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  • A scene from the contemporary dance work Red by Australian company Dancenorth, featuring two people from the back, with their heads close together and their arms reaching upward into a dark void.
  • A scene from the contemporary dance work Red by Australian company Dancenorth, with two dancers sitting on a dark stage with legs interlocked.
  • A scene from the contemporary dance work Red by Australian company Dancenorth, with a dancer standing inside a large, transparent, inflatable dome on a dark stage.
  • A scene from the contemporary dance work Red by Australian company Dancenorth, with two dancers standing wrapped in clear plastic  on a dark stage.
Until 7 Jun

RISING: Red

  • Theatre
  • Dance

Red is an uncompromising duet set inside a large transparent inflatable dome - a modern parable of two bodies moving within a world that can no longer sustain them.

As air slowly disappears, their plight becomes an allegory for a rapidly contracting world.

Red by Dancenorth Australia exposes a stark metaphor for our age: a world at its limits, where ecological crises are bound together and bodies must adapt to survive within failing systems.

Epic, poetic and intimate, Red illuminates the challenge of preserving our humanity in a world under pressure.

Red is part of the inaugural Australian Dance Biennale, curated and hosted by RISING.

Hours

Date Times
Thu 4 Jun
  • 6.30pm - 7.30pm 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Fri 5 Jun
  • 6.30pm - 7.30pm 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Sat 6 Jun
  • 6.30pm - 7.30pm 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Sun 7 Jun
  • 5pm - 6pm 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Location

Southbank Theatre
140 Southbank Blvd
3006

Open in maps location for Southbank Theatre

Price and bookings

From $25 to $59

Book online for RISING: Red

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9662 4242
  • email address: ticketing@rising.melbourne
  • Visit website for RISING: Red
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Two people standing in front of a large pink spiky wall of speakers in an exhibition space.
Until 31 Aug

The Vinyl Factory: Reverb

ACMI and RISING present The Vinyl Factory: Reverb, a major exhibition of vinyl culture and music.

  • Music
  • Exhibition
An image of two men, Saul Williams and Carlos Niño, standing in a field of yellow wildflowers with green hills in the background.
5 Jun

RISING: Saul Williams Meets Carlos Niño & Friends

Saul Williams and Carlos Niño perform their mountain-born live album of spiritual jazz-poetry.

  • Music
  • Entertainment
A collection of vintage Furby electronic robotic toys displayed on wooden shelves.
Until 21 Jun

RISING: Furby Chorus and FRIENDs

Domestic robots gather to converse through synchronistic movement for the Australian Dance Biennale.

  • Free
  • Family and kids
A person in profile on a stage, wearing black tight pants, a black singlet and black boots holding a microphone stand as if about to sing into the microphone.
4 Jun

RISING: TR/ST

TR/ST bring floor-filling, electro-goth from Toronto on their first trip to Australia.

  • Music
  • Entertainment

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Indigenous dancer on a rocky foreshore at dawn waving a chiffon scarf.
18 – 27 Jun

Sheltering

Australia’s leading Indigenous performing arts company presents a program of three powerful works.

  • Theatre
  • Dance
The full cast of the musical Book of Mormon on stage singing and dancing, with a painted sky coloured background and other theatre props.
Until 19 Jul

The Book of Mormon

Australia’s biggest ever musical comedy returns this February.

  • Theatre
  • Music
A singer in a red dress, smiling and holding a microphone while on stage, a purple stage curtain behind her.
17 Aug

Morning Melodies: VCA Music Theatre Showcase

Step into the world of velvet overtures and sparkling footlights as the VCA grads honour Broadway.

  • Theatre
  • Music
Two classical ballet dancers on stage during a performance of Romeo and Juliet by The Australian Ballet, against a set of a building at night, with a full moon casting a white glow onto the stage.
6 – 16 Jun

The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

This winter, Shakespeare’s timeless tale returns to captivate Melbourne audiences once more.

  • Theatre
  • Music
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The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future. For more information, visit Aboriginal Melbourne.

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