Seven more settings for shows that will blow your mind during Anywhere Festival 2021
It’s Anywhere time, so five unexpected places to catch shows was never going to be enough. Here are seven more settings for shows during this year's festival that will blow your mind.
Amongst the fossils of long-extinct birds
Nonsemble have crafted a unique set of string and electronic music called Archaeopteryx for Anywhere 2021 that has been inspired by long-extinct birds. The kicker? You get to enjoy it amongst the fossils and remnants of Queensland Museum 's Lost Creatures exhibition. Magic! One night only.
Learn more about how Archaeopteryx came together here.
In and around one of Brisbane's oldest houses
Fully immerse yourself in the world of 19th Century Brisbane in one of our oldest buildings, Miegunyah House. Eve’s Game is an immersive mix of puzzles, play and historical adventure that tasks you with solving the disappearance of a local young woman.
Read our interview with one of the creators of Eve’s Game here.
Amongst the plants of a Brissie Nursery
Mappin’s Nursery is the setting for Meat Mirror, a performance activated, multimedia installation that explores the absurdity, horror and humour of society's obsession with life-threatening surgical enhancement. Colour us intrigued.
Waiting for a ferry.
Fully immerse yourself in the world of fellow commuters with Transit Tales. Set at West End's Ferry Terminal, experience short improvised tales of the unexplored lives of the people that surround you on public transport every day. Each show will be unique. Also playing at the Wamuran Rail Trail in Caboolture.
On a jetty in Moreton Bay (or anywhere)
If you're in the right place at the right time in Moreton Bay, you may just experience Dancing on the Jetty ... and Other Unexpected Places. Watch as strangers around you bring ordinary locations to life in unexpected ways. Follow #anywhereMoretonBay on Insta for updates on where to find these performances.
Amongst the grapes and barrels
Wine tour plus comics plus wine and cheese. Yes please! Ocean View Estates in Mount Mee is the setting for the Tongue in Cheek Winery Tour. Your tour guide is paired with local comics for a truly merry morning. Where do we sign up? One day only.
In a park by the sea
Cotton Tree Park in Maroochydore is the setting for Exodus, a physical theatre and dance performance that captures the inner and outer journeys of migrants who have settled in Australia. How do the dreams of a new home match the challenges of settlement upon arrival? Watch this unravel as your follow performers through the park, with the river and the sea in the background.
Read our interview about Exodus here.
