Program

Chronotopia is a specially-curated exhibition accompanying Sim Chi Yin’s Asia TOPA performance One Day We’ll Understand.

Aki Onda's debut Australian survey exhibition, curated by Lawrence English at The Substation.

Experience this ambitious world-premiere exhibition at NGV International, celebrating the illustrious career of iconic contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama.

This exciting exhibition offers fresh insights on science fiction. The lines connecting science fiction with ancient philosophy and mythologies are brought to light through the work of Asian and First Nations women artists and collectives.

In Home Bound, diverse rope materials and practices are woven together to create a massive social tapestry. Members of different communities who do not typically share the same space collaborate to build a giant rope installation.

An awe-inspiring exhibition and workshop series by legendary Tagata Moana (People of the Pacific) art collective, the Pacific Sisters.

A large-scale video installation takes place simultaneously on the screens of Federation Square and a civic location in Jeonju.

The shadows of children in Korea have flown across hemispheres. Can you find where they’ve landed?

Zoot suits and ActiVAtions take over Smorgon Family Plaza

Shadows in Twin Cities brings together children from Jeonju (Korea) and Melbourne (Australia) in unusual conversations between each other and their city landscapes.

Consume the sights, tastes and sounds of Punjab in this vibrant installation and performance series about migration and resilience.

Exclusively yours after-hours, explore the largest exhibition of Yayoi Kusama’s work ever staged in Australia in a world-premiere exhibition featuring kaleidoscopic infinity mirror rooms, dancing pumpkins and immersive installations.

An innovative mixed reality concert created by legendary composer and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto in collaboration with Tin Drum.

A live performance exploring the long-underestimated complexity of the human-animal emotional experience of "cuteness".

Join us for a free, all-ages gig in the heart of the city featuring incredible international acts and local stars.

A contemporary Chinese cyber-opera that reimagines the connection between life and death.

Dance, body percussion, and stunning visuals, Bunyi Bunyi Bumi unites Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, and Indonesian artists in a groundbreaking world premiere.

Join our motley crew as they venture out into the ether where flight attendant Angel must face off with the greatest man of all time in a battle for the ultimate prize.

YIRRAMBOI’s immersive club night invites you to step into a world reimagined.

Gapu Ŋupan is a must-see Asia TOPA performance bringing together tradition with contemporary culture.

One Day We’ll Understand is a new multimedia performance exploring memory and inheritance through the compelling family history of visual artist Sim Chi Yin.

Sensing Dark Matter is a VR experience merging art and physics, inviting viewers to explore a speculative universe where dark matter and its gravitational effects become perceptible.

Enter an exhilarating speculative future on the stage of the iconic Sidney Myer Music Bowl. Turn up to UNITED early and join in the pre-show ambience with a curated set list by Gabber Modus Operandi.

Goldfish is a ground-breaking collaboration between celebrated Tasmanian puppetry company Terrapin and Japan’s Aichi Prefectural Art Theater, with performers from Australia and Japan.

Process Lab is an event series bringing together creatives from the Performing Arts industry to delve into the creative process of making contemporary work. 

Step into Sonik Ekologies, an intimate listening room curated by Liquid Architecture.

Sink your teeth into this cheeky new theatre show posing some of the most provocative and challenging questions of our time.