Seven Shows You Need to See at This Year's Melbourne International Arts Festival

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Seven Shows You Need to See at This Year's Melbourne International Arts Festival

From immersive fire garden installations to ancient Azerbajani operas, these are the things you'll want to have tickets for this October.

Layla and Majnun — Silkroad Ensemble

This stunning Azerbaijani dance-opera dates 'Romeo and Juliet' by a thousand years.

1000 Doors

Fire Gardens

The Royal Botanic Gardens will be on fire with 6500 burning pots for four nights.

Lexicon — No Fit State

The circus comes to the Royal Botanic Gardens for this year's Melbourne Festival.

Asuna: 100 Keyboards

An undulating wall of sound produced by 100 battery-operated keyboards.

Particle/Wave

Explore the impact of gravitational waves through science and art at the planetarium.

Flight — Vox Motus

Rather than the stage, this powerful story of two Afghan brothers seeking refuge is told with intricately designed dioramas in private booths.

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