Asia TOPA (Asia-Pacific Triennial of Performing Arts) has announced the triennial’s Nightlife program.
The brand-new programming stream includes Club 8, a pop-up nightclub at Arts Centre Melbourne that brings together contemporary performance art and club culture.
Returning to Melbourne for the first time in five years from 20 February – 10 March 2025, Asia TOPA is a city-wide celebration of the very best of Asia-Pacific arts, culture and ideas.
The triennial’s Nightlife program will feature a range of specially-curated events across the city — from free concerts to food-and-art festivals, and opportunities to experience galleries after dark.
Over three weekends, the Leaper Family Pavilion in the Theatres Building at Arts Centre Melbourne will be transformed into Club 8, the festival’s late-night destination.
Artists and nightlife denizens from across the Asia-Pacific will curate nine distinct club nights featuring cutting edge DJ’s, art happenings and experimental performances from leading musicians and artistic mavericks of all genres.
Highlights of Asia TOPA’s Nightlife stream include free opening weekend concerts at Fed Square and Bunjil Place, NGV Friday Nights curated by Asia TOPA and a plethora of club legends curating unforgettable nights at Club 8.
A reference to its location on level 8 of Arts Centre Melbourne’s Theatres Building, Club 8’s name is also a tribute to Chinese numerology, embodying luck, prosperity and success.
Club 8 – and several other Asia TOPA Nightlife events – will offer specially-curated food and beverage menus featuring a range of crafted drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) and snacks to keep the good times flowing.
For more information visit asiatopa.com.au.
