Sydney bursts into a celebration of the performing and visual arts in the annual Sydney Festival which runs in 2012 from January 7 to 29, taking in Australia Day events on January 26.
Theatre comes into play, music plays its tune, dance twinkles its toes, art exhibits its magic.
Not only are the events taking place within Sydney city itself but also in its outlying suburbs.
Check out the Sydney Festival website for the complete festival program.
The festival's traditional First Night comprises a number of free events spread out through the city. Among the First Night events:
From 3pm on January 7, DJ Norman Jay parks his double-decker bus in Hyde Park to begin an eight-hour dancing session. On College St, on the eastern side of Hyde Park, the aerial performance As the World Tipped takes place as evening begins to fall on the city. On Elizabeth St, the Jolly Boys and the Sirens Big Band cater for dancing feet.
The children are not forgotten as Holly Throsby, Caspar Babypants and Erth's puppets perform from mid-afternoon, also at Hyde Park.
The Art Gallery of New South Wales is open until late with music, film and performances. Entry to the Gallery is free but its major visiting Picaso exhibition entails an admission fee and pre-booking may be required for timed entry.
Theatre:
A variety of theatre events takes place during the Sydney Festival, among them:
- Buried City by Raimondo Cortese from an original concept by director Alicia Talbot is presented by Sydney Festival, Urban Theatre Projects and Belvoir at Belvoir St Upstairs Theatre from January 6 to 29. Booking information.
- A History of Everything, from text by Alexander Devriendt and Joeri Smet in collaboration with the cast, and with fragments of David Eagleman's Sum, at Wharf 2 Theatre from January 13 to 31. Booking information.
- La Putyka, a fusion of acrobatics, dance, theatre, puppetry and live music exploring Czech pub culture, at Riverside Theatre from January 13 to 18. Booking information.
- Beautiful Burnout by Bryony Lavery in a Frantic Assembly and National Theatre of Scotland production, at the Seymour Centre from January 18 to 29. Booking information.
- 'Tis Pity She's a Whore by John Ford in a Cheek by Jowl (UK) production at Sydney Theatre from January 17 to 21. Booking information.
Music:
Already a number of music events — such as those of Beth Oroton at City Recital Hall on January 17 and 18 and UK musician PJ Harvey at the State Theatre on January 18 and 19 — have already been sold out as of November 2011, with waiting lists for some other events already full. It's best to visit the festival website for what's on and what's still available.
Music events take place at various venues including Sydney Opera House, The Domain, The Famous Spiegeltents, Keystone Festival Bar at Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Riverside Theatres in Parramatta, Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre in Penrith, Sutherland Entertainment Centre south of Sydney and The Concourse at Chatswood north of the city.
The free event Symphony in The Domain: The Young Ones takes place in The Domain on January 21 where young musicians perform the classics with the Sydney Symphony and end the concert with the traditional climax of the 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky.
With three performances at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall on January 27 and 28, the Sydney Symphony plays the Leonard Bernstein orchestral score, and in time with the screening, of the digitally remastered West Side Story movie.
Dance:
In addition to the free First Night dance events, other dance programs include:
- Anatomy of an Afternoon, choreographed by Martin del Amo and performed by Paul White, at the Sydney Opera House Playhouse from January 9 to 16. Booking information.
- Assembly, devised by Chunky Move's Gideon Obarzanek and Victorian Opera music director Richard Gill, at City Recital Hall, Angel Place, from January 11 to 14. Booking information.
- Babel (Words), created by European choreographers Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Damien Jalet in a towering set of cubes by British sculptor Antony Gormley, at Sydney Theatre from January 9 to 14. Booking information.
- I Am Eora with 30 Aboriginal musicians, performers and creative artists collaborating in a fusion of dance, performance, film, art, literature and musical styles at CarriageWorks from January 8 to 14. Booking information.
- Never Did Me Any Harm by director/choreographer Kate Champion at Wharf 1 Theatre from January 6 to February 12. Booking information.
Visual Arts:
Art exhibitions in the Sydney Festival include:
- 181 Regent St: Addressing Black Theatre Exhibition from January 8 to 29 and Travelling Colony from January 8 to February 6 at CarriageWorks, 245 Wlson St, Eveleigh.
- Edge of Elsewhere from January 13 to 29 at Campbelltown Arts Centre and from Jauary 23 to 28 at 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, 181 Hay St, Haymarket.
- I Am A Camera from January 13 to 15 at Riverside Theatres, Parramayya, and from January 17 to 22 at the Seymour Centre, City Rd and Cleveland St, Chippendale.
- Narelle Jubelin: Vision in Motion from January 7 to 28 at University Art Gallery, University of Sydney, Camperdown.
- Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musee National Picasso, Paris, from January 7 to 29 at the Art Gallery of NSW, Art Gallery Rd, The Domain.
- youtopia from January 12 to 26 at Tin Sheds Gallery, Univerity of Sydney Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning, 148 City Rd, Chippendale.
All dates and times of Sydney Festival events are according to material published by the Sydney Festival and are subject to change.
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