What's On
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Deaf Culture and Auslan workshop
Join us for a free workshop celebrating the richness of Deaf culture and language, led by Deaf artist Luke D King.
Luke will share an introduction to Deaf histories and give participants the opportunity to learn and use some basic Australian Sign Language (Auslan).
Screening: 'Anak'
Next up from Composite:
Masculinity, race and boyhood simmer in this stylish slow-cinema debut about a Filipino-Australian father and his six-year-old son, who are navigating a family divorce.
Presented in partnership with Sunburnt.
Triangle by Flow Festival
Flow Festival presents ‘Triangle’—a unique series of lighting design workshops led by Bronwyn Pringle (Deaf Kitchen, SPIN, and Flow Festival). Bronwyn is diving into how lighting design can be more inclusive for the Deaf community.
‘Triangle’ is for the Deaf community, including Deaf, hard of hearing, CODAs, and interpreters.
Next Wave Neighbours
Join us for a drink, explore our venue, hear about what we have planned and help shape our priorities for 2025 and beyond.
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Homing Instinct
See a special screening of commissioned works from Homing Instinct—a collaborative moving image project featuring artist commissions related to housing, home and belonging.
This screening includes an artist talk by Ari Angkasa.
'Web Working Bee'
Join our working bee with WORLDWIDEWORMS.NET, an online space for peer-led publishing. In this event, collaborators and contributors to WORLDWIDEWORMS.NET share work in progress, including video screenings, readings, and a garden tour of the back-end of the website.
Contributing artists are Alrey Batol, Eric Jong, Jacina Leong, Ella Peck and Emily Simek.
Nosferatu with live score
‘Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror’ is widely regarded to be the first and best vampire film ever made. Join us for a Halloween screening of this silent cinematic masterpiece with an original score performed live by Edwin Montgomery.
DAMP video anthology
This selection of short video works made between 1997 and 2008, range from quickly captured playful scenarios to elaborately constructed narratives. Established in Naarm Melbourne in 1995, DAMP’s multidisciplinary practice over three decades has consistently addressed the relationship between artist and audience and examined individual and collective notions of value and desire.
Snap! (You Have Nothing to Reconnect But Your Chains)
Join us for the premiere of a new experimental performance lecture by Catherine Ryan. This ambitious, research-based work tells the tragicomic story of one of the neoclassical statues adorning the interior of Victoria’s Legislative Council in Parliament House. The work draws on the comedic travails of this political decor to critically examine the idea of connection to tradition and the telling of origin stories about the settler-colonial society of Victoria.
'ShareHouse: Studio Day + Exhibition'
ShareHouse invites you into Next Wave’s home, Brunswick Mechanics Institute, for community-led workshops, performances, and conversations.
Curated by our Young Artistic Directorate - Banda
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↳ Saturday | Studio Day: Workshop 1 (Charlie Taylor) + Lunch & Panel
↳ Saturday | Studio Day: Workshop 2 (Adele D’Souza) + Lunch & Panel
↳ Sunday | Exhibition
MEga Yoga: A counternarrative experience
Bus Projects, Engages, MEga Yoga is a participatory embodied performance that uses the structure of a yoga class inviting participants to move their bodies slowly and their minds critically.
New North Concert 17
Guest curator Rachael Archibald (Meanjin/Brisbane) has gathered lineup of artists pushing boundaries in their music-making for the next New North concert.
Alexandra Spence ~ Ode2Joy ~ ANNIHA
THINKING GROUND
Next Wave is supporting the THINKING GROUND workshop series, a pilot artist-development program by theatre-makers The Voice in My Hands. Workshops are free but places are limited.
Learn more about THINKING GROUND and register for the next workshop
New North Concert 16
Guest curator Dale Gorfinkel brings lineup of Narrm/Melbourne-based musicians pushing boundaries in their areas of practice to Brunswick Mechanics:
Sounds Like Movement [Peter Fraser/Dale Gorfinkel] ~ Shh! [Anja Füsti/Rosalind Crisp] ~ Peter Blamey
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New North Concert 15
Xiaole Zhan ~ Jassy Robertson ~ Tilman Robinson
Xiaole will present a ‘live anthology’ for narrator, percussion, violin, electronics and narrator—a musical setting of a collection of poems exploring the collision between music and language.
Sonic Travellers: Opening Performance
Sonic Travellers seeks to discover shared connections between sonic pasts and presents, exploring regional affinities between Australia and Southeast Asia.
The 2024 LAB program considers Next Wave’s past, present and future – with a focus on intergenerational knowledge sharing and creative responses to notions of collectivism, preservation and care – culminating in a future-focused 40th birthday party.
Across the Ocean: Viet Thanh Nguyen in Conversation with Nam Le
The Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network is thrilled to host an evening with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen in conversation with Nam Le.
Next Wave x (nexus)
Next Wave x (nexus) is a multi-sensory Radical hospitality event of experimental dance battles, cuisines and a party.
International Women's Day Performance
Our Young Artistic Directorate are co-curating a party in partnership with Brunswick Music Festival
Radical Hospitality: 剉冰 + equatorial fruit-opening party
Dead Ends and Detours - Bruno Booth
Leisuretime I — Aaron Claringbold & Rebecca Mccauley
Ubuntu Magazine
Thurs 3 Aug
6 - 9pm
📍 Footscray Community Arts
$10 General Admission, $5 Concession, $0 No One Turned Away
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The Ubuntu Magazine launch is a meeting of philosophy, culture and community held at Footscray Community Arts. We invite you to join us in celebrating the official launch of ‘Ubuntu’ with food, drinks and conversation.
Drawing from the Bantu ideology of Ubuntu - “I am because we are” - Producer in Residence Leigh Lule has crafted and curated a platform for community-focused creatives. The first Ubuntu magazine issue features the creative works of Daniel Temesgen, Natasha Hertanto, Sarah Iman, Navaal Saeed, Amarachi Logo and Suzie Wang through a multimedia lens.
Ubuntu is an online, interactive magazine that embraces multimedia; where an audio-series can sit right in-between a playscript and an interactive illustration. With a focus on art, culture and history, Ubuntu platforms the work of young, emerging and mid-career creatives throughout the wider Melbourne area. Engaging and collaborating with varied practices and disciplines, the magazine includes artist features and interviews, alongside newly commissioned audio, visual and written works.
To explore the digital magazine and its works in full → Ubuntu Magazine
Schedule
6pm – Doors Open & Light Refreshments
6.30pm – Acknowledgment & Introduction
6.35pm – Digital Magazine Showcase
7pm – Banquet Dinner by sogobri + DJ Set by Mothafunk
9pm – Event Finishes
Artist Bios
Natasha Hertanto (she/her) is a Chinese-Indonesian writer, public speaker, and educator based in Naarm. Her work can be found on Kill Your Darlings, ABC, Australian Multilingual Project, Archer & more. Her short stories are part of the anthologies ‘Everything All At Once’ (Ultimo Press, 2021) and ‘New Australian Fiction 2023’ (Kill Your Darlings, 2023). @natashahertanto
Navaal Saeed (he/him) is an emerging film photographer, focused on sharing diasporic experiences, stories, and perspectives as a way of reconciling his own. He is entranced and empowered by various mediums, from contemporary editorials and conceptual shoots, to music and cinematography. @navsaeed
Amarachi Okorom (she/her) is a Nigerian born Igbo actor, spoken word artist, and emerging playwright based in Melbourne. She completed a residency with Lonely Company (2020), and was a part of Melbourne Theatre Company’s First Stage program (2021). Her play ‘Akaraka’ was shortlisted for the 2021 Griffin Award. @amarxchi_
Daniel Temesgen (he/him) is a photographer based in Naarm. His recent photography series include, ‘SEA OF HOPE’, ‘Brotherhood’, and ‘Mother’. He has worked with several brands, including New Balance, Hype DC, Chivas, Manchester United, Asics Foot Locker, Adidas, Football Australia and Tourism Tasmania. His work has previously been featured in RUSSH Magazine and Vogue Australia. @stillsbydaniel
Sarah Iman (she/they) is a first-generation Malaysian/Australian Muslim artist raised in the western suburbs of Naarm. Holding a Diploma in Theatre Arts and currently in their last year in the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting) course at the Victorian College of the Arts, Sarah has worked in various creative fields from radio and broadcast presenting to community theatre. @_itsarah
Suzie Wang/俊俏 (they/them) is an artist based in North Fitzroy, who primarily makes illustrative art inspired by feelings of child-like wonder and their Chinese heritage. Playing with different mediums is an integral part of their art practice. Suzie has also been a part of organising events prioritising queer/trans BIPOC people and highlighting local DJs and performers. @jun888qiao
The Producer in Residence and Creative Leadership programs are generously supported by VicHealth through their Future Healthy initiatives.
Who are you? by Daniel Temesgen (2023)
Image description: A photograph of a woman with tan skin and long, dark-brown and wavy hair. She faces the camera with a neutral expression and stands in front of a tall maple tree, surrounded by green and orange leaves.