In its second full edition this year, Naarm/Melbourne's Rising is still very much a new festival — the newest major city-based arts festival in Australia, and in a city that already has a rich annual calendar of festivals, exhibitions and performance programs. We're still finding out what Rising has to contribute to this space, and if and how it measures up against the gap left by the two annual festivals it replaced: Melbourne International Arts Festival and White Night. Rising 2023 in numbers 12 days (June 7-18) 12 days (June 7-18) 185 events 185 events 400+ artists 400+ artists 35...