Sydney Festival
sydney festival major art festival australia largest city sydney run three week every january since established festival program feature event local international artist includes contemporary classical music dance circus drama visual art artist talk festival attracts approximately people largescale free outdoor event ticketed event contributes million economy new south wale origin sydney festival waratah festival established sydney committee took place late october early november coinciding blooming nsw emblematic flower waratah important cultural event included parade popular art competition beauty contest exhibition performance lord mayor reception sydney town hall sydney festival established sydney committee nsw state government city sydney view attracting people city centre summer holiday month january many way probably still best understood celebration sydney city offer festival early year program offered everything vintage car rally facepainting kiteflying bocce dog obedience trial chinese scarf dancing three week festival offer program performance event involving artist country covering dance theatre music visual art cross medium forum given year program diversity might include burlesque circus new york rap russian theatre contemporary dance family program traditional indigenous art practice festival us least venue including city main theatre venue sydney theatre carriageworks city recital hall venue sydney opera house parramatta well community hall park city street sydney festival present number largescale free outdoor event including longrunning concert domain attracting people decrease peak people earlier year peak estimated festival attracted million people festival history presenting australian premiere many australia memorable production cloudstreet resulted sydney festival commitment nurture local artist brought many world great artist sydney first time including ariane mnouchkine thèâtre du soleil flood drummer robert wilson black rider robert lepage far side moon andersen project lipsynch george piper dance netherlands dance theatre james thiérrée junebug symphony au revoir parapluie philip glass ian mckellen dance death batsheva dance company national theatre scotland black watch aalst christopher wheeldon company tomorrow party al green katona jozsef theatre bon iver grizzly bear national sufjan stevens joanna newsom survey attendee conducted festival revealed patron mainly live greater sydney approximately visitor interstate overseas attending festival event without controversy festival faced challenge profitability early year subject riot new year eve concert sydney opera house people arrested taken hospital criticism festival artistic credibility festival inclusive programming broad range free event accessible pricing policy ticketed show mean sydney festival open within program always group show – hour long – ticket ticket performance available day tix next nix booth martin place heart sydney cbd festival free opening event festival first night attracting approximately people city centre sydney festival program highlight include schaubuhne berlin hamlet headlongs six character search author peter sellars oedipus rex symphony psalm rajastani musician manganiyar seduction al green fabulous beast giselle rian john cale grizzly bear grace jones laura marling james thiérrée björk patrick watson manu chao david byrne herrenhausens fashion opera semele walk costume vivienne westwood sasha waltz dido aeneas antony many sydney festival strong tradition creating opportunity australian artist world premières new australian work across festival free program sydney festival includes concert domain parramatta outdoor concert indian superstar ar rahman audience people muchloved annual ferrython four sydney ferry racing around sydney harbour festival late night venue presenting contemporary music festival paradiso bar festival village hyde park latter hosting famous spiegeltent traditional european wooden dance hall part corporate responsibility festival reconciliation action plan envisages engaging aboriginal torres strait islander artist community positively contribute towards closing gap indigenous australian may sydney festival received sponsorship israeli embassy support sydney dance company production decadence created israeli choreographer ohad naharin tel avivs batsheva dance company sydney festival listed israel star partner festival website coalition antiapartheid advocate organisation met sydney festival late request removal israel star partner event festival refused december palestine justice movement sydney announced boycott sydney festival urging artist oppose apartheid withdraw participation festival member public oppose apartheid attend festival event festival board member oppose apartheid resign board boycott consistent global movement boycott divestment sanction aim use economic sanction end israel oppression palestinian start festival act pulled including comedian tom ballard nazeem hussain belvoir theatre production black brass first nation dance company marrugeku arab theatre studio bankstown poetry slam symphony domain summer sound domain opera domain list festival australia sydney festival – official website news update feature interact online community blog