Midsumma 2025: CODED: A NIGHT OF QUEER STORYTELLING

Presented by Amelia Jean O’Leary, Abbotsford Convent and Midsumma Festival — CODED: A NIGHT OF QUEER STORYTELLING gives an inside glimpse of the artist’s most recent creative projects.

Witness three fifteen minute new First Nations femme queer contemporary dance works, choreographed by O’Leary. Including Ngambaa (Mother in Gamilaaraay), a trio; Winangaylanha ngaya nginunha (I love you in Gamilaraay), a group work and CODED a duet that explores the embedding of queerness within landscapes in fear of personification of physicalised queerness.

Dancers: Emily Earther, Carmen Yih, Wendy Feng, Keia McGrady, Amelia J O’Leary & Cora Hughes
Lighting Designer: Giovanna Yate Gonzalez
Production and Stage Manager: Georgie Bright
Choreography and Sound: Amelia J O’Leary

23 – 25 January
7pm – 8pm
Oratory

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Accessibility

Oratory is wheelchair accessible.

This project is supported by City of Yarra, Abbotsford Convent and Midsumma Festival.