March 2026 Vol.66 Relaxed Performances Concerts tailored for audiences with sensory sensitivities
The first Relaxed Performance for 2026 welcomed Ensemble Telos and Breathe Circle to the Salon for sessions of music and mindfulness. The audience, a mix of young families, community groups and special developmental schools, expressed pure joy at the quiet and moving experience. Many made themselves at home, lying across the cushions and following the suggested breathing techniques of mindfulness facilitator, Beata Heymann.
“The performance was certainly very special and something that we will all remember. To have the entire room singing was just pure magic. A few tears were definitely shed as we packed up and bumped out of MRC” Relaxed Performance Artist Generously supported by Gailey Lazarus Charitable Foundation and State Trustees Australia Foundation
Our Community and Creative Engagement Program is made possible thanks to the generosity of the Learning and Access Consortium of supporters: The Hugh Williamson Foundation, Mrs Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM, The Canny Quine Foundation, The Marian and E.H. Flack Trust, The Hon Justice Michelle Gordon AC KC & The Hon Kenneth M Hayne AC KC, The Sentinel Foundation, the Peggy & Leslie Cranbourne Foundation and an anonymous donor. We also extend our sincere thanks to those donors whose support is directed to individual programs: Mrs Margaret Ross AM and Dr Ian Ross, Margaret Lawrence Bequest, The Vizard Foundation, Gailey Lazarus Charitable Foundation, State Trustees Australia Foundation, Jane Kunstler, an anonymous donor, and the Victorian Department of Education through the Strategic Partnerships Program.