See Hear: there’s plenty to see and do in Melbourne this week

MUSIC

Known for her hits Scar and The Special Two, beloved Aussie singer-songwriter Missy Higgins performs live with duo Busby Marou. Higgins recently released When The Machine Starts, an uplifting song documenting her thoughts post-lockdown. Wed, 6.15pm, Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Kings Domain Gardens, Linlithgow Avenue, city, $89-$599, liveatthebowl.com.au

ART

Multi-arts space Missing Persons opens to the public with group exhibition materialiZm, presented by Musee du Strip. Contemplating the philosophical theory of materialism, the show revolves around a ready-to-assemble walk-in greenhouse. Today, noon-3pm, Missing Persons, Level 4, Nicholas Building, corner of Swanston Street and Flinders Lane, city, free, missingpersons.me

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STAGE

Contemporary dance company Chunky Move undertakes a one-week residency at MPavilion Monash. Watch the dancers respond to the surrounding architecture, as they climb on and over the site, and each other, in highly physical improvised movement sequences. Jan 25-30, various times, Monash University, 26 Ancora Imparo Way, Clayton, free (registrations required), mpavilion.org

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MUSIC

Influences from ’70s Nigerian Afrobeat and street funk collide in the Seven Ups’ first single from their upcoming fourth album. Abode of the Clouds leans on the darker side of funk, and the band are supported by local psych trio Buried Feather. Fri, 6pm and 9.30pm, Corner Hotel, 57 Swan Street, Richmond, $30, 9427 7300, cornerhotel.com

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STAGE

Fabio Motta performs the role of an eight-year-old migrant Mario with a devilish alter ego named Spot. With dreams of becoming an actor, but no grasp of the English language, Mario finds himself in a spot of bother. Jan 27-31, Wed-Fri, 8pm, Sun, 5pm, Theatre Works, 14 Acland Street, St Kilda, $90-$150, 9534 3388, theatreworks.org.au