Barring Yanabul

Date

Sat 10 May

Venue

narrm/Melbourne - various CBD locations The Victoria Hotel 215 Little Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 RMIT Design Archives Window Gallery RMIT University, Melbourne City Campus, Building 100 154 Victoria Street, Carlton VIC 3053 Royal Lane Between Lt Collins and Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 Checker Box Corner of Swanston Street & Little Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 ​
Bourke Street Mall
Located between Swanston and Elizabeth Streets, Melbourne VIC 3000

As the sun falls, First Nations creatives move through the city, breaking away from colonial constructs of performing in ‘designated spaces’ to give the stories of now back to country, to the lands that have held them for over 80,000 years.
Dance
Drag
Family
International
Music
Theatre
Visual Art

Image credit: Keelan O'Hehir

The 2025 iteration of Barring Yanabul cracks open the heart of Narrm/Melbourne, setting streets and laneways alight with installations, visual arts, music, drag, dance and maybe… something you’ve never ever seen before.

A map and detailed performance times will be released closer to the date.

Sub Events

Performance Details

Venue

narrm/Melbourne - various CBD locations The Victoria Hotel 215 Little Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 RMIT Design Archives Window Gallery RMIT University, Melbourne City Campus, Building 100 154 Victoria Street, Carlton VIC 3053 Royal Lane Between Lt Collins and Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 Checker Box Corner of Swanston Street & Little Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 ​

Bourke Street Mall

Located between Swanston and Elizabeth Streets, Melbourne VIC 3000


Dates & Times

Sat 10 May 6-9pm


Tickets

Free event, no booking required

Artist

Aroha Briggs, Taribelang-Bunda/Kuku-Yalanji/Ngapuhi/Ngatiporou


Visual Artist

Axel Garay, Meriam/Puerto Rican/Malaysian


Dancer, Visual Artist

Cheyenne Rain LeGrande, Nehiyaw Isko artist, from Bigstone Cree Nation


Visual Artist

Chloe’s Creations, Bundjalung/Gumbaynggirr/Kamilaroi


Musician

Garret Lyon, Darumbal/Wulli Wulli


Artist

Gwagwadaxla (Rayn Cook-Thomas), Kwakwaka'wakw, Nuu-chah-nulth, and Lekwungen


Healer, Seer & Channel

Jackie Sheppard, Tagalaka


Artist

John James, Wiradjuri


Dancer, Choreographer

Kathleen Gonzalez-Villamizar, Muisca and Motilon Indigenous Peoples from Colombia


Dancer

Kenneth Johnson, Ngarrindjeri/Kogatha


Artist

Libby Harward, Ngugi people of Mulgumpin


Dancers

Ngargee Dance Group


Visual Artist, Dancer

Patrick William Carter, Noongar


Visual Artist

Peta Duncan, Meriam


DJ, Visual Artist

SKNOW, Wiradjuri


Musician

Williby, Kabi Kabi


Audiences will have the opportunity to move around Narrm/Melbourne CBD to experience public art, dance and music in a busking-style format. Relaxed space available in the Artist Greenroom at the Swanston Hall at Town Hall. Section 8 will also be available for audiences to chill out. Noting there will be DJs playing throughout the evening.

  • Wheelchair Accessible

    Wheelchair Accessible

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body. We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.

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