Special Events

How can we speak about silences that endure for decades? Are some erasures best left untouched or tenaciously unearthed? Journeying through themes of migration, histories and inheritance, A silence that sits invites participants to bring family photographs and share stories through song, writing and speech. Responding to Sim Chi Yin’s One Day We’ll Understand 有那么一天​ — a multimedia performance and exhibition investigating family history, archive and memory against the setting of the Malayan Emergency (1948-60) — this event is led by artists Sim Chi Yin and Nikki Lam. It will delve into family silence and hidden histories and explore the many temporalities and migratory conditions that occupy this collective space. The non-hierarchical Long Table format creates a space for meaningful dialogue around complex issues. Audience members can bring their own stories of migration and family history and participate in the conversation, or they can simply listen and witness.  

Art & Activism – how to imagine in an unreal world

As part of the Esplanade Theatres on the Bay 2021 season of Dragon Ladies Don’t Weep, Dr. Charlene Rajendran is in conversation with Margaret Leng Tan, director Tamara Saulwick, composer Erik Griswold and dramaturg Kok Heng Leun.

Hi-Viz Practice Exchange is a new Chamber Made initiative for women and non-binary artists working across performance, sound and music.

Agile Chambers is a week of open research labs and performances. Artists from Chamber Made Opera and researchers from RMIT University are investigating the relationship between live performance and digital artworks and the week will consist of performances, research panel discussions and keynote presentations at RMIT Design Hub.