Sydney Festival

Sydney Festival 2013 will be an explosion of exceptional theatre, dance, music, visual arts, film and more that will take over Sydney‟s venues, streets and parks from January 5-27.

Music:

2001: A Space Odyssey
Archie Roach (Sydney CBD)
Archie Roach (Parramatta)
Chronometer
Dappled Cities: The Future is Baroque
Darkside
David Byrne and St. Vincent
Day One: Daptone Super Soul Revue
Dirty Projectors
Future Classic: Lindstrom
Hot Dub Time Machine
Hunx and His Punx
Kunst Rock
Kashmere Stage Band (Sydney CBD and Sutherland)
Lah-Lah
Leah Flanagan
Lianne La Havas (Sydney CBD and Parramatta)
Ligeti Morphed
Los Coronas

Theatre:

School Dance
The Secret River
As The Flames Rose We Danced to the Sirens, the Sirens
Briefs
Cantina
Murder
In The Eruptive Mode
Inside
It's Dark Outside

Music Theatre:

A Masked Ball
Eraritjaritjaka
Semele Walk
The Jade Hairpin
The Peony Pavilion
The Rape of Lucrece

Dance:

Concrete and Bone Sessions
Rian
Sacre: The Rite of Spring
Symphony

Australia

New South Wales (1)

Events

Heiner Goebbels In Conversation with Robyn Archer

Theatre Royal, Sydney

Sat 12 Oct

Past events

The Secret River

Sydney Theatre, Tue 8 Jan 2013 – Tue 12 Feb 2013
David Byrne and St. Vincent

State Theatre, Thu 17 Jan 2013 – Fri 18 Jan 2013
Archie Roach

Old Kings Oval (Parramatta Park), Sat 26 Jan 2013
Parra Opening Party

Church Street Mall, Sat 19 Jan 2013
Leah Flanagan: Midnight Muses

Salon Perdu Spiegeltent, Sun 20 Jan 2013
2001: A Space Odessy

Sydney Opera House, Wed 23 Jan 2013 – Thu 24 Jan 2013
A Masked Ball

Sydney Opera House, Wed 16 Jan 2013 – Sun 27 Jan 2013
Cantina

The Famous Spiegeltent, Tue 8 Jan 2013 – Wed 23 Jan 2013
In The Eruptive Mode

York Theatre, University of Sydney, Tue 8 Jan 2013 – Fri 11 Jan 2013
It's Dark Outside

Carriageworks, Fri 11 Jan 2013 – Tue 15 Jan 2013
Murder

Seymour Centre, Sat 5 Jan 2013 – Sat 19 Jan 2013
The Blind Date Project

Seymour Centre, Tue 8 Jan 2013 – Sun 20 Jan 2013
The Listies: Earworms

The Famous Spiegeltent, Tue 15 Jan 2013 – Sat 19 Jan 2013
The Peony Pavilion

Sydney Opera House, Thu 24 Jan 2013 – Sat 26 Jan 2013
Concrete and Bone Sessions

Jack Shanahan Reserve, Wed 9 Jan 2013 – Sat 19 Jan 2013
Sacre: The Rite of Spring

Carriageworks, Sat 5 Jan 2013 – Tue 8 Jan 2013
Chronometer

Georges Heights Lookout, Sat 5 Jan 2013 – Sun 27 Jan 2013
Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington: Darkside

The Famous Spiegeltent, Thu 24 Jan 2013
Dirty Projectors

Sydney Opera House, Mon 21 Jan 2013
Hot Dub Time Machine

The Famous Spiegeltent, Sat 12 Jan 2013 – Sat 26 Jan 2013
Kashmere Stage Band

Sydney Town Hall, Sun 20 Jan 2013
Kraftwerk's Computer World: Peanut Butter Wolf & Nite Jewel

The Famous Spiegeltent, Sun 27 Jan 2013
Lianne La Havas

The Famous Spiegeltent, Fri 18 Jan 2013 – Sat 19 Jan 2013
Francis Bacon

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sat 17 Nov 2012 – Sun 24 Feb 2013
Notes For Walking

Middle Head Reserve, Sat 5 Jan 2013 – Sun 27 Jan 2013
Song Dong: Waste Not

Carriageworks, Sat 5 Jan 2013 – Sun 17 Mar 2013
Ligeti Morphed

Carriageworks, Fri 11 Jan 2013 – Sun 13 Jan 2013
Navicula

Manning Bar -University of Sydney, Thu 10 Jan 2013
Norman Blake and Joe Pernice

The Famous Spiegeltent, Sun 20 Jan 2013 – Fri 25 Jan 2013
Orchestra National de Jazz

The Concourse, Wed 16 Jan 2013
Osaka Monaurail

Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre, Fri 18 Jan 2013
Osaka Monaurail

Sutherland Entertainment Centre, Sat 19 Jan 2013
Picnic: Darshan Jesrani and Daniel Wang

Sydney Town Hall, Sat 19 Jan 2013
Rokia Traore: Dance (Donke)

Sydney Town Hall, Fri 18 Jan 2013
Rokia Traore: Sing (Donguili)

City Recital Hall, Sun 20 Jan 2013
Satie Vexations

The Concourse, Wed 9 Jan 2013
Sing The Truth

State Theatre, Mon 14 Jan 2013 – Tue 15 Jan 2013
Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop

City Recital Hall, Wed 16 Jan 2013
Symphony in the Domain: The Sound of Kubrick

The Domain, Sat 26 Jan 2013
yMusic

The Famous Spiegeltent, Tue 22 Jan 2013 – Wed 23 Jan 2013

School Dance

Wharf 1, Thu 10 Jan 2013 – Sun 27 Jan 2013
Archie Roach

State Theatre, Fri 25 Jan 2013
Circolombia: Urban

Riverside Theatres, Tue 15 Jan 2013 – Sun 27 Jan 2013
Saskwatch

Salon Perdu Spiegeltent, Fri 18 Jan 2013
Lianne La Havas

Salon Perdu Spiegeltent, Tue 22 Jan 2013 – Wed 23 Jan 2013
As The Flames Rose We Danced to the Sirens, the Sirens

Carriageworks, Fri 11 Jan 2013 – Tue 15 Jan 2013
Briefs

Salon Perdu Spiegeltent, Fri 18 Jan 2013 – Sun 27 Jan 2013
Eraritjaritjaka

Theatre Royal, Wed 9 Jan 2013 – Sun 13 Jan 2013
Inside

The Famous Spiegeltent, Fri 4 Jan 2013 – Sun 27 Jan 2013
Kunst Rock

Carriageworks, Fri 11 Jan 2013 – Sat 12 Jan 2013
Semele Walk

Sydney Town Hall, Fri 11 Jan 2013 – Tue 15 Jan 2013
The Jade Hairpin

Sydney Opera House, Fri 25 Jan 2013 – Sat 26 Jan 2013
The Moment I Saw You I Knew I Could Love You

Carriageworks, Fri 11 Jan 2013 – Sun 13 Jan 2013
The Rape of Lucrece

York Theatre, University of Sydney, Tue 22 Jan 2013 – Fri 25 Jan 2013
Rian

Theatre Royal, Thu 17 Jan 2013 – Wed 23 Jan 2013
Symphony

Carriageworks, Fri 11 Jan 2013 – Wed 16 Jan 2013
Dappled Cities: The Future is Baroque

Sydney Town Hall, Tue 22 Jan 2013
Day 1: Daptone Super Soul Revue

The Domain, Sat 5 Jan 2013
Future Classic: Lindstrøm

Sydney Town Hall, Sat 26 Jan 2013
Hunx & His Punx

The Famous Spiegeltent, Thu 17 Jan 2013
Kashmere Stage Band

Sutherland Entertainment Centre, Fri 18 Jan 2013
Lah-Lah

Old Kings Oval (Parramatta Park), Sat 26 Jan 2013
Rubber Duck at Darling Harbour

Darling Harbour, Sat 5 Jan 2013 – Sun 27 Jan 2013
Micro Parks

Carriageworks, Fri 11 Jan 2013 – Sun 13 Jan 2013
Song Dong: Dad and Mum, Don't Worry About Us We Are All Well

4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Sat 5 Jan 2013 – Sat 30 Mar 2013
Florentijn Hofman In Conversation

Powerhouse Museum, Wed 6 Mar 2013
Los Coronas

The Famous Spiegeltent, Fri 11 Jan 2013 – Sat 12 Jan 2013
FBi Night: Nicolas Jaar

Sydney Town Hall, Wed 23 Jan 2013
Nuggets: Antipodean Interpolations

Sydney Town Hall, Fri 25 Jan 2013
Orchestra National de Jazz

City Recital Hall, Tue 15 Jan 2013
Osaka Monaurail

Sydney Town Hall, Thu 24 Jan 2013
Perfume Genius

The Famous Spiegeltent, Sat 26 Jan 2013 – Sun 27 Jan 2013
Richard Hawley

Sydney Town Hall, Sun 27 Jan 2013
Rokia Traore: Dream (Damou)

The Famous Spiegeltent, Sun 13 Jan 2013
Sandglasses

City Recital Hall, Sat 12 Jan 2013
Sharon Van Etten

The Famous Spiegeltent, Sun 6 Jan 2013 – Wed 9 Jan 2013
So Frenchy So Chic: Melanie Pain and Nadeah

Sydney Town Hall, Mon 21 Jan 2013
Summer Sounds in the Domain: Sing The Truth

The Domain, Sat 12 Jan 2013
The Waterboys

State Theatre, Wed 23 Jan 2013
yMusic

Salon Perdu Spiegeltent, Thu 24 Jan 2013 – Fri 25 Jan 2013

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