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2026 Festival 29 Sept-18 Oct

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Deadly Fringe

Kummargii Yulendj Barring Gadhaba // Projections of a Current Future


Name: Kummargii Yulendj Barring Gadhaba // Projections of a Current Future
Subtitle: Follow the eels journey beneath our feet! — Country is rising.
Tags: Interactive,First Nations Stories,Death/Grief,Unusual Location,Politics,Real Stories
Vibes: Disruptive,Inspiring,Timeless
Programs: Curated Program,Deadly Fringe
Guides: 
Credits:
Presented by N'arwee't Carolyn Briggs, Amina Briggs & The Alliance for Praxis Research and Melbourne Fringe
In Collaboration with Little Projector Company, Sean Healy & Jordan Lacey
 
Description:
This is a public art performance across four key sites in Melbourne’s CBD, combining projection, storytelling, and group cycling. Led by Boon Wurrung Elder N’arwee’t Carolyn Briggs, participants follow the journey of the eels of William’s Creek, stopping at stations where Boonwurrung stories are brought to life through animations. A mobile projector on a cargo bike displays artwork on city buildings, creating a moving reflection on water, memory, and place.


Free Events

Curated Program

Outside the comfort zone

Experimental

Projection Art

Site Specific

Storytelling

Follow the eels journey beneath our feet! — Country is rising.

Violence,Emotional Abuse,Racism,Mental Health

Disruptive

Inspiring

Timeless

Ngambaa


Name: Ngambaa
Subtitle: Witness the power of Ngambaa as they share the prosperity of generational storytelling through dance
Tags: Feminism,Queer Culture,First Nations Stories,Original Music,Religion & Spirituality,Real Stories
Vibes: Evocative,Haunting,Provocative
Programs: Curated Program,Deadly Fringe
Guides: 
Credits:
Presented by Melbourne Fringe
Choreographed by Amelia Jean O'Leary
Performed by Keia McGrady & Danni Cook
Description:
Ngambaa is a dance work presented in the Oratory at Abbotsford Convent, it will be a seated event with chairs available, it will have lighting and sound and will go for 45 minutes. It is a more laid-back performance but with an abstract and spiritual story.


Short & Sweet

Member Discount

Pushing the comfort zone

Dance & Physical Theatre

Contemporary

Immersive

Witness the power of Ngambaa as they share the prosperity of generational storytelling through dance

Evocative

Haunting

Provocative

Blak Sovereignty


Name: Blak Sovereignty
Subtitle: A convergence of Blak art and fashion
Tags: First Nations Stories,Millennial Culture
Vibes: Beautiful,Contemporary,Inspiring
Programs: Curated Program,Deadly Fringe
Guides: First Nations Guide to Fringe
Credits:
Presented by Melbourne Fringe
Design By Off The Plantation
 
Description:
The visual outcome from a community engagement project where 3 garments have been created in collaboration with Indigenous artists and aligned with the Fringe Festival theme 'Superheroes' displayed at the Festival Hub, Trades Hall.


Inside the comfort zone

Visual Arts & Film

First Nations Guide to Fringe

Design

Installation

Exhibition

A convergence of Blak art and fashion

Beautiful

THE BLOK!


Name: THE BLOK!
Subtitle: Radical, Blak, and funny as hell
Tags: Feminism,First Nations Stories,Death/Grief,Original Music,Religion & Spirituality
Vibes: Epic,Outrageous,Silly
Programs: Curated Program,Deadly Fringe
Guides: 
Credits:
Presented by Darebin Arts Speakeasy and Melbourne Fringe
Created by A Daylight Connection with guest Alexis West
Produced by Performing Lines
Description:
A satirical theatre performance about a 'genius' artist (The Master, played by Carly Sheppard) wrestling with a writers block. They come face to face with a divine figure (The Creator, played by Alexis West) who challenges their sense of being the centre of the universe.


Theatre

Absurdist

New Writing

Radical, Blak, and funny as hell

Self Harm or Suicide,Drug use,Drug References,Sexual References,Death,Mental Health

Epic

Outrageous

Silly

Poems of a Transsexual Nature


Name: Poems of a Transsexual Nature
Subtitle: A new play on the reckless escapades of a transmasc with a god complex and his first time on country
Tags: Gender Diversity,Queer Culture,Sex Love & Dating,First Nations Stories,Death/Grief,Gen Z Culture
Vibes: Challenging,Chaotic,Cheeky
Programs: Curated Program,Deadly Fringe
Guides: 
Credits:
Presented by Melbourne Fringe
Written and Performed by Cynda Beare & Gabrielle Fallen
Produced by Claudia Harris
Description:
A one person play about being young, trans, and blak. There will be scenes with dance and burlesque, and the entire show is written in a modern day heightened verse. There is one main character named Apollo, and the story takes place in the Lutruwita rainforest as they experience going to their country for the first time. <br>They go back and forth between the present moment, sexual escapades around Melbourne, and a past life in their Queensland hometown. The audience only need to sit and watch.


Comedy

Poetry

A new play on the reckless escapades of a transmasc with a god complex and his first time on country

Sexual Assault or Abuse,Domestic Violence,Drug References,Violence Against Women,Racism,Sexual References,Death,Mental Health

Challenging

Chaotic

Cheeky

How I See You


Name: How I See You
Subtitle: 'How I See You' is an expression of connection, reflection, and deep introspection.
Tags: First Nations Stories
Vibes: Beautiful,Heartfelt,Transcendent
Programs: Curated Program,Deadly Fringe
Guides: 
Credits:
Presented by Melbourne Fringe and The Koorie Heritage Trust
Artist Madeline Mercer
In Association with Deadly Fringe
Description:
A weaving exhibition created by Madi Mercer for Deadly Fringe. The exhibition will include at least 7 woven works/sculptures, and will be held at The Koorie Heritage Trust.


'How I See You' is an expression of connection, reflection, and deep introspection.

Heartfelt

Transcendent

Yalinguth Live Music Tour


Name: Yalinguth Live Music Tour
Subtitle: Immerse yourself in Aboriginal Fitzroy on this musical storytelling tour of Gertrude Street
Tags: Interactive,First Nations Stories,Unusual Location,Real Stories
Vibes: Heartfelt,Uplifting,Vibrant
Programs: 
Guides: 
Credits:
Directed by Jason Tamiru
Performed by Amos Roach
Performed by MpathSoul
Description:
This event will celebrate and share stories about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians who lived, visited, and played music in Fitzroy between the 1930s and the 1990s . The event will include a walking tour from Carlton Gardens to The Builders Arms Hotel on Gertrude Street. The tour will include live storytelling and musical performances by Elders, community and artists, and play recorded content from the Yalinguth app.


Open Program

Words & Ideas

Music

Sound Walk

Immerse yourself in Aboriginal Fitzroy on this musical storytelling tour of Gertrude Street

Uplifting

Vibrant

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Deadly Fringe is where First Nations art and creativity takes centre stage. 