PLAYLIST (2018)

PLAYLIST is a compelling dance-theatre work exploring the state of feminisms in pop culture and music today. Full of suburban dreams and pop star fantasies, it is a call to action about the critical issues of our times.

Living in the #MeToo world, PLAYLIST explores the experiences, ideas and power of young women and asks, ‘who is going to shape the future for women in Australia?’

PLAYLIST received a Helpmann Nomination for Best Visual or Physical Theatre Production, 2019.

SWIMMING POOL (2019)

You’re invited to jump into SWIMMING POOL, a site-responsive theatre performance at Kandos public pool.

SWIMMING POOL brings together emerging artists from regional Australia and Western Sydney to share their diverse experience of growing up Australian in the one public space common to all. Exploring our collective memory of youth through action and togetherness, SWIMMING POOL asks you to join the performers in a uniquely refreshing theatrical experience. Bring your togs!

R&J RMX – AI Omelia (2021)

Technology is now sophisticated enough to write poetry and enter into intelligent dialogue with humans - but what is the role of machines in the creative process? Masters, servants, or just a different set of tools? R+J RMX is a performance work that was developed using Omelia, a revolutionary new technology that enhances collaboration and creativity in story development.

Originally built for film-makers and games designers, Omelia draws on connections within any given narrative to create almost-infinite permutations of a script. Together with some of the best dancers and performance creatives in Australia, Omelia pulls apart the classic story of Shakespeare’s doomed lovers, and asks us to reflect on the power of new technology and how it might influence the future of creativity.

After Dark: Belonging – The Ultimate Pub Quiz: The Australian Citizenship Test (2023)

This After Dark event explores what it means to belong in a multicultural society such as Australia. Creative practitioners will explore and interpret the concept of belonging through discussion and performance, questioning how the concept of identity and belonging has changed over time. Who was, is and will be considered an outsider, and who is ‘allowed’ to belong?

Lean in and learn; you’re about to be challenged by Australia’s ultimate pub quiz, fondly known as The Australian Citizenship Test. Join Neda, quiz master and proud Government rep, ready to answer your questions or question your answers about what it really takes to be a true blue, fair dinkum Aussie, and why it’s absolutely crucial to know what animals sit on the coat of arms.

Tahlila: Lullaby Under The Stars (2023)

The stars are no longer twinkling in the sky and we need your help to sing them back to shine more brightly than ever! In this participatory performance, families connect across cultures through the simple beauty of lullabies. Children dance, sing, and play in a magical, twilight-inspired installation space representative of a multicultural neighbourhood. 

Tahlila: Lullaby Under the Stars is an interactive musical performance for children under 2 with their families. The show is built around a narrative of the stars in the sky disappearing because of a lack of joyful song from Earth.

PIONEERS (2024)

Do you know what is needed for a hip-hop dance competition?

PIONEERS is an explosive outdoor dance theatre work about the origins and journey of Western Sydney’s Hip Hop MegaCrew ‘The Pioneers’. Full of energy, history and immaculate choreography, this work follows a community of queer, young, culturally diverse artists who together use dance to carve out public space and reclaim their identity.

From the worlds of Ballroom, Hip-Hop competitions, parenthood, and cultural ancestry, this dance will invigorate optimism and reignite freedom. PIONEERS celebrates the beauty of friendship and highlights young people’s survival in the 21st century.

IMMATERIAL: Silly Village (2024)

Join PYT at FCMG and experience the joy of Silly Village, a series of pop-up performances taking place at the Vintage Village presented in partnership with PYT Fairfield's 2024 Company artists. Come by and meet this ragtag group of performers including a singing pirate, a sneaky koi fish, a perculiar poet and the mysterious mermaid! Can you help them find what they're looking for?

KHair (خير): An Omen, A Message, A Blessing (2025)

Azita and Sosan are in a rut. Long descended from an ancient line of sorceresses, they find their powers languishing as they await the arrival of the prophesied ‘third’ to complete their Trinity…

Their hair salon in modern-day Fairfield—the last remnant of their mystical female healing practice—is on the brink of eviction. With the Açai business booming, ‘3 Brothers Açaí’ is eager to take over their lease. But with strange occurrences and mounting chaos around the salon, it becomes clear that nothing is as it seems. 

Revival! CMI (A Certain Maritime Incident) (2026)

Revival! CMI (A Certain Maritime Incident) is a three-day public program of performances, talks, screenings and discussions that take as their starting point the celebrated 2004 performance work CMI (A Certain Maritime Incident) by version 1.0.

Timed to coincide with the 22nd anniversary of its Performance Space premiere, Revival! CMI will feature excerpts from the original performance, talks, panels, exhibitions, plus four original short creative responses to CMI from artists with asylum seeker backgrounds. These three response artists artists are: Adeeb Razzouk, Neda Taha and Mahdi Mohammadi.

CAAP: In Process – With Eyes To The Past (2026)

CAAP: In Process is a development showcase offering a rare opportunity for performance makers to share their new works-in-development and grow their practice in conversation with peers and audiences.

For the past six years, Contemporary Asian Australian Performance (CAAP) has supported more than 30 artists to share their projects and develop their practice in this annual showcase. This year, five artists working across multiple disciplines take a leap of faith, testing and exploring new works-in-development in front of an audience for the first time.