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<span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Founded in 2010 in Melbourne by brothers Josh and Jake Uljans and school mate Karl van Buuren, Moon Dog began with a lil’ brewery in the back streets of Abbotsford, with the trio brewing beer in a brew house welded together from ex-dairy equipment and selling mind-blowing craft beer from the back of a ‘97 Volvo V40 station wagon.\n\nMore than a decade later, we’ve made some upgrades to the equipment, we’ve expanded our brewery into Preston, we’ve opened two brew pubs and our Moon Dog family has grown and grown, but one thing has stayed the same-brewing outrageously delicious beers and seltzers that blow minds is what it’s all about!&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:771,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:14281427},&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}">Founded in 2010 in Melbourne by brothers Josh and Jake Uljans and school mate Karl van Buuren, Moon Dog began with a lil’ brewery in the back streets of Abbotsford, with the trio brewing beer in a brew house welded together from ex-dairy equipment and selling mind-blowing craft beer from the back of a ‘97 Volvo V40 station wagon.
More than a decade later, we’ve made some upgrades to the equipment, we’ve expanded our brewery into Preston, we’ve opened two brew pubs and our Moon Dog family has grown and grown, but one thing has stayed the same-brewing outrageously delicious beers and seltzers that blow minds is what it’s all about!

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Museums Victoria is a Foundation Partner for Melbourne’s returning festival, Now or Never. The Melbourne Museum Plaza will delight the senses with an out-of-this-world experience. The World Heritage listed Royal Exhibition Building will again, be filled with a program of exciting and exclusive music acts. While on-site, make sure you also visit the fabulous Victoria the T. rex exhibition, exclusive to Melbourne Museum and many other great exhibitions on during this time.

Museums Victoria

NantStudios is a state of the art, full service production ecosystem, which has built the world’s largest LED volume at Docklands Studios in Melbourne. The company operates traditional, Motion Capture and Virtual Production Stages around the world, which are serviced by an expert team with decades of experience in virtual production, visual effects and engineering. NantStudios&#8217; goal is to democratise the virtual production workflow and make it accessible to any scale project, while innovating with R&amp;D in technologies to streamline the process.
NantStudios is powered entirely by green energy.

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<span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Experience the new Rydges Melbourne, a refreshingly local way to see, taste and live the best of Melbourne. Located in the heart of the CBD, with iconic landmarks, theatre district, Chinatown and free-tram zone at our doorstep, Rydges Melbourne offers 370 rooms and apartments inspired by the Australian landscape. Discover a streamlined check-in, in-room connectivity, interactive fitness studio, year-round outdoor heated rooftop pool and home to part Aussie restaurant, part modern bar - Bossley Bar &amp; Restaurant.&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:13059,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:14281427},&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial, sans-serif&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11}">Experience Rydges Melbourne, a refreshingly local way to see, taste and live the best of Melbourne. Located in the heart of the CBD, with iconic landmarks, theatre district, Chinatown and free-tram zone at our doorstep, Rydges Melbourne offers 370 rooms and apartments inspired by the Australian landscape. Discover a streamlined check-in, in-room connectivity, interactive fitness studio, year-round outdoor heated rooftop pool and home to part Aussie restaurant, part modern bar &#8211; Bossley Bar &amp; Restaurant.

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For this event, audiences can understand and engage with the event without a comprehensive understanding of the English language

Language no barrier

The event is partially subtitled or includes dialogue, background music and or sounds.

50% visual content

This event has both sound and visual components, but sight isn’t essential to engage properly with the work.

50% aural rating

Enter the venue via the copper doors on the left hand side of Melbourne Town Hall.

Balcony - Seat 40x40cm Back 50cm with arm rests

For the first hour on Sun 25 Aug, Silent Symphony will be reconfigured with sound levels and lighting to suit a low sensory session

Photosensitivity 
Lighting dimmed or extinguished 
Visual disturbances – rapid change in colour, pattern or visual effect 
Loud music 
Haze
All ages welcome, minors must be accompanied by an adult at all times / all under 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times

<span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Ancient philosophers believed the universe produced an inaudible kind of music: musica universalis. Hypnotic, trancelike and somewhat menacing, &lt;em&gt;Silent Symphony&lt;/em&gt; embodies a sonic and visual interpretation of these celestial patterns.\r\n \r\nEight kinetic sculptures cast rotating planes of light and sound throughout a darkened room, oscillating between order and chaos. Drawing from the movements and correlations of astral objects, these invisible energetic forces are translated into a dynamic performance that explores their effect on our sense of harmony. \r\n\r\nA constantly evolving work that never repeats, observe this durational piece while seated above its circular formation. Pass through or stay for as long or as little time as needed. \r\n\r\nWith composition and sound design by composer Ben Frost. \r\n&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:15347,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:16708299},&quot;7&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;8&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;10&quot;:1,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11}">Ancient philosophers believed the universe produced an inaudible kind of music: musica universalis. Hypnotic, trancelike and somewhat menacing, Silent Symphony embodies a sonic and visual interpretation of these celestial patterns. 
<span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Ancient philosophers believed the universe produced an inaudible kind of music: musica universalis. Hypnotic, trancelike and somewhat menacing, Silent Symphony embodies a sonic and visual interpretation of these celestial patterns.\r\n \r\nEight kinetic sculptures cast rotating planes of light and sound throughout a darkened room, oscillating between order and chaos. Drawing from the movements and correlations of astral objects, these invisible energetic forces are translated into a dynamic performance that explores their effect on our sense of harmony. \r\n\r\nA constantly evolving work that never repeats, observe this durational piece while seated above its circular formation. Pass through or stay for as long or as little time as needed. \r\n\r\nWith composition and sound design by composer Ben Frost. \r\n&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:15347,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:16708299},&quot;7&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;8&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;10&quot;:1,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11}">Seven kinetic sculptures cast rotating planes of light and sound throughout a darkened room, oscillating between order and chaos. Drawing from the movements and correlations of astral objects, these invisible energetic forces are translated into a dynamic performance that explores their effect on our sense of harmony.
<span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Ancient philosophers believed the universe produced an inaudible kind of music: musica universalis. Hypnotic, trancelike and somewhat menacing, Silent Symphony embodies a sonic and visual interpretation of these celestial patterns.\r\n \r\nEight kinetic sculptures cast rotating planes of light and sound throughout a darkened room, oscillating between order and chaos. Drawing from the movements and correlations of astral objects, these invisible energetic forces are translated into a dynamic performance that explores their effect on our sense of harmony. \r\n\r\nA constantly evolving work that never repeats, observe this durational piece while seated above its circular formation. Pass through or stay for as long or as little time as needed. \r\n\r\nWith composition and sound design by composer Ben Frost. \r\n&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:15347,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:16708299},&quot;7&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;8&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;10&quot;:1,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11}">A constantly evolving work that never repeats, observe this durational piece while seated within its circular formation. Pass through or stay for as long or as little time as needed.
Created in collaboration with composer Ben Frost.
Runs consecutively for 15 mins. Final show commences 9:30pm (Thu/Fri/Sat) and 7:30pm (Sun).
For the first hour on Sun 25 Aug, Silent Symphony will be reconfigured with sound levels and lighting to suit a low sensory session.

Silent Symphony

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