Sacrament Saturnalia NYE: Benjamin Skepper x Halv Drøm + Kiki Ando

contrapuntal by Benjamin Skepper presents

SACRAMENT SATURNALIA
NYE SECRET WAREHOUSE RITUAL + ART RAVE
WED 31 DEC
8PM - LIVE FROM 830PM
VENUE TBA

feat. BENJAMIN SKEPPER (LIVE) + DJ Halv Drøm (DE/AU) + Kiki Ando (JP)

SOUND BATH - LIVE PERFORMANCE - ART RAVE

Limited tickets via HUMANTIX (link below) | Security on site
$50 early bird | $70 2nd Release | Door TBC (if available)

THE OFFERING

Sacrament Saturnalia invites Melbourne’s creative underground to an intimate, elevated, and mythic end of year celebration. This is a gathering for those seeking depth and sensory refinement over excess and hype; where art eclipses entertainment, and connection replaces consumption.

As we farewell 2025, let the body exhale as we set new future agendas.

A three part midsummer ritual unfolds: Communal Sound Bath - Live Performance - Art Rave. The evening begins in stillness and ceremony, live music beckons introspection and transcendence, catharsis through cutting edge sounds from Berlin and afar, bring chaos into ritual.

Sacrament Saturnalia is the antidote to Melbourne’s commercial New Year’s noise. A ceremony of sensorial transcendence: intelligent, luxurious, safe and spiritually charged.
A requiem for the old year, and a rhythmic invocation for the one to come.

SONIC STRUCTURE + FLOW

ACT I: "GENETIC MUSIC" SOUND BATH + PURIFICATION CIRCLE
Patented Sonic Wellness, science-backed music from our molecules from my research with the Moscow Conservatorium. Relax + Reset.

ACT II: BENJAMIN SKEPPER LIVE
Cinematic Ambient Dream-scapes for electric cello. With internationally respected Butoh Contemporary Dancer Kiki Ando (JP)

ACT III: ART RAVE: feat. Halv Drøm (Berlin/Melb)

Producer and DJ Halv Drøm forges techno into ritual merging industrial post-punk intensity with polyrhythmic precision, transforming dance floors into a crucible of light, sweat, and ecstatic resistance. From Berlin with love.

Further schedule to follow.

SATURNALIA: A BACCANALIAN CONCEPT

Saturnalia was an ancient week-long Roman festival held in mid-December in honour of Saturn, the deity of time and wealth. During this sacred season, roles were reversed, hierarchies dissolved, and society surrendered to revelry, liberation, and wild indulgence.

INTERNATIONAL MOMENTUM

Fresh from his studio sessions in Los Angeles with L-Acoustics, Skepper’s sonic artworks sit alongside Björk, Adele, Bon Iver, Dua Lipa, and David Byrne as the artists continues to bend genres and push boundaries with his music. Working on his 7th album and multiple new collaborations, 2026 is already set to become another ground breaking year.

This event marks a rare opportunity to experience Benjamin in his native territory, and Melbourne’s creative underground on a world-class sound system that will change your perception of sound.

Sound System: L-Acoustics (France / Los Angeles / AU)
System Support + Tuning: NORWEST (AU/NZ)
Floral Installations: Jessica Skepper (Melbourne)
Scent: contrapuntal (Kyoto)

GENESIS: MELBOURNE AS A CREATIVE HUB

Melbourne’s creative energy unites us, yet independent practice remains subsumed by the State and bureaucracy.
This studio activation is a direct call to action: a grassroots fundraiser for contrapuntal — fresh from Tokyo, now establishing Melbourne’s home for sound, art, tech, and wellness.

A convergence of deep bass, subterranean sonic textures, performance art, and dance — igniting this secret warehouse in the heart of Fitzroy.
The creative underground has always driven culture forward — fearless, independent, borderless, and free.

Join us as we chart the path toward our Spring Activation and full Studio Launch in 2026. This is our collective platform for collaboration, experimentation, and radical creativity.

Performance, Sound Design, and Curation by Benjamin Skepper

IMPACT: BUILD THE FUTURE TOGETHER

Proceeds contribute directly to contrapuntal Studio’s 2026 Lease and Build Campaign, supporting the creation of Melbourne’s most ambitious artist-led multi-arts space. We are ready for lift-off! Let's build this ecosystem together.

DRINKS BY

Champagne Laurent-Perrier (France)
Tsuki no Katsura Sake (Kyoto)
COEDO Craft Brewery (Tokyo)

• non alcoholic elixirs and offerings for health and hydration

NOTES

Capacity capped to preserve intimacy and energy.

This event operates under an inclusive, respectful, and consent-forward studio policy.

Respect our neighbours and surrounds: this is our future playground. Let’s keep it safe, kind, and joyful.