Year level suitability, curriculum links and ancillary activities for each event are listed below.

For more information, please contact us at education@festival.melbourne or on 03 9662 4242.

1984

The definitive book of the 20th century is re-examined in this radical, award-winning adaptation exploring surveillance, identity and why Orwell’s vision of the future is as relevant now as ever.

Suitability	Years 9—12. Contains some violence and coarse language
Curriculum Links	English, The Arts (Drama, Media), Civics and Citizenship, The Humanities—History, Thinking Processes
Just for Schools	Concession priced tickets. Please note the $15 student ticket allocation has been exhausted.
Dates	Fri 16—Sun 25 October 2015
Suitable Performances	Sat 17 & 24 October at 2pm, Wed 21 October at 1pm and Tue 20 October at 6.30pm
Venue	Arts Centre Melbourne, Playhouse
Education Resource	Download the West End education pack (PDF)

Desdemona

Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison, reveals secrets in Othello that will change forever our reading of the play. Directed by one of Amercia's best living theatre directors Peter Sellars, with music and lyrics by Malian singer Rokia Traoré.

Suitability	Years 7—12
Curriculum Links	The Arts (Drama, Music, Visual Communications), English, Communication, Thinking Processes
Just for Schools	Concession priced tickets. Please note the $15 student ticket allocation has been exhausted.
Date	Fri 16—Mon 19 October
Venue	Southbank Theatre, The Sumner

Decadance

Israel's internationally acclaimed contemporary dance company Batsheva returns to Melbourne Festival with revered choreographer Ohad Naharin's ever–evolving showcase Decadance.

Suitability	Years 7—12
Curriculum Links	The Arts (Dance, Drama, Music, Visual Communications), The Humanities—History, Health and Physical Education
Just for Schools	$15 tickets per student, with one free teacher per 10 students (transaction fee may apply) Please note $15 student tickets are subject to availability.
Date	Thu 15 October at 7.30pm
Venue	Arts Centre Melbourne, State Theatre

Last Work

In Last Work, Batsheva Dance Company's Ohad Naharin and the Batsheva dancers explore the body's motion as the most humane, stirring expression of performing arts, and synthesize the infinite spectrum of emotions and sentiment into performance.

Suitability	Years 7—12
Curriculum Links	The Arts (Dance, Drama, Music, Visual Communications), The Humanities—History, Health and Physical Education
Just for Schools	$15 tickets per student, with one free teacher per 10 students (transaction fee may apply) Please note $15 student tickets are subject to availability.
Date	Sat 17 & Sun 18 October
Venue	Arts Centre Melbourne, State Theatre

The Bacchae

Co-created by Aaron Orzech and critically-acclaimed director Adena Jacobs, with a collaborating ensemble of young female actors and musicians, The Bacchae is an epic, and hallucinatory theatrical experience offering an unsettling vision of sacrifice and spiritual desolation.

Suitability	Years 10—12
Curriculum Links	The Arts (Drama, Media, Visual Arts), English
Just for Schools	$15 tickets per student, with one free teacher per 10 students (transaction fee may apply). Please note $15 student tickets are subject to availability and only valid for performances listed below.
Suitable Performances	Thu 22 October at 1pm matinee Thu 08 and Fri 09 October at 7.30pm (preview performances)
Venue	Theatre Works

Grand DiVisions

How do we come to live in a particular suburb, a nation? How did wealth end up on the other side of the river, on the other side of the ocean? An urban cantata with tales of wealth, poverty, privilege, neglect and unexpected journeys of falling in and out of love with Australia.

Suitability	Years 7—10
Curriculum Links	The Arts (Drama, Media, Visual Arts, Music), Civics and Citizenship, The Humanities—History, Thinking Processes
Just for Schools	$17 per ticket (transaction fee may apply). To book, contact Arts Centre Melbourne directly.
Dates	Wed 14—Sat 17 October
Suitable Performances	Wed 14 & Thu 15 October at 11am schools matinees
Venue	Arts Centre Melbourne, Playhouse

Quartets at Sunset

Across three years, this ambitious program will see Melbourne Festival present all of Haydn’s 68 string quartets, with 2015 marking the final year. As part of this project, we present the Quartets at Sunset series at the acoustically sublime surrounds of Collins Street Baptist Church.

Suitability	Years 7—10
Curriculum Links	The Arts (Music)
Just for schools	$15 tickets per student, with one free teacher per 10 students (transaction fee may apply). Please note $15 student tickets are subject to availability.
Dates	Wed 14, Thu 15, Wed 21 and Thu 22 October at 6pm
Suitable performances	Wed 14 October: Orava Quartet Thu 15 October: Australian Chamber Orchestra Wed 21 October: Australian Haydn Ensemble Thu 22 October: Ironwood
Venue	Collins Street Baptist Church

The Rabbits

Indie–pop artist Kate Miller-Heidke brings to life John Marsden and Shaun Tan’s compelling picture–book The Rabbits in this new work of operatic theatre for adults and children alike.

Suitability	Years 3—12
Curriculum Links	English, The Arts (Drama, Media, Visual Arts, Music), Civics and Citizenship, The Humanities—History, Thinking Processes, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures
Just for Schools	$15 tickets per student, with one free teacher per 10 students (transaction fee may apply)
Dates	Fri 09—Tue 13 October 2015
Suitable Performances	Please note there is limited capacity across all performances for this event. To be placed on the waiting list, contact Arts Centre Melbourne.
Venue	Arts Centre Melbourne, Playhouse
Education Pack	Download the education pack (PDF)