RISING is a festival of new art, performance and music, in the heart of Naarm/Melbourne.

RISING is a festival of new art, performance and music, in the heart of Naarm/Melbourne.

Indie pop sensation Marwan Abdelhamid, aka Saint Levant, brings breakthrough Arabic sounds and dreams of rejuvenation. He sings in Arabic, English and French, he blends north African and Arab.

Understanding the Context

RISING is reigniting its the Ballroom for its original purpose. RISINGs very own dance academy in the historic Flinders Street Ballroom hosts classes from Bollywood to ballet, jazz to jive, vogueing to.

Its your annual day trip of music, performance and primal release. Were opening balconies, backrooms, porticos and portals. Eight hours. Four stages. Twenty acts. Expect psychic guerrilla poetry, a four.

RISING is a festival of new art, performance and music, in the heart of Naarm/Melbourne.

RISING will collaborate with a national network of advisors, including major festivals, independent presenters, and dance organisations, to create a dynamic program. Alongside performances, the.

Key Insights

A world premiere. Brian JacksonGil Scott-Herons original collaborator teams up with Yasiin Bey to celebrate the soulful, seminal music that brought black politics to the party.

Florentina Holzinger returns to RISING with her latest abject romp. A musical. A comedy. A Dettol-dabbed frolic through the rot. In 2023, acclaimed Austrian choreographer and performance artist.

Wednesday bring slacker poetics, gnarly riffs and an Asheville twang at RISING 2026. Price: $69 $79