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    Japanese Film Festival

    Thu, 29 Nov - Sun, 9 Dec 2012

    Various cinemas in Melbourne

    Samurai! Robots! Sword-fighting school girls! It can only be Japanese cinema. Now in its sixteenth year, the Japanese Film Festival showcases the wonderful diversity of Japanese film, challenging audience expectations and defying cultural cliches.

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    I, Animal

    Fri, 23 Nov 2012 - Thu, 31 Jan 2013

    Melbourne Zoo, Parkville

    An after-hours audio tour of Melbourne Zoo.

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    Midsummer – Red Stitch

    Fri, 16 Nov - Sat, 15 Dec 2012

    Red Stitch Actors Theatre, St Kilda

    The play is by Scottish playwright David Greig and tells the story of a whirlwind romance between petty crook Bob and divorce lawyer Helena.

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    La Mirada Film Festival

    Thu, 15 Nov - Mon, 26 Nov 2012

    ACMI and Cinema Nova, Melbourne

    Mirada in Spanish means a glance or gaze and it’s certainly worth running your eye over this year’s La Mirada Film Festival program.

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    Melbourne Music Week

    Fri, 16 Nov - Sat, 24 Nov 2012

    Various locations across Melbourne, Melbourne

    Now in its second year, Melbourne Music Week celebrates our city’s commitment to the grand tradition of the live gig.

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    Glenn Miller Orchestra

    Mon, 19 Nov, 2012

    Melbourne Arts Centre, Hamer Hall, Melbourne

    For all the toes it’s set tapping and the charlestons it’s put in motion, the Glenn Miller Orchestra hasn’t come to Australia before. Until now.

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    Music

    Fri, 9 Nov - Sat, 22 Dec 2012

    Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne

    This tale of fractured relationships, inappropriate exuberance and tying up of messy loose ends will be MTC’s final offering for the 2012 season.

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    Billy the Rabbit

    Sun, 11 Nov, 2012

    Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank

    Our city’s Cartoonist Laureate is this weekend doing live shows at the Melbourne Recital Centre.

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    Wild Surmise

    Fri, 9 Nov - Sun, 2 Dec 2012

    Beckett Theatre, Malthouse Theatre, Southbank

    Expect this to be a cerebral and evocative night of theatre

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    Elling – Melbourne Theatre Company

    Mon, 29 Oct - Sat, 8 Dec 2012

    MTC, Sumner Theatre, Southbank

    We hope you’re not feeling all theatred out after Melbourne Festival, because MTC is launching a new mainstage play this week.

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    Monster Film Festival

    Wed, 31 Oct - Fri, 9 Nov 2012

    Cinema Nova, Carlton

    The Monster Fest offers a feast of horror, black comedy, erotica and blood-splattered sci-fi.

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    Romeo and Juliet – Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Bell Shakespeare

    Thu, 1 Nov - Fri, 2 Nov 2012

    The Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall, Melbourne

    Possibly the ultimate romantic date night experience. Boyfriends everywhere, take note.

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    Cynical Ballads – Luke Wright

    Tue, 23 Oct - Sat, 27 Oct 2012

    Beckett Theatre, Malthouse Theatre, Southbank

    Wright has established himself as one of Britain’s most recognised poets, not least because of his ability to appeal to a wide audience with his laddish style and contemporary sensibility.

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    Before Your Very Eyes – CAMPO / Gob Squad

    Wed, 24 Oct - Sat, 27 Oct 2012

    Merlyn Theatre, The Malthouse, Southbank

    Anyone with kids knows that they grow up fast but you’ve probably never seen them grow up quite this fast.

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    An Act of Now – Chunky Move

    Wed, 17 Oct - Sat, 27 Oct 2012

    Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne

    Chunky Move are always doing bold things with dance but An Act of Now marks a new step even for them.

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    Weather – Lucy Guerin Inc

    Sun, 21 Oct, 2012

    The Malthouse, Merlyn Theatre, Southbank

    It’s hard to imagine something more topical to Melbourne than a piece about weather. Raging winds, blinding rain, glorious sunshine: who knows which, or indeed how many, of these you’ll get on your way to the theatre this Melbourne Festival, but you can expect them all to be represented on stage in the latest work from renowned Australian choreographer Lucy Guerin.

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    Melbourne Festival 2012

    Thu, 11 Oct - Sat, 27 Oct 2012

    Various locations across Melbourne, Melbourne

    Watch out, it’s the October arts festival pile-up! With Fringe still kicking, the seriously big acts are already rolling into town for the Melbourne Festival and outgoing artistic director Brett Sheehy has made his last year one to remember.

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    Destroyed Word

    Wed, 10 Oct, 2012

    ACCA, Melbourne

    Spanish installation artist Santiago Sierra has been making and destroying super-size letters as part of this two year project.

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    Conversations with Ghosts

    Fri, 12 Oct - Sat, 13 Oct 2012

    Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank

    If anyone can claim to be the voice of Melbourne’s soul, it is singer Paul Kelly.

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    Orlando

    Fri, 12 Oct - Sat, 27 Oct 2012

    The Malthouse, Tower Theatre, Southbank

    Local avant gardesters The Rabble are getting in on the androgyny act with their take on literature’s definitive gender warp.

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