Program

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

乒乒乓乓 pin-pin-piàng-piàng pulls together the most innovative club artists from across the Asia-Pacific to create a genre-fluid experience steeped in Naarm/Melbourne’s iconic rave culture.

These lectures provide an insight into the work and process of one of the most celebrated performance artists of our time. They are for all to enjoy, whether you’re an artist, arts curious or looking to get up close and personal with our artists.

You are invited to an audience with The Female Pope.

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.

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