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Phunktional will be spearheading this successful and innovative community project again this year, 2022. Dance workshops will be held in several Juvenile Justice Centres (JJC) across NSW and culminating in several public performances in theatre venues in the state. Beyond the Walls 2022 will be presented to a new cohort of young people in...

  Phunktional will be presenting at the 2021 Voices for Justice Dinner hosted by Human Rights Watch on March 25th. Voices for Justice is an opportunity to come together, hear about Human Rights Watch’s work and add your voice to the millions of others standing up for human rights for all in these difficult...

In the depths of Victoria’s hard pandemic lockdown many screen productions ground to a halt. But in the north-western Victorian town of Robinvale, on the banks of the Murray River, one passion project forged on – with the team improvising as they went. Finally, with 2020 almost done, they are ready to show the...

  Phil Egan is a Mutti Mutti, Yorta Yorta man from Robinvale. He started his training in 2007 at Melbourne at Dance Factory and was later awarded a full-time 2-year scholarship. Although he was originally a street dancer, he is now proficient in all styles. He completed Leadership Training at Reach and is an...

Pictured (left to right): Grace Egan and Emily Egan Melbourne based Phunktional Arts have helped to make a community-led film, titled Stories Beneath the Vale in the rural Victorian township, Robinvale. A community-led film project, the film features Kutcha Edwards, Denise Scott, Stephen Curry, Nazeem Hussain and Steph Tisdell, and has come about through...

A community-led film project presented by Phunktional Arts working with the diverse communities of rural Victorian township, Robinvale Featuring Kutcha Edwards, Denise Scott, Stephen Curry, Nazeem Hussain and Steph Tisdell Celebrated Australian arts company Phunktional Arts has gathered leading creatives from across the country to work with the diverse communities of rural Victorian township...

  There was a great sense of warmth, community and encouragement at this performance at the Opera House by Phunktional. The evening was enthusiastically emceed by Phunktional Founder and Artistic Director Gerard Veltre , who explained how the show came about and introduced the works. Earlier this year, Beyond the Wall visited two NSW...

Phunktional presents Beyond the Walls Thursday 12 December – Sydney Opera House Studio Featuring dancers Demi Serono, Glen Thomas, Hans Ahwang, Anastasios Repousis and Aroha Pehi with live music by DJ Wasabi. TWO SPECIAL EVENTS AHEAD OF THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE PERFORMANCE Tuesday 19 November, Parliament House Theatrette Performance, project documentary screening and Q...