Another World Festival

Connecting community and experimental arts, we bring together intersectional artists in Utp’s orbit to present new works on Dharug Nura first. We invite you to shape and engage with works incubated in the heart of Western Sydney, with ideas that will resonate well beyond. 

In this festival, artists are not only imagining but creating alternate worlds that explore new ways of thinking, seeing or being. Expanding on our 2025 provocation who is ready for another world, the projects and processes shine light on possible paths to collective liberation. 

Utp is a Western Sydney experimental arts organisation, supporting independent artists to make form-pushing, breakthrough works. We platform artists who speak their truth and by extension, oppose systems in hard and soft ways. 

Dates: 14 - 16 November 2025

Location: Utp, Bankstown Arts Centre, 5 Olympic Parade, Bankstown

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Festival Schedule

Day 1 - Friday 14 November

10am-5pm Human rights in the arts symposium

with Intimate struggles: searching for nuance in collaboration across difference, a presentation by Nithya Nagarajan and Danish Sheikh

Register your attendance for the Symposium – arts workers, artists and community members

6-7pm Welcome to Country by Peta Strachan & Festival Opening 

7-8:30pm She Rested by Aimée Falzon – progress showing & facilitated feedback

8:30-9pm This World Sounds: curated courtyard listening

Day 2 - Saturday 15 November

2-3pm To the Table by PotLuck ARI – exhibition opening

3-4pm In Session – Utp Publication Launch

4-5pm The Politics of Programming – A conversation with the Utp team 

5-6:30pm Bulunggayi by Leanne Tobin – on-script progress showing & facilitated feedback

6:30-8pm In the Forest, I Found Myself by Travis De Vries – film screening & facilitated feedback

8-9pm This World Sounds: curated courtyard listening

Day 3 - Sunday 16 November

1-8pm Palestinian Makers Market

2-3pm Broken English by Ahilan Ratnamohan – progress showing

3-4pm Syrian Mary, Make No Delay: Decolonising the Silences by Vivienne Dadour and Ludwig El Haddad – progress showing

4-5:30pm Don't Ask The Trees for Their Names: in conversation with the authors

5:30-6:30pm Dabke Workshop

6:30-7:30pm This World Sounds: curated courtyard listening

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Support experimental arts in Western Sydney – you can help keep this festival affordable and accessible by making a donation. 

Utp (Urban Theatre Projects) is a charitable institution and all donations over $2 are tax deductible. 

This isn’t just financial support. It’s a powerful statement: that diverse voices matter, and that they deserve space, resources, and recognition. By donating, you’re investing in the future of Australia’s cultural landscape, one that’s inclusive, innovative, and truly representative. 

With your support… 

• Artists thrive. Intersectional artists are given time, space, resources, and platforms to create and present work without compromise. 

• Audiences grow. Diverse communities see themselves reflected, respected, and celebrated in the arts. 

• Dialogue deepens. We create brave spaces for dialogue on justice, identity, belonging, and change. 

• Culture shifts. Art leads the way in shifting social narratives, fostering empathy and long-term cultural transformation. 

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Cover Image: Design by Wasielah Noor

PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body, with venue partner, Bankstown Arts Centre.

This project is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW, the Neilson Foundation and City of Canterbury Bankstown.