
this special performance which
showcases dances from central and
north Queensland. Ever wanted to
see the rain dance, hunting dance,
crocodile dance or kangaroo dance?
Now’s your chance!
SATURDAY 14 APRIL
› 2.30-3pm Image: Trina Cary Photography
› The Circle, Cultural Forecourt,
South Bank 15Circus and Physical Theatre | Family | Music Dance | Family
REVOLVE
Flipside Circus
EXCELSIOR
Witness this special event where
cutting-edge contemporary dance
Revolve is ‘circus jazz’, bringing meets traditional art from First
together a live DJ and performers Nations Australia. Performed by a
to create a complex and unique collective of Aboriginal and Torres
performance. It poses the question: Strait Islander dancers.
“how will young people re-imagine
our world?”. FRIDAY 13 APRIL
A combination of the highly
› 6.45-7.15pm
The Circle, Cultural Forecourt,
rehearsed and the improvised,
South Bank
Revolve takes ideas from the audience
› 7.45-7.55pm
and transforms them into looping
Satellite Stage, Cultural
movements and tumbling routines. Forecourt, South Bank
SATURDAY 14 APRIL
Family | Music | Dance | Markets
› 10-10.55am and
11.45am-12.40pm
MEEANJIN
SUNDAY 15 APRIL MARKETS
› 12.30-1.25pm and 2-2.55pm
Showcasing authentic Aboriginal and
› Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt,
South Bank
Torres Strait Islander arts, crafts and
experiences, Meeanjin Markets will
highlight local Queensland creators.
Celebrate and experience performance,
music, art and the delicious flavours of
the Australian bush.
FRIDAY 6 APRIL
› 10am-9pm
SATURDAY 7 APRIL
› 10am-5pm
› Reddacliff Place, Brisbane City
16 FESTIVAL 2018 Please note: all events are free and no bookings required, unless specified.Performance
YARN
STORYTELLING
Everyone has a story to tell. Delve into
true stories as told live by comedians,
Theatre musicians and writers. Vivid
ROVERS
storytellers will share their tales of
Brisbane, offering you an opportunity
to connect through spoken word.
Belloo Creative
Australia breeds its women tough THURSDAY 5 APRIL
and adventurous. Intrepid performers › 8.30-10pm
Roxanne McDonald and Barbara › Satellite Stage, Cultural
Lowing get behind the wheel Forecourt, South Bank
and navigate us into risky terrain,
journeying through the heart line Dance
of their lives and into the hilarious
misadventures of the women who
made them who they are today.
MODERN
SATURDAY 14 APRIL
DREAMING
Karul Projects
› 12.45-1.15pm Commissioned by Festival 2018
› The Circle, Cultural Forecourt, This powerful new dance work
South Bank
explores the great Australian dream
Music | Family | Performance and what it really means.
YOUTH TAKEOVER Thomas E.S. Kelly’s Karul Projects
presents a mash-up of traditional and
The youngest generation of one of the contemporary styles to ask: “how do
oldest surviving cultures tell their stories. we walk towards a Modern Dreaming
Featuring music from Jhindu-Pedro for all?”.
Lawrie, Naomi and Phi, a
performance by eXcelcisor as well FRIDAY 13 APRIL
as poetry by Waverley Stanley Jnr, › 8.15-8.45pm
Leonard Donahue and Joella Warkill. › The Circle, Cultural Forecourt,
South Bank
FRIDAY 13 APRIL
› 5-9pm
› Satellite Stage, Cultural
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Forecourt, South BankImage: Kenn Santos Image: Dylan Evans
Theatre | Family Theatre
THE STORY THE VILLAGE
La Boite Theatre Company | MDA Ltd
OF BRISBANE The Village immerses audiences in the
Brisbane Powerhouse | Playabout real-life stories of refugees and people
Productions seeking asylum who have made
Explore the story of Brisbane Brisbane their home. Audiences can
through the words of local poets, witness true stories told by ordinary
songwriters and authors including people about extraordinary situations.
Steele Rudd, David Malouf,
Oodgeroo Noonuccal and The Go- WEDNESDAY 11 APRIL
Betweens with award-winning actors › 6-8pm
Therese Collie and Tim Mullooly. THURSDAY 12 APRIL
› 7-9pm
SUNDAY 8 APRIL
› 11.30am-12.30pm SATURDAY 14 APRIL
› Satellite Stage, Cultural ››
Forecourt, South Bank
SUNDAY 15 APRIL
››
18 FESTIVAL 2018 Please note: all events are free and no bookings required, unless specified.Music
DON WALKER
A genius songwriter and
keyboardist from Cold Chisel,
Don Walker has written some
of Australia’s most iconic songs
Image: Wayne Quillman
including ‘Flame Trees’, ‘Cheap
Wine’ and ‘Khe Sanh’. Walker’s
AUSTRALIAN great storytelling has extended
beyond the words of Cold Chisel
STORYTELLERS to his solo career, as well as
performing as Tex, Don and Charlie.
Music THURSDAY 5 APRIL
› 7.15-8.15pm
ARCHIE ROACH › Orbit Stage, Cultural
A well-loved Australian roots and folk Forecourt, South Bank
musician, Archie Roach has been
Music
a powerful voice of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander Australians for
more than two decades. Drawing on
JACKIE MARSHALL
stories from his life, Roach’s music A lucid storyteller, Jackie
has resonated with Australians and Marshall’s striking voice (which
people around the world. she refers to as “Dolly Parton meets
Patti Smith”) sprinkles a fleck of
THURSDAY 5 APRIL country and folk to traditional
› 8.45-9.45pm rock songs. Marshall has scored an
› Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt, army of fans with her captivating
South Bank storytelling and personal delivery.
THURSDAY 5 APRIL
››
19Music
PUB CHOIR
Shake off your inhibitions and join
Brisbane’s largest pop-up sensation.
Pub Choir is a group of strangers Music
who meet monthly to learn to sing
a song. No auditions, no experience DIGGING ROOTS
necessary, everyone is welcome! Canadian six-piece Digging Roots’
sound is a mix of traditional folk,
THURSDAY 5 APRIL
blues, country and reggae. Their
›› genre-bending sound is built by
husband and wife duo, Shoshona
Kish’s soulful vocals and Raven
Kanatakta’s searing guitar.
FRIDAY 6 APRIL
› 7.30-8.30pm
› Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt,
South Bank
Music
KARDAJALA KIRRIDARRA
This ground-breaking four-woman showcasing the connection between
collective includes songwriter and Aboriginal women and Country,
vocalist Eleanor Dixon, vocalist, multi- and the importance of women as a
instrumentalist and electronic producer creative force.
Beatrice Lewis, translator, storyteller
and poet Janey ‘Namija’ Dixon and FRIDAY 6 APRIL
rapper MC Kayla Jackson. Together › 9-9.45pm
the four create music which combines › Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt,
traditional and cutting-edge music, South Bank
ents are free and no bookings required, unless specified.Music Music
SHELLIE MORRIS THANDO
Known internationally as Black Arm Zimbabwean-born singer-
Band’s frontwoman, Shellie Morris songwriter Thando oozes passion
crosses musical and cultural borders as a storyteller, taking audiences
with ease. In this show, hear Morris on a journey of loving oneself
celebrate her heritage and sing in and personal reflection through
more than 17 Aboriginal dialects. electronica, soul and R&B.
FRIDAY 6 APRIL FRIDAY 6 APRIL
› 6.15-7pm › 5-5.45pm
› Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt, › Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt,
South Bank South Bank
Music
COLOURED STONE
Bunna Lawrie has led Coloured Lawrie is one of the nation’s most
Stone for more than four decades, enduring musicians and songwriters,
and they’re renowned for their cementing Coloured Stone as one of
unique combination of rock, ska, Australia’s truly legendary bands.
reggae and traditional Aboriginal
sounds. The band incorporates FRIDAY 13 APRIL
clap sticks, didgeridoo and › 7.15-8.15pm
bundawuthada (gong stone) along › Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt,
with traditional language to create South Bank
their unmistakably Australian songs.
21HOME Music
ED KUEPPER
GROWN Pioneering Brisbane musician, the
legendary Ed Kuepper will play a solo
set acknowledging a career that spans
more than four decades and more
than 50 albums. From The Saints, to
post-punk outfit Laughing Clowns,
The Aints and an impressive solo
career, Kuepper has built a reputation
as an uncompromising and prolific
Australian artist unlike any other.
SATURDAY 7 APRIL
› 11am-12 noon
› Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt,
South Bank
Music
Music
REGURGITATOR HEART MUSIC
Ten Brisbane musicians form the
Seminal Brisbane art-rockers
supergroup Heart Music. Singer-
Regurgitator have been crafting
songwriters Kristy Apps, Toni
music since 1994 that has kept
Lawson, Rozi Pizzey, Lucinda Shaw
them in the hearts of Australian
and Tylea will join musicians Terry
music lovers. Leading the charge
Dixon, Ruth Gardner, Kevin Haigh,
in alternative music through their
James Lees and Nikolaine Martin
thought-provoking lyrics and genre-
to present this unique performance,
hopping sound, it’s music you can
sharing and showcasing songs written
dance to.
over a 25-year period.
SATURDAY 7 APRIL SATURDAY 7 APRIL
› 2-3pm › 12.30-1.30pm
› Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt, › Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt,
South Bank South Bank
22 FESTIVAL 2018Music
CHEAP FAKES
Upbeat party-starters Cheap Fakes
are known for their brass-fuelled funk,
soulful ska and punchy pop. The
dapperly dressed six-piece will impress Music
URTHBOY
you with their suave dance moves and
have you on your feet in no time.
SATURDAY 7 APRIL Storyteller and award-winning
› 3.30-4.30pm hip-hop artist Tim Levinson (aka
› Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt, Urthboy) has long been heralded
South Bank for his ability to weave pop melodies
beneath the layers of beats and
meaningful lyrics.
SATURDAY 7 APRIL
› 8.45-9.45pm
› Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt,
South Bank
Music
HAIKU HANDS
Featuring bass-fuelled, post-punk, piece, with their coordinated dance
pop and hip-hop influences, moves creating a dynamic show.
Haiku Hands are an electro
posse making music to move SATURDAY 7 APRIL
to. The tongue-in-cheek lyrics › 6-6.45pm
accompanied with high-energy › Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt,
beats are a signature of the four- South Bank
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DJ BEN ELY
(REGURGITATOR)
DJ Ben Ely will transport you
back in time to ’90s inner-city
Brisbane.
SATURDAY 7 APRIL
› 5-5.30pm and 7.15-8.15pm
› Orbit Stage, Cultural
Forecourt, South Bank
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THE
QUBE EFFECT
Brisbane City Council Music
The QUBE Effect showcases
Brisbane’s brightest emerging
THE LONG JOHNS
musicians over two days in the The twang of banjos, the rumble of
heart of the CBD. Come and the sousaphone, the jangle of guitars
dance at the city’s biggest block and the clamour of pots and pans
party, featuring everything from provide toe-tapping goodness that is
soul and folk to pop and electro. the hallmark of Brisbane four-piece
The Long Johns.
SATURDAY 7 APRIL AND
SATURDAY 14 APRIL SUNDAY 8 APRIL
› 2-9pm › 12.30-1.15pm
› Albert Street, Brisbane City › Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt,
South Bank
24 FESTIVAL 2018 Please note: all events are free and no bookings required, unless specified.Music
MIHIRANGI
Solo artist Mihirangi creates the
sound of a full band right in front of
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a live audience. Using a loop pedal,
DJ BUSTY BEATZ the key to her music is the layering
of her own vocal sounds. From earth-
DJ Busty Beatz moves through shaking bass lines and beat boxing
genres from hip hop to punk and rock, to intricately layered harmonies, it’s
and has been leading people onto the all done with the power of her voice
dancefloor around the globe. and an exceptional talent for timing
SUNDAY 8 APRIL
and rhythm.
› 5-5.30pm and 7.15-8.15pm SUNDAY 8 APRIL
› Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt, › 6-7pm
South Bank
› Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt,
South Bank
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ELECTRIC FIELDS
Electric Fields create beautiful,
electronic, soul music that blends
together Zaachariaha Fielding’s
spine-tingling soulful voice with
Michael Ross’ electronic production.
Often featuring Fielding’s traditional
language of the Anangu people, their
music showcases Fielding’s full and
glorious vocal range.
SUNDAY 8 APRIL Music
BANFF
› 8.45-9.30pm
› Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt,
South Bank
BANFF’s captivating live show
combines dreamy, indie-pop sounds
Music with warm, emotionally charged
LIVE AND LOCAL vocals and thoughtful songwriting.
Witness singer-songwriters THURSDAY 12 APRIL
Sue Ray, Danny Widdicombe › 5.45-6.30pm
and Women in Docs who have › Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt,
performed around the world on South Bank
stage at home.
MONDAY 9 APRIL
› 5-9pm
› Satellite Stage, Cultural
Forecourt, South Bank
26 FESTIVAL 2018 Please note: all events are free and no bookings required, unless specified.Music | Family
More than 200 singers from six choirs
will perform in harmony for Songs from
Music | Dance | Family Our Suburbs. Featuring With One Voice
Brisbane, MacGregor State High
WORLD MUSIC School Show Choir, Cheep Trill Choir,
CAFÉ
Southern Cross Voices, Deep C Divas
and the Access Arts Singers.
BEMAC
SUNDAY 8 APRIL
Celebrate the countries of the › 3-4pm
Commonwealth and journey with us › Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt,
to India, the Caribbean and Kiribati South Bank
with performances from Dance Individual choirs will perform at
Masala, Kiribati Cultural Group community halls around Brisbane.
and Alvin and D’Band Jahbutu.
SATURDAY 10 MARCH
SUNDAY 8 APRIL › Southern Cross Voices
› 10am-12 noon › 4-5pm
› Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt, › Upper Mt Gravatt Progress Hall
South Bank
SUNDAY 18 MARCH
Enjoy the eclectic sounds of › Deep C Divas and the Access Arts
Tibet2Timbuk2 featuring Tenzin Singers
Choegyl, performances from Te › 10.30-11.30am
Aukaha Maori Performing Arts, › Upper Kedron/Cedar Creek Hall
and Baala Baajo blending traditional
SATURDAY 24 MARCH
and contemporary rhythms from
Ghana and Kenya to create an › Cheep Trill Choir
authentic African cultural experience. › 4-5pm
› Wynnum Municipal Hall
SUNDAY 15 APRIL SUNDAY 25 MARCH
› 10am-12 noon › With One Voice Brisbane
› Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt, › 3-4pm
South Bank › Hamilton Town Hall
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TORRES
STRAIT Image: Dan Boud
Dance Music
MALU KIAI MURA BUAI THE VERANDAH
DANCE COMPANY CHIX
Sharing stories and dances that A Brisbane-based, seven-piece vocal
have been passed down from ensemble of women from different
generation to generation, Malu cultural backgrounds, The Verandah
Kiai Mura Buai Dance Company ChiX share songs in many First Nations
are from Boigu Island, Torres Strait. languages. The group is passionate
TUESDAY 10 APRIL
about maintaining language and culture
through music as well as teaching each
› 5-5.20pm other songs from their homelands.
› Satellite Stage, Cultural
Forecourt, South Bank TUESDAY 10 APRIL
› 6.30-7.30pm
Comedy › Satellite Stage, Cultural Forecourt,
South Bank
DIAT ALFERINK Music
All the way from the Torres
Strait, Diat Alferink will perform
her stand-up comedy, bringing
MAU POWER
Hip-hop artist Mau Power presents
her flavour of Ailan stories and
a fusion of traditional Torres Strait
hysterical yarns to the stage.
Islander dance and contemporary
TUESDAY 10 APRIL music on his mission to cross cultural
› 5.45-6pm boundaries, connect people and
› Satellite Stage, Cultural inspire a generation.
Forecourt, South Bank
TUESDAY 10 APRIL
› 8-9pm
› Satellite Stage, Cultural
28 FESTIVAL 2018 Forecourt, South BankGUITAR
HERO Music
Music DAVE ORR BAND
ABBE MAY The band’s sound is best described as
“blues-rock with a drop of late-night
Widely respected as a phenomenal whiskey bar”.
singer, songwriter and guitarist, Abbe At the heart of Dave Orr’s music is the
May is a guitar-slinging, beat-driven raw blues guitar; from acoustic picking
performer whose songs are an to blistering solos, his songs showcase
atmospheric cocktail of sexy, indie his jaw-dropping guitar work.
riff-rock, gospel, soul and electronica.
May celebrates the release of her fifth WEDNESDAY 11 APRIL
studio album, ‘Fruit’. › 5-5.45pm
› Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt,
WEDNESDAY 11 APRIL South Bank
››
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SABRINA LAWRIE
AND THE HUNTING PARTY
Brisbane riff queen and powerhouse
vocalist Sabrina Lawrie blends rock
with psychedelia and dark pop. Lawrie’s
unique take on rock and roll features
guitar-driven grandeur, which puts her
dazzling guitar-playing front and centre.
WEDNESDAY 11 APRIL
› 6.30-7.15pm
› Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt,
South Bank
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AIRLING
Airling is the moniker of Brisbane THURSDAY 12 APRIL
artist Hannah Shepherd. Fast
› 8.45-9.45pm
becoming one of Australia’s most
› Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt,
talked about artists, her twist on pop
South Bank
features lush electronics, dreamy
beats and ethereal vocals.
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GOLDEN VESSEL
Featuring intricate instrumentals and
layers of gentle percussion, Golden
Vessel is Brisbane’s Max Byrne.
Making chilled electronic music
with stunning pop melodies has
earned him widespread acclaim from
Billboard, Rolling Stone and triple j
Unearthed.
THURSDAY 12 APRIL
› 7.15-7.55pm
› Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt,
South Bank
30 FESTIVAL 2018 Please note: all events are free and no bookings required, unless specified.Music Music
MISSION SONGS MORNING HARVEY
PROJECT Banding together some of Brisbane’s
Discover rare and almost forgotten finest musicians, Morning Harvey is
stories and songs that shed light onto the hook-laden pop brainchild of lead
the history of our Aboriginal and singer and songwriter Spencer White.
Torres Strait Islander communities. The indie rockers have performed
Unearthed by singer and songwriter alongside The Dandy Warhols, Band of
Jessie Lloyd, this collection of songs Skulls, Royal Blood and The Charlatans.
offers a unique window about life on
SATURDAY 14 APRIL
the missions and reserves.
› 1.15-2pm
FRIDAY 13 APRIL › Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt,
› 5.45-6.45pm South Bank
› Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt,
Music
South Bank
Music MAJOR LEAGUES
SKINNYFISH Breezy guitars, sun-kissed melodies
and reverb-soaked vocals, Major
SOUND SYSTEM Leagues play shoe-gaze pop. The
Brisbane quartet have carved a name
Skinnyfish Sound System brings
for themselves, with their debut
together a selection of the best
album ‘Good Love’ heralded as an
producers in the country with powerful
outstanding record.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
performers for a modern late-night SATURDAY 14 APRIL
tribal dance party. › 3-3.45pm
FRIDAY 13 APRIL › Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt,
› 8.45-9.45pm South Bank
› Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt,
South Bank
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ALEX THE ASTRONAUT
A storytelling and songwriting talent,
Alex the Astronaut has penned
earworm melodies including ‘Not
Worth Hiding’, ‘Already Home’ and
‘Rockstar City’. Alex’s bright guitar-
folk-pop songs have highlighted
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her as one of Australia’s next biggest
exports.
THE CREASES SATURDAY 14 APRIL
Youthful indie-rockers The Creases › 7.15-8.15pm
blend raucous rock and roll with shiny › Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt,
pop, delivered with the confidence of a South Bank
young band on the rise. Prepare for a set
filled with ’80s inspired pop to dance to.
SATURDAY 14 APRIL
› 4.30-5.15pm
› Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt,
South Bank
Music
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STELLA DONNELLY
Perth’s Stella Donnelly is at the THE PREATURES
forefront of the new guard for Sydney outfit The Preatures have
Australian singer-songwriters. Poetic endeared audiences around the world
lyrics and a unique lo-fi approach with their brash, joyous pop, thanks in
showcase Donnelly’s vocal dexterity. part to captivating frontwoman Izzi
Highlighted by Pitchfork, Rolling Manfredi. No strangers to the world’s
Stone and NPR as one to watch, largest musical festival stages, The
Donnelly is set to skyrocket into the Preatures will deliver an electric, high-
global sphere. energy set.
SATURDAY 14 APRIL SATURDAY 14 APRIL
› 6-6.45pm › 8.45-9.45pm
› Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt, › Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt,
South Bank South Bank
››Music Film | Talks
JEREMY NEALE Griffith Film School
A stalwart of the Brisbane music PASSING THE BATON
scene, Jeremy Neale fronted garage Colourise Film Festival
rock party-starters Velociraptor, before Leading Aboriginal and Torres Strait
launching his solo career. Neale’s Islander film makers and creatives
reputation for catchy pop songs share insights into the making of
was recognised in 2017 when he iconic Australian protest films.
was awarded the prestigious Grant
McLennan Fellowship for songwriting. FRIDAY 13 APRIL
Bright, upbeat melodies from Neale › Screening and panel discussion:
are guaranteed to get you moving. 6-7.30pm
SUNDAY 15 APRIL MABO
› 3.30-4.30pm See the story of Eddie Koiki Mabo,
› Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt, the Torres Strait Islander who left
South Bank school at age 15, and spearheaded
the High Court challenge that
overthrew the fiction of terra nullius.
SATURDAY 14 APRIL
› Screening and panel discussion:
12 noon-1.45pm
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WE DON’T NEED
A MAP
BOB EVANS Warwick Thornton’s clever and
Bob Evans is the charming alter-ego irreverent film tackles representations
and solo project of Kevin Mitchell, and misrepresentations of the
who also fronts alternative rock band Southern Cross and its place in the
Jebediah. A versatile and talented Australian psyche.
songsmith, Evans features Mitchell’s SATURDAY 14 APRIL
gentle acoustic melodies and classic
› Screening: 5-6.25pm
folk storytelling.
SUNDAY 15 APRIL
› Griffith Film School,
South Brisbane
› 5-6pm › Bookings required, visit
› Orbit Stage, Cultural Forecourt, www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/
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SEE AND DO
There is so much to enjoy these
school holidays. Find out what’s on
at Roma Street Parkland, South Bank
Parklands and across Brisbane.
www.visitbrisbane.com.au
www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/whatson
GETTING THERE Bus
The Cultural Centre Bus Station is
Avoid traffic and parking hassles by located adjacent to the Cultural
travelling to the Cultural Forecourt by Forecourt.
bus, train, ferry or bike.
Bikes
CityCat and ferries
Pedal your way along Brisbane’s
Glide along the river on a CityCat extensive bike paths to arrive at the
or ferry, stopping at the South Bank Cultural Forecourt. Plan your ride by
ferry terminal on the Clem Jones visiting www.cyclingbrisbane.com.au
Promenade. Take a short walk along and use the online route planner.
the well-lit promenade. A CityCycle station, where you can hire a
Train bicycle, is also located on Russell Street.
South Bank and South Brisbane train
stations are a short walk from the
Festival 2018 Hub. The South Brisbane Visit www.translink.com.au or call
Station is located 400 metres from the 13 12 30 for all bus, train and ferry
Cultural Forecourt. timetable and fare information.
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36 FESTIVAL 2018EVENT SCHEDULE
Date Event name Page
20 March-21 April See My Story 11
29 March-15 April One Million Stars Installation 8
1-30 April Maiwar 7
3-14 April Skylore 7
4 April Festival First Night 6
5-8 April Alchemy 14
5 April Australian Storytellers – Archie Roach, Don Walker and 19
Jackie Marshall
5 April Pub Choir 20
5 and 13 April Nunukul Yuggera Aboriginal Dancers 15
5 April Yarn Storytelling 17
5 April Aboriginal Cultural Experience 11
6 April Kardajala Kirridarra 20
6 April Digging Roots 20
6 April Shellie Morris 21
6 April Thando 21
6-7 April Meeanjin Markets 16
6 and 13 April First Verse 12
6-8 April WOW 12
6-10 April String Symphony 12
6-15 April Botanica 8
7 April Cheap Fakes 23
7 April Haiku Hands 23
7 April Urthboy 23
7 April DJ Ben Ely 24
7 April Homegrown – Ed Kuepper, Heart Music and Regurgitator 22
7 and 14 April The QUBE Effect 24
6-8, 14-15 April Megafauna 11
5, 7 and 8 April Megafauna Workshops 11
7-8 April Sally and Possum Live 13
8 April The Long Johns 24
8 April DJ Busty Beatz 25
8 April Mihirangi 25
8 April Electric Fields 26
8 and 15 April World Music Café 27
8 April Songs from Our Suburbs 27
8 April The Story of Brisbane 18
9 April Live and Local 26
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10 April Spotlight on the Torres Strait – Malu Kiai Mura Buai Dance 28
Company, Diat Alferink, The Verandah ChiX and Mau Power
11 April Guitar Hero – Abbe May, Dave Orr Band and Sabrina Lawrie 29
and The Hunting Party
11-12, 14-15 April The Village 18
11-15 April The Owl and the Pussycat 13
12, 13 and 15 April The Owl and the Pussycat Workshops 13
12 April 50 Shades of Black 13
12 April Airling 30
12 April Golden Vessel 30
12 April Tales and Ales 10
12 April BANFF 26
13 April Sean Choolburra 14
13-15 April BNE Design 9
13 April Blak Friday 10
13 April Mission Songs Project 31
13 April Skinnyfish Sound System 31
13 April Coloured Stone 21
13 April Modern Dreaming 17
13 April Youth Takeover 17
13 April Yalu Dad 15
13 April eXcelsior 16
13 April Passing the Baton 33
14 April Mabo 33
14 April We Don’t Need a Map 33
14 April Morning Harvey 31
14 April Major Leagues 31
14 April The Creases 32
14 April Stella Donnelly 32
14 April Alex the Astronaut 32
14 April The Preatures 32
14 April Murriwattana Dance Troupe 15
14 April namu nunar (mother, mountain, sky) 15
14 April Rovers 17
14 April Moving Words 9
14-15 April Revolve 16
15 April Jeremy Neale 33
15 April Bob Evans 33
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