Fringe Festival at the Convent 2025

‘Ngambaa’ (Mother in Gamilaraay) is a duo dance work told through the story of the dhinawan (emu) baawaas (sisters.) After the baawaas go through the fire they return as spirits who time travel to two generations of yinarrs to protect and guide them.

1 — 4 October
Oratory

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Dress-ups, DIY fashion, and a kids’ catwalk—no sewing skills needed, just imagination!

Welcome to Wasteworlds—a giant sculpture made from clothing waste! Help bring it to life in these playful, hands-on workshops. Kids (and their grown-ups) are invited to dig through piles of colourful fabric, create wild new outfits, and strut their stuff on the catwalk.

Kids’ Workshops: 1 — 3 October
Runway Show: 4 October
Recovery Exhibition: 5 October

Magdalen Laundry

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Created over 12 months, this immersive binaural headphone-listening experience documents the rhythms of the shore and humanity’s impact upon it. Audiences are invited into a recreation of Anthony’s Nose, a beach on the Mornington Peninsula, to sit on the dunes and listen deeply to the sounds of the shifting landscape through time.

7 — 11 October
Oratory

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Performance meets installation in this glittering gender and genre-bending show by five trans and gender diverse artists. Caught between the gallery and the stage, bring your own body to be part of the show.

7 — 11 October
Oratory

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MacroVerse is a live sonic and visual interpretation of the evolution of the universe, from energy stasis field to heat-death dissipation, performed by electronic music and video artists.

More details to come.

7 — 11 October
Oratory

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Lung Swara is a new musical collaboration, combining Javanese song and dance with visceral sonic textures to create music that is hypnotic and transformational.

16 — 18 October
Studio 24

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