The world’s spotlight shines on Sydney once again as Vivid Sydney unleashes its festival of light, music and ideas across the city.
From 27 May to 21 June 2010, Vivid Sydney brings together large scale light installations and projections, music performances, creative ideas, stimulating discussions and debates, showcasing Sydney as a major creative hub in the Asia-Pacific Region.
After attracting more than 200,000 locals and visitors last year, Vivid Sydney returns bigger and brighter in 2010, and, once again, kicks off with the lighting of the Sydney Opera House sails. This spectacular launch of the festival sees art and colour projected on to Utzon’s iconic sails, transforming them into the world’s largest harbourside artwork.
There are 6 events as part of Vivid Sydney:
Vivid LIVE at Sydney Opera House (28-11 June): A festival of music, film, theatre and visual arts co-curated by legendary rock icon Lou Reed and critically acclaimed artist and musician Laurie Anderson.
Macquarie Visions (27-20 June): Sydney’s most historic city streets and buildings come alive with light at this illuminating event.
The Rock Fire Water (11-14 June): A breathtaking Bollywood inspired performance by the harbour that promises to wow the whole family.
Creative Sydney (4-13 June): Local and global industry leaders explore the potential of our creative industries through discussion, presentation and performance.
X|Media|Lab Global Media Ideas (18-20 June): The internationally acclaimed digital media think-tank that brings together the world’s leading digital media entrepreneurs, technology innovators, creative thinkers and commercialisation experts to assist our homegrown media businesses succeed in the new global media marketplace.
Song Summit (19-21 June): Songwriters and music industry players connect during this creative conference, and local and international talent performs nightly at Song Summit LIVE.
Many events are free and family-friendly, so gather up the young ones, round up your mates, rug up and get outside this winter.
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