Part of RISING
RISING: Marlon Williams
The Māori singer performs his sublime Māori-language album for the first time in Australia.
RISING: Day Tripper
The festival-within-a-festival returns with a live mixtape of music, performance and art.
RISING: Matha
Connect to Matha, an audio/visual conversation between the Dhungala and Birrarung river systems.
RISING: Swingers — The Art of Mini Golf
The art of mini-golf, for anyone who swings outside the lines.
RISING: Hedwig and The Angry Inch
It’s the Broadway smash that took the ‘rock musical’ on a glam-punk bender.
RISING: Heartbreak Hotel
Check into this comedy out of Aotearoa New Zealand – a weird, fun place to confront your heartbreak.
RISING: SHOUSE Communitas
Another epic session of Communitas, where everyone’s in the band, including you.
RISING: Night Trade
Music, art, food and reality-rifting lasers – sample the RISING festival for free.
RISING: intangible #form
Lasers bounce off The Capitol’s ceiling, turning the auditorium into a kinetic light sculpture.
RISING: Beth Gibbons
For one night only, the queen of yearning brings her solo debut, Lives Outgrown.
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NGV Friday Nights: Yayoi Kusama
Experience Australia's largest Yayoi Kusama exhibition in an exclusive after-hours viewing.
Sugar and Spice 2: Latin and Asian Fusion Party
Sizzle with salsa, reggaeton and bachata, and vibe to K-Pop and J-Pop beats.
YIRRAMBOI Festival
Hosting 400+ First Nations creatives across 180 performances and activating over 40 venues.