Melbourne International Arts Festival

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.

With An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar Taryn Simontakes the viewer behind closed doors to uncover some extraordinary things inside places usually hidden from the public’s view.

Dying in Spite of the Miraculous reveals the shadowy outlines that bleed between worlds, where artists become inseparable from their haunting of a site or a story.

Inspired by nature, en masse is part concert, part film, part installation and a unique Festival experience.

epi-thet uses data from public domain genetic databases to create sound and image in an extraordinary composition contemplating the exquisite beauty in science.

Wherever you look this Festival you'll discover exquisite lighting installations designed to bring some more spark to your 2010 Festival experience.

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.

As part of the Beck’s Festival Bar series, tin&ed will apply their unique brand of careful yet chaotic installation and sculpture to the many nooks, crannies, archways and windows of the Forum Theatre.

From the cradle to the grave! ACCA’s major exhibition Mortality, curated by Juliana Engberg, takes us on life’s journey from the moment of lift off to the final send off, and all the bits in between.

For the 2010 Melbourne Festival, emerging Indigenous artist Bindi Cole has curated an ambitious exhibition exploring contemporary Aboriginal spirituality in an urban world.

Bring the family to discover more about Aboriginal culture at the Nyah-bunyar Discovery at ArtPlay.

The latest performance work from artist David Chesworth is an evocative exploration of the limits of representation and direct action.

AES+F’s The Feast of Trimalchio features a set of three expansive photographic tableaux portraying opulence and excess overshadowed by a dark uneasiness.

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.

For The Solo Projects, Melbourne-based artists Jensen Tjhung and Sean Loughrey each construct a room within a room to create intense and immersive viewing experiences.

Sharing an interest in sub-cultural groups and individuals on the margins of society, each artist reveals a remarkable capacity to provide an empathetic glimpse into semi-private worlds through intimate depictions of people and their surroundings.