A Book of Hours

Wed Sep 03 2025 at 09:30 am to 10:30 am UTC+10:00

The Ian Potter Southbank Centre | Melbourne

Rubiks
Publisher/HostRubiks
A Book of Hours
Advertisement
Returning to Melbourne for one night only!
A Book of Hours is a meditation on the mystery of time, a multimedia performance combining projected movement and a quirky live musical score. With a quartet for toothbrushes, vegetables swirling in stop-motion and wind-up toys whirring across the stage, this revelatory new work is a triumph of imagination from a team of award-winning Victorian artists.
Created by composer Kate Neal, choreographer Gerard Van Dyck, filmmaker Sal Cooper and performed by new music ensemble Rubiks Collective, A Book of Hours explores how we divide our time and spend our days.
New arrangements of works by Baroque classical composer Couperin (1668-1733) sit alongside distinctively contemporary compositions featuring synthesisers, reception bells, cardboard boxes and speaking clocks.
A sonic and visual feast for the senses, A Book of Hours is full of moments to surprise and delight audiences of all ages.
Time collapses, days invert and nights implode.
Tick tock, tick tock. Watch it all unwind…
“Call it dance or art music or just live performance. Whatever it is – A Book of Hours is the best kind of puzzle.”
— ★★★★ The Age
------------
Tickets are free but reservations are essential.
This performance is generously supported by the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music (The University of Melbourne) through the New Music Studio.
Advertisement

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Ian Potter Southbank Centre, 33-43 Sturt St, Southbank VIC 3006, Australia, Melbourne

Tickets

Sharing is Caring:

More Events in Melbourne

Swing City
Thu, 04 Sep at 10:15 am Swing City

673 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

Ollie Shute Quintet
Thu, 04 Sep at 10:30 am Ollie Shute Quintet

Uptown jazz cafe

Rock-A-Bye-Baby featuring Wrong Way Up
Thu, 04 Sep at 11:00 am Rock-A-Bye-Baby featuring Wrong Way Up

Darebin Arts Centre Grevillea Room

FREE ENTRY \ud83e\udea9 Latin Fiesta \u2013 100% Social Dance Room \ud83d\udc83\ud83d\udd7a
Thu, 04 Sep at 12:00 pm FREE ENTRY 🪩 Latin Fiesta – 100% Social Dance Room 💃🕺

Ms Collins (Melbourne, VIC, Australia)

Giveaway!
Thu, 04 Sep at 02:00 pm Giveaway!

Southbank, Victoria, Australia

Women's Rights at Work Conference 2025
Thu, 04 Sep at 11:00 pm Women's Rights at Work Conference 2025

54 Victoria Street, Carlton South, Victoria, 3053

Model \u2013 4K Resoration | ACMI Matinees
Fri, 05 Sep at 03:30 am Model – 4K Resoration | ACMI Matinees

ACMI

RU OK Day Craft Night!
Fri, 05 Sep at 07:15 am RU OK Day Craft Night!

Room 102 Alan Gilbert Building Parkville

The Great Composers  - @ Paris Cat Jazz Club
Fri, 05 Sep at 08:00 am The Great Composers - @ Paris Cat Jazz Club

Paris Cat Jazz Club

NGV Friday Nights | Jonah Gabriel + Friends
Fri, 05 Sep at 08:00 am NGV Friday Nights | Jonah Gabriel + Friends

NGV International

Ashley Naylor | FRI 5 Sep | LIVE at Rocksteady Records
Fri, 05 Sep at 08:00 am Ashley Naylor | FRI 5 Sep | LIVE at Rocksteady Records

Rocksteady Records

CHARITY TRIVIA NIGHT 2025
Fri, 05 Sep at 08:00 am CHARITY TRIVIA NIGHT 2025

Kensington Town Hall, Melbourne

Melbourne is Happening!

Never miss your favorite happenings again!

Explore Melbourne Events