Enlighten: Beyond
Enlighten: Beyond captures the spirit of wonder and discovery that the Enlighten Festival brings to the National Triangle, expanding the experience across Canberra’s diverse neighbourhoods during the festival period.
The complete Enlighten: Beyond program will be announced in January 2026.
Enlighten: Beyond 2026
Explore what’s ahead for Enlighten: Beyond 2026. Full announcement coming January.
Musica Viva Australia
A Winter’s Journey
Following triumphant performances in Australia and the UK, Musica Viva Australia is thrilled to present A Winter’s Journey in Canberra.
Franz Schubert’s last song cycle, A Winter’s Journey, sets the poems of Wilhelm Müller as a landscape of emotions from loneliness to courage. Playing at Llewellyn Hall for a single performance on February 27, 2026.
A Winter’s Journey
Friday 27 February 2026, 7pm
Llewellyn Hall – ANU
National Film and Sound Archive
Heaven’s Gate
The NFSA presents the Australian premiere of Heaven’s Gate, a spectacular video installation by internationally acclaimed artist Marco Brambilla. Free to the public, the work immerses audiences in a striking fusion of Hollywood glamour and contemporary culture.
Heaven’s Gate takes viewers on a vivid cinematic journey. Through a dazzling cascade of collaged film imagery featuring stars such as Beyoncé, Audrey Hepburn, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Christopher Walken, the installation creates a multifaceted dreamscape that blurs the line between celebration and critique.
Heaven’s Gate
11 December 2025 until 9 March 2026
10am – 3pm daily
6pm-8pm Fridays & Saturdays from 9 Jan – 21 Feb
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