Last year, The Boite celebrated 45 years with a huge concert at Collingwood Town Hall featuring artists spanning our entire history. For, now 46 years, The Boite has enriched and broadened Melbourne and Victoria’s live music landscape with truly representative programming, and continues to challenge assumptions around the boundaries of genre, culture and tradition. This is an extraordinary achievement for a small non-profit organisation, and it is thanks in no small part to the dedicated and discerning community we have nurtured, and the support you have provided, so thank you.
 

In 2024 we;
• Engaged 180 singers from across the state to learn songs in language from the Torres Strait Islands singer Deb Lowah Clark and perform them on stage with Deb and acclaimed singer, Christine Anu at the Melbourne Recital Centre as part of our Boite Voices - Maiem project.

• Supported seven young emerging artists, through our Boite Portfolio program to build their EPKs (electronic press kits) and expand their networks for marketing their music.

• Involved over 600 children to perform songs highlighting the effects of climate change in our Boite Schools Chorus - Los Niños program.

• We celebrated 45 years of presenting and supporting diverse cultural music with our 45th Anniversary event to a sold out audience at the Collingwood Town Hall.

“I will be honest, before the show I felt like I wanted to bury myself. I wanted to hide from the world, but when I started singing I felt like I was flying. I felt like this because when you let people do something, especially if it’s a group thing, people feel less shame. They feel stronger because they know others are standing with them, doing the same thing. I thank you for letting us feel strong and proud, the fact that we got to sing Torres Strait islander songs is just wonderful.” Allina - Boite Schools Chorus Maiem participant, 2023

In 2025, we need your help more than ever.

Donate today and know that you have supported this fantastic organisation and helped to make positive change in people's lives.​