Yarra City Council presents the seventh annual Leaps and Bounds Music Festival 2019.  Over 10 days. Over 30 events at venues across the City of Yarra. 
The much adored festival celebrates the live music venues of Yarra and the people who have made the area the heart of the live music capital of the world. 

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A tonne of clothing and textiles, otherwise destined for landfill, has been salvaged and a ‘Fast Fashun’ wonderland in an old textile factory in the back streets of Collingwood is waiting for you to explore.

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Check out the recently announced performance times for next week's inaugural CHANGES event.

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Applications for Centre for Projection Art's Masterclass in Projection Art are now open.

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The Girls Rock! Melbourne Fundraiser has more than 20 musical acts - none all male. And to top it off, all ages are welcome. It’s all part of Yarra Council’s annual Leaps and Bounds Music Festival.

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Madhouse Circus has recently collaborated with Adelaide based Point & Flex Circus on a project called BOSS Squad, in which an all female cast of acrobats is attempting to change the stereotypes of women in Circus. This work is a celebration of what women can achieve, and how we can support each other in even the biggest and boldest of ventures. Boss Squad will premier in Circus Oz’s Sidesault Festival during October.

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Dancing Qweens is a new work by choreographer and drag artist James Welsby (Valerie Hex) exploring 50 years of queer dance history channelled into a highly interactive and surreal experience of queer bodies in motion.

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The Make It Up Club is committed to nurturing, presenting and promoting avant-garde improvised music and sound performance of the highest conceptual and performative standards, regardless of idiom, genre or instrumentation.

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Queer Unsettled is presented by Midsumma, a major project for the 2020 Festival.

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SMITH STREET DREAMING
ONE STREET – MANY MOBS – ONE COMMUNITY
FREE COMMUNITY EVENT

MC Leila Gurruwiwi
Dave Arden & Band 
Benny Walker
Alice Skye
Birdz
Djirri Djirri Dance Group
Indigenous HIP HOP Projects

FREE BBQ. FREE COFFEE. CEREMONIAL FIRE. 
THIS IS AN ALCOHOL FREE EVENT.

 

 

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‘Casting Off’ Winners of Total Theatre & Jacksons Lane Award for Circus, Edinburgh Fringe 2018.

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The Australian Cultural Fund is a fundraising platform for Australian artists. It is managed by Creative Partnerships Australia and was established by the Australian Government in 2003 to encourage donations to the arts.

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Yarra has awarded funding to 20 artists and arts organisations to support projects including writing residencies, community theatre, circus, exhibitions, immersive theatre for children and several festivals ranging from contemporary dance to autumn celebrations on the Collingwood Housing Estate, as part of the 2019 Annual Grants program.

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To celebrate a new year of creation and collaboration at Forest Collective, 2019 begins with Orpheus. Presented as part of Midsumma Festival at iconic arts precinct Abbotsford Convent, Orpheus is a new ballet-opera written by Artistic Director Evan Lawson, with choreography by Ashley Dougan.

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Registrations now open for Melbourne Fringe Festival

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Expressions of Interest to hold a major event in the City of Yarra from June – December 2020 are now open.

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This year we are inviting all venues in Yarra to pitch events to be included in the Leaps and Bounds Music Festival program.

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Australian singer-songwriter Laura Imbruglia joins an impressive line-up of talent performing at this year's Leaps and Bounds Musical Festival, celebrating live music in Yarra.

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Be a part of our much-loved Fairfield in Feb performing arts event in 2020.

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The Johnston Street Fiesta once again brings the vibrant culture, heritage and traditions of the world’s many Spanish speaking nations to the City of Yarra.

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