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Rubiks Collective: The Big Idea

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
What if one idea changed everything? Journey through the sound of inspiration striking as Melbourne’s Rubiks Collective celebrates its 10th anniversary with a world premiere of The Big Idea – a genre-defying monodrama from Australian composer Matthew Shlomowitz and writer Vid Simoniti. At the heart of the piece is a single character on the brink – a…
Moonstruck

Ensemble Offspring: Moonstruck

The Street Theatre 15 Childers St, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Moonstruck looks to the origins of our ensemble and imagines the future. The starting point is Arnold Schoenberg’s revolutionary classic from 1912, Pierrot lunaire – still radical to the ear as it straddles the border between cabaret and concert, acting and singing. And we’re pitting it against a long form…
Moonstruck

Ensemble Offspring: Moonstruck

Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC
Moonstruck looks to the origins of our ensemble and imagines the future. The starting point is Arnold Schoenberg’s revolutionary classic from 1912, Pierrot lunaire – still radical to the ear as it straddles the border between cabaret and concert, acting and singing. And we’re pitting it against a long form…

Taikoz: In Full Flight

Taikoz Ultimo Studio Level W4-0, 42-46 Wattle St, Ultimo, NSW, Australia
For the past 28 years, Taikoz has wowed audiences throughout Australia and internationally. Today, we hear the ensemble in its home - our beloved Ultimo dojo. One of the advantages of performing in the dojo is that all our instruments are right there - no trucks, stairs or lifts to…

Boroondara Arts: Darcy Gilkerson

Kew Court House 188 High Street, Kew, VIC, Australia
Darcy Gilkerson is a Melbourne-based cellist and composer with a passion for contemporary classical and improvisatory chamber music. Performing in venues across the country and touring with various orchestras and ensembles, Darcy has found a home on the stage. As a composer, Darcy is inspired by the lyricism, playfulness and…

Backstage Music: Entangled Labours

Woodburn Creatives 82 Cope St, Waterloo, NSW, Australia
Curated by James Hazel and Lamorna Nightingale Who gets to make art in Australia, and on what terms? Entangled Labours looks at the rich lives and experiences of working-class people in so-called Sydney. Including the premiere of a new film by the Class Actions Collective about the selling off of…

Ensemble Offspring: Ngarra-Burria

Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC
Each year, Ngarra-Burria: First Peoples Composers – our award-winning collaborative First Nations artist development program – brings exciting new artistic voices into the spotlight - you can discover them for yourself in this free concert at the Eugene Goossens Hall (Sydney) and The Street (Canberra). Hear new instrumental works from…

Ensemble Offspring: Ngarra-Burria

The Street Theatre 15 Childers St, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Each year, Ngarra-Burria: First Peoples Composers – our award-winning collaborative First Nations artist development program – brings exciting new artistic voices into the spotlight - you can discover them for yourself in this free concert at the Eugene Goossens Hall (Sydney) and The Street (Canberra). Hear new instrumental works from…
Embarking on a Drift to the Unknown

Antinomy Company: Embarking on a Drift to the Unknown

Nexus Arts Lion Arts Centre, 68 North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000, Adelaide, SA, Australia
In 1957, a woman crossed the sea and vanished into an arranged marriage. Decades later, her granddaughter retells the story in an intimate, audio-immersive solo performance merging soundscapes, fragmented memory, archival media and carried through wireless headphones. Guided by “Zi Wei Dou Shu” (紫微斗數), a Chinese astrological system, the work…

Backstage Music: Unbound

East Sydney Community and Arts Centre 34 Burton St,, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
Curated by Ria Andriani and Lamorna Nightingale "Unbound" defies artistic boundaries, presenting a night of profound personal expression. Witness Ria Andriani's soul-stirring vocals performing Molly Joyce's compositions, followed by Melanie Eden's experimental fusion of vocals and accordion, where spiritual depth meets powerful social advocacy. Sonnet Curé, drawing from their "Headliners"…

Embarking on a Drift to the Unknown

Antinomy Company: Embarking on a Drift to the Unknown

Nexus Arts Lion Arts Centre, 68 North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000, Adelaide, SA, Australia
In 1957, a woman crossed the sea and vanished into an arranged marriage. Decades later, her granddaughter retells the story in an intimate, audio-immersive solo performance merging soundscapes, fragmented memory, archival media and carried through wireless headphones. Guided by “Zi Wei Dou Shu” (紫微斗數), a Chinese astrological system, the work…
Opera for the Dead

OzAsia Festival: Opera for the Dead

Odeon Theatre, Norwood 57a Queen St, Norwood, SA, Australia
A contemporary Chinese cyber-opera that reimagines the connection between life and death. Inspired by Chinese mourning rituals, Opera for the Dead 祭歌 is an immersive, multi-artform performance combining live musicians and singers with electronic processing, mobile stages, ambisonic sound, and 3D animation. Move freely through the shifting performance space as…

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