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ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE MELBOURNE FESTIVAL At Arts Centre Melbourne, we bring people together for remarkable experiences. Sitting beneath our iconic Spire, we’re Australia’s largest and busiest performing arts centre. Each year we stage more than 4,000 performances and public events and welcome over 3 million people through our doors. In fact, as a cultural and architectural landmark in our nation’s cultural capital, we’ve showcased the best of Australian and international performing arts for over 30 years. Provoking and inspiring, Melbourne Festival seeks to connect art forms, people and ideas. At the heart of Melbourne’s culture of creativity, we curate unique experiences that bring people together and break new ground in culture and the arts. artscentremelbourne.com.au STUDIO WAYNE MCGREGOR Melbourne Festival is one of Australia’s leading international arts festivals and has an outstanding reputation for presenting unique international and Australian events in the fields of dance, theatre, music, visual arts, multimedia, free and outdoor events over three weeks each October. Artistic Director Jonathan Holloway Executive Director Kath M Mainland CBE Studio Wayne McGregor is the creative engine for choreographer and director Wayne McGregor. It encompasses Wayne’s ensemble of world- class dancers, Company Wayne McGregor; a portfolio of international commissions and artistic collaborations across genres including dance, visual arts, film, theatre and opera; a highly specialized programme of creative learning for individuals and communities; artist development programmes; and collaborative research projects across the interface of the arts with science, technology and academic research. In March 2017 Studio Wayne McGregor opened its own newly created Studios at Here East in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park; a creative space for making, and a hub for choreographers and artists. 04—22 OCTOBER 2017 www.festival.melbourne #melbfest Melbourne Festival acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we live, learn and work. We pay our respects to the Kulin Nation and all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander elders. waynemcgregor.com OFFICIAL WINE PARTNER OF MELBOURNE FESTIVAL JOIN US AT THE FESTIVAL LOUNGE, FORUM MELBOURNE Now pouring Mandala wines and open late every night of the Festival. See you there!