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Five naked Brown women entangled together in an impossible embrace, a cloudy sunset sky in the background.
3 – 15 Jun

RISING: Monolith

  • Dance
  • Art

Muscular and sinewy, these are five fierce Brown women presenting themselves as an obstacle and as resistance. They are a monolith. An enormous ancient rock formation, coming together and apart. Sitting strong in the landscape, defying waves of colonisation, urbanisation and deforestation. Alive on a floating dystopian island, designed by artist Jake Preval. Dancing to delicate and driving beats by composer Matthias Shack-Arnott. Creating their own choreographic language.

This is an undeniable new work from Wiradjuri artist Joel Bray that echoes and honours generations of protest and rebellion.

Performance note: violence, nudity and partial nudity.

Hours

Date Times
Tue 3 Jun
  • 7.30pm - 8.40pm 7:30pm - 8:40pm
Wed 4 Jun
  • 7.30pm - 8.40pm 7:30pm - 8:40pm
Thu 5 Jun
  • 7.30pm - 8.40pm 7:30pm - 8:40pm
Fri 6 Jun
  • 7.30pm - 8.40pm 7:30pm - 8:40pm
Sat 7 Jun
  • 7.30pm - 8.40pm 7:30pm - 8:40pm
Sun 8 Jun
  • 5pm - 6.10pm 5:00pm - 6:10pm
Mon 9 Jun
  • 7.30pm - 8.40pm 7:30pm - 8:40pm
Tue 10 Jun
  • 7.30pm - 8.40pm 7:30pm - 8:40pm
Wed 11 Jun
  • 7.30pm - 8.40pm 7:30pm - 8:40pm
Thu 12 Jun
  • 7.30pm - 8.40pm 7:30pm - 8:40pm
Fri 13 Jun
  • 7.30pm - 8.40pm 7:30pm - 8:40pm
Sat 14 Jun
  • 7.30pm - 8.40pm 7:30pm - 8:40pm
Sun 15 Jun
  • 5pm - 6.10pm 5:00pm - 6:10pm

Location

Arts House
Arts House
521 Queensberry St
North Melbourne 3051

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Price and bookings

From $44 to $49

Book online for RISING: Monolith

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9662 4242
  • email address: ticketing@rising.melbourne
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