Dance that moves your body, challenges your mind and stirs your soul.

A murder. An interrogation. A clouded world of fantasy and fear,Scorched Earth is part crime-drama, part psychological thriller.

Blurring the lines of dance and theatre, Luke Murphy — creator of the flawless multi-award-winning Volcano, a hit at Brisbane Festival 2024 — weaves story, striking visuals, and visceral movement into a tapestry through which five international performers sear a picture of wanting, striving, deserving, and resenting.

For everyone who’s going to die…

Created by The Farm — known for bold physicality, emotional directness, and irreverent theatricality — No One Gets Out of Here Alive confronts mortality into a deeply visceral experience that takes us beyond words into the nature of dying.

Weaving together dance, voice and music with humour and audience participation, this visceral, deeply cathartic work creates a communal space to grieve — for ourselves, our loved ones, and our planet.

By connecting with death, we remember we are alive.

Playful, enchanting dance, full of mischief.

What do you get when trees, ghosts and deer combine in a mischievous mix by one of Aotearoa's most ingenious dancers, storytellers and award-winning choreographers? You'll find yourself in the offbeat, playful world of Shel We by Tupua Tigafua.

Tupua Tigafua is an award-winning Sāmoan choreographer and dancer based in Aotearoa New Zealand.

A boundary-breaking fusion of human movement and physical structures.

This is a show that will leave you breathless. Visceral and high-octane, ESCAPE blends complex, moving architectural structures with multi-talented performers to create a blood-pumping and emotional multimedia experience.

DIAVOLO | Architecture in Motion® productions explore innovation and celebrate the complexity of the human condition with an undefinable blend of dance, stunt work, acrobatics, circus arts, and pedestrian movement. The work is athletic, captivating, and visceral. 

Let's get ready to rumble!

Two men hit the mat with scrappy energy, in a charged physical duet where exertion, resistance and care collide. They twist, tussle, grapple and brace — toe to toe in a work of dance-meets-wrestling that bristles with male intimacy, contest, and connection.

Created by Shaun Johnston in collaboration with performers Luther Wilson and Nathan Turtur, The Scramble is a compelling meditation on male vulnerability, intimacy and bravado — a celebration of the often silent and unseen ways men seek closeness through contact.

Bleachers aren't just for sitting on.

Stories of loneliness and togetherness sit side by side in this new disability-led dance-theatre work by Sprung Ensemble — a collective of 10 d/Deaf and disabled artists from Bundjalung Country in Northern NSW.

This visually striking production transforms a custom-built bleacher set into a living, shifting space where stories unfold and community comes alive.

Bleachers is more than a show — it's a conversation.

Wake up and DANCE!

DAYBREAKER is a global, alcohol-free morning dance and wellness event that combines yoga, fitness, and high-energy dance to start the day with joy and community.

Bringing together high-energy DJ sets, movement, community and unexpected moments of play, this global phenomenon is headed to Festival Village this September, inviting Brisbane audiences to dance, sweat and reconnect in a completely alcohol-free environment.

Whether you arrive with your crew or step in solo, DAYBREAKER is about shared energy, freedom of expression and starting the day fully alive.

A taste of queer mayhem.

When the lights drop and the pulse kicks in, SHANDY takes over Metro Arts with the kind of sweaty, euphoric chaos that only a proper queer dancefloor can deliver. Born in the back rooms and late-night corners of Magandjin’s club scene, this is SHANDY pushed into new territory: an immersive queer fantasia where stage and dancefloor collapse into one.

Seven teams. One trophy. Unlimited glory. Let the battle begin!

Brisbane's most beloved tradition and dance battle of the ‘burbs is back. Get ready to see your neighbours, colleagues, and family members join one of the seven teams across southeast Queensland and transform into suburban gladiators as they jazz-slide, body-roll, and high-kick their way to glory.

The undeniable highlight of the Ballroom calendar.

The annual Alexander Ball is back to reignite the Ballroom scene in Magandjin as part of Brisbane Festival. The iconic competition is once again curated by the legendary Ella Ganza, a Samoan-Māori trans woman of colour and Mother to the trailblazing House of Alexander.

Come for a dance and a yarn!

Join Tom for a joyful live stage experience celebrating Language from the Yugambeh Region, Culture and storytelling through movement, music and dance.

Dance with Tom invites children and families to connect with Country through energetic dances inspired by the land, animals and natural elements.

Join the circle, dance and blessing.

Each Friday morning the Sunrise Ceremony: Bikki Wantimaa acknowledges and gives thanks to the lands on which the Festival takes place, honouring First Nations peoples who have witnessed the sunrise on these lands for thousands of years.

Everyone is welcome.