Performers with a disability step onto The Engine Room’s stage
... and Bendigo experienced something powerful—together
During Burnout Ballet last December, there’s a moment where the performers take over the stage. It’s chaotic, full of energy—pushing boundaries and completely in control of the space.
The audience is enthralled. And something shifts...
Because what they’re seeing isn’t just performance. It’s someone being seen differently. Learning news skills and building confidence. And perhaps, seeing themselves differently too. For a few minutes, everything changes.
WHY THIS MATTERS
Moments like that don’t just happen.
They happen because rehearsals go ahead.
Because artists are supported to take risks.
Because a production makes it to the stage.
Burnout Ballet, created in Bendigo by CreateA, brought together local performing artists, audiences, and stories in a way that was bold, unexpected, and deeply human.
It created paid work for local creatives.
It gave performers with a disability the chance to step into something new.
It sparked conversations about who gets to be seen—and how.
WHAT’S AT RISK
Across Bendigo, funding cutbacks make moments like this more fragile. Not suddenly. Not visibly. But steadily.
A performance that isn’t programmed.
A rehearsal that doesn’t go ahead.
A collaboration that quietly falls away.
A night out that becomes a night at home.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Make moments like this possible.
The audience is enthralled. And something shifts...
Because what they’re seeing isn’t just performance. It’s someone being seen differently. Learning news skills and building confidence. And perhaps, seeing themselves differently too. For a few minutes, everything changes.
WHY THIS MATTERS
Moments like that don’t just happen.
They happen because rehearsals go ahead.
Because artists are supported to take risks.
Because a production makes it to the stage.
Burnout Ballet, created in Bendigo by CreateA, brought together local performing artists, audiences, and stories in a way that was bold, unexpected, and deeply human.
It created paid work for local creatives.
It gave performers with a disability the chance to step into something new.
It sparked conversations about who gets to be seen—and how.
WHAT’S AT RISK
Across Bendigo, funding cutbacks make moments like this more fragile. Not suddenly. Not visibly. But steadily.
A performance that isn’t programmed.
A rehearsal that doesn’t go ahead.
A collaboration that quietly falls away.
A night out that becomes a night at home.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Make moments like this possible.
All donations of $2 or more received by the Ulumbarra Foundation’s Gift Fund are tax-deductible. You can also donate by bank transfer to: Ulumbarra Foundation Gift Fund BSB: 633-000 Acc: 161 938 907
Goal
$30,000
$30,000
