12 Dec 2022

Saturday Magazine: 10th Dec 2022 Midsumma Festival 2023

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Macca and Misha are joined by Karen Bryant from Midsumma.

Midsumma Festival’s 2023 program has launched

The 2023 Midsumma Festival program is now live, bringing a kaleidoscope of preeminent queer arts and cultural festivities from 21 January – 12 February. Expect over 200 events showcasing queer culture, featuring local, interstate, and international artists in spectacular performances, talks and social events.

The 2023 Festival features a range of Festival Hubs across Melbourne, dedicated to providing a diverse showcase of events to enrich the Midsumma Festival experience. Festival Hubs and highlights include:

VICTORIAN PRIDE CENTRE (VPC):

A new hub for the Festival, VPC presents a fabulous program of Midsumma events that connect, support, and amplify LBGTIQ+ voices. VPC highlights include:

Cheers, Queers! – The very best comics from Melbourne’s Queer comedy scene come together to present a fabulous new night of comedy with a new line up each night. 27 – 29 January.

Piano Bar X Pride Centre – Join Andy Pobjoy and the team from Piano Bar for a night of drag fabulousness, singalongs with extra special guests performing audience song requests. 27 – 29 January & 2 – 4 February. (Pictured right)

Trans & Gender Diverse Clothes Swap – A fun and fabulous clothes swap and perfect timing to pick up a new outfit for summer. 11 February.

Exhibition – The Making of the Victorian Pride Centre – This free exhibition explores the last 100 years of LGBTIQ+ history in Victoria and the development of the iconic Victorian Pride Centre. Featuring architectural drawings and models, photos of construction and building artefacts. On display from 2 December to April 2023 in the Pride Gallery.

THEATRE WORKS:

This St Kilda institution is also a Festival hub and will be buzzing with seven ground-breaking shows across three performance spaces for a truly queer program that embraces and celebrates the whole rainbow community.

Midsumma full program available at midsumma.org.au

 

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