{"id":1871,"date":"2025-03-31T15:59:07","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T04:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainfm.net\/hub\/?p=1871"},"modified":"2025-03-31T15:59:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T04:59:07","slug":"interview-opportunities-rising-festival-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainfm.net\/hub\/2025\/03\/31\/interview-opportunities-rising-festival-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview Opportunities: RISING Festival 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2025.rising.melbourne\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><br>RISING<\/strong><\/a>, Melbourne\u2019s electrifying Winter Arts festival has unveiled its 2025 program, featuring&nbsp;<strong>65 events, 327 artists, 15 new commissions, 9 world premieres and 10 Victorian premieres<\/strong>. Taking over the city across&nbsp;<strong>two epic weekends (June 4\u201315)<\/strong>, RISING will transform the CBD into a pulsating playground of explosive new art, music and performance.&nbsp;<br>Would you be interested in having&nbsp;<strong>Co-Artistic Directors Hannah Fox and Gideon Obarzanek&nbsp;<\/strong>or&nbsp;<strong>Head of Music&nbsp;Hayley Percy<\/strong>&nbsp;on Main FM to chat through the program or music highlights?! Also happy to discuss interview opps with local artists if any pique your interest.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Program highlights include:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Music&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/2025.rising.melbourne\/program\/first-frequency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">First Frequency<\/a>:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>A gathering of three visionary First Nations artists\u2014<strong>RONA., DJ PGZ and Kalaji<\/strong>\u2014blending music and storytelling across Country, from expansive desert to urban underground.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/2025.rising.melbourne\/program\/day-tripper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Day Tripper:<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>For the second-time running, RISING\u2019s festival-within-a-festival &#8211; Day Tripper &#8211; returns over the King\u2019s Birthday weekend featuring one ticket with access to eight hours of music performance and art spanning across Melbourne Town Hall, Max Watt\u2019s and Night Trade. The line-up includes:\u00a0<strong>DIIV, Mount Kimbie DJs, BKTHERULA, Ripple Effect Band, Annie and the Caldwells, Nyege Nyege, Chapter Music<\/strong>\u00a0+ more<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/2025.rising.melbourne\/program\/Japanese-Breakfast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Japanese Breakfast<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/2025.rising.melbourne\/program\/jessica-pratt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Jessica Pratt<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/2025.rising.melbourne\/program\/suki-waterhouse-pica\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Suki Waterhouse<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/2025.rising.melbourne\/program\/marlon-williams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Marlon Williams<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mass Participation &amp; Free&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/2025.rising.melbourne\/program\/intangible-form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Intangible #Form<\/a><\/strong><\/em>: Celebrated Japanese artist Shohei Fujimoto makes his Melbourne debut with\u00a0<em>Intangible #Form<\/em>,\u00a0<strong>RISING\u2019s largest free installation<\/strong>, open every night at the Capitol Theatre.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/2025.rising.melbourne\/program\/space-out-competition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Space Out Competition<\/a><\/em>:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0South Korea\u2019s viral sensation by Woopsyang<\/strong>\u00a0makes its Naarm debut at QV Square, challenging participants to maintain absolute calm for 90 minutes\u2014no sleeping, no laughing, no distractions.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/2025.rising.melbourne\/program\/night-trade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Night Trade<\/a><\/em>:<\/strong>\u00a0Taking over Capitol Arcade and Howey Place, this event features microbars, eateries, karaoke, and music from the Nyege Nyege festival, alongside latex creations by Saeborg.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/2025.rising.melbourne\/program\/swingers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Swingers \u2013 The Art of Mini Golf<\/strong><\/em><strong>:<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0The Flinders Street Station Ballroom transforms into a\u00a0<strong>playable art exhibition<\/strong>, featuring interactive holes designed by<strong>\u00a0Miranda July,\u00a0<\/strong>Kaylene Whiskey, Saeborg, Soda Jerk, Pat Brassington, BKtherula, and Shohei Fujimoto.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To explore the full program, I&#8217;ve attached the program press release and you&nbsp;can access all press assets via the RISING 2025 Media Centre&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1icyKipcjKrsRQi4MEMNUMqEsVEaULIqW?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<br>Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cheers,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kristina&nbsp;&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"2\">Kristina McNaulty\u00a0she\/her<br>Account Executive<br>0488 015 538<br>kristina@commonstate.co<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RISING, Melbourne\u2019s electrifying Winter Arts festival has unveiled its 2025 program, featuring&nbsp;65 events, 327 artists, 15 new commissions, 9 world premieres and 10 Victorian premieres. 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