Ten thousand kazoos will vibrate, hum and buzz in a sonic siren call for unity in Melbourne’s Federation Square this winter, celebrating communal gathering in a city whose citizens suffered the atomisation of the world’s longest Covid-19 lockdown.
In only the second outing of the Rising festival – an amalgamation of the Melbourne International Arts festival and White Night, which was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic – the emphasis is on ritual and ceremonies and “a festival that you do”, say co-artistic directors Hannah Fox and Gideon Obarzanek.
