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What’s In A Name

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@canberradancetheatre's GOLD Company is a vibrant

@canberradancetheatre's GOLD Company is a vibrant and dynamic group of seniors who love to challenge themselves and to have fun through dance and performance.Want to see GOLD perform and try out some moves yourself?Head over for a FREE performance and pop-up workshop from 2-3.30pm on Saturday 7 August at Belconnen Arts Centre. Be prepared to feel revitalised and maybe even a little outrageous 💃Photo credit: Art Atelier

We've got something out of this universe coming so

We've got something out of this universe coming soon to Belco Arts... Does anyone know where this little critter comes from? 🕵️‍♂️

Forget Banksy - the most exciting, provocative str

Forget Banksy - the most exciting, provocative street art isn’t for sale at Christie’s or Sotheby’s. Check the streets of Kinshasa, DRC.Our friends at the @strongerthanfictiondocs Documentary Film Festival are bringing the raw and vibrant documentary, "System K" to Canberra - showcasing a group of passionate street artists and their striking, conceptual, and confronting works of art.Screening at Dendy Canberra on FRIDAY 6 AUGUST | 6:45PM Book your tickets online: Link in bio

Take a sneak peek inside the IGNITE: Makers Clay B

Take a sneak peek inside the IGNITE: Makers Clay Building workshop with @katestevens.ceramics! 👀Over the course of this workshop, IGNITE artists will explore the three main hand-building techniques: pinch pots, coil building and slab building. Exploring form and the potential of clay! Then comes the colour🎨Stay tuned for more fantastic work from the IGNITE artists. Big thanks to Kate for being a wonderful teacher and clay aficionado!Learn more about our IGNITE artists at belcoarts.com.au/ignite

Did you know that screams can literally curdle our

Did you know that screams can literally curdle our blood? 😱Last week we had the pleasure of hosting theatre and dance artist, Gretel Burgess and her team, Pip Burning and Chloe Burgess, during her residency in the Rehearsal Room.During her time at Belco Arts, she developed her new work, "Coagulation" which explores the connection between mental health conditions and the curdling of blood.Learn more about Gretel's project at our website: link in bio.Photos: Skye Rose

@linguafranca_theatre has arrived in the building

@linguafranca_theatre has arrived in the building to bring some much-needed energy to wintery Canberra's mid-year hump! They'll be here for the next 5-months as a part of their Rhizome residency at Belco Arts 🤩Experts in interdisciplinary physical theatre, the Lingua Franca team will be throwing open the training room doors to the wider ACT physical performance community with FREE masterclasses at Belco Arts.Bookings essential, learn more: link in bioImage courtesy Lingua Franca

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