A Sacred place, A cultural meeting place. Ceremony and Musical conversations that challenge the boundaries. A journey that flows unbroken.

A powerful cross-cultural collaboration with ancient traditions of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander storytelling. Cultural songlines and music converge in a moment of transformation and journey through the pacific to the old chants of Samoa.

Led by genre-defying ensemble Topology and dynamic Indigenous performing arts company Gaba Musik, this resonant performance brings together some of the most compelling voices in contemporary music: Jungaji, Deline Briscoe, Gaja Kerry, Kristal West, Yirrmal, Airileke and Taitu'uga Kitchener Weschega with his new project Seki Wayz.

The Third Space is more than a performance: it is an invitation. We invite you to immerse yourself into an unbroken evening of captivating storytelling that transcends boundaries, carried through language, ceremony, identity and connection.

There are no intervals, No applause breaks, no interruptions of the shared experience in the sacred space, evolving, moving, and alive.

Follow our journey into The Third Space, A Sacred Space.

Programme

• Eine Kleine Nachtmusik in G Major, K. 525 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude – J.S. Bach

• Méditation from Thaïs – Jules Massenet

• The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 “Summer”: III. Presto – Antonio Vivaldi

• String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 ‘The American’: III. Molto vivace – Antonín Dvořák

• Pavane, Op. 50 – Gabriel Fauré

• The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 12c, Divertissement. Tea, Chinese Dance – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

• The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 12d Divertissement. Trepak, Russian Dance – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

• The Carnival of the Animals, R 125: XIII. Le Cygne (The Swan) – Camille Saint-Saëns

• Suite Bergamasque, L. 75: III. “Clair de Lune” – Claude Debussy

• Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio – Ludwig van Beethoven
  Performers

• String Quartet - Paradiso Strings

As a part of BIGSOUND 2025, Open Season is back with one more very special encore performance. We're excited to announce we're bringing xmunashe. to The Tivoli for a remarkable, free, improvised performance In The Round.

A master of sonic spontaneity, xmunashe. aka The Last SonicBender captured the attention of the global music community after only a handful of performances in unconventional spaces like public parks, warehouses and artist studios. Since then, he's performed to packed rooms in Paris & London, as well as the Sydney Opera House for VIVID. His genre-agnostic style seamlessly melds jazz and soul influences with poetic lyricism, all performed entirely off the cuff, gifting audiences with a completely unique performance at each show.

Grab a coffee, and your crew, to witness this musical vanguard on the precipice of something magical.