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Midsumma Festival 2021 kicks off in FIVE days!
Hi friend,
Midsumma Festival 2021 officially starts on Monday 19 April, and we couldn't be more excited. We're bringing you a 17-day program of wonderful LGBTQIA+ entertainment, from cabaret to comedy, drag to dance events - we've got it all.
Now is the perfect time to start planning your festival journey and ask yourself - exactly how much queer excellence can I fit into 17 days?!
Photo: Two Queers Walk Into A Bar, 22 April, Comedy Republic
Midsumma Festival gems to check out
'I Have A Face' by Jude Perl
In this award-winning show, Jude Perl is embarking on an adventure to solve all of our collective inner angst... With lots of bright colours!
Jude Perl’s insight into her personal and relatable mental health struggles of being an adult, will make you want to sing along, cry and laugh all at once.
Fri 30 April, Bowery Theatre. Tickets from $22
A conversation with Sarah Feagan, a queer woman living with HIV. Presented by Living Positive Victoria, This will be a fascinating tell-all journey of Sarah’s lived-experiences of sex, drugs and rock n roll and how her HIV diagnosis has pushed her forward, held her back, and turned her into a dynamic player on the national HIV stage.
28 Apr and 5 May, Hare Hole. Tickets from $15.
Heirloom Room! Sculpture workshop with Kenny Pittock
Learn the essentials of hand-building with air-dry clay, and explore how feelings imprint on perceptions of treasured objects.
This workshop, part of the Becoming Us series, is for participants aged 16 to 25. Tickets include free entry to the Becoming You exhibition at Immigration Museum.
Sun 25 Apr 11am & 2pm, Immigration Museum. Tickets $5
Midsumma Festival Virtual Stalls Precinct!
Usually, Midsumma Carnival each year is a showcase of almost 200 community and business stalls. Due to COVID-19 restrictions and safety precautions, Midsumma Carnival will not go-ahead for 2021. This means Stalls at Midsumma Carnival cannot go-ahead for 2021, well physically...
We know that the Midsumma Stalls are a major attraction for 120,000 attendees each year, and for the stallholders as well, so for Midsumma Festival 2021 we have delivered a Virtual Stalls Precinct to highlight the community organisations and supporting businesses that service our communities year-round.
Check out the wonderful LGBTQIA+ stalls right from the comfort of your own home.
* The Midsumma Virtual Stalls Map can only be accessed via a PC. Mobile and iPad will support a text version for these users.
Let Me Get Something Off My Chest by Sam Elkin
A night of polemical rants and righteous queer rage. Join a diverse array of LGBTIQA+ activists, artists and wordsmiths as they take to the stage to let the world know what's been making them angry, bemused or confused.
19 April, Bowery Theatre, tickets from $14
Dragged to Brunch
Strap in for a wild ride with your hostess Donna DuTchme and her special Jacqui Meoff! The ladies will dazzle you so sit back, relax, and enjoy two hours of bottomless beverages and - of course - brunch!
24 April, St Evie, tickets from $75
Queerantine in the Flesh exhibition, with panel discussions and live performances
After our successful online exhibition of Living in the Queerantine we can now celebrate the physical exhibition as we emerge from lockdown into the new normal.
Join us for this special exhibition event in the Swinburne Studio at the newly revamped ACMI museum of screen culture, featuring the works of 'Living in the Queerantine' and special activations including artist talks, panel discussions and live performances throughout the two days.
Queerantine in the Flesh will be open throughout 23-26 April, FREE entry.
Queerantine Q&A, panel discussions with the artists will happen 24-25 April at 2pm. FREE but bookings required.
Queerantine Salon, live performances from the artists in an intimate salon setting will happen 24 April at 4pm, 5:30pm & 7pm. FREE but bookings required.
Image: Still from 'Queery' by Glynn Urquhart
More program highlights
A Strange Space
A Strange Space is an open-air exhibition and program of site-responsive projection art, performance, music, dance and online works by LGBTQIA+ artists and allies.
Presented within the Collingwood Yards courtyard and buildings, the projection artworks and performances featured in this program explore the theme of “a strange space” and the various forms, ideas and experiences that this concept evokes.
22-25 April, Collingwood Yards.
AUSLAN 22 Apr 6pm-7pm
Blue is the Colour of Love
Blues with a classical touch.
'Blue is the Colour of Love' will dive into the sea of blues and jazz love songs, wringing out the lows and rejoicing in the highs of this evocative music.
With hot keys and a powerful voice, The Blues Sisters, made up of opera singer Piera Dennerstein and pianist, Pamela Christie, will present a program of some of the greats of this genre, and indeed of the 20th century as a whole.
1 May, The Hare Hole (Hares & Hyenas)
Tickets from $25
#AllAboard the Rainbow Tram!
Have you spotted the Rainbow Tram in Melbourne?! We've partnered with Yarra Trams and The Yarra Trams Pride Alliance to release this rainbow ride onto the tram tracks of Melbourne. All Aboard is a symbol of the inclusion Yarra Trams strive for at their workplace, and their commitment to making sure everybody feels welcome on board a tram.
19 April - 5 May 2021
Midsumma Pride March - 23 May 2021
Midsumma Festival Office
Ground Level
77 Southbank Blvd
Southbank VIC 3006
Thank you for reading. You have received this eNews as you have connected with Midsumma Festival in the past and we hope to see you again in the future.
