Australian Dance Biennale
Highlights
- Experience diverse dance styles across Naarm's theatres and public squares, showcasing local and international talent.
- Join workshops at the historic Flinders Street Station Ballroom, learning from Victorian dance legends and global stars.
- Engage in the National Dance Summit, fostering cultural exchange and amplifying Australian artists' voices.
- Discover unique performances featuring everything from forest witchcraft to contemporary parables, igniting your passion for movement.
Naarm shakes a leg this RISING, as the inaugural Australian Dance Biennale takes over the city’s theatres, halls, and public squares.
It’s a major new program showcasing the strength and diversity of Australian and international dance. A city-wide invitation to unlock new joys on the dance floor and embrace sculpted moments of movement from leading choreographers.
The Biennale is packed with forest witchcraft, high-fashion hypnotism, Belfast brawling, Aotearoa vogueing, tragicomic abomination, contemporary parable, love fantasies, musicals that bleed and contraptions that collapse.
They’re re-opening the Flinders Steet Station Ballroom to the public too. So, you can glide the night away learning dance from Victorian dance legends and international stars. There’ll also be National Dance Summit dedicated to cultural exchange and artist-amplification, and a delegate program connecting Australian artists with national and international presenters.
Naarm’s dance card has never been so full. Leap to it.
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Dates & times
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Features
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
- Companion Cards are accepted.
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Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
Access & Inclusion
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- https://rising.melbourne/access-2026/access-services-2026
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