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Krishna, a Brown trans person in their 30s, wears a green blazer and black skirt. Krishna is posed bent down on one knee, looking straight at the camera with a friendly expression.
Jordan Rossi & Emily Drake
Krishna, a Brown trans person in their 30s, wears a green blazer and black skirt. Logan, their partner and a white trans person in their 30s, stands next to Krishna. Logan wears a black and white shirt and black pants, while holding a baby doll. Krishna and Logan are posed like they are in a family portrait, against an orange background.
Jordan Rossi & Emily Drake
Krishna, a Brown trans person in their 30s, wears a dark black shirt with splotches of blue and green. They hold a sample collection vial in front of their face labelled "sperm". They look straight at the camera with a friendly expression.
Jordan Rossi & Emily Drake
Krishna, a Brown trans person in their 30s, wears a green blazer and black skirt. Krishna is posed bent down on one knee, looking straight at the camera with a friendly expression.
Jordan Rossi & Emily Drake
Krishna, a Brown trans person in their 30s, wears a green blazer and black skirt. Logan, their partner and a white trans person in their 30s, stands next to Krishna. Logan wears a black and white shirt and black pants, while holding a baby doll. Krishna and Logan are posed like they are in a family portrait, against an orange background.
Jordan Rossi & Emily Drake
Krishna, a Brown trans person in their 30s, wears a dark black shirt with splotches of blue and green. They hold a sample collection vial in front of their face labelled "sperm". They look straight at the camera with a friendly expression.
Jordan Rossi & Emily Drake
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Witness queer family-making.

First Trimester explores human connection and parenthood, challenging expectations and redefining what it means to create a family as a transgender person.

Embark on a journey with London-based performance artist Krishna Istha as they search for the ‘perfect’ sperm donor.

Continuing a world-wide search, the Australian premiere of First Trimester invites you witness intimate live interviews between Krishna and hundreds of participants, in a quest to find them and their partner a sperm donor or at least discover the qualities that make them a perfect match.

Krishna asks questions that range from funny to serious, from matter of fact to philosophical, in order to make the ultimate connection.

"Did you grow up with pets?”
“Where do you store your memories?”
“What do you value more, kindness or intelligence?"
And, most importantly for Krishna, "Have you watched The Princess Diaries?"

Allocation Exhausted?
Please note that tickets are available through both the Melbourne Fringe and Arts House websites. If you see “Allocation Exhausted” below, we recommend checking the Arts House website, as additional tickets may be available there.

Sensory friendly and relaxed elements
All performances have relaxed elements and are sensory adapted. Audience members are welcome to bring babies and children, come and go as they please, be themselves, make noise, stim, and respond to the work for the duration. Krishna will do a short introduction to the work before each show. There will be no strobe or flashing lights.

Tactile Tour and Audio Describer Guides
Sat 18 October, 1pm – 3pm session
Tactile Tour will commence 1 hour prior
Available on request - book by Friday 10 October by contacting [email protected] or (03) 9322 3720

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    Important Event Information

    Want to participate in First Trimester as an interviewee? 
    Visit the First Trimester Information Hub and sign up today


    Saturday 18th October Durational Performance
    Audience members can purchase two different ticket types for this performance:



    1. Full day ticket: you are welcome to come and go as you please throughout all sessions of the day

    2. Single session ticket: you are allocated to that specific 2-hour session. You are welcome to come and go throughout, but will be asked to vacate at the end of your 2-hour session. 


    If you would like to upgrade a single-session ticket to a full-day ticket on the day, you will be able to do so at the Arts House box office. 


    Tactile Tour and Audio Describer Guides
    Sat 18 October, 1pm – 3pm session
    Tactile Tour will commence 1 hour prior
    Available on request - book by Friday 10 October by contacting [email protected] or (03) 9322 3720 


    Describer guides available for meet and greet on arrival and one-on-one live descriptions of the performance.


    Auslan performance
    Fri 17 October, 7pm 


    Sensory friendly and relaxed elements
    All performances have relaxed elements and are sensory adapted. Audience members are welcome to bring babies and children, come and go as they please, be themselves, make noise, stim, and respond to the work for the duration. Krishna will do a short introduction.


    An Access Guide with Low Sensory Information in it can be found here.


    All performances have relaxed elements and are sensory adapted. Audience members are welcome to bring babies and children, come and go as the

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