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
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!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
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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!Social media
