Sydney Festival 2017
Arts NSW - Principal Government Partner City of Sydney - City Partner The Star - Principal Partner
Arts NSW - Principal Government Partner City of Sydney - City Partner The Star - Principal Partner
ALL EVENTS YOUR EVENTS FREE & CHEAP RECOMMENDED CIRCUS CITY MERITON FESTIVAL VILLAGE GETTING AROUND INFO
the latest from our blog
Thank you from Wesley Enoch
That's a Wrap!
Thank you from Wesley Enoch
WITH INSTITUTE'S DIRECTOR
10 QUESTIONS IN 10 MINUTES
WITH INSTITUTE'S DIRECTOR
THE CHANTS FROM DALMATICA
ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS
THE CHANTS FROM DALMATICA
Start planning now!
Ultimate #sydfest Weekend #3
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SYDNEY FESTIVAL EXPLORES NEW SPACES
WESLEY ENOCH, FESTIVAL DIRECTOR
SYDNEY FESTIVAL EXPLORES NEW SPACES
COME TO YOUR SENSES
TOUCH, SMELL, HEAR & SEE
COME TO YOUR SENSES
Seeing and experiencing iD
From Wesley:
Seeing and experiencing iD
Join our Instameet!
The Beach
Join our Instameet!
Canada!
Rich offerings from:
Canada!
Opening Weekend
The ultimate guide to:
Opening Weekend
FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD
FESTIVAL EATS
FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD
HIDDEN #SYDFEST GEMS
SSSSHHHHH...
HIDDEN #SYDFEST GEMS
Your ultimate weekend itinerary
Fri 13 - Sun 15 Jan
Your ultimate weekend itinerary
Q&A with Jessy Lanza
"Spazzy, funky, mad, jazzy, bouncy."
KAITLYN AURELIA SMITH
Q&A
KAITLYN AURELIA SMITH
THE INCREDIBLE ORIGINALITY OF NICOLE LIZEE
Learn More
THE INCREDIBLE ORIGINALITY OF NICOLE LIZEE
HERE'S 10 WAYS TO MAKE THE MOST OF IT!
SUMMER HAS ARRIVED
HERE'S 10 WAYS TO MAKE THE MOST OF IT!
Wesley Enoch, Festival Director
welcome to #sydfest
Wesley Enoch, Festival Director
Plan your visit now!
Discover Sydney in summer
Plan your visit now!
Why Circus City?
Learn about our Circus program
Why Circus City?
Essential reading before their #sydfest show!
We speak with Quan from Regurgitator
Essential reading before their #sydfest show!
What does dance mean to you?
Wesley Enoch shares his thoughts
What does dance mean to you?
GLITZ, GLAM & GLORIOUS
Burlesque with balls to space-age circus
GLITZ, GLAM & GLORIOUS
Q&A with The Comet is Coming
"an interconnected human mind experience"
Learn all about The Encounter!
SF17 Quick Guide
Learn all about The Encounter!
The story behind our program covers
meet for the faces of #sydfest
The story behind our program covers
#SydFest in the 1990s
A moment in time
#SydFest in the 1990s
our philanthropy manager
5 minutes with
our philanthropy manager
#SydFest in the 1980s
A moment in time
#SydFest in the 1980s
#sydfest in the 1970s
A moment in time
#sydfest in the 1970s
Why do the live arts matter?
Ben Cameron
Why do the live arts matter?
News & Reviews from around the world
Danalogue the Conqueror talks the pending apocalypse
AU Review: The Comet is Coming
Danalogue the Conqueror talks the pending apocalypse
Sydney Arts Guide
"The costumes are sumptuous or scanty as required. And the boys are beautiful."
4.5 Stars!
Daily Review: Prize Fighter Review
4.5 Stars! "Fidel manages to say more about our world... than many playwrights do in a lifetime."
Mindfood: Exit
"Turning climate change data into art"
4 Stars!
The Music: Ladies in Black
4 Stars! "undoubtedly feel-good"
4 Stars!
Arts Hub: Measure For Measure review
4 Stars! "Go see"
THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD: MOTHER'S RUIN
"The age-old double standard of 'concern' over women's drinking"
Learn about Ethan Hugh, the star of Kaleidoscope
ABC's 7.30
Learn about Ethan Hugh, the star of Kaleidoscope
The Music
"This is the level of entertainment that you can't experience on Netflix."
The AU Review
"Which Way Home is a moving, charming tribute to the little things that make up a family."
5 Stars!
TimeOut Sydney: Mother's Ruin
5 Stars!
The Sydney Morning Herald: Long String Instrument
"Ellen Fullman is patiently tuning what is perhaps the world's most curious musical instrument."
5 Stars for our circus program!
Arts Hub: Circus City
5 Stars for our circus program!
Blak, Gay and Poz
NITV: Blood on the Dance Floor
Blak, Gay and Poz
Papaioannou's first time in Australia
SMH: Still Life
Papaioannou's first time in Australia
Briefs: Time Out London
"Impossibly tantalising and infinitely sexy" - 5 stars!
THRILLING OR TERRIFYING? YOU DECIDE.
WEEKEND NOTES: HOUSE OF MIRRORS
THRILLING OR TERRIFYING? YOU DECIDE.
Weyes Blood: pitchfork
"Natalie Mering updates classic ’70s singer-songwriter music for the smartphone generation."
TIM FINN: MY SYDNEY FESTIVAL TOP FIVE
DAILY REVIEW
TIM FINN: MY SYDNEY FESTIVAL TOP FIVE
WESTERN SYDNEY PROGRAM: CONCRETE PLAYGROUND
"Some of the world's best circus troupes are converging to perform epic feature shows"
WESTERN SYDNEY PROGRAM: BROADSHEET
"ten of the best events in the new arm of the festival"
MYURAN SUKUMARAN: THE GUARDIAN
"The first major exhibition of artworks by Myuran Sukumaran"
Ladies in Black: The Sydney Morning Herald
"It's probably the best Aussie musical since Priscilla"
GO BACKSTAGE WITH BRIEFS!
DAILY REVIEW: EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW
GO BACKSTAGE WITH BRIEFS!
The Sydney Morning Herald: Nude Live
"don't touch the art unless the art touches you"
The Guardian: iD
"the Canadian circus' latest spectacle fizzes with skill and self-belief"
The Guardian: Measure For Measure
"Punchy reminder that power corrupts"
YANA ALANA SLIPS BETWEEN THE COVERS FOR SYDNEY FESTIVAL
Gay News Network: Covered
YANA ALANA SLIPS BETWEEN THE COVERS FOR SYDNEY FESTIVAL
NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS: pitchfork
"9/10 - Nick Cave has always played with death. Now, he confronts it."
The Village food line-up is here!
Concrete Playground
The Village food line-up is here!
FBi Radio interviews Haley Fohr of Circuit des Yeux
"I feel like I’m doing what I should be doing on earth"
15 NEXT LEVEL PICKS AT #SYDFEST: CONCRETE PLAYGROUND
"Sydney Festival has dropped their program for 2017 — and it's nothing short of sublime"
TEN EVENTS WORTH CHECKING OUT
Arts Review: Top picks of the 2017 Sydney Festival
TEN EVENTS WORTH CHECKING OUT
50 YEARS OF INDIGENOUS MUSIC: FROM 1967 TO NOW
The Brag: 1967 - Music in the Key of Yes
50 YEARS OF INDIGENOUS MUSIC: FROM 1967 TO NOW
Snarkitecture take The Beach on tour in the US
architect magazine: The Beach
Snarkitecture take The Beach on tour in the US
Theatre at #sydfest: Stage Whispers
"Four theatre works will make their world premiere at Sydney Festival"
Looking for kid-friendly fun on Australia Day?
ELLA'S LIST
Looking for kid-friendly fun on Australia Day?
PJ Harvey: Evening Standard
"Aloof, mysterious, fiercely intelligent, Harvey is a great artist of our era - 4 stars!"
Yann Tiersen: Spotlight Report
"Don’t miss this opportunity to experience one of music’s most enchanting performers."
REALTIME ARTS: TOP PICKS OF THE FESTIVAL
"The 2017 Sydney Festival is overflowing with art. What to see?"
UTS Big Thinking videos: Learn more about our shows
Cry Jailolo & Balabala
Dr Mike Fabinyi & Associate Professor Kate Barclay
Cry Jailolo & Balabala
The Encounter
Associate Professor Andrew Johnston & Dr Jon Drummond
The Encounter
Measure For Measure
Professor Benedict Anderson
Measure For Measure
Prize Fighter
Dr Lucy Fiske
Prize Fighter
The Beach
Professor Anthony Burke
The Beach
1967: Music in the Key of Yes
Associate Professor Heidi Norman
1967: Music in the Key of Yes
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THINGS TO DO IN OUR FINAL WEEK
Nude Live
Dance | Visual Arts & Installations
Nude Live
BAYALA: Patyegarang's Notebooks
Family | Visual Arts & Installations | Free
BAYALA: Patyegarang's Notebooks
BAYALA: Language Classes Parramatta
Talks & Workshops | Free | Family
BAYALA: Language Classes Parramatta
House of Mirrors
Visual Arts & Installations | Family
House of Mirrors
Myuran Sukumaran: Another Day in Paradise
Visual Arts & Installations | Free
Myuran Sukumaran: Another Day in Paradise
Ferrython
Free | Family
Ferrython
Orszaczky Budget Orchestra
Free | Music
Orszaczky Budget Orchestra
Otto & Astrid – Eurosmash! Die Roten Punkte
Cabaret & Comedy | Music
Otto & Astrid – Eurosmash! Die Roten Punkte
BAYALA - Out of the vaults
Visual Arts & Installations | Free | Family
BAYALA - Out of the vaults
BAYALA - Baraya: Sing Up Country
Free | Family | Talks & Workshops
BAYALA - Baraya: Sing Up Country
Blood On The Dance Floor
Theatre | Dance
Blood On The Dance Floor
Lubomyr Melnyk
Opera & Classical | Music
Lubomyr Melnyk
Glitterbox
Dance | Free | Visual Arts & Installations
Glitterbox
Retro Futurismus
Circus | Cabaret & Comedy
Retro Futurismus
Christa Hughes is Oz Rockin’ the Ladies Lounge
Cabaret & Comedy
Christa Hughes is Oz Rockin’ the Ladies Lounge
Huff
Theatre
Huff
Ich Nibber Dibber
Theatre
Ich Nibber Dibber
Institute
Dance | Theatre
Institute
Scent of Sydney
Talks & Workshops | Free | Visual Arts & Installations
Scent of Sydney
Still Life
Theatre | Dance
Still Life
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