24 September, George Adams Gallery, 2pm, the Arts Centre, Melbourne

FULL TILT: So Much Talent
Guest moderator, Vanessa Pigrum, artistic director of the Arts Centre’s FULL TILT program and formerly artistic director of the Melbourne Fringe introduces some of the remarkable FULL TILT artists. These include John-Paul Hussey, Kelly Ryall, Kirsten von Bibra and Kage Physical Theatre founders Kate Denborough and Gerard Van Dyck who will discuss and perform segments of their work.

1 October, George Adams Gallery, 2pm, the Arts Centre, Melbourne

The Mysterious Art of Puppetry
Around the world, over thousands of years, puppets have been fundamental to public performances. Today we benefit from the coming together of many puppetry traditions in contemporary theatre. Melbourne-based master puppeteer, Peter Wilson and a panel of talented established and emerging puppet artists discuss and demonstrate this beguiling art form.

8 October, George Adams Gallery, 2pm, the Arts Centre, Melbourne

A Sneak Peak at the Melbourne Festival
Kristy Edmund’s second Melbourne International Arts Festival opens on 12 October. What is this year’s MIAF all about? The people who forged the Festival and some of the artists, will whet your appetite and help you choose how to enjoy this year’s offering to the full. Bring your best Festival questions to the final Sunday Soapbox for 2006.