Performer, Writer and Creator: Sophia Brous  

Co-director: Lara Thoms  

Co-director: Samara Hersch  

Sound Design and Composition: Tilman Robinson  

Original Music: John Also Bennett  

Stage Manager and Production Coordinator: Cassandra Fumi  

Choreographer and Dramaturg: Faye Driscoll  

Executive Producer: ArkType and Tommy Kriegsmann  

Quiet RIOT Producer for RISING: Linda Catalano  

Quiet RIOT Production Manager for RISING: Richard Gorr

ARTISTIC TEAM

Slip on a set of headphones and step into a world conducted by a disembodied libretto, narrating an omniscient vision of the micro dramas, private enterprise and influence of surveillance in a town square.
Created by Australian multidisciplinary performer Sophia Brous—working in collaboration with celebrated theatre makers Lara Thoms and Samara Hersch and New York choreographer Faye Driscoll—The Invisible Opera is a kaleidoscopic trip through the micro and macro dynamics of public space.
As the everyday action of Federation Square unfolds, a voice and an all-seeing eye seemingly choreograph and narrate the environment in real time, instantly bringing into question, what is real and who is watching.

A city square in daylight with people moving through it. The square is filled with coloured tables and chairs, there is a fountain in a garden behind the square.

The Invisible Opera

Commissioned and created with the support of Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Singapore International Arts Festival, Arts Centre Melbourne and the Australia Council of the Arts. 

Presented by Metro Tunnel Creative Program and Federation Square Pty Ltd.

Supported by the Consulate General of the United States of America, Melbourne. 

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Metro Tunnel

US Consulate

Auslan Interpretation: 11 JUN 1PM 
If you require a companion card ticket, please contact the customer service team on (03)9662 4242 to complete your booking.
Please note that all transactions will incur fees of up to $4.

The Invisible Opera 

*The Invisible Opera* will take place outdoors in The Main Square. More information about the specific location will be released closer to the event.  

Detailed accessibility information about Federation Square can be found on [their website.](https://fedsquare.com/accessibility)  

THE MAIN SQUARE  

The undulating surface of the Main Square is made up of sandstone cobblestones, with a marked access path. Swanston Street offers the best access to the Main Square, and lift access is available to and from The Atrium. The Big Screen is equipped with a hearing loop and there are accessible toilets located next to Time Out Café. The Main Stage has lift access for performers, and St Paul’s Court, Swanston Street Forecourt and The Amphitheatre also have wheelchair access.  

ACCESSIBLE TOILETS  

There are accessible public toilets and baby-change facilities located in the Main Square, next to Time Out Cafe and in The Atrium, next to IceBar.  

ACCESSIBLE PARKING  

FedSquare has its own multi-level car park, which is accessible from Russell Street or Batman Ave (Exhibition Street extension – City Link). The Federation Square Car Park is open 24hrs and has accessible spaces located next to the lift on each level.  

PUBLIC TRANSPORT  

Fed Square is part of Melbourne’s  Free Tram Zone, which includes the area from the iconic Queen Victoria Market to Victoria Harbour in Docklands, up to Spring Street and over Flinders Street Station and Fed Square.  

Travel on trams within this zone is free, and you won’t need a myki, however, if your journey starts or finishes outside the boundaries of the Free Tram Zone, you must touch on your myki at the reader in the normal way to make sure you have a valid ticket.  

The Free Tram Zone signs at tram stops identify the boundaries of the zone.  

TAXIS AND PICKING UP/DROPPING OFF PASSENGERS  

If you are accessing the Main Square the safest place to pick up and drop off passengers is the Taxi Rank across the road on Swanston Street. If you are accessing Deakin Edge, we recommend the Russell Street Extension.  

The Invisible Opera

By Sophia Brous with Lara Thoms, Samara Hersch and Faye Driscoll