arts
Day Tripper
RISING’s annual festival-within-a-festival once again transformed the labyrinth of Melbourne Town Hall and spilled into Max Watt’s, opening…
7 Jun 2026 dancing
The Forest
Some performances ask you to watch. The Forest asks you to wander. Lucy Guerin’s hallucinatory dance work leads…
5 Jun 2026 arts
Nowhere: Rising 2026
Nowhere is the kind of performance that lingers long after the lights come up. Created and performed by…
3 Jun 2026 culture
Orgies and open wounds: A Year Without Summer at RISING
I was equal parts anxious and excited about what would assault my senses at A Year Without Summer.…
30 May 2026 arts
RISING 2026: Melbourne’s winter festival of art, music and beautiful civic weirdness
As Melbourne begins to button up its coats and surrender to the early winter dark, RISING arrives to…
7 May 2026 culture
Rising Turns Up The Heat This Winter
After a devastating false start last year due to a snap lockdown, Rising is back with a huge…
3 Jun 2022