The RISING 2024 Participation Guide

Wed 3 April

From mass musicking to drag ball battling, find out how you can join the chorus and bash through the fourth wall this year. We've also given a rating on how much participation to expect per show.

SHOUSE COMMUNITAS—FREE

SHOUSE-led mass musicking in St Paul's. In preparation for the big day, They're running workshops on singing, dancing and instrumentation too.

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PARTICIPATION RATING: 10/10


ONE SONG HISTOIRE(S) DU THÉÂTRE IV BY MIET WARLOP—$53—$69

Rock spiked with lactic acid. One song performed over and over while the musicians run a gym-based obstacle course, until they nearly collapse. Crowd fervour and paid performers needed.

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PARTICIPATION RATING: 4/10


COLLABORATOR BY DANIEL KITSON—$25

An esteemed English performer who does not like crowd participation but has none-the-less written something with 200 parts that needs to be performed in the round. Be a part of it.

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PARTICIPATION LEVEL: 8/10


8/8/8 : REST by Harriet Gillies, Marcus McKenzie Unfunded Empathy & Collaborators—$88.80

Fasten your PJs and tune your circadian polyrhythms for eight hours of experimental performance about the commodification of rest. Who knows what awaits in the witching hours?

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PARTICIPATION LEVEL: 7/10


ECLIPSE by Cerulean and Stone Motherless Cold—$44—$49

A future-forward drag show that spans the ages—from the Big Bang(er) to the Paleocene. Pick a side and dress to slay.

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PARTICIPATION LEVEL: 7/10


Burnout Paradise by Pony Cam Collective and Parrot Ox—$35—$39

In an escalating series of tasks performed on four treadmills, Burnout Paradise is a mockery of our struggle to establish boundaries in life and work. Some tasks require assistance from the willing. Pop an isotonic sports drink and help out.

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PARTICIPATION LEVEL: 5/10


First Bad Man by Pan Pan Theatre—$52—$56

A performative book club that lives the fiction of Miranda July’s debauched classic.

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PARTICIPATION LEVEL: 5/10


Food by Geoff Sobelle—$80 — $89

The table is set for FOOD—an absurdist dinner party that dines out on the ways and whys of eating.

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PARTICIPATION LEVEL: 4/10


Night Trade—FREE

Night Trade returns. Micro-bars, music and art—live in the Capitol Arcade, made easy with UP. Exhibitions, karaoke and art classes are calling.

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PARTICIPATION LEVEL: 7/10


Embassy by Richard Bell—FREE

A First Nations-led space for forging alternate futures and dialogue in support of Aboriginal rights. Open for free screenings and talks hosted by Bell. Check the chalkboard to see who's speaking. Presented with Fed Square.

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PARTICIPATION LEVEL: 5/10


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