The ODDyssesy Tributes Launch

Name: The ODDyssesy Tributes Launch
Start: 2026-08-22T17:30:00+1000
End: 2026-08-22T19:30:00+1000
Location: The Brass Room Fyshwick

Sat, 22 Aug, 5:30pm - 7:30pm AEST

The Brass Room Fyshwick

Fyshwick ACT, Australia

Erotika Dabra

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A portal has opened from which emerges a bustling ethereal ship. Spectral forms pour from the deck that appear to be writhing, pulsing… dancing? In collaboration with Scarlett Mustang of Menagerie of Misfits, The ODDyssey is a dream that we will collectively materialise into reality.

A group of 8 Heroes, seasoned local artists will mentor 8 emerging Tributes from burlesque, drag, and pole dancing communities in response to the magical call of The ODDyssey. Will you accept your fate?

You are magically invited to the Tributes Launch event to meet the 8 ODDyssey Tributes who will showcase their talents to the audience and 8 mentors. Reflecting their signature style, each Tribute has the opportunity (and 8m of runway) to introduce us to their art as we launch the program. This event will also include the allocation ritual, where each Tribute will be randomly assigned their Erotika Dabra track which they will perform to at the November 28 event at Casino Canberra.

The event will run for 90 minutes, and will include light refreshments available. If you wish to participate in the raffle and stalls, doors open from 5:30pm.

About The ODDyssey

Embarking in August and culminating in November, The ODDyssey is a performance and mentorship program in collaboration with Menagerie of Misfits aiming to bring emerging artists together with eight established mentors. The series is designed to spotlight new talent, build creative relationships, and give performers a pathway to meaningful artistic development while celebrating Canberra's local arts culture.

Across these 4 months, performers will take part in three distinct phases:

The Tributes Launch August 22 at The Brass Room Fyshwick

The Perilous Journey mentoring events

The Arrival November 28 at Casino Canberra

Each phase offers different opportunities to perform, grow their skills, and be noticed in all of their ODD glory. The ODDyssey journey will be a YouTube mini series being released upon completion of the program.

Tickets for good, not greed Humanitix dedicates 100% of profits from booking fees to charity

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Erotika Dabra is a producer, pole artist, and unapologetic queer force living on Ngunnawal and Ngambri Land, who exists at the intersection of activism, performance, and pure chaotic beauty. A non-binary creator and proud queer advocate, Erotika is featured in Australia’s Marriage Equality history book for their contributions to the movement - an early sign of their lifelong instinct to drag society’s gaze toward what actually matters. Through their events and creative work, they platform issues including domestic violence awareness, women’s rights and safety, queer liberation, environmentalism, and the radical right to self-expression; while also committed to a life-long journey seeking beyond allyship to the First Nation peoples of this land.

Sonically, Erotika Dabra builds worlds for the misfits - the emos, the beautifully unhinged, the ones who find comfort in the discomfort. Their self-appointed EMOTRONIKA (Erotika’s emotional electronica) sound fuses the angst of their emo/grunge/industrial roots with visceral dance-floor catharsis. It’s EDM for anyone who has ever lived in the shadows, loved messily, or felt “too much” in a world that rewards monochromatic numbness.

As a pole dancer, Erotika’s performance work is as loud and liberatory as their music. They opened Mx Pole ACT 2025, have competed in pole competitions that proudly honour the s*x-worker lineage of the art form, and have taken to Canberra Casino as a second home. You can often find them bending gravity at The Brass Room or any space queer enough to handle their magic.

Across music, movement, and activism, Erotika Dabra is building a universe where being perfectly imperfect is the whole point and where every beat, spin, and scream is an invitation to feel more, not less.