A person wearing a gold crown and bright red tights sitting on a vintage armchair, giving a peace sign. Another person in a top hat and a light-coloured outfit is sitting next to them, holding a white parasol over both of them. They are in a room with a white textured wall and a patterned rug.

27 May – 7 Jun

RISING: We Come To Collect – A Flirtation, With Capitalism

Baltimore-born chaos merchant Jenn Kidwell and her co-conspirator/ASL artist Brandon Kazen-Maddox invite you to roll with them in the pigsty of global capitalism.

Beneath the light of a crooked chandelier, they skewer myths of American economic might, hold our conceptions of value up to the gilded mirror, and shimmy-shake between topics like time, race, desire, shame, and Flava Flav. It’s leopard-printed, performance art-comedy that’s cosmic and carnivalesque.

Fu*k work, chase your dreams, believe you’re a miracle.

Consciousness-raising never felt this fab.

Date	Times
Wed 27 May	7:00pm - 8:30pm
Thu 28 May	7:00pm - 8:30pm
Fri 29 May	7:00pm - 8:30pm
Sat 30 May	2:00pm - 3:30pm
Sun 31 May	7:00pm - 8:30pm
Wed 3 Jun	5:00pm - 6:30pm
Thu 4 Jun	7:00pm - 8:30pm
Fri 5 Jun	7:00pm - 8:30pm
Sat 6 Jun	2:00pm - 3:30pm
Sun 7 Jun	7:00pm - 8:30pm

Adult / general $59
Student / concession $53

Also part of RISING: Melbourne

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

RISING: Saul Williams Meets Carlos Niño & Friends

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

A room with coloured vinyl records displayed on illuminated shelves and a person standing in front a mixing desk with four turntables.

22 May – 31 Aug

RISING: The Vinyl Factory – Reverb

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

RISING: TR/ST

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

The five members of the indie rock band Wednesday, all looking at the camera, slightly smiling, standing outdoors in a forest setting.

31 May – 1 Jun

RISING: Wednesday

Wednesday bring their slacker poetics, gnarly riffs and an Asheville twang.

People milling around Fed Square at night.

Melbourne's essential night-time events

From hidden laneway markets to epic pop-ups, Melbourne gets lit once the lights go out.

Three people striding into the Regent Theatre tiled entry with lights and city street in the background.

Regent Theatre

This landmark theatre is one of Melbourne’s premier live performance venues.

A family of four standing in a grand library with antique desks, large white walls and a dome ceiling.

Things you can only do in the city

There's only one place to find these rare Melbourne experiences and secret spots.

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Actors in Regency clothing, the woman in front with a purple fan, a pastoral landscape with Georgian house in the background.

Jane Austen Improvised

Straight from its sold out season last year, Jane Austen return to the comedy festival.

A person wearing a white hard hat, an orange reflective vest, and a fake mustache, performing on a stage.

31 Mar – 12 Apr

MagicSafe: Conjuror vs Corporate

What happens when a working class magician tries to survive the absurd world of corporate red tape?

The actors Richard Roxburgh, Damon Herriman, and Toby Schmitz - three middle aged men smiling at the camera all wearing dark suit jackets and white shirts.

22 Apr – 17 May

ART The Play

A razor-sharp comedy about friendship, ego and the chaos a single opinion can cause.

A magician performing in front of a live audience, light illuminating from his hands as if from a candle.

Melbourne Theatre of Magic

Step into an intimate space to watch world-class magicians perform the impossible.