The Substation/​ Joel Bray/​ Brolga: A Queer Koori Wonderland/

PRESENTED BY THE SUBSTATION AND MELBOURNE FRINGE

Take flight with a party inspired by the Queer Aboriginal stories of the dancing Brolga. Dance your feathers off with Indigenous headliners Dameeeela, SOVBLKPSSY, NAYCAB (Nayuka Gorrie), Kalyani, the Joel Bray Dance dancers and reigning Miss First Nations Queen Cerulean. Supported by an incredible QPOC line-up Stev Zar, Ata2ud and Aqueerius.

For one night only Brolga: A Queer Koori Wonderland will transform The Substation into a psychedelic Queer Koori Wonderland, cramming every nook and cranny with art, film, interactive games and Naarm’s best Queer performers, including Luke George, Bendy Ben, Dandrogyny and many more.

Different mobs have different Brolga stories. Some tell of a boy who only wanted to dance the women's dances, and so the Ancestors transformed him into the Brolga so he could dance for eternity. Others speak of a young woman who defied a ban on women dancing and who refused to marry a man. This party, a reimagined contemporary gathering ground, celebrates the Queers and the Trans folk in our communities.

It's a party - arrive any time between 9pm and 3am! Set times coming soon.

Curated by Wiradjuri dance maker and Queer AF party creator Joel Bray.

WARNINGS

This is an 18+ event.

This event will be presented in low lighting and contains haze, strobe lights, sustained bright lights, both sudden and sustained loud noises. It will contain mild coarse language.

ACCESS

This is a standing event. The event is wheelchair accessible and gender neutral accessible toilets are available.

Further access information will be available closer to the date of the performance.