In June, we announced that our new major production Roller Coaster was set to premiere as part of Bleach* Festival on the Gold Coast. We also launched our first ever fundraising campaign, asking for support to raise a crucial $5,000 towards our community engagement and participation costs. We are over the moon to announce that with …
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Get your own Artist designed Roller Coaster t-shirt today! We were so excited to commission socially-engaged artist and craftivist Tal Fitzpatrick to create the design for this year’s Roller Coaster T-shirt. We love that Tal’s work uses handmade techniques of quilting and embroidery with social and political messages and imagery for advocacy, community building and …
Thank you to everyone who joined Roller Coaster. It sure was a roller coaster, however, through all the glorious ups and downs (thanks to those down pours of rain!) there were so many smiles and so much goodwill, support and displays of what a strong and happy community looks like – not to mention an …
Join the Roller Coaster! Last week we were thrilled to announce that our new major production, Roller Coaster will have its world premiere on the impressive outdoor stage at the HOTA Home of the Arts as part of Beach* Festival on the Gold Coast from 3 – 5 August 2023. Roller Coaster is our …
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We’ve just returned from visiting Bidjara Country / Charleville in the rural Murweh Shire, 8hrs west of Brisbane as part of the Queensland Music Trails. Everybody NOW’s Co-Artistic Director Bec Reid and Producer Pru Wilson shared some of their highlights and stories from the road. Q: Tell us what Everybody NOW! did with the Queensland …
Call Out | Character Development Workshop for ‘Roller Coaster’ We are seeking interested Performers who can roller skate to be a part of a character devising workshop for Roller Coaster – a fierce new participatory production, exploring the ups and downs of life on wheels, that will be presented in late 2023 on the Gold …
Griffith University’s, Dr Adele Pavlidis and Professor Simone Fullagar (Sport and Gender Equity -SAGE – at Griffith University) recently reflected on our Roller Coaster Residency in their essay below: Roller skating is undergoing a revival as a creative sport culture that continues to be popular with women, girls and gender expansive humans. Popular culture and …
Roller Coaster – could there be a better metaphor for contemporary life? Read More »
It’s been an amazing year for Everybody NOW! delivering our purpose To Move Communities. In 2022 we have connected with over 7,000 people aged between 4 – 94 years young, in 72 Communities both online and face-to-face, telling stories through music, dance, poetry, over a cuppa, even on wheels. We’d like to deeply thank the …
Partnerships and Relationship Manager We’re seeking a Partnerships and Relationships Manager to join our team of joy generators. This role will be vital in activating opportunities that enable communities to participate in inclusive intergenerational experiences that nurture connection and belonging. Our new team member will work closely with the Executive Director to deepen and extend …
October is Seniors Month here in Queensland, a month-long celebration centered around social connections. October the 1st was also International Day of Older Persons and this year’s theme is “Resilience of Older Persons in a Changing World”. We spent the weekend of the 1- 2 October at HOTA Home of the Arts and Redland Performing …
