The Victorian Arts Centre spire

The Victorian Arts Centre is a complex of theatres and concert halls in the Southgate precinct of Melbourne, Australia. It is located by the Yarra River and St Kilda Road, the city's main thoroughfare. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1440x1080, 130 KB) Screenshot from Nine Network digital television HD presentation. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1440x1080, 130 KB) Screenshot from Nine Network digital television HD presentation. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Theatre is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle — indeed any one or more elements of the other performing arts. ... The City of Melbournes coat of arms Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of 3,600,650 in the Melbourne metropolitan area (June 2004) and 61,670 in the City of... The Yarras lower reaches travel through central Melbourne. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Although the buildings themselves are somewhat nondescript, particularly the main concert hall, the complex retains landmark status due to its massive steel spire and its wraparound base, designed to reflect a ballet-dancer's tutu. The Waltz of the Snowflakes from Tchaikovskys The Nutcracker Ballet is the name given to a specific dance form and technique. ... Tutu can refer to: In Polynesian mythology (Samoa), Tutu was the first man to live on Tutuila. ...

There are two distinct buildings at the Arts Centre, the Melbourne Concert Hall, and the Victorian State Theatre. The wider arts district includes the adjacent National Gallery of Victoria International and Victorian College of the Arts, as well as the nearby Sidney Myer Music Bowl. The National Gallery of Victoria is an art gallery and museum in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Sidney Myer Music Bowl is a world standard, architecturally significant, outdoor performance venue in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...