Past Events

An outdoor Boats production photo. A child and their adult hold a blue patterned vessel around themselves and are running excitedly. A child in a different blue vessel is also visible. They are in a sandstone courtyard with trees and buildings in the background.

11 - 13 Feb 2023

Boats at Australian Wooden Boat Festival (Hobart)

Boats engages children and their families in accessible play that re-imagines familiar space into something wild, unpredictable and fun.

A Paper Planet production photo. A Polyglot artist in a black t-shirt is engaging with two children, his back to the camera. They look at him interestedly, and an adult with a pram stands in the background, watching. They are surrounded by tall cardboard trees adorned with blue tissue paper plants and vines.

24 - 29 Jan 2023

Paper Planet at Glen Eira Gallery

Paper Planet is a universally accessible experience that will delight the whole family these school holidays.

A Feast production image. A Polyglot artist and a family sit on the floor, making delicious creations with paper and cardboard. Photographer: Sarah Walker

21 - 22 Jan 2023

Feast at MPavilion

Come feast with us! Feast is a meal like no other, inviting children to make gastronomical delights from a pile of most unusual ingredients.

A Sound of Drawing production photo. A child wearing a jacket and headphones, draws intently on a table covered in paper. Other children are visible behind them, also drawing. Photo: Sarah Walker

19 Jan 2023

Sound of Drawing at State Library Victoria

Sound of Drawing brings together texture and technology in an interactive soundscape.

A Tangle production photo. A child is surrounded by hundreds of strands of colourful elastic. They are laughing and their hands are raised. Photographer: Wendy Kimpton

17 - 20 Jan 2023

Tangle at Bunjil Place

Tangle invites children and their families to create a giant, vibrant, interactive artwork that shifts and grows over time.

A Pram People photo. An adult in a green jumper and headphones pushes a small child in a pram decorated with green streamers. They are surrounded by colourful motion blurs. The adult looks out of frame, while the child looks at the camera. Photographer: Sarah Walker

21 - 23 Oct 2022

Pram People at Melbourne Fringe

A moment in time for children who ride in prams, and the adults who push them.

A Bees production photo. Polyglot artists in intricate Bee costumes are perched on and around a large metal pipe. A child wearing handmade paper antennae and wings sits on the pipe looking at them. There is green lawn and trees in the background.

22 Sep - 02 Oct 2022

Bees at Charlotte International Arts Festival (USA)

Bees is a joyful interactive work in which children are welcomed into a world of community, communication, wonder and imagination.

A When the World Turns photo. A child sits amongst plants and trees, clasping a large spherical object that partially covers their face. It is night and the image is dark, with deep purple tones. Photographer: Sarah Walker

14 - 18 Sep 2022

When the World Turns at Arts Centre Melbourne

A fantastical experience for young people with complex disabilities and their families, leading a participating audience into a sensory state of mind and body.

A Pram People photo. An adult in a yellow jumper, grey coat and headphones holds their child, smiling at them. Other adults with small children and brightly decorated prams stand in the background. They are outside on grey steps, with green trees in the background. Photographer: Sarah Walker

07 Sep - 17 Oct 2022

Calling all Pram People – past and present

Polyglot is gathering stories and memories, triumphs and struggles, from anyone who is currently pushing a pram, or has in the past.

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An Ants production photo. Three Polyglot artists in intricate Ant costumes stand in a park, holding giant breadcrumbs. Blue sky, trees and tall buildings are visible in the background. Photo: Theresa Harrison

25 - 26 May 2024

Ants at Make it May (NSW)

Ants is an interactive performance which brings children together to explore the landscape around them.

31 May - 02 Jun 2024

Sound of Drawing & Voice Lab at Melbourne Design Week

Witness texture and technology come together in an interactive soundscape and communal works of art with Sound of Drawing, and participate in a beautifully designed

An outdoors Ants production photo. A Polyglot artist in an intricate Ant costume crouches in front of a group of children, offering a giant breadcrumb. They are in a park with green grass on a bright sunny day.

12 - 15 Jun 2024

Ants at Des Moines Performing Arts (USA)