Ahoj dear ROPpers,   Team ROP would like to sincerely apologise not only for the lack of update but also to inform the news that after much though we have decided there will be a slight change in our plans…   The 3rd Rites of Passage will no longer be in 2013 HOWEVER we will be… more

  Wow, time really does fly.. Humble apologies for the month long siesta folks! Team ROP have had to take some time out after the amazing weekend at the 2nd Rites of Passage Tattoo Convention & Arts Festival 2012!  Thank you so much to EVERYONE for your support!   We will be back very soon… more

      The closest ATM is in the Melbourne Museum Forecourt, or bring ya dooshies with ya

      Smallpox [smôlˌpäks] 1. An acute contagious disease transmitted through close contact. Usually leaving permanent scars.   2. Spawned from the misspent youths of a puppeteer and a storyteller, Smallpox Theatre is the collaboration of Splatt & Lark, two multi- disciplinary, Melbourne based theatre makers. The sweet nostalgic styling of this troupe drips… more

In the lead up to Rites of Passage 2012 you can grab a raffle ticket to enter into the draw to win a free 2 hour appointment at the Rites of Passage Tattoo Convention & Arts Festival 2012 with renowned tattoo artist Jeff Gogue.   ENTER THE ‘GOGUE SITTING’ RAFFLE HERE     The winning… more

  .. episode 3 – San Francisco and next stop Melbourne at Rites of Passage    

  unfortunately we have received word that Victor Portugal will not be able to attend Rites of Passage this year due to visa complications. Victor has expressed his sincere apologies and we are working towards him attending for 2013.  

      RITES OF PASSAGE AND HOPSCOTCH FILMS invite you to a charming oddball road movie opening in cinemas April 5th called ‘This Must Be The Place’     Sean Penn delivers an incredible performance as Cheyenne, a beautifully peculiar aging Goth musician living in Dublin with his down to earth wife (Frances McDormand)… more