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
Start planning now!
THE INCREDIBLE ORIGINALITY OF NICOLE LIZEE
Learn More
THE INCREDIBLE ORIGINALITY OF NICOLE LIZEE
Q&A with Jessy Lanza
"Spazzy, funky, mad, jazzy, bouncy."
Your ultimate weekend itinerary
Fri 13 - Sun 15 Jan
Your ultimate weekend itinerary
HIDDEN #SYDFEST GEMS
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HIDDEN #SYDFEST GEMS
FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD
FESTIVAL EATS
FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD
Opening Weekend
The ultimate guide to:
Opening Weekend
Canada!
Rich offerings from:
Canada!
Join our Instameet!
The Beach
Join our Instameet!
Seeing and experiencing iD
From Wesley:
Seeing and experiencing iD
COME TO YOUR SENSES
TOUCH, SMELL, HEAR & SEE
COME TO YOUR SENSES
SYDNEY FESTIVAL EXPLORES NEW SPACES
WESLEY ENOCH, FESTIVAL DIRECTOR
SYDNEY FESTIVAL EXPLORES NEW SPACES
KAITLYN AURELIA SMITH
Q&A
KAITLYN AURELIA SMITH
HERE'S 10 WAYS TO MAKE THE MOST OF IT!
SUMMER HAS ARRIVED
HERE'S 10 WAYS TO MAKE THE MOST OF IT!
Learn all about The Encounter!
SF17 Quick Guide
Learn all about The Encounter!
Q&A with The Comet is Coming
"an interconnected human mind experience"
GLITZ, GLAM & GLORIOUS
Burlesque with balls to space-age circus
GLITZ, GLAM & GLORIOUS
What does dance mean to you?
Wesley Enoch shares his thoughts
What does dance mean to you?
Essential reading before their #sydfest show!
We speak with Quan from Regurgitator
Essential reading before their #sydfest show!
Why Circus City?
Learn about our Circus program
Why Circus City?
Plan your visit now!
Discover Sydney in summer
Plan your visit now!
Wesley Enoch, Festival Director
welcome to #sydfest
Wesley Enoch, Festival Director
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
Weyes Blood: pitchfork
"Natalie Mering updates classic ’70s singer-songwriter music for the smartphone generation."
THRILLING OR TERRIFYING? YOU DECIDE.
WEEKEND NOTES: HOUSE OF MIRRORS
THRILLING OR TERRIFYING? YOU DECIDE.
Briefs: Time Out London
"Impossibly tantalising and infinitely sexy" - 5 stars!
The Sydney Morning Herald: Nude Live
"don't touch the art unless the art touches you"
GO BACKSTAGE WITH BRIEFS!
DAILY REVIEW: EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW
GO BACKSTAGE WITH BRIEFS!
TIM FINN: MY SYDNEY FESTIVAL TOP FIVE
DAILY REVIEW
TIM FINN: MY SYDNEY FESTIVAL TOP FIVE
Ladies in Black: The Sydney Morning Herald
"It's probably the best Aussie musical since Priscilla"
MYURAN SUKUMARAN: THE GUARDIAN
"The first major exhibition of artworks by Myuran Sukumaran"
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"
The Guardian: Measure For Measure
"Punchy reminder that power corrupts"
NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS: pitchfork
"9/10 - Nick Cave has always played with death. Now, he confronts it."
FBi Radio interviews Haley Fohr of Circuit des Yeux
"I feel like I’m doing what I should be doing on earth"
The Village food line-up is here!
Concrete Playground
The Village food line-up is here!
The Guardian: iD
"the Canadian circus' latest spectacle fizzes with skill and self-belief"
YANA ALANA SLIPS BETWEEN THE COVERS FOR SYDNEY FESTIVAL
Gay News Network: Covered
YANA ALANA SLIPS BETWEEN THE COVERS FOR SYDNEY FESTIVAL
Theatre at #sydfest: Stage Whispers
"Four theatre works will make their world premiere at Sydney Festival"
Snarkitecture take The Beach on tour in the US
architect magazine: The Beach
Snarkitecture take The Beach on tour in the US
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
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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Still Life
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The Comet is Coming
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Wafia
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Wafia
The Fiery Maze
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The Fiery Maze
Tomboy Survival Guide
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Sky Terrace DJ Series
Music | Free
Sky Terrace DJ Series
Scent of Sydney
Free | Visual Arts & Installations | Talks & Workshops
Scent of Sydney
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Nude Live
Visual Arts & Installations | Dance
Nude Live
BAYALA: Patyegarang's Notebooks
Free | Visual Arts & Installations | Family
BAYALA: Patyegarang's Notebooks
BAYALA: Language Classes Parramatta
Free | Talks & Workshops | Family
BAYALA: Language Classes Parramatta
House of Mirrors
Visual Arts & Installations | Family
House of Mirrors
The Encounter
Theatre
The Encounter
Breaking Ground
Music | Free | Dance | Family
Breaking Ground
Yellamundie National First Peoples Playwriting Festival
Theatre | Talks & Workshops
Yellamundie National First Peoples Playwriting Festival
Australia Day
Music | Free | Family
Australia Day
The Bats
Music
The Bats
Talking Dance: Handle With Care
Free | Talks & Workshops
Talking Dance: Handle With Care
Night Market
Family
Night Market
Vernon Ah Kee - Not An Animal Or A Plant
Free | Visual Arts & Installations
Vernon Ah Kee - Not An Animal Or A Plant
The Hair Salon
Music | Free | Cabaret & Comedy
The Hair Salon
Soul of Sydney
Music | Free | Family
Soul of Sydney
Klub Koori with Gawurra
Music
Klub Koori with Gawurra
Exit
Free | Visual Arts & Installations
Exit
Dori Freeman
Music
Dori Freeman
Which Way Home
Theatre
Which Way Home
Wafia
Music
Wafia
Sky Terrace DJ Series
Music | Free
Sky Terrace DJ Series
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