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  • Older people wearing black shirts, dancing in a group.
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  • Older people wearing black shirts, dancing in a group.
15 – 18 Oct

FreeSteps: Swinging Years

  • Dance
  • Entertainment

This is dance stripped back to its rawest, most honest form. Swinging Years is a captivating work created by dancers aged 60 and over, guided by acclaimed Taiwanese choreographer Wei-Chia Su.

A mass celebration of the beauty and wear accumulated through decades of life, FreeSteps: Swinging Years invites you to witness the extraordinary power of lived experience, conveyed through the unique personal histories etched in each dancer’s movements. It’s a testament to resilience, loss, joy and bodies moving with intention and grace through time.

Part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival.

Hours

Date Times
Wed 15 Oct
  • 5.45pm - 6.55pm 5:45pm - 6:55pm
Thu 16 Oct
  • 5.45pm - 6.55pm 5:45pm - 6:55pm
Fri 17 Oct
  • 5.45pm - 6.55pm 5:45pm - 6:55pm
Sat 18 Oct
  • 5.45pm - 6.55pm 5:45pm - 6:55pm

Location

Blackwood Box
Meat Market
3 Blackwood St
North Melbourne 3051

Open in maps location for Meat Market

Price and bookings

Adult / general $32
Senior $28
Student / concession $28
Book online for FreeSteps: Swinging Years

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9660 9600
  • email address: boxoffice@melbournefringe.com.au
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Accessibility

  • Accessible toilets
  • Companion card accepted
  • Mobility access
  • Service animals

All accessibility information is self-reported by the listing owner. It has not been verified by the City of Melbourne.

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