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Dance revival kicks off with Australian biennale

From Polyswagg to Bollywood, an inaugural biennale of contemporary dance might help the sector get its groove back.

AAP · Apr 18

Australia to host ‘Space-out competition’ – where people compete to do nothing

Created by a South Korean artist suffering burnout, the serious but absurd contest is just one of 65 events coming to Melbourne’s winter arts festival

The Guardian - AU · Mar 11, 2025

Brass band acid house hits celebrate return of Rising

The third Rising festival will see brass bands blasting the classics of 1980s house, as part of a program of more than 100 events.

AAP · Mar 12, 2024

Football players suspended in midair for NGV art installation recreating 2011 AFL mark of the year

Andrew Krakouer's famous mark, which won the 2011 AFL mark of the year, comes to life at the NGV in a live performance for the RISING festival.

ABC News · Jun 5, 2022

Rising: Melbourne’s long-awaited arts festival is a smorgasbord of immersive sonic and visual experiences set to reawaken the city

Having been delayed by COVID for two years, Melbourne’s newest cultural festival is set to wow audiences with headliners Sampa the Great and Masego and a raft of public art events.

ABC News · Jun 2, 2022

Third time lucky? Melbourne’s Rising festival announces 2022 lineup after two years of delays

Arts festival was cancelled in 2020 and 2021, but organisers have high hopes for this year, which will see 801 artists, musicians and theatre companies present 84 projects

The Guardian - AU · Mar 17, 2022