Melbourne International Arts Festival

Tokyo-based choreographer, dancer, sound artist and lighting designer Hiroaki Umeda brings to the Festival two of his recent installations for body, sound and light, both created and performed by him.

Michael Clark Company’s playful and provocative smash hit come, been and gone is set to be this year’s must-see Melbourne Festival event.

This Festival all eyes will be on the sky for outdoor Argentine-Spanish theatre troupe Grupo Puja!’s for K@osmos, a breathtaking aerial extravaganza for the whole family to enjoy.

Scottish artist and Turner prize nominee, Nathan Coley erects his famous message sculpture Heaven Is A Place Where Nothing Ever Happens on the ACCA Forecourt.

Join John Cale for an intimate evening of music, multimedia and a good old fashioned chat about this influential artist's incredible career.

Toneelgroep Amsterdam brings new meaning to the term ‘in-your-face’ with its techno-centric theatrical treatment of the 1977 John Cassavetes film classic Opening Night.

An Anthology of Optimism is an engaging and entertaining lecture-performance exploring the idea of critical optimism in our contemporary.

Irish theatre company Gare St Lazare Players Ireland have adapted Beckett’s seminal fictional trilogy into a three-hour tour de force performance that vividly captures the subtlety, humour and despair of this literary masterpiece and masterfully brings the original works to life on the stage.

Take a magical journey to modern China for a heart-wrenching love story told with legendary Robert Lepage’s striking theatrical vision.

Experience video artist Bill Viola’s interpretation of The Raft of the Medusa by Theodore Gericault as part of the Festival’s celebration of this renowned artist’s work.

The world seen through the eyes of Charles Darwin forms the basis for the performance Tomorrow, in a year, a revolutionary electronic feast for the senses from Danish contemporary opera auteurs Hotel Pro Forma.

Legendary member of The Velvet Underground and acclaimed composer John Cale performs his seminal solo album, Paris 1919 and dips into his extensive songbook in a spectacular live performance accompanied by members of his band and Orchestra Victoria.