• Bowerbird Collective: Where Song Began

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    The Bowerbird Collective's debut performance in Melbourne in the stunning Elizabeth Murdoch Hall, in celebration of BirdLife Australia's 125th Birthday. Described as 'spectacular' by Limelight Magazine in a 5-star review, Where Song Began is an iconic celebration of songbirds. The mesmerising program of music spans 300 years, from Bach and…

    Arts Margaret River: Water Mirror

    Margaret River HEART 47 Wallcliffe Road, Margaret River, WA, Australia
    Created and choreographed by Paulina Quinteros A Danza del Arte production in association with Arts on Tour Water Mirror is a breathtaking fusion of Taiko percussion, dance, acrobatics, and cutting-edge projection and lighting design. Created by Paulina Quinteros, this exhilarating production invites audiences of all ages to embark on a…

    Monash Peforming Arts Centres: Cave Song

    The Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts 48 Exhibition Walk, Clayton, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Experience the immersive sound world of Cave Song, a new musical work by Karen Berger, Kate Neal and Anthony Lyons that journeys into the mysterious realms of caves, myth and deep time. Combining live and recorded voices, original texts and rare instruments including contraforte bassoon, Buchla synthesiser and resonant stalactites,…
  • Her Majesty’s Theatre Ballarat: The Nervous Atmosphere

    Her Majesty's Theatre, Ballarat 17 Lydiard St, Ballarat, VIC, Australia
    The Nervous Atmosphere is a solo performance by cellist, composer and theatre-maker Zoë Barry. Drawing on three personal encounters with lightning and the curious events that unfolded in their aftermath, Barry explores the awe, rupture and isolation of confronting forces beyond our control. At its core, the work is a meditation on…
  • Canberra Symphony Orchestra: Rediscovering Acoustic & Electric Violin

    Ainslie Football & Social Club 52 Wakefield Avenue, Ainslie, ACT, Australia
    Discover the range of sound possibilities when a violinist uses extended techniques on their instrument. Then hear what happens when they layer the sound using amplification and a loop station. The loop station allows the musician to become a one-man-band, creating their own accompaniment in anything from soundscapes to dance…

    ELISION Ensemble: Silent Noise

    Abbotsford Convent 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford, VIC, Australia
    ELISION’s three-year partnership with ANAM has become a meeting point between generations of performers who share a drive to explore new forms of musical expression. At the centre of Silent Noise is Helmut Lachenmann’s Mouvement (– vor der Erstarrung) (1982–84), a work that transforms the smallest gestures into sound —…