Dancing Monsters Community Parade
Bored of being human? Come and be something else in a wild parade! This annual parade is open to all community, and expresses creative connection with the non-human world: places, animals, trees, or just something random from your imagination!
No need to overthink it - just mask your face and/or adorn yourself for the parade.
Musicians and spectators are also welcome.
We will parade along the Yerta Bulti Port Adelaide River, celebrating the beautiful river and all it’s inhabitants. Come as you are, as a musician, or as a monster that protects important places and communities.
“This Fringe event is an invitation to revel in post-anthropocentric ways of being and a joyous celebration of liminal spaces.” Katherine Tamiko Arguile – InReview’s 2022 festival season picks
The Parade leaves at 7.30. Pre-parade show includes community dress-up, rhythm rehearsal and Welcome to Country ceremony led by Aunty Angelena. Monster-making and rhythm crew workshops held in weeks leading up to Parade. Check FB page for details.
Presented by: Dancing Monsters
Dancing Monsters are an informal community of people exploring creative practices that connect with place, the wild and the imaginal. These include practices that are common to community and seasonal festivals everywhere, but have sometimes become drained of meaning through the effects of commercialisation or appropriation.
Parading, music and masking are central practices.
Connecting and listening to the places around us is important for our wellbeing, and the wellbeing of the earth and it's inhabitants. By using our imagination to invite places and the other-than-human into our communities, we can re-enchant our relationships with each other, the earth and have so much fun in the process!
Sessions
Ticket Prices
Free Event (No Tickets Needed)
1 Venue
Port Loch & Quay at Port Adelaide Visitor Information Centre
Port Loch and Quay, 66 Commercial Rd, Port Adelaide, Kaurna
The entrance to the courtyard venue, Port Loch & Quay, is down the laneway to the side of the Port Adelaide Visitor Information Centre. The laneway is called Iparrityi, Princess Amelia Lane. The square adjacent to Port Loch & Quay venue is Tangkaira, Queen Charlotte Square, which can also be utilised as a part of the venue.
- Step-free mobility aid access through the main entrance with an accessible bathroom.
- Venue is suitable for all ages
Suitability & Warnings
Accessibility
- High Audio Content
- High Visual Content
- Audience members have the opportunity to interact or join artist on stage
- Suitable for audiences who may not have a comprehensive understanding of the English language
