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Date:
May 27, 2021
Time:
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Cost:
$51.00 – $53.00
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Rising II – a surge of art, music, performance and ceremony in the heart of Melbourne

A MF Cultural Life events with a 6:30pm start

Hosted by:
Pamela Creed

May 27, 2021 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

$51.00 – $53.00

Ambitious in scale and impact, RISING will begin on the evening of the total lunar eclipse in May 2021. Over 12 nights, festivity and late-night culture will intersect with huge moments spanning the emerging and iconic, the epic and intimate.We have secured tickets to discover this amazing world on Thursday 27 May beginning at 6:30pm.

The Wilds – Slivers of light flicker through a bamboo forest, moving and swaying to the beat. Architectural tunnels lead you through mirrored fields and roaring fires, to an ice rink lit by a giant moon at 6:30pm then a walk to:

Hidden for decades, Flinders Street Station’s mysterious ballroom opens its doors for Australia’s pre-eminent visual artist.  The World Premier of A Miracle Constantly Repeated—an eco-system of hyper-real silicone sculptures, video, sound and light devised by Patricia Piccinini.

These tickets will sell out, but as with all of our Cultural events, we can not offer credits or refunds if you can not attend.

 

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