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Open World presents · Flight Club

Evolutionary Play.

Weekly experiments in human possibility. See what happens when humans stop acting flightless.

What happens

One strange thing, each week.

Every session introduces one experiment. It might be a game, a movement score, a conversation with unusual rules, or a small quest out in the street. You will not know in advance, and neither will most of the room.

The point is range. Over time people find they can perceive more, express more and walk into unfamiliar situations with less armour.

  • Improvisation
  • Movement
  • Sensory exploration
  • Communication
  • Collaborative invention
  • Real-world quests

Who it is for

Adults who would like to be capable of more.

It is practice, not therapy.

Flight Club is about play and becoming more capable. It makes no therapeutic promises.

It is a social life with depth.

You get to know people by doing unusual things alongside them, which is faster than small talk.

It is a way in.

Flight Club is where most people first meet Open World. It asks for no prior training.

Your choices

You can always say no.

Every invitation at Flight Club can be accepted, adapted or refused. Choosing to sit one out, or to do it your own way, is a legitimate way to take part. Nobody’s progress is measured by how much they go along with.

We offer hospitality and care, and we do not promise constant comfort. Awkwardness and uncertainty are sometimes part of trying something new.

How participation and consent work
Do I need experience?

No prior Open World training is needed. Flight Club is designed as a first encounter.

Can I decline an exercise?

Yes, always. Accept, adapt or refuse. A sincere no is participation.

Where and when is it?

Melbourne is the first home for the weekly format. Venue, time, price and access details are published with each confirmed session.

I have a question that is not here.

Ask us directly through Support. If you have access needs, tell us and we will answer for the specific venue.

Current sessions

Upcoming Flight Club.

Session dates are being set.

Weekly Flight Club is being scheduled for Melbourne. Register your interest and you will hear as soon as dates, venue and price are confirmed.

Register interest

Practical details such as what to bring and venue access are published per session once a venue is confirmed, so that what you read here is true of the night you attend.