19 — 22 October
The Store
Free, although some programmed events are ticketed
Dances & Dreams is an immersive exhibition experience, taking place across a weekend as part of Melbourne Fringe at the Convent. The exhibition celebrates the work of women from diverse heritages, exploring dreams, echoes and movements from ancestry and nature, inspiring audiences to connect with their own generational resonances and personal landscapes.
In addition to the exhibition, come along workshops, performances and other programmed events dotted throughout the event.
Friday 19 — Sunday 21 October
Open 9am — 4pm daily
Opening night
Thursday 19 October, 7pm — 9pm
Live music, dance, a bazaar and a cash bar
Tickets $18 — $20
Floral crown workshop
Saturday 21 October, 11am — 12pm
Make a beautiful floral crown with Parminder Kaur Bhandal. Materials provided.
Tickets $18 — $20
Movement & creative writing workshop
Sunday 22 October, 11am — 12pm
Relaxed dance, music & poetry writing workshop with Leila Lois.
Tickets $18 — $20
Curated and produced by dancer, writer and editor Leila Lois, Dances & Dreams is a capricious, open celebration of emergent ways of knowing, or “elusive moments of connection” between us, our ancestry and the landscape. We are a diverse collective of artists who celebrate jin/jiyan/ azadi, women/life/freedom through multiple art forms.
The Store is wheelchair accessible via a private side entrance.
Gendered toilets are available close to the venue, however there are gender-neutral toilets in multiple locations across the precinct. View the Public Toilet Map to find a bathroom of your preference.
