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Rising Festival: The Invisible Opera

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Dates

Friday 10 June 2022
From 1pm
From 8pm

Saturday 11 June 2022
From 1pm
From 4pm
From 7pm

Venues

Swanston St Forecourt
Western Terrace

Tickets

Health Care Card Holder, Full-Time Student. Senior/Pensioner$36
Standard$40
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Access

Lift access
Wheelchair accessible

Getting There

An invisible theatre of surveillance, private enterprise and city activation comes to life.

Slip on a set of headphones and step into a world conducted by an unseen, all-knowing presence.

Created by Australian multidisciplinary performer Sophia Brous, working in collaboration with celebrated theatre makers Lara Thoms and Samara Hersch and New York choreographer Faye Driscoll—The Invisible Opera is a kaleidoscopic trip through the micro and macro dynamics of public space.

As the everyday action at Fed Square unfolds, a voice seemingly narrates the goings on in real time, forcing the participant to question what is real—and who is watching.

Tickets
Subscriber presale Monday 21 March 12pm.
General tickets on sale Friday 25 March.

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