Avant Guards
Avant Guards: Saturday 14 December, any time from 11am. Grand Finale at 5pm followed by a community celebration until late.
Pony Cam is working with La Mama – staff, curators, volunteers, and at least one legal representative from the Board – to make a show.
It is a show about La Mama.
Made from the perspectives of multiple generations.
Taking over innumerable spaces.
And framed across a whole day.
Together we will examine the sacrifice that keeps La Mama going, the quiet joys of working the bar, and the enduring weight of its own history.
Half interrogation. Half blowout. Avant Guards is an urgent exploration, where we invite our community to engage in La Mama’s future: the possibilities, realities, needs, impacts and, of course, the budget!
This durational performance is the last day of La Mama’s fundraising campaign: Our Next Act.
There will be ample opportunity to give in person with a special signature Indigo Vodka La Mama cocktail, DOC pizza, the famous Brunetti gelato cart – and choose-where-your-money-goes adventures!
Pop in for fifteen minutes or spend the whole day – watch the show – join in the show or sit on the periphery and soak it all up.
Join us, and let’s invest now in our shared future.
Created by Pony Cam and La Mama
UPDATE: THIS SATURDAY 14 DECEMBER ONLY:
DOUBLE YOUR DONATION VIA PLUS1
Thanks to Creative Australia, donations up to $50,000 made this Saturday will be DOUBLED, making a potential $100,000 impact in forging our future.
PROGRAM 14 December:
11AM AVANT GUARDS: THE SHOW BEGINS. Arrive anytime after 11am, pop in and out as you please, food & beverages available
5PM AVANT GUARDS GRAND FINALE. Come one, come all!
5:45PM CIGGY BUTTS: a brand new trio playing a wild mix of trad jazz, emo-theatre-kid vibes and sing-alongs for all ages.
6:45PM JARABI BAND: leads audiences on a dynamic journey from the ancient Manding Empire of West Africa to modern-day city life, weaving the timeless musical traditions of Guinea with contemporary sounds of Naarm’s vivid music scene.
7:45PM JARABI BAND: SECOND SET
James Clayden paintings to be auctioned for donations throughout the day on Saturday.
As a fine artist, James has exhibited in nearly 50 group and solo shows. James’ work is held in numerous collections, including the Australian National Gallery, National Gallery of Victoria, and Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney.
The paintings will be auctioned by donation starting from $500. The paintings will be available to bid on, only on Saturday 14 Dec, only at La Mama HQ 205 Faraday St Carlton. Bidding commences at 11am; final bid at 5:30pm.
AVANT GUARDS STARS:
PONY CAM: Claire Bird, Ava Campbell, William Strom, Dominic Weintraub and Hugo Williams
LA MAMA: Dora Abraham, Emma Fawcett, AYA, Ruth Katerelos, Gemma Horbury, Myf Powell, Yogashree Thirunavukarasu, Nicki Jam, Penelope Efstathiou, Vivienne Halat, Isabel Knight, Ben Grant, Vanessa Jo Di Natale, Andreas Petropoulos, Glenn Shea, Maureen Hartley, Laurence Strangio, Shane Grant, Caitlin Dullard, Tony Song, Linda Belle
Support La Mama: OUR NEXT ACT
