I’ve been a fan of Next Wave Festival since I volunteered to man a Docklands shipping container/arts space for the festival years ago.
Well, Next Wave Festival 2012 opens next Saturday (19-27 May) and this year they’re running a bit of an experiment to help you discover a new way of experiencing an arts festival.
With a festival Day Pass you can spend a day with a series of works that explores a theme relevant to our contemporary world, from gender politics to climate change, fantastic imaginary worlds to our ability to perceive the truth. The day starts with discussions the Breakfast Club, a discussion about how the world and art collide over breakfast at the Wheeler Centre, before setting off on an adventure experienced through visual art, performance, dance, live art and more – with plenty of stop-overs for food, drinks and discussion.
Tours are led by an informed art guide and audiences will be taken into Melbourne’s most interesting places, to view the some of Australia’s most interesting artists.
Plus each Day Pass holder will receive some cool goodies with their pass – a Crumpler Tuft water-resistant pouch, a myki filled with enough credit to get you around from show to show (then keep it and top it up for everyday use!) and discounts at the tastiest spots in North Melbourne to help you refuel between shows, such as Grigons & Orr, Toast, Old Melbourne Cafe, Sensible Sandwich and more.
Day Passes start are $20-$56 (plus booking fee) and there’s a different pass for each day of the festival. You can also check out other Next Wave Festival events at http://www.nextwave.org.au
Giveaway! Thanks to Next Wave Festival I have a Double Day Pass for Tuesday 22 May…totally worth chucking a sickie for! To win all you have to do is a leave a comment below and the winner will be drawn next Friday 18 May. Good luck!
And the winner of the double pass to Melbourne Museum’s The Wonders of Ancient Mesopotamia is…Theresa! Your prize will be posted out to you.
random generator! choose me!
Would LOVE to attend the Next Wave Festival!! My fingers are crossed as well as my toes!!
This looks like an awesome event!
Twitter: aecliss
| May 11, 2012, 11:04 am
I’m on holiday in Melbourne that week pick meeeeee random generator xoxo
Twitter: rebeccaspeaking
| May 11, 2012, 11:55 am
yes ploise
Come in spinner!
I would so love to gooo! It’d be beyond awesome
Haven’t heard of this festy before but it looks great! Thanks for letting us know about it!
would be awesomeee
oooh, please let me win!
would totally love to go!! (:
Looks like an fun and interesting event in winter.
This will be brilliant. Quick! All poor uni students enter this draw (i.e. me).
Twitter: annalananna
| May 13, 2012, 9:22 am
…i so love this festival, went last year it was awesome…hope i get a chance to go see at least one day this time around…
Next next wave, will youz consider incorporating traditional notions of date/time/event in yr program? No1 seems able to interpret the basics in either virtual or hard copy versions. Still, Dr Phil(th) wants free pass – let’s see how random this shiz is…
Twitter: philthosophy
| May 15, 2012, 2:19 pm
I would love the day passes to explore next wave!
I volunteer for Next Wave but still love a free day pass!
I bet the hair under my bottom lip, you pick me:)