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youthopia
Three days of bands,
beats and shared
spaces for the young,
and the young-atheart.
on the stage
Amanda Merdzan
Strong lyrics filled with honesty
and emotion plus driving folk
beats, so you won’t mind when
every song gets stuck in your
head.
THE Bearded Gypsy Band
The Bearded Gypsy Band
compose and perform their own
style of eclectic gypsy music
with folk, jazz, celtic, blues and
roots influences.
The Crooked Fiddle Band
Described as “face-melting, jawdropping, head-spinning”, this is
fiery folk with the detail of progrock to create a genre all their
own: “chainsaw folk”.
Czech Dva
A quirky and mysterious duo
presenting quirky and mysterious songs that mash together
electronics, pop, tango, cabaret
Harry Jakamarra
Old Appalachian stomp meets
grungy folk rock by way of gutsy
banjo playing and an unforgettable lyrical style.
In Za Loop Hoop Dance
International hoop dance
instructor of the year, Deanne
Love, spreads her knowledge of
what she does best. Prepare to
join the Hoop Revolution!
Kallidad
Metal mariachi madness featuring skeleton face paint and a
splash of Dia de los Muertos.
What more could you want?
Katie J White Band
Katie J White leads her original
roots music super group. A
heavy rhythmic sound, driven by
her extraordinary bass playing &
powerful vocals.
Kiersten & Cionne FAGE
Whether the songs are traditional or original, one thing’s
for certain: this duo’s charming
musical chemistry will sweep
you away.
Koi Child
What do you get when you
combine Fremantle-based bands
Kashikoi and Child’s Play? A
wicked blend of funk, jazz and
improv.
The Lammas Tide
Resonant lady-vocals, soaring
fiddles and a little fuzz guitar
are what this WAMi-nominated
psych-folk band are all about.
Miracle Band X
Infectious rhythms and lyrics
built for storytelling makes this
group one of the most original
acts you’re likely to see.
Nodes
Hip-hop lyricism spun around
words both heartfelt and
tongue-in-cheek, with a little
blues and flamenco thrown in
for good measure.
Oh Pep!
They’re the 2014 Folk Alliance
Australia Youth Performer Of
The Year and this four-piece
deserve to go straight to the top
of your Don’t-Miss List.
Raksha
Last year’s The Quest winners
jam tight harmonies and neat
beats into some sweet contemporary folk rock.
Ross Vegas
Beatboxing, rapping and livesampling combine in a hugely
entertaining one-man a cappella
set, across every genre you can
think of.
The Royal Parks
The Royal Parks sing exquisite,
pure ballads with beautiful
harmonies, dynamic band
arrangements and lush
textures.
Rowena Wise
This 20-year-old blends popinfused melodies and conversational lyrics to create songs
in the vein of Regina Spektormeets-Feist. Irresistible.
Tolka
Fresh from an extended stay in
Belfast putting together a new
album, this Melbourne group delight in playing traditional tunes
in a contemporary context.
Ungus Ungus Ungus
The psychedelic gypsy progrock group so radical they chose
the same name three times.
Carnivalesque party music for
the creatively-inclined.
The Woods
Formerly known as Kids With
Wolves, this pair of multi-instrumentalists never fail to deliver a
full and inspiring sound.
Quest Winners
Be inspired by WA’s youngest
emerging songwriters: the 2015
winners of Fairbridge Festival's
own songwriting competition
take to the stage.
Scotch Youth Voices
Scotch College students
perform songs they have
workshopped with Fairbridge
Festival Patron, Andrew Winton.
ARTSPACE
artspace workshops
Lantern Making
Bec Massey and Nat Niv
(Little Carrot Productions)
Come and join Professional
Lanterneers, Bec Massey and
Nat Niv to create your very
own lantern for Saturday
night's Lantern Parade.
Decorate your lantern in
your own individual style and
spread the light throughout
Fairbridge Village! If you
have a tired old lantern,
please bring it in and we can
redecorate it for a fresh new
Poster Art
look!
Claire Munro
(Claire Munro Art and Design)
Make your own Day of the
Dead poster! Come and have
some wicked fun exploring
pattern and design with
the art of print. Make your
own funky day of the dead
artwork playing with silk
screen, stencil and mixed
media.
Mexican Paper
Flowers
Fiona Brown (Tilt Shift Art)
'It is believed that the
scent of flowers will make
the returning souls feel
welcomed and happy'.
Learn the traditional art
of Mexican paper flower
making with a gothic edge...
Come and create a flower
garland, bouquet or lovingly
place your flower babies into
Youthopia's Underwater
Prayer Garden.
Body Painting
Ruby Liddelow
(Ruby Spinning)
Grab a friend and learn
how to paint each other's
faces Mexican sugar skull
style with bodypainter Ruby
Spinning. Learn a range of
secret tricks and professional
techniques to transform
yourselves into Dia de Los
Muertos masterpieces!
OUTDOOR
activities
GOOD FOOD
FOR COOL
DUDES
Underwater Prayer
Garden
Ties in with Mexican Flower
making workshop!
Take a moment and write a
message to someone special,
maybe someone who isn't
here anymore ... place a ritual
offering ... say a silent prayer.
You don't have to be a
master chef to create
healthy and tasty treats
for your tum!
If you're aged between
13 and 17 come and
join other cool dudes
creating good food in the
Clubhouse Kitchen.
Retro Barbecue
Quoits, bananagrams, cards,
totem tennis, grip ball etc
Spiralling Sight
Spiralling Sight Productions
has been creating visual
phenomena and intuitive
projection concepts for
over seven years; previously
working on broad spectrum
experimental screenings
at cross­-collaborative arts
events.
Spiralling Sight's most recent
works include creating
SEEDBOX
Swap Shop
Bring an item to swap
an item, those are the
rules! Bring up to 5 of your
favourite swappables.
Items can include clothing,
magazines, books,
accessories, costumes or
furniture. (No electronic
items. All items and clothing
MUST be clean and in good
condition.) Deliver items
to The Seedbox on Friday
evening ready for swapping
on Saturday and Sunday.
Mural Painting
Kat Coppock and Vincent
Howl
(Peering From the Paintbox)
Release your inner
Michaelangelo and make
your mark with Kat and
Vincent as they create a large
scale Lady of The Day of The
Dead mural. Come along on
Sunday and join your fellow
Youthopians as they create
a shiny new spooktacular
banner for Youthopia!
SAT AND SUN
9am, 10am, 11am
instantaneous live visual
projection perspectives
through the artistic mediums
of VJ’ing, mapping and
sculptural screen design.
Friday & Saturday
nights
You know what’s better than being part of the crowd? Immersing
yourself in the thick of things. The
Youthopia Artspace is your chance
to do just that. Take the plunge…
CONSULT THE
YOUTHOPIA PROGRAM
HANDOUT FOR
WORKSHOP AND
ACTIVITY TIMES
Neon Nights
Wear your favourite funky fluro threads
ready for the neon haze of late night
blacklight games and tribal fluro
facepaint!
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