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Post-show Artist Talks
Stay after the show to hear from the artists and learn more about the performance you ’ ve just seen .
Backstage in Biscuit Land ( p30 ) Thu 13 October 7pm performance
The Echo of the Shadow ( p18 ) Sat 22 October
Lady Eats Apple ( p20 ) Wed 12 October 1pm performance
Thank You For Coming ( p38 ) Sun 09 October 5pm performance
The Dark Chorus ( p39 ) Tue 11 October 6.30pm performance
War and Peace ( p24 ) Tue 25 October 6.30pm performance
The Wheeler Centre
Melbourne ’ s centre for books , writing and ideas has collaborated with Festival artists to bring together a series of smart , passionate and entertaining talks .
Talks & Symposiums
GERARD BYRNE
Join renowned Irish artist Gerard Byrne for a special conversation exploring his exhibition A Late Evening in the Future ( p77 ) with curator Annika Kristensen . SUN 09 OCTOBER 3.30PM
Byrne will also present a keynote lecture . TUE 10 OCTOBER 6PM
CONTINUITY OF CONNECTIONS
A panel discussion on Aboriginal artists ’ research into museum collections at Monash Museum of Modern Art ( Life Inside an Image , p76 ). SAT 08 OCTOBER 1 — 2.30PM
LAND RIGHTS VS . NATIVE TITLE
Nyarri Morgan and Curtis Stone joined by other speakers at ACMI , with an introduction by Lynette Wallworth ( Collisions , p74 ).
WALKER EVANS SYMPOSIUM
An international Walker Evans ( p79 ) symposium with keynote speaker , British curator David Campany . FRI 07 OCTOBER 2 — 6PM
WALKER EVANS FLOOR TALK
Hosted by the artists and curators . SAT 08 OCTOBER 1PM
Visual Arts Day
Make a day of it on Sun 09 October and discover many of this year ’ s exciting range of exhibitions and events around the city . Meet the makers at talks at ACMI ( p74 ) and ACCA ( p77 ), and get a preview of the Public Art Melbourne Biennial Lab ( p75 ).
See www . festival . melbourne for a suggested route .
Igniting Imagination
Since 2011 we have joined forces with Multicultural Arts Victoria to present Igniting Imagination .
This project builds dynamic new bonds with our culturally and linguistically diverse communities , and brings exceptional artistic talent from Australia ’ s emerging , Indigenous and refugee communities to the stage .
In 2016 , Igniting Imagination encompasses the Festival Ambassadors — leaders in artistic practice who represent the changing face of diversity in the arts — and our closing event Our Place , Our Home ( p69 ) on Sun 23 October .