Get ready for a showcase that marks the start of a new, iconic era!
Access Arts presents Icons Alive! – a stunning performance showcase with new interpretations of iconic moments in pop culture.
This eye-catching, toe-tapping showcase features the brilliant Karen Lee Roberts as MC, with exclusive performances from DIDG – Deaf Indigenous Dance Group, The Madeline Stuart Dance Company, Screech Arts, Queensland Ballet’s Dance For Health, Access Arts Singers and Access Arts Theatre & Dance Ensemble. Each group will present fresh takes on pop culture icons and memories and collaborate to present a bold finale number that will set the stage alight!
In an era dominated by TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, iconic pop culture is ready to be reimagined. Don’t miss this innovative, thrilling community showcase.
Undercover Artist Festival is hosted at Queensland Theatre, find out more about purchasing tickets here and venue access here.
Community/Concession tickets are available for people with disability, First Nations patrons, seniors, and concession card holders. Companion Card holders can access a free ticket.
Saturday, 20 September
1:00pm
Companion Cards are accepted. A transaction fee of $5.00 will apply per transaction.
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THROUGH ART, ACCESS ARTS TRANSFORMS LIVES.
Access Arts is Queensland’s leading organisation creating opportunities in the performing and visual arts for people with disability or disadvantage. Access Arts exist to elevate artists working across both visual and performing art mediums, promoting the importance of their art through facilitation, advocacy and education.
We create development opportunities for visual and performing artists to grow their skills, pursue their artistic practice, showcase and sell their work. We advocate for equality for artists with disability within the arts industry.
Screech Arts is an innovative and inclusive performing arts organisation which offers a wide range of programs across theatre, dance, music and contemporary performance, that enable participants to build confidence, improve social skills and express themselves in a supported environment.
All the Screech Arts ensembles work towards performative outcomes, with a focus on sharing the authentic lived experiences of the participants in a celebratory and inspiring showcase of their extraordinary skills and powerful stories.
Celebrating 25 Years of Culture and Performance
The Deaf Indigenous Dance Group (DIDG), based in Cairns, Far North Queensland, recently celebrated its 25th anniversary. DIDG is a unique collective of Indigenous Deaf individuals who hail from across Queensland’s Cape York. We are dedicated to sharing our rich cultural heritage through traditional dances and are the keepers of Indigenous Sign Language, which has thrived in our communities for millennia. The languages and dances you witness in our performances are thousands of years old, embodying an unbroken connection to our ancestors.
DIDG is a regular competitor at the prestigious Laura Quinkan Dance Festival in Cape York and had the honor of performing in both the opening and closing ceremonies of the Cairns Indigenous Arts Fair 2023, 2024 and will again in 2025. Performing at the Opera House DanceRites competition, the pinnacle of Indigenous competitive performance in Australia, remains a significant milestone for our minority community.
DIDG events showcase the artistic talents of our troupe across Australia. Each performance is uniquely crafted to highlight the unique talents within the Deaf Indigenous Dance Troupe to other Deaf people and the wider disability community. Ultimately, DIDG hopes that wider hearing audiences will marvel at the talent embodied by Deaf Indigenous dancers and truly grasp the powerful message that deafness is no barrier to the arts.
Undercover Artist acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and we pay our respects to Elders, past, present, and emerging. We are committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their unique cultural and spiritual relationship to land, water and seas and their rich contribution to society.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices and names of deceased persons.
Proudly supported by
This program is proudly sponsored by Brisbane City Council and the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.
Undercover Artist Festival is presented by Access Arts.
