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Two performers dressed in lime green shorts and matching t-shirts, with their arms raised in the air, dancing outside with people watching them.
30 Sep – 2 Oct

Mini Beast Disco

  • Free
  • Family and kids

Legendary performance artists Betty Grumble and Dandrogyny lead a workshop and performance experience in the Test Garden for kids and their grown-ups, encouraging empathy, curiousity, and wonder about the natural world.

Proudly queer performance artists Dandrogyny and Betty Grumble, along with their critter collective, DJ Hip Hop Hero, Stone Motherless Cold and Fast Fashun, invite you into their world of wonder-full play.

Part-performance, part-workshop, Mini Beast Disco squirms and worms into orbit, inviting kids and their grown-ups to reframe ideas of ‘us’ and ‘community’ to include the entire natural world.
The show encourages empathy, curiosity and a sense of awe, always. Beetle on down for this hopeful offering and celebration of togetherness and aliveness.

Recommended for kids aged five to nine and their family hordes – be sure to wear your best green outfits.

Presented by Fed Square as part of RESET – a free festival for greener living.

Free, but registrations required.

Hours

Date Times
Tue 30 Sep
  • 11am - 12pm 11:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 2pm 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Wed 1 Oct
  • 11am - 12pm 11:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 2pm 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Thu 2 Oct
  • 11am - 12pm 11:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 2pm 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Location

Test Garden
Fed Square
Swanston St & Flinders St
Melbourne 3000

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Price and bookings

This is a free event

Book online for Mini Beast Disco

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9655 1900
  • email address: info@fedsquare.com
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Accessibility

  • Accessible toilets
  • Auslan interpreted
  • Service animals
  • Additional accessible features Contact for more information

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

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