BLAKOUT

Presented by YIRRAMBOI Festival and Arts Centre Melbourne

Curated by Ella Ganza in association with Joshua Taliani, BLAKOUT is an illustrious celebration of queer Indigenous and Pasifika communities living in so-called Australia. Featuring the children of Meanjin’s House of Alexander, BLAKOUT redefines our communities shared queer and cultural experiences through the fusion of different contemporary art practices. Weaving together ancestral knowledge and story-telling from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nations, the opulent nations of Southeast Asia, to the archipelagos of the Pacific, and back to the vibrant ballroom scene in Harlem, New York, this cabaret will showcase blak and brown queer excellence. As the lights go down, BLAKOUT will transform the floor into an immersive club night, bringing together some of our favourite DJs on deck for a night centred around cultural queer liberation.

PERFORMANCE TIMES:
Fri 12 May
Doors: 8:30pm
Performance start: 9pm

VENUE:
State Theatre
Arts Centre Melbourne
100 St Kilda Rd
Southbank VIC 3004

ACCESSIBILITY:
Auslan Interpreted
Wheelchair Accessible
Accessible Bathrooms
Assistant Animal Friendly
Quiet space available

TICKETS:
Blak Tix: $10
POC Tix: $10
Allies: $15

All tickets are sold as General Admission (unallocated seating)
Companion cards accepted

EVENT NOTES:

AGES: 18+

LATECOMER POLICY: N/A

PHOTOGRAPHY POLICY: No flash photography, non-flash photos and filming welcome

BAR: On stage bar service

WARNINGS: Adult concepts, frequent coarse language, strobe lighting, loud music and/or very loud effects

Purchasing a ticket to this event implies agreement with the Arts Centre Melbourne Conditions of Entry.

ACCESS TO VENUE:

PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Tram
The trams that stop in front of Arts Centre Melbourne are: 1, 3, 3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67 and 72. This stop is number 14 – “Arts Precinct”.

Train
Flinders Street Station is the nearest train station to Arts Centre Melbourne. It is located across the Yarra River and is a few hundred metres walking distance away.
To get to Arts Centre Melbourne from Flinders St Station, exit onto Swanston St. Then turn your back on the city and cross the river. Hamer Hall is the first building and is large, round and located on the banks of the Yarra River. Next to this, separated by a lawn, is our Theatres Building. This building has a spire on the top.

Taxi
There is a taxi rank in front of Arts Centre Melbourne on St Kilda Road, where you can flag a taxi down. If you need assistance, please speak to our Welcome Team. They can call a taxi and are located inside the St Kilda Road doors of the Theatre Building behind the gold desks.

ACCESSIBLE PARKING
Both levels of the Arts Centre Melbourne car park are wheelchair accessible. There are several clearly marked accessible parking bays. If you park in these bays, please display your valid Parking Permit for people with disability.
There are two free accessible parking spaces on the Arts Centre Melbourne side of St Kilda Road between the Theatres Building and Hamer Hall. There are limited free parking spaces on Southbank Boulevard. These spaces cannot be reserved, and time limits may apply.

ACCESSIBLE DROP OFF
The nearest pick up and drop off points to Arts Centre Melbourne’s Theatres Building and Hamer Hall are:

In the Arts Centre Melbourne car park – cars who enter and leave within 15 minutes will not be charged a fee. Take a ticket from the machine at the entrance into the car park and put it back into the machine on the way out.
Both outside lanes on St Kilda Road, across from the Theatres Building. Drop off in the Northbound lane is better if you have booked an Arts Centre Melbourne wheelchair and requested a staff meet you with it.

Please note: St Kilda Road is often congested and the Northbound lane can be difficult to access. Sometimes the road is closed for events and works.