For 25 years, the work of Phillip Adams BalletLab (PABL) has been driven by a singular belief: to create an experimental space for queer misfits that the world needs.
For a quarter of a century, we’ve supported, sheltered and motivated artists working courageously at the fringes, and championed LGBTQIA+ artists and their practices, in a way like no other in the history of Australian dance and performance culture. Since 2016, PABL has had custody of the historic Temperance Hall, where we extend our programming to support next-generation artists working in interdisciplinary performance, music and art practices. It’s this mission that is currently under threat.
Our company’s steadfast commitment to avant-garde culture makes its relationship with mainstream arts funding inconsistent. At the end of 2023, our funding from the Federal Government’s Covid RISE program will cease, this situation has prompted me to reach out for your support towards:
ACCESS TO UNIQUE ART
Our art experiences are unique in Melbourne. We make cutting-edge, experimental performance and art experiences widely accessible to a diverse community of over 4000 visitors annually, with free or inexpensive ticketing.
EMPOWERING UNHEARD VOICES
The emerging artists we work with are under-served by other organisations, and many struggle to find recognition and opportunity within more mainstream pathways. By safeguarding the outsider artist mentality, we provide a counterpoint to dominant cultural narratives and an antidote to homogeneity through persistent queer radicalism. Our lean operational model (with only three FTE staff) means investment goes directly into artists’ pockets, fostering their professional growth and providing a safe space for their artistic expression.
BOUNDARY-PUSHING EXPERIMENTATION
Supporting BalletLab and Temperance means nurturing the visionary work of PABL, cultivating the next generation of Australian artists working at the cutting edge. We support and partner with more than 200 artists annually, across hundreds of hours of paid work.
OUR REQUEST
Your donation will secure our artistic programs including Melbourne Fringe and Midsumma programs and the trailblazing work of artistic director Phillip Adams at a critical time for the organisation.
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Phillip Adams BalletLab respectfully acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which Temperance Hall is located, the Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respect to Elders past and present, and to all First Nations people.
