A musical act combining the uplifting sounds of the Tides of Welcome Community Choir and their collage of personalities and voices, with the raw energy that comes from layered rhythms as performed by The David Robertson Drummers using the Djembe (African hand drum)… a remarkable synergy that captivates audiences with each performance.

At the midpoint of the Mountain to Mouth 2016, dancers will emerge from the darkness at Steampacket Gardens, as Canoe and its entourage of flag bearers and walkers arrive from their journey from the You Yangs. Weaving like threads through the central artwork, the dancers, made up of groups from across Geelong, gather the people of the city together. It's time to get up and dance.

Alchemy 7 is a dynamic collaboration of artists seeking to create innovative and imaginative installations using diverse elements. Individual artists respond to the environment, space and time.

The artists involved in this installation - Cosmic Retort - are Michael Gray, Amanda Hills and Rebecca Morton. Amanda has collaborated with Michael Gray to create an beautiful, towering dress woven out of fine copper wire. Rebecca will ascend the dress and sing beautiful operatic arias. Inspired by the blue, alien Diva from the film "5th Element" and by the masked spectacle of the Venice Carnevale, this work aims to transport you to from the ordinary to the strange and extraordinary.

Coastal art rockers - Victoriana Gaye will again be playing at Geelong After Dark, hot on the heels of their 4th CD release “Red Moon Ray”.

Accompanied with the psychedelic wonderment of an animated film clip directed by Jeff Raglus for the single - “60 Foot Lady”. Victoriana Gaye will be ready to rock…..

The Geelong Symphony Orchestra launched earlier this year to great acclaim as it establishes itself as the region’s leading symphony ensemble. For Geelong After Dark, the GSO has selected some of its finest players to perform for you. Enjoy. 

Ukuleles are the electric guitar of this generation! Join the ukulele crazed musos from ‘Ukes D’Jour’ and channel YOUR inner Uke player! Join the Band! Sing, Shake or Strum and let’s make ‘MUSUKE IN THE AIR!’ Geelong’s Biggest Street band hits the streets once more!

Gore Place will be transformed into an outdoor gallery space that you really need to see for yourself... Artist include David Rossiter, Chris Fennell and Najmeh Norouzi.

Movements & Creation is an installation performance piece that combines earth and air, chalk and breath, music and drawing. Flautist Brighid Mantelli will perform original compositions that will be amplified and looped whilst candle flame and chalk artist Danielle McCarthy will attempt to capture the shadows cast by performers...

A bloom of illuminated jellyfish against a night sky, floating through Central Geelong, transporting you to the deep blue and the life aquatic. These creatures of luminous beauty will be gliding along Moorabool Street and the waterfront changing colour as they encounter each other and the world around them.

Performances: 7.00, 8.00 and 9.00pm.

Aïr-thereal is a unique acoustic infusion drifting on airwaves and weaving this world to another. Resonating with Middle Eastern, Asian and Celtic influences and set amongst a luminous installation, the artists, Lisa Singline, Sandy Dickinson and Stephen Oakes, play an instrumental accompaniment including Handpan drum, harmonium, guitar, vocals and percussion.

Back to Back Theatre’s THE DEMOCRATIC SET is a residency model for creating short films and performances, to explore the belief that all people are, in principle, equal and should enjoy social, political and economic rights and opportunities. THE DEMOCRATIC SET uses a custom-made film set, a neutral room with two opposing doors.

The exterior steps leading to the Geelong Gallery from Johnstone Park will be transformed into a gorgeous rainbow of colour. Visit us to capture your brightest selfie and hashtag #loveisintheair #geelongafterdark to show your support for Geelong's LGBTIQ community.

'Jump Light' is an interactive piece by Ainslie Macaulay. All visitors of Geelong After Dark are warmly invited to engage with the 9 metre long illuminated skipping rope- an old day game in a more contemporary light.

Photographer: Jason Edwards

The information membrane will offer an new information gathering experience to ensure you don't miss a thing... Supported by Geelong Connected Communities look out for them in each Zone.

Brand Me Baby explores the commodification of digital intimacy and how this is redefining intimacy’s value via performative interventions. The duo roam around dressed in skin-toned body suits, enticing viewers to ‘brand’ their bodies with badges of pixelated logos.  

Come on – Brand Me Baby!

KUBU Studio presents a pop up hypnotic video installation created by local artist Courtney Ward, aka Wallflower. The piece explores the entrancing ability of the element Air and how it connects all living things. Wallflower will also be live painting in response to the video on the evening. -- ‘Dame Nature’s breath mirrors the ebb and flow, the high and low, the rise and fall of every chest.’

The magic of a windchime made of upcycled materials, household items, jewellery, tin cans, bottles, cutlery, garden tools, pots and pans will transform Little Malop Street central.

This piece will create the musical sounds of an active, busy and bustling community.

Telematic Café opens up for the night providing sites to experience and produce new worlds. Test media and medium at venue 1 – explore stereoscopic (3D) film and collaboration on radio waves. Immerse in new realities at venue 2 – constructed artificial environments and space for communication with an artificially intelligent human. Various artists include: Japanese artist GOSHIMA Kazuhiro with his beautiful 3D film 'Shadowland'.

An inter-dimensional sculptural rift consisting predominately of air radiates energy as though it were alive. It's kinetic skeleton frames space with light, shadow and colour, questioning our interpretations of reality with a sense of wonder.

Allow yourself to be submerged into a sea of luminous bubbles. A multi sensory experience exploring the fusion between air and water. Jasmine is an emerging artist who’s practice is focused on creating immersive experiences within the public sphere.

CHYA Laneway Jam promises to be a jam-packed night. Complete with a festival-vibe down a cosy laneway setting, audiences can expect live music and mural painting, hot donuts and coffee and can enjoy a contemporary art exhibition in the gallery space. Relax on the astro turf, grab a picnic rug or throw and settle in for a very chilled night of jamming. 

Come and spin some tunes under the instruction of a top professional DJ in Little Malop St or just listen to others as you enjoy all the happenings in Little Malop St. Thanks to Real Music and City of Greater Geelong youth action teams, BYAC (Bellarine) and Fluke (Central Geelong) and Switch Youth Magazine.

The Carousel is proud to be a part of Geelong After Dark. Open from 6pm – 8.30pm on this special evening, come and experience a twilight Carousel ride! The Carousel will also light up in yellow to raise awareness for Road Trauma Support Services and support ‘Shine A Light’ on Road Safety. 

Carousel Ride Prices: Children: $4.20 Concession: $4.20 Adult: $4.70. 

This multi-media installation explores the idea of lifelessness; as both a state of mind and a way of escape. Sheer and penetrable walls confine the ‘self’ and act as a fragile barrier from the ‘other’. The light bulges at the seams of the cage-like structure, alluding to the domination of the internal self over the body.

Join in the fun and childlike play of drawing, painting and labelling in participatory performance artwork, Professional/Amateur. Complete with gentle clown-like humour, explore the funny side of the ever expanding context of art and theatre.

Geelong Gallery presents a series of inspiring activities and installations responding to the theme of air. Contemporary artist Chris Langton’s works will be displayed alongside groovy-beats by DJ Merv and air-focused activities for the kids. Geelong Gallery extends an after-hours exclusive invitation to view Land of the Golden Fleece — Arthur Streeton in the Western District at a special Geelong After Dark rate*.

A ghostly installation of rare and endangered Australian plants by Karen Richards. An installation of light reflective embroidery panels showcase endangered plants from around Victoria - with the light reflective thread only seen when hit by direct light...

Fantastical things happen at the National Wool Museum when the sun goes down and the lights dim. Classic silent films and prowls by amber light with Gertie the Dinosaur, The Ghost of Slumber Mountain and creatures of the dead zoo lurking nearby.

“Air” is an experimental installation by Melbourne artist Eben Greaves. It consists of large floating spheres, which navigate around the space with the aid of the audience. This represents the movement of air particles around our own bodies as we move.

The Heritage Centre will be open from 6-8pm with a special digital curated display of ‘historic aerial views’ of Geelong.