The Meat Market is alive with artists, curators and arts supporters who have together in its large, alluring space: it’s that time of year again, the Fringe Festival program launch. Blue lighting illuminates the high ceilings, the crowd is drawn to the centre of the space, mingling and enjoying the open bar. The crowd buzzes; friends and […]

Amanda Knights discovered her favourite song the same way every discerning music lover does: while listening to an early ’90s Smash Hits compilation tape. Right there, nestled between Marky Mark and New Kids on the Block, Knights found an Australian gem: Divinyls’ I’m on Your Side. “I think it’s the sexiest song in the world,” […]

If you were trying to put together a dream team to create a story installation in Melbourne, it’s quite possible that you’d end up with the powerful combination of live media artist Georgia Symons and independent game designer Lee Shang Lun. The duo met at the 2014 Fresh Air Festival, the annual festival run by […]

Melbourne has a solid reputation for fostering innovative contemporary dance projects, which is reflected in this year’s Fringe Festival program. The exciting range of Fringe productions on offer include some new works by enthusiastic young choreographers. Natasha Phillips has been working as a producer on one such work, Towards Transparency: Producing the Self, choreographed by […]

There’s Melbourne, and then there’s Mucky Melbourne. On a 90 minute walking tour through the city’s thriving commercial hub, let the Reverend Grebo show you the latter. The Mucky Melbourne Tour, being led by the Reverend for this year’s Fringe Festival, promises to expose – nay, celebrate – Melbourne’s seedy underbelly. “It’s the pornographic scandalous tour […]