RISING: Cate Blanchett stars in massive Melbourne Town Hall takeover
Cate Blanchett voices a tiger in Julian Rosefeldt's huge and elaborate multimedia installation, a keystone work in Melbourne's RISING festival.
February 14, 2023
Season Preview 2023: Festivals
What do the festivals have on offer in the year ahead?
December 23, 2022
Review: The Invisible Opera (RISING Festival)
Lots of interesting questions were raised by this 'opera' in Melbourne's Fed Square, but the execution was imperfect – and Melbourne's weather certainly didn't help.
June 14, 2022
Review: Maureen: Harbinger of Death (Soft Tread Enterprises)
This masterful, heartwarming one-hander, performed by Jonny Hawkins, celebrates an elderly woman’s life and wisdom.
June 3, 2022
Review: Rewards for the Tribe (Chunky Move, Restless Dance Theatre, RISING)
This production clearly fulfils choreographer Antony Hamilton's agenda to create images that help make sense of a wonky world.
June 2, 2022
Introducing the June 2022 issue of Limelight
This month's features include profiles of Australian choreographer Stephanie Lake and didge virtuoso William Barton, an interview with Mary Finsterer about her new opera Antarctica, Dr Anita Collins on why music makes us feel so good, and Peter Tregear on the winds of change at Opera Australia.
May 13, 2022
Newsworthy: May 2022
A round-up of our recent news reports.
April 26, 2022
RISING finally arises
After being cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID lockdowns, Melbourne’s new winter arts festival has announced its program for June 2022.
March 17, 2022
Review: Pendulum (Lucy Guerin Inc, Matthias Schack-Arnott, Rising)
A high-tech movement and sound installation that prioritises form over substance.
May 27, 2021
RISING festival unveils inaugural program
The new festival, which replaces the long-running Melbourne Festival, will feature work by Patricia Piccinini, Deborah Cheetham, Matthias Schack-Arnott and more.
March 29, 2021