At a recent LGBTIQ+ event, I slipped and soaked a stranger in wine… I hurriedly apologised as he laughed and said “Darling – enjoy!”. People offered help and he offered a hug before returning to revel in the uplifting ardour surrounding us. Community, I realised, flourishes in these fleeting interactions. It is not found in labels, but in the empowerment that comes from embracing our tribe. Our differences, our slip-ups, our sameness. That’s MELT. I’ve created work in Brisbane for over 15 years and in shaping this year’s Festival it was paramount that the program reflect the brilliant, daring artists we have here. I’m thrilled to see the pages of this guide resplendent with diverse local projects as well as engaging voices from interstate and overseas who we welcome into our home. No two nights are the same as the venue explodes in a vibrant celebration for everyone. Brisbane, darling – enjoy! Emily Gilhome, Guest Director
MELT: Festival of Queer Arts and Culture celebrates five mighty fine years in 2019! It started with an idea, giving Queensland an LGBTIQ+ cultural festival the equal of anything interstate, and it has grown into that and more; a highly-anticipated and heartfelt celebration of all things Queer. MELT is one of our most rewarding festivals, an open platform to express the queer experience within a safe and welcoming space. It’s the diversity of artform, the sharing of intimate stories and the connection to community that makes this so unique and special. It is an honest and authentic experience, told by Queer artists to LGBTIQ+ and ally audiences alike. To our many collaborators, including YOU, our MELT devotees – thank you! The simple act of you being a part of this means so much to us, and enables us to do what we do best – putting on stupendous shows, exhibitions and talks, and supporting burgeoning artists through a safe platform for new works and ideas. See you at MELT! Kris Stewart, Brisbane Powerhouse Artistic Director
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It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to MELT: Festival of Queer Arts and Culture. This highly-anticipated annual festival continues to grow, and in 2019 celebrates five successful years at Brisbane Powerhouse – Council’s premier venue for arts and culture. Celebrating the LGBTIQ+ community and showcasing an inclusive Brisbane, MELT’s glittering lineup provides a unique opportunity for everyone to proudly connect through theatre, talks, music and more. One of Brisbane’s greatest strengths is that we respect and embrace diverse backgrounds and experiences. I hope you take the time to enjoy the events on offer at MELT this year. It is one of the many ways in which my administration is delivering on our commitment to create more to see and do in Brisbane.
Welcome to Brisbane for MELT – a unique curated festival that showcases, encourages interaction with, and celebrates queer art, culture and experiences from multiple community and artistic perspectives. The Queensland Government is proud to support this event through Tourism and Events Queensland’s Destination Events Program – because it creates jobs in tourism. For those visiting Brisbane for the event, I encourage you to find time to explore the diverse tourism experiences on offer throughout the region.
Graham Quirk, Lord Mayor
The Hon Kate Jones MP Minister for Tourism Industry Development
Brisbane Powerhouse acknowledges and respects the ancestral homelands of the Turrbal, Ugarapul/Yugarapul and Jagera peoples, the Traditional Custodians of this country. We pay respect to all Elders past, present and emerging, and welcome all visiting Elders. — WELCOME —
Reuben Kaye
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Obscenely intelligent, beautifully filthy, and rib-crackingly funny, MELT is proud to welcome Reuben Kaye! Imagine if Joan Collins, Tim Curry and Meow Meow all dropped a stack of narcotics and had an orgy… now roll it in jewels and bathtub gin and you’re halfway there. In an explosion of energy, high camp, big notes and filthy humour; the Helpmann Award Nominated Reuben Kaye finally makes his Brisbane debut. With an acid wit and casual sensationalism that is simply delicious, Kaye is a dazzling phantasm of anachronistic showbiz – an explosion of sequins, lashes and teeth. Get ready Brisbane... this is not to be missed!
Date Thu 04 July Time 7.30pm Tickets $45 (a), $42 (group 6+) + $6.60 transaction fee Presented by Brisbane Powerhouse Suitable for ages 18+ | Contains coarse language, adult themes + sexual references
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AND A NEW COMEDY STAR ROSE IN THE EXTRAORDINARY REUBEN KAYE... YOU CAN'T TAKE YOUR EYES OFF HIM: HE'S BEAUTIFUL, HILARIOUS, KNOWING, WICKED.
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THE TIMES LONDON
BROADWAY BABY
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REUBEN KAYE IS A CABARET GOD!
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Dolly Diamond’s Bl*nkety Bl*nks
Written and Performed by Dolly Diamond It’s variety, comedy and live entertainment at its best. With her sharp-tongued wit and comedic genius, Queen of Cabaret Dolly Diamond is totally in her element with this naughty game show, a live version of the top-rating Australian TV classic! Join in as celebrity guests throw caution to the wind and assist bewildered contestants from the audience.
Date Sat 29 June Time 8pm Tickets $35 (a), $29 (c + group 6+) + $6.60 transaction fee Presented by Brisbane Powerhouse Suitable for ages 18+ Contains coarse language, adult themes + sexual references
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WITH HOST RHYS NICHOLSON It's the ultimate variety night full of flamboyant comedy and fun! From musical and sketch comedy to stand-up, the inaugural MELT Comedy Gala will feature queer comedy legends and newbies dishing up non-stop laughs. Be part of history and join us for this first ever MELT laugh-fest extravaganza – with a touch of glitter and glam thrown in for good measure!
Date Sun 30 June Time 7.30pm Tickets $49 + $6.60 transaction fee Presented by Brisbane Comedy Festival Suitable for ages 15+ Contains coarse language, adult themes + sexual references — COMEDY —
I Love GAY
DO ask and DO tell with this eclectic cast of some of Australia’s most flamboyant homos in this gay call to arms of the Queer army. It’s a showcase to entertain the rainbow troops, featuring scandalous drag! Gender bending feats of strength! Dancing girls and prancing boys! We want YOU to pledge allegiance to the most fabulous flag of them all.
Date Thu 27–Sat 29 June Time 9pm Tickets $35 + $6.60 transaction fee Presented by Joel Devereux and Ruby Slippers in partnership with Brisbane Powerhouse Suitable for ages 18+ | Contains coarse language, nudity + sexual references Image by Joel Devereux
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La Silhouette is a cabaret club; a maze of mirages where mysterious shapes pull you into dark corners and hidden rooms. Here, the shape of Brisbane’s queer history is brought to life by eight people whose spirits suffer all, celebrate all and endure all across decades of hiding, rioting and retribution. This is La Silhouette, an immersive performance that shines a light on the past and into the future.
Date Thu 27–Sun 30 June Time 6.30pm Tickets $35 + $6.60 transaction fee Presented by The SUI Ensemble in partnership with Brisbane Powerhouse Suitable for ages 15+ | Contains strobe, coarse language, nudity, adult themes, sexual references, drug references, violence + trigger warning
La Silhouette — THEATRE —
Yank! — MUSIC THEATRE —
Some stories didn’t make it into the history books… Based on the true, hidden history of gay soldiers during World War II, and billed as the musical Rodgers and Hammerstein never wrote, this Australian premiere love story, explores what it means to fall in love and struggle to survive, in a time and place where the odds are stacked against you. Paying homage to 1940s Hollywood romance films, Yank! features a cast of 12 performers and a seven-piece live band, that will capture audience hearts and emotions.
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YANK! IS A BRIGHT, ORIGINAL AND MOVING WINNER OF A MUSICAL THAT EARNS ITS EXCLAMATION POINT. VARIETY
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Date Thu 04 July (preview), Fri 05–Sun 14 July Time Thu 04–Sun 07 + Sun 14 July 6pm, Fri 05 July 6.30pm, Sat 06 July 1pm, Thu 11–Sat 13 July 7pm Tickets $49 (preview), $55–$65 + transaction fee of $6.60 Presented by Understudy Productions in partnership with Brisbane Powerhouse Suitable for ages 15+ Contains coarse language, nudity, adult themes + sexual references
Letters I Never Sent
Letters I Never Sent is an introspective and playful look at how we talk about ourselves when the lines of gender, sexuality, desire and personal narrative are no longer clear. Using letters sourced from queer networks in Brisbane, this verbatim piece asks, “Who am I? And what if I don’t know?”
Date Thu 27–Sat 29 June Time 7.15pm Tickets $25 (a), $15 (c) + $6.60 transaction fee Presented by Magnetic North Theatre Company in partnership with Brisbane Powerhouse Suitable for ages 15+ | Contains adult themes, sexual references + trigger warning — THEATRE —
Baby BI BI BI Baby Bi Bi Bi is a wickedly funny, often filthy cabaret about being a bisexual woman.
Featuring entirely original music and entirely unoriginal questions from dudes called Brent, because when you like your men like you like your women… sometimes people need a little clarification.
Date Fri 05–Sun 07 July Time Fri + Sun 6.30pm, Sat 8.30pm Tickets $34 (a), $29 (c), $25 (group 6+) + $6.60 transaction fee Presented by Flesh Coloured Panties Productions in partnership with Brisbane Powerhouse Suitable for ages 18+ | Contains coarse language, adult themes + sexual references — CABARET —
Killer Queens She will rock you. Five ferocious females ascend the glam rock throne. Embracing the exaggerated pomp of prog rock and heavy metal, as well as vaudevillian music hall, the KILLER QUEENS immerse audiences in the music of Mercury with an electrifying fusion of jaw-dropping vocals and camp theatrics complete with tight shorts, leather and leotards. Bombastic, brilliant and bold, the KILLER QUEENS are guaranteed to blow your mind.
Date Fri 05 July Time 7.30pm Tickets $69 + $6.60 transaction fee Presented by Oscar Production Company in partnership with Brisbane Powerhouse Suitable for ages 15+ | Contains strobe, coarse language, adult themes + smoke effects
DULLNESS IS A DISEASE. FREDDIE MERCURY
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MELT BEAUTY PAGEANT
Heat
Join Brisbane's most colourful drag performers as they compete for a spot in our show-stopping event, MELT Beauty Pageant. A taste of all the glory that is to come, be part of the Beauty Pageant Heat to see which competitors are chosen to take on Brisbane’s best drag performers in the final this June.
Date Thu 16 May Time 7.30pm Tickets $15 + $6.60 transaction fee Presented by Brisbane Powerhouse Suitable for ages 15+ Contains coarse language, partial nudity, adult themes + sexual references
MELT
Beauty Pageant MELT’s show-stopper event returns to crown this year’s most gorgeous drag queen, drag king or gender bending beauty. After a highly contested Beauty Pageant Heat, our finalists will battle it out across three categories: Runway Realness, Tremendous Talent and Preach! (Costume with a Message), all vying for the ultimate crown, MELT Beauty. Join an all-star judging panel and the fabulous Biscuitt Anderson as host for a sickening selection of Brisbane's best drag performers!
Date Fri 28 June Time 7.30pm Tickets $34 (a), $29 (c + group 6+) + $6.60 transaction fee Presented by Brisbane Powerhouse Suitable for ages 15+ Contains coarse language, nudity, adult themes + sexual references — SPECIAL EVENT —
Trade is a one night stand, the buying and selling of goods. It is the exchange of ideas and bodily fluids. Trade is all around us. Brisbane’s best queer improvisers weave truth with fiction in a comedic exploration of queer life in Brisbane. Come, trade your stories with us.
Date Fri 28 + Sat 29 June Time 7pm Tickets $24 (a), $19 (c), $20 (Group 6+) + $6.60 transaction fee Presented by ImproMafia and Corporation Theatre in partnership with Brisbane Powerhouse Suitable for ages 18+ | Contains coarse language, adult themes + sexual references
Trade — COMEDY —
Giantess
Written and performed by Cassie Workman
After being abducted by a troll, a girl must realise her destiny and escape. What lies beyond his kingdom is a mystery, so she will need the strength of a giantess. Part story-telling, part stand-up, Cassie Workman’s Giantess is a surprising adult parable that dares you to think beyond gender.
Date Thu 04–Sat 06 July Time Thu + Sat 6.30pm, Fri 8.30pm Tickets $35 (a), $28 (c + group 5+) + $6.60 transaction fee Presented by Freshwater Entertainment + Management in partnership with Brisbane Powerhouse Suitable for ages 15+ Contains coarse language, adult themes, sexual references, drug references + trigger warning
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GIANTESS IS A COLOSSAL ACHIEVEMENT.
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HERALD SUN
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Six Inches Ladies, gentlemen, and those who are yet to make up their mind… From the creative team behind the BOY&GIRL series comes SIX INCHES – a high-voltage history lesson in drag that slayed the stage. Featuring a live band and ensemble of singers, dancers and glamorous leading ladies including Natasha St. James, Scarlett Fever, the Slaying Mantis, Miss Poodle and Candy Surprise, SIX INCHES untucks the back catalogue of musicals in an electrifying exposé of ballsy ballads, chorus lines and show tunes. Much more than just Priscilla – SIX INCHES re-imagines iconic drag from shows such as La Cage Aux Folles, Kinky Boots, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Cabaret, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, as well as new musicals Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Head Over Heels and more. — CABARET —
No show is safe as some of theatres' most beloved characters are pulled from the closet and dragged into the musical gender-blender. Equal parts punchy and poignant, SIX INCHES is a theatrical joyride that finds glitter in the grey and ultimately celebrates how remarkable we are in (and out of) the stilettos.
Date Sat 06 July Time 7.30pm Tickets $69 + $6.60 transaction fee Presented by Oscar Production Company in partnership with Brisbane Powerhouse Suitable for ages 15+ Contains coarse language, adult themes + smoke effects
— CABARET —
Celebrate the start of MELT with Brisbane’s diverse and generous queer culture at the MELT With Us Party. Featuring DJ Black Amex on the decks, get your most spectacular dancing shoes ready and party into the night with MELT artists and the glamorous stars from the MELT Beauty Pageant as they strut their stuff on the dance floor.
Date Fri 28 June Time 9pm Tickets Free Presented by Brisbane Powerhouse
MELT WITH US
Party
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Bowery Haus THE
Friends, lovers and beautiful strangers!
Join us to celebrate MELT at The Bowery Haus, a costume party celebrating inclusivity, self-expression and one of Australia’s most legendary queer icons, Leigh Bowery. Come as your interpretation of the Australian icon for this dazzling fashion/costume dance party extravaganza featuring Brisbane's best DJs. In collaboration with local fashion gang, The Stitchery Collective and musical overlord, Sullivan
Date Sat 06 July Time 8.30pm Tickets Free Presented by Brisbane Powerhouse Image by Savannah Van Der Niet — PARTY —
An interactive two hour makeup party-talk show meets tutorial, meets a live Get Ready! Hosted by high-femme burlesque babe and self-confessed makeup abuser Ruby Slippers, you’re invited to the workroom to ask questions and get answers from a different guest drag artist every night as they paint one of their signature looks on a model live on stage! From snatched femme queens to club kids to bearded drag enigmas and gender clowns, watch and learn from a smorgasbord of Australia’s finest, known for pushing the boundaries of drag.
Date Thu 04–Sun 07 July Time 7pm Tickets $25 + $6.60 transaction fee Presented by Ruby Slippers in partnership with Brisbane Powerhouse Suitable for ages 12+ | Contains coarse language
Get Ready! with Ruby Slippers and Friends — WORKSHOP —
Join us for a special evening with acclaimed artist and social commentator, William Yang. Yang is one of Australia’s greatest storytellers, a prolific photographer and a performer of monologues with stunning slide projections. Go on a personal journey exploring William’s involvement in the gay movement in Sydney from the ‘70s to now.
Date Sun 07 July Time 5.30pm Tickets $35 (a), $30 (c) + $6.60 transaction fee Presented by Brisbane Powerhouse Suitable for ages 18+ | Contains nudity, adult themes, sexual references + drug references
William Yang Gay Sydney A Memoir — MELT TALKS —
Upright Downtown with Piano Bar Trevor Jones The
Belt out the big notes BrisVegas! Join Australia’s favourite piano man, Trevor Jones, for a riotous sing-along to your favourite songs by request. From Billy to Beyoncé – the choice is yours. Sing your heart out or sit back and savour the spontaneous fun. You never know who’ll make an appearance!
Date Sat 29 June Time 9.30pm Tickets Free Presented by Brisbane Powerhouse Suitable for ages 15+ Contains coarse language
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Show Us Yer (MELTING) BITS
IT’S BACK...
Before Australia’s Got Talent, there was a team dedicated to finding the most insanely ridiculous talent Brisbane has to offer… From humble beginnings at the old Brisbane Powerhouse Spark Bar in 2001, BITS grew to become an entertainment phenomenon. Join host Eileen Surepuss and her sidekick Twottie Goldsmith for an evening of unexpected entertainment and mind-blowing performances. Brisbane… get ready to show us yer hidden talents. In collaboration with Abigails Entertainment.
Date Fri 05 July Time 9pm Tickets Free Presented by Brisbane Powerhouse Suitable for ages 18+ Contains coarse language, adult themes, sexual references + drug references
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Take part in a queer and inclusive ‘gayming’ experience at Brisbane Powerhouse. The biggest event in Australia of its kind, come play tabletop and digital games presented by an array of diverse queer creators. Chat with developers, listen to panels full of fun experts about personal games and the history of queer characters, and participate in all sorts of interactive experiences including short tabletop role-playing games and designing your own characters. In collaboration with Queerly Represent Me.
Date Sat 29 June Time 2pm Tickets Free Presented by Brisbane Powerhouse Suitable for ages 12+ with parental guidance
Gayming — FREE —
Tragic Trivia!
Tragic Trivia returns! Get ready for a gaggle of gorgeous Kings and Queens to topple you over with a night of queer questions, outrageous challenges and trashy glamour. Join Quiche Lorraine, Richie Lestrange and Christina Draguilera for the most fabulous trivia night in town! Brought to you by the daring, energetic and unapologetic cohort, The SUI Ensemble.
Date Thu 04 July Time 8.30pm Tickets Free Presented by Brisbane Powerhouse Suitable for ages 15+ | Contains strobe, coarse language + sexual references — FREE —
Queer Lit
Two of Australia’s acclaimed young authors, Alison Evans and Nevo Zisin chat about their latest books. Alison’s Highway Bodies is a unique zombie apocalypse story featuring a range of queer and gender non-conforming teens while Nevo’s book, Finding Nevo is an autobiography about gender and everything that comes with it.
Date Sun 30 June Time 2.30pm Tickets Free Presented by Brisbane Powerhouse Suitable for ages 12+ Image by Alexis Desaulniers-Lea — MELT TALKS —
From the personal to the political, My Trans Story features proud trans and gender diverse storytellers from Brisbane and beyond celebrating their complex, sometimes funny, often fearless, always fierce histories. This is the type of storytelling event that makes you question everything you know about gender.
Date Sun 30 June Time 5.30pm Tickets $25 (a), $20 (c) + $6.60 transaction fee Presented by Brisbane Powerhouse and Freshwater Entertainment + Management Suitable for ages 12+ (accompanied by adult) Contains coarse language, adult themes + trigger warning Image by Ann-Marie Calihanna
My Trans Story
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Creating Art makers from the LGBTIQ+ community have always been creating work. But how do you represent your voice in queer work? How do you stay true to yourself and what responsibilities come with this? Hear from three young queer art makers, Bear Baxter (Aly Lorén), Artemis Green and Joel Devereux talk about what drives them.
Date Sun 30 June Time 1pm Tickets Free Presented by Brisbane Powerhouse Suitable for ages 12+ with parental supervision Image: Joel Devereux
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The rights we have today are because of the fierce strength and advocacy of our elders. These trailblazers still have not given up the fight. Tristan Meecham of All The Queens Men sits down with LBGTIQ+ icons, Brian Day OAM (pictured) and Jill Bolen to discuss the changes that have happened over the decades and what else there is to fight for. Date Sun 07 July Time 1pm Tickets Free Presented by Brisbane Powerhouse
The Trail blazers Elders
Panel
THE COMING BACK OUT Ball MOVIE The Coming Back Out Ball movie explores the heartbreaking and heartwarming stories of a group of older LGBTIQ+ people as they prepare to attend a Ball celebrating their gender and sexual identities. Date Sun 07 July Time 2.30pm Tickets Free Presented by Brisbane Powerhouse and Brisbane Queer Film Festival Suitable for ages 15+ | Contains coarse language, adult themes + sexual references
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Creative Conversation
Ar t Exhibition
Join us to hear how creativit y can be a useful star ting point in exploring the reduction of suicide and self-harm in our LGBTIQ+, Sistergirl and Brotherboy communities. Guest speakers will discuss various ways in which art can spark useful conversations and increase awareness and access to services across communities.
An artistic exploration of how creativity can encourage visual and verbal conversations which aim to reduce suicide and self-harm in our LGBTIQ+, Sistergirl and Brotherboy communities. As part of the National Suicide Prevention Trial, the Queensland AIDS Council invited artists to submit a visual art response. This exhibition is the result.
Date Sun 30 June Time 4pm Tickets Free
Date Fri 17 May–Sun 07 July Tickets Free
Presented by Brisbane Powerhouse and QuAC
Knockoff If you like your comedy free, funny and full of surprises, look no further than Knockoff. During the Festival a special MELT Knockoff will be programmed each Friday from 6pm. Enjoy a variety of comedians bringing you the best one-liners, hilarious stories and side-splitting observations.
Date Fri 28 June + Fri 05 July Time 6pm Tickets Free Presented by Brisbane Powerhouse
Livespark
MELT SPECIAL
Turtle Juice Records Showcase Livespark returns with an extraordinary lineup of artists in celebration of MELT thanks to Kendall Layt’s Turtle Juice Records, the first record label in Queensland representing only local queer musicians. Date Sun 07 June Time 4pm Tickets Free Presented by Brisbane Powerhouse
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A Matter of Time Project Heather Faulkner
A Matter of Time investigates the experiences of eight lesbians who lived in Queensland during the more socio-politically conservative midto-late twentieth century and how they interpret that experience to have informed their lives today. As the struggle for LGBTIQ+ rights continues, it is important to accrue a historical understanding of the experiences of those who found themselves existing outside of the ‘norm.’ Some led double-lives, some hid in remote pockets of far north Queensland, while others lived openly, in spite of implied consequences.
Date Fri 17 May–Sun 07 July Tickets Free Presented by Dr Heather Faulkner, QCA + Griffith University in partnership with Brisbane Powerhouse Image: Carol Lloyd by Heather Faulkner — VISUAL ARTS —
MELT
Portrait Prize
The annual Melt Portrait Prize gives visual artists the creative license to celebrate heroes in the LGBTIQ+ community; whether it be a local icon or an internationally acclaimed personality. View the exhibition of shortlisted works including the Judge’s Choice winner and vote for the People’s Choice as you browse the exhibition at Brisbane Powerhouse. Join us at the exhibition launch on IDAHOBIT Day, Friday 17 May.
Date Fri 17 May–Sun 07 July Tickets Free Presented by Brisbane Powerhouse Image: #dadlife by Louan Walker, winner People’s Choice Award 2018
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Stygian Stones Matthew Taylor Thomas
Stygian Stones is a haunting photographic collection that tells the tale of the maddening struggle between living one’s truth and the price we pay to conform and survive the toxifying structures of society. Date Fri 17 May–Sun 07 July Tickets Free Presented by Matthew Taylor Thomas in partnership with Brisbane Powerhouse
Brood
Sophie Reid-Singer
Brood is a satirical videoludic experience in which the user traverses a digital landscape inscribed with needless information on the Sphynx cat. The selective breeding of cats is used as a metaphor to contrast the fetishization of disability. Date Thu 27 June–Sun 07 July Tickets Free Presented by Sophie Reid-Singer in partnership with Brisbane Powerhouse
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Tethered Together Tim Glorious
Each night of MELT: Festival of Queer Arts and Culture, the façade of Brisbane Powerhouse will come to life with a unique projection display from local artist, Tim Glorious. Lighting up the whole wall in a stunning display, this new work explores of the courage in the journey taken from the body one is in, to the body one feels comfortable in. What bonds us to the idea of who we are? What brings us to the face of who we want to be?
Tethered Together is supported by NW Group. Delivering exceptional technical production, NW Group supply the highest standard of audio, video and lighting by specialist professionals across Australasia. www.nwgroup.com.au
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QuAC is proud to be a Community Partner of MELT: Festival of Queer Arts and Culture to support this annual burst of diverse creativity, pride, humour, humanity and rebellion. Our vision is to see a Queensland where all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex (LGBTI), Sistergirl and Brotherboy peoples achieve the best possible health and well-being outcomes while participating fully in the life of their communities, free from discrimination and its impacts. MELT helps us creatively further that vision.
FAMILY + DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
TRANS HEALTH SENIORS 2SPIRITS LGBTI
RAINBOW PRIDE@WORK
PrEP
FAMILY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
WOMEN’S HEALTH
HIV + STI PREVENTION, TESTING, TREATMENT HEALTH + WELLBEING
Servicing LGBTI+ communities since 1984 quac.org.au
Ceremony
Brisbane Powerhouse supports the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). Join us for a special event to commemorate this international day including a remembrance gathering with special guest speakers, a memorial ceremony and musical tribute. The MELT Portrait Prize and MELT visual arts exhibitions will also be launched.
Date Fri 17 May Time 6.30pm Tickets Free Presented by Brisbane Powerhouse
MELT Shop This year we’ve partnered with bling mavens Power & Stiletto to bring you an exclusive collection of MELT jewels including earrings and brooches. Make sure you snap these babies up when you’re in seeing a show as they’ll go quickly! Plus we’ll be launching a limited edition collaboration – The Judy Collection, only available during MELT from 27 June–07 July. Keep an eye out as we reveal details about this fantastically wicked collection!
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bookING INFO Book online: meltfestival.com.au Phone: Box Office on 07 3358 8600 A $6.60 fee applies per transaction (so buy up big and save!) All events in MELT are ticketed, except for the experiences with ‘free’ listed throughout the guide. Brisbane Powerhouse Box Office is open Mon–Fri 9am–5pm, Sat 12–4pm. Box Office is also open 60 minutes prior to each performance and 30 minutes after performances commence. We do not accept tickets sold through unauthorised sales channels including Viagogo, eBay or Gumtree. Please ensure you take care when purchasing tickets, and only purchase through the Brisbane Powerhouse website or Ticketek.
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