Site Is Set Mini Festival

Overview

Four shows. Four sites. Four weeks.

Coming to a location near you, the Site is Set mini-fest is bringing some brand spanking new visual and immersive performance shows to Melbourne that will have you gearing up to choose your own mini adventure.

First up is Exposition by Lara Thoms and Jason Maling. Throughout the year Jason and Lara have visited Melbourne's best expos so you don't have to. In one glorious location, they bring everything you may have missed, creating a niche expo... of expos. Join them and guests from the cosplay community, the tattoo world or perhaps if you're feeling particularly colourful, the untapped world of scrumble in their exclusive study of these wonderfully diverse events.

Bron Batten approached a hypnotist to help her write her new show. They agreed. This is the result. Use Your Illusion blurs the line between truth, performance and lies as audience members as well as Batten herself are placed under hypnosis. Is this a brilliant study of the human psyche? Is Batten just using tricks to reel in her audiences? Is it both?

Astrojet is an after dark experience exploring Melbourne's forgotten and short-lived museum, The Astrojet Space Centre. Artist Zoe Meagher takes audiences on a tour of the building, incorporating multimedia, performance art and a 'disco-infused' soundtrack. With bonus bus tour, Astrojet is sure to set your senses a-tingling and your brain a-thinking.

If you're a dog person, then My Best Friend is for you. But be warned; this can and will get emotional. Following the death of his family dog, Malcolm Whittaker was inspired to honour the memory of dogs past. By retracing their walking rituals, Whittaker will unravel stories of Melbourne's dearly loved best friends.

Running from August 17 until September 7, Site is Set mini festival is an inherently Melbourne experience — one you should immerse yourself in, if you're game.